WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (27 Nov-3 Dec)
18-year-old nabbed for trying to sell an e-vaporiser at Toa Payoh playground to 13-year-old boy: HSA
COMMENT: This Christmas and Chinese New Year, switch off from gift obsession and annoying relatives
River Valley High School death: Teen, 18, pleads guilty to killing 13-year-old schoolmate with axe in 2021
Singapore Marathon: Para-athlete sets world-record time
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China issues safety guidelines for autonomous public transport vehicles
BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Tuesday issued safety guidelines for the use of autonomous vehicles in public transport, the latest in a series of measures preparing for the increased use of driverless cars. The guidelines apply to autonomous vehicles for passengers including taxis as well as for freight transportation, the Ministry of Transport said in a statement. The guidelines cover vehicles of various degrees of automation and mandate they carry at least one driver or security inspector.
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Israeli troops battle Hamas militants in southern Gaza
Israeli troops battled Hamas militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday after expanding their offensive deeper into the besieged territory, with warnings that an "even more hellish scenario" was unfolding for trapped civilians."If possible, an even more hellish scenario is about to unfold, one in which humanitarian operations may not be able to respond," Hastings said in a statement.
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Green turtles fight to survive against Pakistan's urban sprawl
Against the backdrop of the mega port city of Karachi, choked with traffic and construction, four green turtles emerge from the frothy Arabian Sea seeking a spot to lay their eggs.Now only the green turtles come to shore to lay their eggs on just two beaches in Karachi and on uninhabited islands in Balochistan province, further down the coast towards Iran.
3-min read - LifestyleAFP News
Man in a wooden suit: Finnish craftsman turns bark to art
In his rustic cabin in the forests of southern Finland, 87-year-old Erkki Pekkarinen carves delicate strips of birch bark with his knife, before intricately weaving them into beautiful objects.His art gallery in Asikkala is filled with a myriad of objects constructed of nothing but strips of birch bark woven together without glue or nails.
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RNC Debate Stage, Still Lacking Front-Runner Trump, Down To 4 Participants
Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy will meet Wednesday night while the coup-attempting former president boycotts again.
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US YouTuber who staged plane crash jailed for six months
A daredevil YouTuber who deliberately crashed his plane to boost the number of viewers on his channel and then lied about it to investigators has been jailed for six months after reaching a plea deal, US authorities said Monday.The YouTuber told officials he did not know where the plane had gone down.
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Idaho Man Charged In Killing Of Pregnant Wife; Couple's Baby Also Found Dead
Authorities allege that Jeremy Best fatally shot his wife, Kali Jean Randall, and fled with their 10-month-old son, whose body was found after Best’s arrest.
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