WEEKLY ROUND-UP: Sports happenings in Singapore (25 Sept-1 Oct)
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NewsAFP NewsBangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak on record
More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever since the start of the year, official figures showed, in the country's worst recorded outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease.Bangladesh has recorded cases of dengue from the 1960s but documented its first outbreak of dengue haemorrhagic fever, a severe and sometimes fatal symptom of the disease, in 2000.
PoliticsHuffPostIt's That Time Of Year! Trump's Weird Christmas Lie Gets An October Kickoff
Here's your annual reminder that Trump did not save Christmas.
PoliticsHuffPostMichael Cohen Says New ‘Deathblow’ Will Make Donald Trump’s Biggest Fear Come True
It spells "financial catastrophe" for the former president, said his one-time fixer and attorney.
PoliticsHuffPostMSNBC's Jen Psaki Points Out Donald Trump's Most 'Flagrant' Lie
It's been "the core" of the former president's public brand, said the former Biden White House press secretary.
BusinessReutersDutch regulator rejects Apple’s objections to fines
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch competition watchdog ACM on Monday said it had rejected objections by Apple against fines of 50 million euros ($53 million) it gave the company over failure to comply with orders to limit the dominant position of Apple's App Store. The ACM said Apple has complied with most of its demands to open its App Store to alternative forms of payment for dating apps in the Netherlands, but had not met an undisclosed third element of the conditions related to the fines. The ACM in 2021 ruled that Apple violated Dutch competition laws in the dating app market and required Apple to allow developers of dating apps to use third-party payment processors.
PoliticsHuffPostNancy Pelosi Says Matt Gaetz Is Only Good For 2 Things
The former House speaker told CNN's Jake Tapper he was wasting his time speaking with the far-right Florida congressman.
BusinessAFP NewsAsian markets retreat with US rates back in focus
Asian markets were mostly lower Monday as relief over the US Congress passing a last-minute deal to avoid a government shutdown gave way to renewed concerns over interest rates.US stocks ended Friday mostly lower as a government shutdown appeared likely after hardline Republicans had tanked an earlier plan to keep the lights on.
PoliticsHuffPostCBS Anchor Can't Keep Straight Face Over Kevin McCarthy's Shutdown Claim
Margaret Brennan fact-checked the House Republican speaker to his face on television.
PoliticsAFP NewsTrump business empire under threat as New York fraud trial opens
Former US president Donald Trump will appear in a New York court on Monday as a civil fraud trial against him and two of his sons kicks off, with the case threatening the Republican's business empire as he campaigns to retake the White House. There are likely to be dozens of witnesses called to testify at the trial, including Trump himself, and former financial director of the Trump Organization Allen Weisselberg, who served time in prison after pleading guilty to tax fraud in a separate case br
PoliticsHuffPost'Who Are They Kidding?': Mehdi Hasan Exposes House GOP's Most Brazen Hypocrisy Yet
The MSNBC host isn't buying the latest outrage from the right.
PoliticsHuffPostFox News Host Tells Ron DeSantis To 'Face It' In Blunt 2024 Reality Check
The Fox News host pressed the Florida governor as she questioned his "path to victory" in 2024.
NewsAFP NewsIndonesia launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed rail
Indonesia launched Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday, a delayed, multibillion-dollar project backed by China that President Joko Widodo hailed as "a symbol of our modernisation".It is part of Beijing's Belt and Road initiative -- a decade-old programme of China-backed infrastructure projects.
NewsAFP NewsAt least 10 killed in Mexico church roof collapse
At least ten people, including three children, were killed and 60 more injured when the roof of a church came crashing down on a baptism in northeastern Mexico on Sunday, authorities said. "We join in prayer with our sister diocese Tampico to intercede for our killed and injured brothers," it said.
BusinessReutersCrypto exchange Coinbase gets Singapore payments licence
(Reuters) -The Singapore arm of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said on Monday it had obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) licence from the city-state's central bank. The licence, granted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), will allow the largest U.S. crypto exchange to offer digital payment token services to individuals and institutions in Singapore. Coinbase, the world's largest listed crypto exchange, was granted initial approval in October last year.
PoliticsHuffPostTrump Chooses His Own Shocking Cause Of Death In Bonkers New Rant
The former president went off on one of his strangest tangents yet during a campaign event in Iowa.
NewsReutersChina moves to strengthen innovation in smart driving
China will back firms in the smart vehicle supply chain to form groups dedicated to spreading innovation, state media said on Monday, as it races to hammer out standards for assisted and autonomous driving functions by 2025. The world's largest auto market, which set the target for such standards in July, has made so-called intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) a long-term strategic focus in a drive to become the leading global player in the still nascent industry. China will support firms in forming "innovation consortia", that enable them to learn from each other's strengths in order to achieve technological breakthroughs, the official Xinhua news agency said.
PoliticsHuffPostNewsom Appoints Laphonza Butler To Finish Dianne Feinstein's Senate Term
The governor had pledged to appoint a Black woman to the Senate at his next opportunity.
ScienceAFP NewsNarcolepsy, cancer tipped as Medicine Prize opens Nobel week
Narcolepsy, cancer or mRNA vaccine research could win the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday when a week of announcements kick off, but experts see no clear frontrunner for the Peace Prize.The Medicine Prize is first out, and will be announced in Stockholm on Monday around 11:30 am (0930 GMT), followed by the awards for physics on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday.
NewsAFP NewsPope to publish follow-up to landmark climate text
Eight years after warning in a landmark thesis of the devastation of man-made climate change, Pope Francis is publishing an update Wednesday to take stock and offer ideas for action.But while Francis has since made climate change a key theme of his papacy, Edenhofer said his influence is not what it was.
NewsAFP NewsAt least 10 migrants killed in Mexico truck accident
At least 10 Cuban migrants were killed and 25 injured on Sunday when a cargo truck carrying them overturned in southern Mexico, local officials reported, the latest fatal crash involving US-bound migrants.On Thursday, two migrants died when a truck overturned in the Chiapas municipality of Mezcalapa.
PoliticsHuffPostSen. Graham Says Ousting McCarthy Would Be A Disaster
Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday that he will launch a “motion to vacate” McCarthy from his seat as speaker for helping avert the government shutdown.
NewsAFP NewsCatholic Church reflects on challenges during Synod assembly
Pope Francis will on Wednesday open the Synod of Bishops, a key congress that will for the first time include women and laypeople to help chart the future of the Catholic Church.But one informed observer of the Holy See, who asked not to be named, said the participation of laypeople and women will make the synodal process more effective.
NewsAFP NewsCanada left battered by 'never before seen' wildfire season
When scientists started pouring over data to assess Canada's fire season this year, they struggled to find the right superlatives.That's helped Canada's emissions reach unprecedented levels, at 473 megatons this year.
BusinessReutersJapan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 million price tag
Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million. The 3.5-ton robot, which will be unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show later this month, has two modes: the upright 'robot mode' and a 'vehicle mode' in which it can travel up to 10 km (6 miles) per hour. "Japan is very good at animation, games, robots and automobiles so I thought it would be great if I could create a product that compressed all these elements into one," said Ryo Yoshida, the 25-year-old chief executive of Tsubame Industries.
PoliticsAFP NewsUkraine left out in cold by US shutdown deal
The future of US aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance after a last-gasp deal to avoid a government shutdown, despite President Joe Biden's attempts to reassure Kyiv it will get what it needs to fight Russia.Biden and his Democratic party say America has a duty to help Ukraine stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin's brutal invasion, warning that a failure to do so could embolden other autocrats in the future.
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