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INSIDERAfter 9 rejections, she landed her dream job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant. Six years later, she quit to open a hawker stall.
Cherry Tan, 29, says her parents weren't happy about her career change. "Even until today, they asked me why I had to give up a comfortable job," she told BI.
- The Independent
China’s ‘wolf warrior’ foreign minister who went missing reportedly demoted to low-level job
Qin Gang was removed as foreign minister last July after disappearing from public view for a month
- Cosmopolitan
Jennifer Lopez Wears Semi-Sheer Tiered Nude Dress to TIFF Party
Jennifer Lopez attended the Road to the Golden Globes Party at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival in tiered asymmetrical skirt by Chloé.
- INSIDER
I stayed in a $290-a-night tiny home on an island 5 miles from Singapore. It was smaller than a parking space.
Tiny Away guests can preorder ready-to-eat microwave meals for $6 or bring their own food.
- The Independent
‘They need to know who saved them’: A man ran to rescue car crash survivors. He died hours later
Grant Fox Sr. saved several people from a smoking car that was ‘about to blow up’ before he had to be rushed to a North Las Vegas hospital, his fiancée said
- The Independent
George W Bush reveals his decision on 2024 endorsement after Cheney snubbed Trump
The 43rd president will not join his former vice president Dick Cheney, who said last week that he would vote for Democrat Kamala Harris
- The Independent
Fox News hosts furious after Kamala Harris gets jubilant reception at ‘meanest’ spice shop
Vice president said her visit to Penzeys Spices gave her some much-needed respite from debate prep against her Republican rival
- Reuters
Huawei racks up 3 million pre-orders for tri-fold phone before Apple's iPhone 16 reveal
Chinese tech giant Huawei has garnered more than 3 million pre-orders for its triple-folding smartphone, its website showed on Monday, which comes just hours before Apple's debut of its new generation of iPhones. Huawei's Mate XT, a Z-shaped tri-fold phone is scheduled to be unveiled at a launch event on Tuesday, as announced on its social media account WeChat. Pre-ordering customers will receive details on how to purchase the phone on Tuesday, the day of the launch event, rather than making a down payment.
- The Telegraph
‘World’s deadliest chick’ hatches in Cotswolds bird park
One of the “world’s deadliest chicks” has hatched in a bird park in the Cotswolds.
- People
Brad Pitt Steps Out with Girlfriend Ines de Ramon in Yellow Suit with Flared Legs
The couple made their first joint red carpet appearance at the 2024 Venice Film Festival earlier this month
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Botches New BFF Elon Musk’s Name And You Know What Happened
Hilarity ensued over the former president's latest stumble.
- CNN
Hunt widens for man who allegedly threw scalding coffee on baby
A man wanted for allegedly throwing scalding coffee on a baby in an unprovoked attack at a park in the northern Australian state of Queensland is now the subject of an international manhunt.
- Evening Standard
Antony 'pushing to leave Manchester United on loan' with Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce interested
Brazilian winger could link up with Jose Mourinho in Turkey
- Cinema Online
Tony Leung Kar Fai welcomes granddaughter
The veteran star has now officially become a grandpa
- CNN
An alleged Chinese agent went undetected in New York state government for years. Why it may have taken so long for authorities to act
Following Linda Sun’s firing in 2023 and a host of charges filed against her and her husband in an indictment unsealed this month, the New York state government is grappling with having employed an alleged agent for the Chinese government – and raising questions on why it took so long to bring charges.
- Fortune
China laments ‘garbage time of history’ as economy comes off peak and growth model hits dead end, expert says
“The financial system itself is now constraining China’s economic growth rather than facilitating it.”
- KameraOne
CCTV: Woman plunges into drain after concrete cover collapses
On September 4, a street vendor in the Chaiyaphum province of Thailand was selling grilled pork when a crumbling drain cover gave way beneath her. The woman tumbled into the 10-foot-deep manhole. Miraculously, she escaped with only bruises and was rescued by nearby Good Samaritans.
- The Independent
Most overcrowded country in the world is in Europe - with almost four tourists to every local
There are 3.6 tourists to every one resident living in this country
- Evening Standard
Manchester United injury update: Leny Yoro, Rasmus Hojlund and Tyrell Malacia latest news and return dates
Erik ten Hag again has injury problems across the pitch to contend with
- Evening Standard
Caoimhin Kelleher reveals frustration with Liverpool over decision to sign Giorgi Mamardashvili
Mamardashvili signed for Reds in £30m summer move but will spend this season at Valencia