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Tuesday #sgroundup: 84 dead, including children in Taliban attack

Elizabeth Soh
·Elizabeth Soh

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Pakistan minister: 84 dead in Taliban attack

Pakistani volunteers carry a student injured in the shootout at a school under attack by Taliban gunmen, at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan,Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Taliban gunmen stormed a military school in the northwestern Pakistani city, killing and wounding dozens, officials said, in the latest militant violence to hit the already troubled region. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)


A top Pakistani official says that 84 students have been killed in a Taliban attack on a military-run school in the northwestern city of Peshawar.

Pervez Khattak, the chief minister of the province where the attack is underway, says that roughly the same number of students have been wounded.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/pakistan-taliban-attack-military-school-kill-2-072153239.html

Australia mourns after tragic end to cafe siege

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (L) and his wife Margaret lay wreaths at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a fatal siege in Sydney's financial district on December 16, 2014
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (L) and his wife Margaret lay wreaths at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a fatal siege in Sydney's financial district on December 16, 2014



Grieving Australians on Tuesday eulogised the victims of the Sydney cafe siege as authorities investigated why its Iranian-born perpetrator had remained at large despite a history of violence and extremism.

Emotions were raw as Australia awoke to the news that two hostages were killed when the day-long siege reached a climax in the early hours, as police commandos stormed the Lindt eatery in response to the Islamist gunman opening fire.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/australia-mourns-tragic-end-cafe-siege-051328610.html?linkId=11176586

Singapore's City Developments to raise $1.1 bln from Blackstone, CIMB

 


Singapore's second-largest property developer City Developments Ltd said on Tuesday it plans to raise about $1.1 billion from a group of investors and banks including Blackstone Group LP to fund global expansion.

The company will raise S$750 million ($572 million) from three investors including Blackstone and another S$750 million in loans from Singapore's top two lenders, DBS Group Holdings Ltd and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.

https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/singapores-city-developments-raise-1-001107160.html?linkId=11174696

Sydney hostage incident a reminder to be vigilant against terrorism: PM Lee, DPM Teo

PM Lee urges Singaporeans to be more aware of the the world around them. (AFP file photo)
PM Lee urges Singaporeans to be more aware of the the world around them. (AFP file photo)



Sydney’s hostage incident is a reminder to Singaporeans to keep up their guard against terrorism, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

PM Lee also said such incidents must be dealt with as a united people.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/sydney-hostage-incident-a-reminder-to-be-vigilant-against-terrorism--dpm-teo-040017797.html
 
Why some athletes might not want to qualify for the 2016 Olympics

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2014, file photo, athletes of the Finn class compete during the first test event for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A drug-resistant “super bacteria” that’s normally found in hospitals and is notoriously difficult to treat has been discovered in the waters where Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic sailing events will be held, scientists with Brazil’s most respected health research institute said Monday Dec. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)



Here's an interesting question: If you're a sailor, do you really want to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics?

Monday, scientists in Brazil released a report indicating a drug-resistant "super-bacteria" had been found in the Rio de Janeiro waters where the 2016 Olympic sailing events are scheduled to take place.

https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/why-some-athletes-don-t-want-to-qualify-for-the-2016-olympics-010405558.html