Lebanon’s Health Ministry has raised the death toll to 6 with 91 people wounded in Israeli strikes in Beirut
BEIRTU (AP) — Lebanon’s Health Ministry has raised the death toll to 6 with 91 people wounded in Israeli strikes in Beirut.
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Yahoo Singapore is featuring a curated selection of some of the biggest, most important, and fascinating news that's making waves online.
- KameraOne
Worker accidentally causes molten zinc explosion in factory in China
A container of molten zinc exploded and almost burned several factory workers at a galvanizing plant in China on September 28. Reports say a worker was handed a bucket containing a volatile mixture that exploded after he put it into the furnace. He is seen angrily arguing with the co-worker who gave him the bucket afterwards. Luckily, no one was injured.
- Bloomberg
Ong Beng Seng: The billionaire charged in Singapore’s political gift scandal
Singapore’s most serious ministerial wrongdoing probe since the 1980s has led to charges levied against billionaire Ong Beng Seng, who is best known for bringing Formula One racing to the city.
- The Independent
Mysterious buried rug found by TikToker prompted police search — here’s what they found
‘This has been the most absurd, insane experience of my life,’ said Santry
- CNN
A New York man served 22 years for two murders he didn’t commit. He says prison saved his life
Calvin Buari was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 1995 for two murders he didn’t commit. A former drug dealer, Buari was exonerated and released in 2017 after another man confessed to the killings. But he feels like his redemption story is just beginning.
- Bloomberg
Singapore ex-minister S. Iswaran is jailed, won't appeal in landmark case
S. Iswaran turned himself in to a Singapore court to become the first ex-cabinet minister to be jailed in almost half a century, in a scandal that has riveted a city that prides itself on good governance.
- The Independent
Mob torches police outpost after 9-year-old girl ‘raped and murdered’ in India
The comes just weeks after 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered at a hospital in Kolkata, sparking widespread protests across the nation
- People
What Led a High School 'Miss Irresistible' to Kill 4 of Her Friends? Examining the Infamous Clear Lake Murders
The 2003 quadruple murder went unsolved for years before a tip led investigators to the killers
- BBC
Mexican mayor murdered days after starting job
Alejandro Arcos is the second politician to be killed in a week in the city of Chilpachingo.
- People
Inside the Twisted Case of a Stepdad Who Poisoned College Student to Death, Then Tried to Frame Her Friend
AJ Hadsell's stepfather continues to maintain his innocence while serving life in prison for her murder
- The Telegraph
‘Not one girl could be shown to her parents’: The horrors of Oct 7 – as told by the survivors
Three weeks ago, I travelled to Israel to try and work out what October 7 had meant as the first anniversary approached. The massacres committed by Hamas on that black Sabbath were among the foulest of the modern era and saw the worst loss of life for the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Not much time elapsed, though, before the bloodcurdling crimes were sidelined as international attention switched, rather too eagerly, to Israel’s war in Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians were tragically killed
- Associated Press
Former Singapore Cabinet minister starts 1-year sentence for receiving illegal gifts
A former Singaporean Cabinet minister began a one-year prison term Monday for receiving illegal gifts after saying he would not appeal his sentence in the rare criminal case involving a government minister in the Asian financial hub. Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran said it was important to him that prosecutors reduced two corruption charges to charges of receiving illegal gifts at the start of the trial last month. Iswaran had pleaded guilty to one count of obstructing justice and four of accepting gifts from two businessmen with whom he had official business.
- The Guardian
Rescued elephants drown as heavy flooding hits Thai tourist hub Chiang Mai
Northern Thailand has been hit by severe floods over recent weeks, with Typhoon Yagi worsening the seasonal monsoon rains
- INSIDER
A couple took 31 trips to Orlando and vacationed at Walt Disney World using government funds, prosecutors say
An Army contractor got his girlfriend hired for a "no-show job." They then took vacations together using government funds, federal prosecutors say.
- The Telegraph
Saudi executions hit record number under ‘reformist prince’
Saudi Arabia has reached a record high for executions despite pledges to cut down the death penalty.
- Associated Press
Gaza is in ruins after Israel's yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades
The Gaza Strip is in ruins. Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive in recent history, has killed more than 41,000 people, a little over half of them women and children, according to local health officials. “Whoever sees Gaza ... It will make them cry.”
- BBC
More than 900 migrants arrive in small boats in a day
Another 973 people arrived in the UK by small boat on Saturday, according to the Home Office.
- People
Kylie Jenner Gives a Sneak Peek of Her Spooky Holiday Decor: 'We Are in the Halloween Spirit Over Here'
The reality star decked out her yard for the holiday with pumpkins, mums and a towering skeleton
- Evening Standard
One woman dead and 10 injured in terror attack in Israel
The attack comes as the country prepares to remember the October 7 massacres
- People
Doctor Accused of Injecting Mother's Partner with Flesh Eating Bacteria Under Guise of COVID Shot
Thomas Kwan is accused of injecting Patrick O’Hara with the fake jab on Jan. 22, according to multiple reports