New York's governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people's voting rights because of their race.
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About 200,000 limited offers on local brands, luxuries, seafood and health and beauty products will be up for grabs this month and the next as part of efforts to boost Hong Kong’s sagging economy. The Hong Kong Tourism Board will launch the offers from about 200 retailers and brands from July 14, according to its spokeswoman. Consumers can enjoy discounts of up to 75 per cent on certain products during the campaign in July and August. One of the offers also includes a 30 per cent discount for a
A shooter opened fire during a parade to mark US Independence Day in the state of Illinois, killing at least six people, officials said.
Chile's constitutional convention on Monday handed its proposed new constitution to President Gabriel Boric ahead of a planned September referendum on adopting the text.
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been cleared to play in the second Test against the New Zealand, according to assistant coach Mike Catt after confusion about the fly-half's head injury assessment (HIA) in the first Test.
Men's world No.1 shuttler Viktor Axelsen has withdrawn from this week's Malaysian Masters as well as next week's Singapore Badminton Open, citing fatigue.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he met Sudan's coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Nairobi on Tuesday and that both committed to "dialogue" to resolve any differences.
Xiao Jianhua was worth $6bn before he went missing and is standing trial on Monday
PM says negotiations with IMF ‘complicated’ as Sri Lanka is a ‘bankrupt country’
Health authorities will soon introduce new measures to protect residents at higher risk of Covid-19 infection, while considering options to reduce inconvenience for travellers, Hong Kong’s new leader has pledged. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu on Tuesday said the government was planning to reduce the quarantine period for incoming travellers, while at the same time controlling the risk of potential outbreaks to minimise the number of severe coronavirus cases. “One of the important measures is
Cereals giant Kellogg's on Monday lost a High Court challenge against new UK rules limiting the prominence of sugary foods in English shops to tackle child obesity.
A Russian-flagged cargo ship at the centre of a fight over grain between Kyiv and Moscow remained anchored Tuesday off Turkey's Black Sea coast -- a full four days after its unexpected arrival.
England beat India by seven wickets as they completed a record run chase to win the Covid-delayed fifth Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
Davi is a world champion surfer with a contagious smile. Although he was born with amniotic band syndrome, he isn't about to let that define him. This is his story!
Singapore on 5 July 2022 reported 12,784 new COVID-19 cases, the highest in a day in over three months.
Some of government’s content removal orders reportedly ‘fell short of requirement’
Ukraine told an international conference Monday that it will cost an estimated $750 billion to rebuild the war-shattered country, a task President Volodymyr Zelensky said was the shared duty of the democratic world.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has criticized President Joe Biden for calling on oil companies to lower sky-high gasoline prices, prompting the White House to come to the US leader's defense on Sunday.
Under the steady hum of a ceiling fan, Ahmed Othman weaves golden threads through black fabric, creating Koranic verses, a century after his grandfather's work adorned the Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque.
Tuesday’s long-awaited meeting between top economic officials from China and the United States appeared to be a step toward a widely anticipated rollback of punitive tariffs on some Chinese products, four years after being put into place. However, some analysts surmise that any such move by Washington would be aimed squarely at tackling decades-high inflation in the US, and that changes to the Trump-era tariffs would not alter the course of the two sides’ bilateral technology war and rivalry. In
Here is a round-up of sports events and developments in Singapore in the past week (27 June to 3 July).
