Topic
COVID-19 coronavirus
The latest on the global pandemic
Singapore latest
Angel's Restaurant fined for lapses such as cockroach infestation that led to 19 people falling ill
- A restaurant in Bedok North was fined $3,300 for food safety lapses that caused 19 people to fall ill after eating their food. Read on.
Stories for you
- SportAssociated Press
Squad sizes for Copa America teams expanded from 23 players to 26
Teams in this year's Copa America will be allowed to have an expanded squad of 26 players instead of the usual 23, South American soccer body CONMEBOL said Thursday. Several teams, including world champion Argentina, had already asked for the number of players to be expanded for the tournament, which starts on June 20 in the United States. The decision was announced by CONMEBOL during FIFA's congress in Bangkok, Thailand.
- NewsReuters
LATAM Airlines expands frequency of Brazil international flights; Air France adds route
LATAM Airlines will increase the frequency of seven of its international routes connecting Brazil to the United States and countries in Europe and Africa, it said on Thursday. The move by Chile-based LATAM, whose local unit is currently Brazil's No. 1 carrier in international operations by market share, comes as rival Air France KLM also announced it would add a new route to the South American nation. LATAM said starting Oct. 27, it will increase flights from Sao Paulo to Orlando, Los Angeles,
- PoliticsAssociated Press
Maverick Kentucky congressman has avoided fallout at home after antagonizing GOP leaders
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has made a habit of antagonizing Washington's most powerful leaders in his own party, but so far it hasn't eroded his support back home in his staunchly conservative Kentucky district. Four years ago, Massie drew the wrath of then-President Donald Trump when the congressman singlehandedly caused a delay in passing a massive COVID-19 relief package. Trump called the Kentuckian a “third rate Grandstander" for his stalling tactic.
- NewsAssociated Press
Violence rages in New Caledonia as France rushes emergency reinforcements to its Pacific territory
Violence raged across New Caledonia for the third consecutive day Thursday, hours after France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory, boosting security forces’ powers to quell unrest in the archipelago that has long sought independence. French authorities in New Caledonia and the interior ministry in Paris said five people, including two police officers, were killed after protests earlier this week over voting reforms pushed by President Emmanuel Macron's government turne
- LifestyleAssociated Press
The first Mexican taco stand to get a Michelin star is a tiny business where the heat makes the meat
Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide, and did exactly the same thing he's been doing for 20 years: searing meat. At Mexico City’s Tacos El Califa de León, in the scruffy-bohemian San Rafael neighborhood, there are only four things on the menu, all tacos, and all of which came from some area around a cow’s rib, loin or fore shank.
- PoliticsAssociated Press
Biden and Trump, trading barbs, agree to 2 presidential debates, in June and September
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN and the second on Sept. 10 hosted by ABC — setting the stage for their first presidential face-off to play out in just over a month. The quick agreement on the timetable followed the Democrat's announcement that he would not participate in fall presidential debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commission that has organized them for more than three decades.
- NewsAssociated Press
California to make $3.3 billion available for mental health, substance use treatment centers
Hammered by mounting pressure to address the growing homelessness crisis in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday his administration will make $3.3 billion available ahead of schedule for counties and private developers to start building more behavioral health treatment centers as part of his efforts to fund housing and drug use programs. It's the first pot of money from a ballot measure designed to help cities, counties, tribes and developers build or renovate treatment centers and c
- NewsReuters
Why are there riots in New Caledonia against France's voting reform?
PARIS (Reuters) -Deadly violence has erupted in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory in the South Pacific, after lawmakers in Paris approved a constitutional amendment to allow recent arrivals to the territory to vote in provincial elections. The amendment, which some local leaders fear will dilute the vote of the indigenous Kanak, is the latest flashpoint in a decades-long tussle over France's role in the island. WHERE IS NEW CALEDONIA?
- NewsAssociated Press
A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike
A young activist in Thailand who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country’s monarchy system died Tuesday in a prison hospital, officials said. The death sparked fresh calls for reviewing the judicial process that allows political offenders accused of nonviolent offenses to be held for extended periods in prison ahead of being tried. Netiporn “Bung” Sanesangkhom, 28, was a member of the activist group Thaluwang, known for their bold and aggressive campaign
- NewsAssociated Press
Biden hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs, solar cells, steel, aluminum — and snipes at Trump
President Joe Biden slapped major new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment on Tuesday, taking potshots at Donald Trump along the way as he embraced a strategy that's increasing friction between the world's two largest economies. The Democratic president said that Chinese government subsidies ensure the nation's companies don’t have to turn a profit, giving them an unfair advantage in global trade. “American workers can out
