WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The US is poised to announce a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, CNN reports, a move that will escalate tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The decision not to send any US government officials to the games beginning Feb 4 will be announced this week, the media outlet reported […]
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A student was beaten unconscious, stripped naked and thrown from a balcony while celebrating New Year’s Eve at a Brighton squat, a court has heard. Four men have gone on trial charged with the murder of William Henham, known as Billy, whose body was eventually found in a disused hotel building on January 2, 2020. […]
Two police officers who took pictures of murdered sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman have each been jailed for two years and nine months. The two women were killed in Wembley, north London, in a random attack by Danyal Hussein, 19, who had written a pledge in blood to a demon to kill women every […]
Business
Weekly Money FM Podcasts (Dec 6) State of the retail industry – How technology is critical for retailers to achieve success (featuring Dr Kapil R.Tuli, professor of marketing and director, Retail Centre of Excellence, Singapore Management University) Can Singapore Survive? With Kishore Mahbubani (featuring Mr Kishore Mahbubani, distinguished fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore) […]
From tiny houses and a Coromandel bach to Auckland’s new $1 billion PwC Tower at Commercial Bay- Te Kāhui Whaihanga the New Zealand Institute of Architects has just named 26 national award-winning new, restored and heritage projects. A garden shed and carport on a Bay of Plenty farm by Common Space, a home built out […]
World News
NAIROBI (AFP) – Rising sea temperatures and overfishing threaten coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean with complete collapse in the next 50 years, according to a groundbreaking study of these marine ecosystems. The findings, published in the journal Nature Sustainability on Monday (Dec 6), warned that reefs along the eastern coast of Africa and […]
Politics
Brexit: Barnier says agreement ‘not respected by London’ We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Valarie Pécresse has fought off Michel Barnier […]
Johnson now viewed as 'liability' by lifelong voters says expert We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Reform UK leader Richard Tice […]
Asia
SINGAPORE – A total of 662 new Covid-19 infections and four deaths were reported in Singapore on Monday (Dec 6). This is the fourth day in a row that new virus cases have fallen below 1,000. Meanwhile, two imported Covid-19 cases who got a positive result for the Omicron variant in preliminary tests have been […]
Green Pulse Ep 66: Article 6 – Rise of the carbon markets? 18:59 min Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, The Straits Times analyses the beat of the changing environment, from biodiversity conservation to climate change. At the recent COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, negotiators from nearly 200 nations concluded discussions […]
