KIEV (Reuters) – The World Bank has approved a $750 million loan guarantee for Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said on Twitter on Tuesday, calling it proof of his nation’s “tangible progress on the reform path.” The World Bank, International Monetary Fund and other bodies support Ukraine with loan agreements conditional on Kiev passing reforms and […]
If you are diabetic, you might be using a mobile app to monitor your blood sugar level or diet. But a new study by local researchers has urged people to be mindful when using apps, as not all have features that enable comprehensive diabetes management. Putting themselves in the shoes of a patient who would […]
SINGAPORE – The police arrested a 23-year-old man on Monday (Dec 17) for allegedly stealing some $35,000 worth of jewellery from a shop in Choa Chu Kang. The incident happened at Gold Scale Jewels in Yew Tee Square shopping centre last Saturday. The shopping centre is at Block 624 Choa Chu Kang Street 62. It is […]
DHAKA (AFP) – More than 20,000 Bangladesh paramilitary guards were deployed across the country on Tuesday (Dec 18) amid mounting deadly violence ahead of a Dec 30 general election. At least six people have been killed in clashes over the past week during the bitter campaigning between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling Awami League and […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Tuesday (Dec 18) it will raise refund penalties after K-pop fans got on a plane only to take pictures of a boy band on the flight, then demanded to get off before it departed and got refunds on their tickets. The three fans of K-pop […]
Police say laboratory tests showed the presence of monocrotophos – a pesticide that attacks the nervous system. A toxic pesticide that a UN agency asked India to ban a decade ago contaminated food that killed at least 15 people at a temple last week, police said on Tuesday. More than 100 others were hospitalised after devotees consumed […]
Zeenat Shahzadi is believed to be the first female journalist “forcibly disappeared” in Pakistan. Her family and human rights groups say she was abducted by security agencies who have been accused of illegally detaining thousands of people under the guise of anti-terrorism operations. BBC Urdu’s Saba Eitizaz investigates. Nearly a year has passed since Zeenat […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilding rebounded in November, driven by a surge in multi-family housing projects, but construction of single-family homes fell to a 1-1/2-year low, pointing to deepening housing market weakness that could spill over to the broader economy. The report from the Commerce Department on Tuesday also showed housing starts fell in October […]
MILAN (Reuters) – European shares tumbled on Tuesday after a sell-off on Wall Street, with oil stocks leading the drop as crude prices extended their losses and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.AS) fell after reports of a possible acquisition. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was down 0.6 percent by 0857 GMT, getting closer to the two-year […]
TOKYO – Singapore is one of eight countries to be invited as guests to the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit, which will be held in Osaka in June next year, Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday (Dec 18). The summit, which Japan will host from June 28 to 29 in the country’s second largest metropolitan […]