SINGAPORE – During bondage sex with her boyfriend of two years, a woman who was bound and blindfolded found out a male stranger was also taking part in their tryst. It later turned out to be a stranger that her boyfriend had met online and invited to take part in a threesome without her knowledge nor […]
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s governing coalition may reduce next year’s budget deficit target to as low as 2 percent of gross domestic product to avoid disciplinary action from Brussels, two government sources said on Monday. The move set off a rally in financial markets but it was unclear if the downward revision would be enough […]
SINGAPORE – If the authorities want to win the war on diabetes, they must target the public in settings that are natural and convenient for them, such as the community and workplaces, Senior Minister of State for Health Amy Khor said on Monday (Nov 26). Speaking at the Ministerial Conference on Diabetes at the Grand […]
NEW DELHI – Controversy over the sudden dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly last week is further stoking political tensions in the Indian state, which is already facing escalating violence. Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the assembly last Wednesday (Nov 21) after two rival local alliances staked claims to form a government. One comprised […]
PARIS (AFP) – North and South Korea marked a new step in their reconciliation efforts Monday (Nov 26) as Unesco accepted their joint bid for Korean wrestling to be recognised as part of the world’s cultural heritage. “This inscription, through a joint application, constitutes a historic first step on the road to inter-Korean reconciliation,” Audrey […]
SEOUL (XINHUA) – South Korea and North Korea were in talks to set the schedule for a joint railway inspection to modernise and connect railways across the inter-Korean border, Seoul’s Unification Ministry said on Monday (Nov 26). Mr Baik Tae-hyun, Unification Ministry spokesman, told a press briefing that South Korea was consulting with North Korea […]
HONG KONG (AFP) – A scientist in China claims to have created the world’s first genetically-edited babies, in a potentially ground-breaking and controversial medical first. Chinese university professor He Jiankui posted a video on YouTube saying that the twin girls, born a few weeks ago, had their DNA altered to prevent them from contracting HIV. […]
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China will work to achieve its existing greenhouse gas targets and strive to do better as the challenges of climate change become more urgent, Mr Xie Zhenhua, the country’s top climate envoy, said at a briefing on Monday (Nov 26). “I believe the promises we make will be 100 per cent completed […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison held an emergency meeting with members of his embattled Liberal party on Monday (Nov 26) as his minority government stared down the barrel at a heavy election defeat within the next six months. Mr Morrison met lawmakers from southern Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, where voters overwhelmingly […]
BEIJING • The founders of Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana have apologised to Chinese customers as a row over racially offensive posts snowballed, with its products pulled from lucrative Chinese e-commerce platforms. In an attempt to salvage their reputation in the world’s most important luxury market, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana capped a 1min […]