SINGAPORE – Errant users of electric scooters, electric bicycles and other active mobility devices will face more severe punishment, with bigger fines and longer jail terms for several offences. Apart from e-scooters, all other motorised personal mobility devices (PMDs) will also be banned from footpaths from April this year, under changes to the Active Mobility […]
Plans to bring forward the end of new petrol and diesel car sales to 2035 will be announced by Boris Johnson today. The Prime Minister will be joined by Sir David Attenborough at the launch of the COP26 UN Climate Summit. In a speech at the launch, the PM will reveal plans to the end […]
COMPTON, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg vowed on Monday he would not let President Donald Trump bully him and said the insults being lobbed at him are a sign Trump is worried about running against the fellow New York business tycoon. “I think he thinks I’m going to beat him,” Bloomberg […]
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Iowa Democrats met at caucus sites around the state on Monday to kick off what could be a bruising months-long national presidential nominating fight, but the results were delayed and still unreported nearly three hours after the process began. Voters poured into more than 1,600 schools, community centers and other […]
FRESNO, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg vowed on Monday he would not let President Donald Trump bully him as the war of words between the two New York business tycoons and political rivals became nastier. Trump told Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity in an interview that aired on Sunday that Bloomberg, […]
SINGAPORE – A Nominated MP has urged the Education Ministry to give students to option to collect their results for national examinations online, and in private. This is because the collection of Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE), O-level and A-level results is one setting in which students here feel the fear of failure most acutely, […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Bernie Sanders’ campaign had built up what it described as the largest California operation of any Democratic presidential candidate – until billionaire Mike Bloomberg made a late entry into the race in November with seemingly bottomless resources. Within two months, the former New York City mayor hired 200 employees in California, […]
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is fighting to win a third successive term in government for his party, Fine Gael. The main challenger to replace him is the leader of Fianna Fáil, Micheál Martin, while Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has seen a boost of support in the polls. So what could this mean for the […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Saturday proposed major tax hikes on wealthy Americans and corporations, including a new tax aimed at people earning more than $5 million per year. Bloomberg’s campaign estimates the measures will raise about $5 trillion over ten years. All major Democratic candidates have called for higher […]
However, one critic hit back by telling Mr Verhofstadt to “wake up”, insisting: “The UK left for a reason.” Mr Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit representative, also shared a video featuring World War II veterans talking about their concerns about Britain’s departure from the EU. In a reference to the UK’s star, which has been […]