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7 bus interchanges to be more accessible and family-friendly by 2027

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Views: 4 SINGAPORE — Public transport users can look forward to more family-friendly facilities, such as baby care rooms, at seven bus interchanges across the island by 2027. The interchanges in Ang Mo Kio, Bedok, Boon Lay, Clementi, Sengkang, Serangoon and Toa Payoh will undergo upgrading starting in August. The works will enhance accessibility, add passenger-friendly […]

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Ukrainian Forces Push 35 km into Russia, Establish Military Command in Kursk

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Views: 4 Ukraine’s military has made significant inroads into Russia’s Kursk region, with Kyiv establishing a military command office in the occupied area. Colonel-General Oleksandr Syrskyi informed President Volodymyr Zelensky in a video that Ukrainian forces have advanced 35 km into Russian territory since the offensive began last week. This operation, which has caught Moscow off guard, has allowed Ukraine to seize

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Ministers accused of ‘favouring unions over pensioners’ as GPs ‘next to receive payout’ after rail deal

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Views: 5 Ministers have been accused of ‘favouring unions over pensioners’ as GPs are set to become the next to receive payouts after a deal was made with train drivers. The government has refused to say how much taxpayers will have to contribute towards the 15 per cent pay rise for rail workers. The deal,

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Four arrested over killing of former General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor

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Views: 5 Wactor, 37, was shot and killed when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car in the early morning of May 25. Police in Los Angeles have arrested four people over the fatal shooting of former General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor. Robert Barceleau, Leonel Gutierrez and Sergio Estrada, all 18 years

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Google unveils new phones and other gadgets powered by AI

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Views: 9 MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — Alphabet’s Google on Aug 13 unveiled a lineup of new Pixel smartphones with deeper integrations of its artificial intelligence technology as it races to incorporate AI into its hardware. The event at Alphabet’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California, bucks a tradition Google has maintained with every iteration of

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Google brings AI answers in Search to new countries

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Views: 8 August 16, 2024 7:36 AM SAN FRANCISCO — Google parent Alphabet said on Thursday (Aug 15) it was expanding its AI-generated summaries for search queries to six new countries, just two months after it rolled back some capabilities following a problem-riddled launch. The search giant made AI Overviews — which are displayed atop a search results page

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Tokyo braces for Typhoon Ampil as homes evacuated, flights cancelled

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Views: 12 August 16, 2024 7:30 AM. TOKYO — Japan grounded hundreds of flights and advised nearly 10,000 households to evacuate in some areas near Tokyo on Friday (Aug 16), as a strong typhoon caused power blackouts in the middle of a major summer holiday week. Typhoon Ampil, categorised as “very strong” by the Japan Meteorological Agency

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China to monitor arrivals of people, goods for mpox virus

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Views: 9 August 16, 2024 7:19 AM. BEIJING — China will monitor people and goods entering the country for mpox for the next six months, a statement from its customs administration said on Friday (Aug 16), after the WHO said the virus was again a global health emergency. “Personnel from countries with monkeypox outbreaks who have been

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TikTok disputes US claims on China ties in court appeal

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Views: 10 August 16, 2024 7:43 AM. TikTok told a federal appeals court on Thursday (Aug 15) that the US Department of Justice has misstated the social media app’s ties to China, urging the court to overturn a law requiring China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok’s US assets or face a ban. TikTok, which has sued to overturn

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North Korea to open its border to foreign tourists in December after four years.

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Views: 3 North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures due to the Covid pandemic. At least two China-based tour operators have announced that tourists will soon be allowed to visit the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon. Reclusive North Korea sealed itself off at the

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