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Istanbul
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 18,
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French waiter shot dead for being 'too slow with sandwich' A customer shot a waiter dead at an eatery on the outskirts of Paris, apparently enraged at …
Gibraltar
US issues warrant to seize Iranian oil tanker
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM WASHINGTON/GIBRALTAR • Newly released US court documents show that the United States issued a warrant for the seizure of an …
Taiwan
China denounces US' planned F-16 sale to Taiwan
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM WASHINGTON • China has denounced the planned US$8 billion (S$11 billion) sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, one of the …
El Paso, TX
Victim's funeral draws crowd after public invite
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM EL PASO (Texas) • When Ms Jordan Ballard read that one of the victims of the El Paso massacre had few relatives and the public …
Sadio Mané
Sluggish Reds bailed out by individual brilliance
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM LONDON • Superb individual goals by forwards Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino gave Liverpool a 2-1 Premier League win at …
eReaders
Buskers getting younger
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM To put herself through university, Marian Carmel Saturno, 22, turned to singing in the streets for money.
Medical School
39-year-old former banker goes to med school
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM Becoming a doctor is traditionally associated with long, demanding years in medical school.
Sheffield United
Heart Of Football: Steely Sheffield United are ready to show their cutting edge
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM Can British steel cut it in the English Premier League? Sheffield United today kick off their first home game in 12 years in …
eReaders
Family wants justice after court acquits lynching suspects
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM Mr Irshad Khan woke up to India's 73rd Independence Day on Thursday after a sleepless night. The 28-year-old tried to listen …
Tracksuit
One last run for the 'Irish Forrest Gump'
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM NEW YORK • The Black Sheep pub in Midtown was crowded as usual on a recent Friday night, but there was a sense of urgency in …
Singapore
Rested Albirex Raring To Go
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM It has been three weeks since Albirex Niigata last played a Singapore Premier League game, but it was a timely break for the …
Singaporeans
18 typhoid fever cases in 3 weeks
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM The authorities are investigating after 18 people were hospitalised for typhoid fever in about three weeks.
Onions
Yummy sushi at a steal
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM I am no sushi snob - I enjoy supermarket sushi as much as I do a luxurious meal at a high-end restaurant - for different …
Hideki Matsuyama
Hot putter helps Matsuyama set course record
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM MEDINAH • Hideki Matsuyama has never missed the Tour Championship since his first full year on the PGA Tour. On Friday, he …
Jane Fonda
Peter Fonda, star of film classic Easy Rider, dies
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM LOS ANGELES • Oscar-nominated actor Peter Fonda, who played a cool and introspective motorcyclist in the 1969 film Easy Rider …
Singapore
Goodies at Jewel for gifting and gobbling up
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM Singapore needs another mall like I need a hole in the head.
Nationalism
The global machine spreading far-right nationalism
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM RINKEBY (Sweden) • Mr Johnny Castillo, a Peruvian-born neighbourhood watchman in this district of Stockholm, still puzzles …
eReaders
Old favourites, new winners
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM When Xi Yan opened in Singapore 14 years ago as an offshoot of a private-dining restaurant in Hong Kong, it had one of the …
Bhutan
Japan's Prince Hisahito in Bhutan on first overseas trip
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM Japan's 12-year-old Prince Hisahito being welcomed by Bhutan's Princess Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck (in white top) and Princess …
Protein
Hot Bods: Kerwin Tan and Elaine Young
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM Exercise regimen: I am a triathlete, so my regimen revolves around swimming, cycling and running. Mondays and Wednesdays are …
Imran Khan
Khan's future without the people is nothing
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM KARACHI • It's been a long year for Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.
Concerns raised over leak of biometric data in UK
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM LONDON • The nature of how organisations capture and store the public's biometric data, such as fingerprints and images of …
Tokyo
Sports World: Bacteria in Tokyo waters at para event
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM TOKYO • The swim segment of a para-triathlon test event at Odaiba Marine Park for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was cancelled …
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Harder to get good people to join politics: ESM Goh
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM It is getting more difficult to persuade people who are dedicated, able and honest to join politics and serve Singapore, said …
Abortion
Push in Australia to let parents choose child's sex
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM Each year in Australia, hundreds of couples fly overseas, usually to the United States, so that they can choose the gender of …
Singapore
Adieu, Anderson
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM More than 5,000 Raffles Girls' School (RGS) alumnae, ranging from recent graduates to those who attended the school in the …
Beijing
Sending troops into HK seen as a last resort for Beijing
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM There is no doubt that Chinese leaders are in the grip of an intense debate now, with unrest in Hong Kong escalating.
Hong Kong
Tensions over HK protests spread to main Aussie cities
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM SYDNEY • Hundreds of pro-China demonstrators marched through Sydney yesterday in response to a growing number of rallies in …
Politics (Singapore)
New hockey village at Boon Lay
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM The newly renovated ActiveSG Hockey Village at Boon Lay was officially opened yesterday, with Senior Minister and Coordinating …
Athletic Bilbao
Ageless Aduriz Stuns Champs
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August 18, 2019 5:00 AM BILBAO • Spanish champions Barcelona turned up for Friday's La Liga opener at Athletic Bilbao parading a fresh-faced side …