Singapore Musings

Perhaps the greatest utopia would be if we could all realize that no utopia is possible; no place to run, no place to hide, just take care of business here and now. -J Carroll

By Veni,Vidi,Vixi

Veni,Vidi,Vixi
Singapore
I felt I could not live on anymore: Wuhan man positive for COVID-19 accused of keeping info from contact tracers testifies
channelnewsasia.com - Lydia Lam
SINGAPORE: A man from Wuhan, China, the original epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, testified in court on Wednesday (Jan 27) that he felt …
15 hours ago
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Philippines
'I want to go home': Filipina domestic workers face exploitative conditions
The Guardian - Corinne Redfern
This story is published in partnership between the Guardian and the Fuller Project. Listen to this story in our Today In Focus podcast Every morning, Rowena wakes early on the pile of blankets where she...
19 hours ago
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India News
From waste to play space: the project turning India's scrap into playgrounds
The Guardian - Kalpana Sunder
Children of all ages cluster on top of tin cans painted in green, red and yellow embedded in the ground, others hang off a climbing frame made of rubber tubes. Others clamber energetically up a wall of...
16 hours ago
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Climate
UN global climate poll: ‘The people’s voice is clear – they want action’
The Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editor
The biggest ever opinion poll on climate change has found two-thirds of people think it is a “global emergency”. The survey shows people across the world support climate action and gives politicians a...
22 hours ago
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Giuseppe Conte
Italy's power struggle raises fears over Covid and the economy
The Guardian - Angela Giuffrida in Rome
Italy’s political crisis has left the country in limbo in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, raising fears that a power struggle in the heart of government will hamper its economic recovery plan....
1 day ago