Nearly 100 Chinese missing as floods and mudslide devastate Nepal
Missing foreigners on the Chinese side include tourists, pilgrims and other personnel.
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Missing foreigners on the Chinese side include tourists, pilgrims and other personnel.
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Climate change boosted risk of devastating Himalayan flood, experts say
HONG KONG, Aug 27 - Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilise high-mountain rock and ice, strengthening prospects for disasters such as this week's Himalayan flood along the border between Nepal and China's Tibet that killed 165, scientists say.
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HONG KONG, Aug 27 - Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilise high-mountain rock and ice, strengthening prospects for disasters such as this week's Himalayan flood along the border between Nepal and China's Tibet that killed 165, scientists say.
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Hope and heartbreak as Nepal families hunt for hundreds missing after floods
Over 500 tourists from both Nepal and abroad remained out of contact amid rescue efforts.
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Over 500 tourists from both Nepal and abroad remained out of contact amid rescue efforts.
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Need someone to talk to? Youth in S’pore can turn to trained listeners in new initiative
Up to 20 youth can attend each Chat Circles session, which will run monthly from now to July 2027.
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Up to 20 youth can attend each Chat Circles session, which will run monthly from now to July 2027.
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Climate change may have primed a Himalayan mountain for catastrophe, experts say
Experts say rising temperatures and melting glaciers probably played a role in the disaster.
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Experts say rising temperatures and melting glaciers probably played a role in the disaster.
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Taiwan parliament approves military drone spending, but rejects special budget
TAIPEI, Aug 27 - Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament voted on Thursday to spend T$40 billion ($1.26 billion) on military drones annually, but rejected a government plan for a special budget of T$210 billion to run until 2031.
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TAIPEI, Aug 27 - Taiwan's opposition-controlled parliament voted on Thursday to spend T$40 billion ($1.26 billion) on military drones annually, but rejected a government plan for a special budget of T$210 billion to run until 2031.
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Bank of Japan deputy chief calls for more rate hikes as market bets on September lift
Ryozo Himino cites price risks from higher crude oil prices stemming from the Middle East conflict.
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Ryozo Himino cites price risks from higher crude oil prices stemming from the Middle East conflict.
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Samsung ordered to pay Swatch US$11.6 million over copied smartwatch apps
A previous judgment found Samsung had infringed the Swiss watchmaker’s trademarks.
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A previous judgment found Samsung had infringed the Swiss watchmaker’s trademarks.
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Nepal-Tibet floods: Singapore Red Cross pledges $50,000 in humanitarian aid
It will also launch a public fund-raising appeal on Aug 28.
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It will also launch a public fund-raising appeal on Aug 28.
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Families seek news of pilgrims missing in deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
Many Indians travel through Nepal to Mount Kailash, a site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists.
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Many Indians travel through Nepal to Mount Kailash, a site in Tibet revered by Hindus and Buddhists.
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Teacher of Oscar-winning Russian filmmaker behind 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' calls him a traitor
Aug 27 - Pavel Talankin, who filmed how one Russian school tried to justify the war in Ukraine to its students in a clandestine project for the Oscar-winning \"Mr. Nobody Against Putin\", was guilty of treachery, his former teacher told Russian state TV.
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Aug 27 - Pavel Talankin, who filmed how one Russian school tried to justify the war in Ukraine to its students in a clandestine project for the Oscar-winning \"Mr. Nobody Against Putin\", was guilty of treachery, his former teacher told Russian state TV.
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S’pore-based Apex Logistics ‘fully cooperating’ in US probe into alleged smuggling of Nvidia chips
Apex, which was founded in Shanghai in 2001, is headquartered in Singapore.
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Apex, which was founded in Shanghai in 2001, is headquartered in Singapore.
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‘I don’t know what to tell our 7-year-old daughter’: Husband of S’pore woman missing in Nepal floods
At least nine Singaporeans have been reported missing in the deadly floods.
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At least nine Singaporeans have been reported missing in the deadly floods.
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En bloc reforms may spark more deals, but not a repeat of 2018 boom cycle
Collective sale reforms may help more elderly owners of ageing properties to cash out their assets.
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Collective sale reforms may help more elderly owners of ageing properties to cash out their assets.
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The world’s deadliest glacier disasters
BEIJING, Aug 27 - A glacial collapse triggered a massive flash flood on Wednesday in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and adjoining Tibet, killing at least 270 people, with authorities fearing more casualties.
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BEIJING, Aug 27 - A glacial collapse triggered a massive flash flood on Wednesday in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and adjoining Tibet, killing at least 270 people, with authorities fearing more casualties.
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Nepalese parties call for joint Nepal-China study of glacial lake risks
They call for stronger early warning systems and real-time data sharing.
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They call for stronger early warning systems and real-time data sharing.
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Plans to turn Singapore Recreation Club billiards room into co-working space headed for court trial
Two SRC members sued the club and its management committee to invalidate the resolution.
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Two SRC members sued the club and its management committee to invalidate the resolution.
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Car rental firm RentLah sues former director and finance company over alleged ‘cashback’ scheme
The finance company is countersuing RentLah for not paying its hire-purchase instalments.
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The finance company is countersuing RentLah for not paying its hire-purchase instalments.
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From data chaos to clarity: S’pore charities use tech with $60k grant to spot needs, improve care
Some built tools to track intervention progress, while others used AI to detect caregiver burnout.
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Some built tools to track intervention progress, while others used AI to detect caregiver burnout.
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Man who fled to Malaysia after brawl in 2021 handed jail sentence
Marcus Yeo Zhen Wei was caught in Malaysia in 2022 for a drug-related office and was sent back to Singapore in 2025.
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Marcus Yeo Zhen Wei was caught in Malaysia in 2022 for a drug-related office and was sent back to Singapore in 2025.
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