singapore

  • Mozzie-Free Homes @ North West launchedMozzie-Free Homes @ North West launched
    Channel NewsAsia - 21/5/2013 12:31 PM

    SINGAPORE: Many families will be away on holiday during the June school break. Some travel agents will be busy - not just with tours - but with helping to fight dengue.They are working with schools and the North West Community Development Council (CD...

  • Better funding models, integrating care needed to improve long term elderly care: studyBetter funding models, integrating care needed to improve long term elderly care: study
    Channel NewsAsia - 21/5/2013 10:32 AM

    SINGAPORE: A study aimed at seeking ways to improve long term elderly care in Singapore has highlighted some areas of priorities.These are: better use of technology, innovative funding models, integrating care and leveraging the community to improve ...

  • Shane Todd's inquiry adjourned after family walked out of courtShane Todd's inquiry adjourned after family walked out of court
    Channel NewsAsia - 21/5/2013 10:07 AM

    SINGAPORE: The coroner's inquiry into the death of American researcher Dr Shane Todd has been adjourned for a day.This comes after the Todd family walked out of court on Tuesday, shortly after the afternoon session began.The family was unhappy as the...

  • NTU, Lund University bioengineer molecule which can kill tumour cellsNTU, Lund University bioengineer molecule which can kill tumour cells
    Channel NewsAsia - 21/5/2013 8:11 AM

    SINGAPORE: Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University in Sweden have bioengineered a molecule which can kill 40 different types of tumour cells.The molecule is based on a natural protein present in human breast milk.Th...

  • Expert witness retracts opinion that Shane Todd was garrottedExpert witness retracts opinion that Shane Todd was garrotted
    Channel NewsAsia - 21/5/2013 7:32 AM

    SINGAPORE: The medical examiner engaged by the family of American researcher Shane Todd has retracted his initial opinion that the 31-year-old was garrotted.Giving his evidence on Tuesday over video-link from the US, Dr Edward Adelstein said he agree...

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world

  • Anchored putting strokes banned from 2016Anchored putting strokes banned from 2016
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 12:23 PM

    Golf's ruling bodies announced on Tuesday that anchored putters will be banned from the start of 2016.

  • Russia slams Eurovision 'nul points' vote scandalRussia slams Eurovision 'nul points' vote scandal
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 10:00 AM

    Moscow reacted angrily on Tuesday as its neighbour Azerbaijan admitted that its vote at the Eurovision Song Contest awarding "nul points" to Russia's song appeared to have been falsified.

  • Vatican denies video footage shows pope exorcismVatican denies video footage shows pope exorcism
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 9:12 AM

    The Vatican on Tuesday denied that Pope Francis had performed an exorcism after an Italian religious television channel said footage of the pontiff blessing a boy in a wheelchair showed he had.

  • Iraq violence kills eightIraq violence kills eight
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 8:26 AM

    Five bombings and clashes between soldiers and gunmen killed eight people in Iraq on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a spate of violence that has cost more than 370 lives so far this month.

  • Vodafone annual profits slump 90% on eurozone woesVodafone annual profits slump 90% on eurozone woes
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 6:51 AM

    British mobile phone giant Vodafone reported a 90-percent plunge in annual net profit on Tuesday after taking a vast impairment charge relating to businesses in debt-laden eurozone nations Italy and Spain.

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sci-tech

  • Mexican court tosses $2.7 bn penalty in Yahoo! caseMexican court tosses $2.7 bn penalty in Yahoo! case
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2013 9:55 PM

    Yahoo! announced on Thursday that a Mexican appeals court tossed out a $2.7 billion dollar damages award in a breach of contract lawsuit.

  • Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glassesFacebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2013 8:45 PM

    Facebook and Twitter launched applications Thursday for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market.

  • Dell profits plunge on PC woesDell profits plunge on PC woes
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2013 8:15 PM

    US computer giant Dell said Thursday its quarterly profit plunged 79 percent from a year ago, as a shift away from PCs hammered the company's bottom line.

  • Four Lulzsec hackers sentenced to jail in BritainFour Lulzsec hackers sentenced to jail in Britain
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2013 6:50 PM

    Four members of the LulzSec international hacking group were sentenced to prison terms in Britain on Thursday for masterminding cyber attacks on major global institutions, including Sony Pictures and the CIA.

  • Apple marks 50 billionth app with big prizeApple marks 50 billionth app with big prize
    Agence France-Presse - 16/5/2013 6:34 PM

    Apple on Thursday announced that the number of mini-programs downloaded from its App Store has blasted past the 50 billion milestone, and celebrated the moment with a $10,000 prize.

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weird

  • Star Wars hero Skywalker's pants under the hammerStar Wars hero Skywalker's pants under the hammer
    Agence France-Presse - 20/5/2013 6:17 PM

    The pants worn by actor Mark Hamill in the first Oscar-winning "Star Wars" film are being sold at auction and could go for up to $100,000, auctioneers announced Monday.

  • Pope statue unveiled in Italian potato fieldPope statue unveiled in Italian potato field
    Agence France-Presse - 20/5/2013 5:37 PM

    The first-ever statue of Pope Francis has been unveiled in a potato field near Naples -- an unorthodox homage to the fact that the Argentine pope's ancestors were farmers in northern Italy.

  • $4.85 mln lotto ticket found in US cookie jar$4.85 mln lotto ticket found in US cookie jar
    Agence France-Presse - 17/5/2013 6:18 PM

    A US man who dug a handful of old lottery tickets out of his cookie jar was shocked to find out one of them was worth $4.85 million, officials said.

  • Prague plans subway 'Love Train' for singlesPrague plans subway 'Love Train' for singles
    Agence France-Presse - 17/5/2013 2:29 PM

    Prague underground commuters looking for love will soon be able to try their luck at romance in designated dating cars, a transport spokesman said Friday.

  • 'Lazy' Italian postman hoarded 400 kilos of mail'Lazy' Italian postman hoarded 400 kilos of mail
    Agence France-Presse - 17/5/2013 2:15 PM

    A hard-partying village postman on the Italian island of Sardinia was too "lazy" to deliver post in the morning and instead hoarded some 400 kilos (882 pounds) of it in his home, local residents and the police said.

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business

  • Luxembourg will meet US tax-law requirements
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 12:25 PM

    Luxembourg announced on Tuesday that it will share information with the US tax authorities about bank accounts held in the country by US citizens and residents of the United States.

  • SkyWest says buying Embraer jets
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 12:05 PM

    SkyWest, Inc. announced Tuesday it has struck an agreement with Brazil's Embraer for the purchase of 100 new E175 jet aircraft, with 40 considered firm deliveries.

  • Malawi sells president's 'Air Force One'
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 11:52 AM

    Malawi's presidential jet has been auctioned off to a Virgin Islands company for $15 million, after the cash-strapped government disposed of it to raise funds, an official said Tuesday.

  • Oil prices drop before Fed chief's testimony
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 11:17 AM

    World oil prices fell on Tuesday as traders looked ahead to the latest thoughts of Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke on the outlook for the US economy.

  • Namibia finds oil for first time
    Agence France-Presse - 21/5/2013 9:49 AM

    The Namibian government and a Brazilian energy firm on Tuesday announced the first discovery of oil off the coast of Namibia, although not in commercial volumes.

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