SUPPORT FOR RULING PARTY UP Opinion polls have shown most South Koreans support his impeachment, but Yoon’s legal plight and defiance over his arrest appear to have fired up some of his supporters. The approval rating for Yoon’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) was 39 per cent in a Gallup…
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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian held talks in Moscow on Friday (Jan 17) ahead of the signing of a strategic partnership treaty involving closer defence cooperation that is likely to worry the West. Pezeshkian, on his first Kremlin visit since winning the presidency last July, said he thought the two leaders might be able to finalise an agreement on building a nuclear power plant in Iran with Russian help.…
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Kaki Kaki currently has durian vending machines at Parc Oasis Club House and 11 Sembawang Crescent. According to the company, the durians are replenished “regularly to ensure freshness, depending on demand and availability”. To minimise waste, unused durians will be repurposed into durian puree which is then supplied to shops and bakeries.…
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Immigrant farmworkers are preparing for incoming US president Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations, including by assigning guardians for their children if they are detained, according to groups providing them legal support. Rising demand for such legal services reflects anxiety that Trump will follow through on a campaign vow to…
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Two technology trade groups sued the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday to block a new rule giving the regulator supervisory authority over payment apps and digital wallets from large non-banks.NetChoice and TechNet said Congress did not give the CFPB free rein to aggressively, arbitrarily and capriciously police large…
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With too many titles on display, many of which cover topics I never even knew exist, you’d be spoilt for choice picking the ideal coffee table book. But there’s no rush, with food and beverage offerings to try too, specially crafted to complement the immersive literary worlds. Inspired by select…
