Israel has failed to crack down on armed gangs attacking food convoys in Gaza, despite a pledge to do so in mid-October to help ward off famine in the Palestinian enclave, according to three UN and US officials familiar with the matter. The commitment, made behind closed doors, seemed like…
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23-year-old Xavier Lim is 135cm tall and he’s Singapore’s only professional badminton player who has achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. But his condition doesn’t mean he gets any special concessions. “Everything in the game is the same – the height of the net, size of the court, the shoes I wear and the rackets we use,” the 23-year-old says.
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SINGAPORE: No tickets for the ASEAN Championship semi-final clash between Singapore and Vietnam will be sold on the day of the match, said the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) on Tuesday (Dec 24). FAS had previously said that around 300 away tickets would only be available for purchase from 3pm to…
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ECONOMIC LEVERAGE Türkiye has long held ties with HTS, and analysts say that since the rebels took over Syria, both sides have sought to profit from the relationship.Ankara accuses the People’s Protection Units (YPG) – the main component of the SDF – of being affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party…
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American Airlines on Tuesday (Dec 24) lifted an hour-long ground stop of all its flights in the US due to an unspecified technical issue, a notice on the US aviation regulator’s website showed. The ground stop, ahead of the busy Christmas travel, had threatened the holiday plans of thousands. “A technical…
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Until the end of February, day-trippers will be asked to park at a tourism centre 2 kilometres away and pay for a shuttle bus. The official website for Ginzan Onsen said the trial had been launched after years of debate, adding that authorities were hoping to maintain a good relationship…
