Videos on social media showed people calmly evacuating as sirens blared in the background. Chile’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service estimated that waves will reach bases in Antarctica and cities in Chile’s extreme south in the coming hours. Chile’s Antarctic institute told Reuters that bases were being evacuated. In the Argentine…
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TOKYO: Japanese rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole near Tokyo three months ago, an official said on Friday (May 2). A road in the city of Yashio caved in during morning rush hour in late January while the 74-year-old man was driving his lorry on it. The sinkhole, which was caused by corroded sewerage pipes, was reportedly 16m deep in February. The search operation was…
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s government pledged closer ties on Thursday (May 1) with Communist parties in…
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SINGAPORE: There may be more charges in the cases of alleged fraud potentially linked to the movement of Nvidia chips, a district court heard on Friday (May 2). The three men accused have been released on bail, but face further probes after a prosecutor asked the judge for more time…
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The Israeli military said in a statement it struck “adjacent to the area of the Palace of Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa in Damascus”, without specifying the target. There was no immediate comment from Syria’s authorities. Since Assad was ousted in December, Israel has seized ground in the southwest, vowed to protect…
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Apple faces a possible criminal contempt probe after a U.S. judge said it violated an order to open its lucrative App Store to more competition and misled the court.Here is a look at how Apple got here and what comes next in the blockbuster lawsuit brought by “Fortnite” maker Epic…
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Winter aside, Goh shared that he usually dressed in a tank top as an innerwear with one of his crochet pieces layered on top. “Usually that does the job for spring, summer and autumn.” And as the nights can feel chilly for Singaporeans who aren’t adapted to the cold, he…
