SINGAPORE: Polling Day for Singapore’s 14th General Election got underway on Saturday (May 3), drawing Singaporeans to the ballot box. Polling stations opened at 8am amid a downpour, with queues forming at several centres. Here are some moments captured by CNA’s visual journalists.

DO’S AND DON’TS Polling stations will be open from 8am to 8pm on Saturday. Voters are advised to check their polling station’s queue status by scanning the QR code on their poll card before going to vote, said the Elections Department (ELD). It also encouraged voters to consider voting in the afternoon, as the morning typically sees longer queues. Voters are also reminded not to wear or carry with them any item with images or…

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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia : Alphabet’s Google will face a trial in September on antitrust enforcers’ proposals to make it sell off part of its advertising technology business to address the company’s dominance over tools used by online publishers to sell ads.U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, set the trial…

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