In the second half of May, the weather was warm, with daily maximum temperatures registering above 35 degrees Celsius on several days, the Met Service said. The highest daily maximum temperature of the period – 36.2 degrees Celsius – was recorded at Paya Lebar on May 24. Singapore also recorded below-average rainfall…
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See AllBHUBANESWAR, India: At least 34 people have died in India’s northeastern region after heavy floods caused landslides over the last four days, authorities and media said on Monday (Jun 2), and the weather department predicted more heavy rain. More than a thousand tourists trapped in the Himalayan state of Sikkim were being evacuated on Monday, a government statement said, and army rescue teams were pressed into service in Meghalaya state to rescue more than 500…
RAFAH: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli gunfire killed at least 31 Palestinians near a…
JAKARTA :Indonesia booked a trade surplus of around $160 million in April, the lowest since…

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View MoreHailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen have gotten married. The 28-year-old actress and the Buffalo Bills quarterback were photographed walking down the aisle at a ceremony in California on Saturday (May 31). The couple were first romantically linked in 2023 and announced their engagement in an Instagram post last November, although the…
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View MoreHONG KONG: Citigroup said on Monday (Jun 2) it had appointed Wenjie Zhang as its new country officer and banking head for China, after the exit of its former China head in November. Zhang was also named president and executive director of Citibank China, the company said in a statement.…
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View MoreIn Kakadu National Park, an easy drive from Darwin, you’ll find some of the world’s oldest art galleries. But these aren’t framed on walls. Instead, they’re etched onto ancient rock faces: Aboriginal artworks that date back as far as 20,000 years. Rich in detail and meaning, they’re windows into a…