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India’s trade minister to visit US for talks on pending trade deal
India’s Trade Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Washington on Sept 22 to accelerate talks on a long-pending trade deal, following recent progress in negotiations.
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September 22, 2025
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Chinese Covid-19 whistleblower gets four more years in jail
A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the Covid-19 outbreak from the pandemic’s epicentre was sentenced on Sept 19 to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.
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September 22, 2025
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Six myths about sterilising your pet cat
The Cat-ember 2025 celebration marks one year since the National Parks Board’s Animal & Veterinary Service (AVS) launched the Cat Management Framework on Sept 1, 2024.
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September 22, 2025
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Metal braces are cool again with US teens and tweens
Like many middle-schoolers across the country, Madison Aballi carefully crafted her look for the first day of seventh grade.
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September 22, 2025
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Incandescent take on Bach's D minor partita
Korean-American violinist Jennifer Koh balances prodigious technique with genial stage presence
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September 22, 2025
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C’ships a success for Japan only off the track
A crowd roar “like having tinnitus” at Tokyo’s National Stadium has made up for Japan’s muted performances at their home World Athletics Championships, four years after empty stands greeted the pandemic-troubled Olympics there.
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September 22, 2025
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SGX launches two new indexes in bid to boost investor demand, interest
They highlight listed firms beyond top tier, are part of plans to improve market liquidity
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September 22, 2025
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4 new firms list on SGX; Centurion Reit second-largest listing for year to date
Skylink, the third-largest motor vehicle leasing company in Singapore, made headlines when it debuted on the SGX last week.
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September 22, 2025
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Tech companies warn staff with H-1B visas to avoid foreign travel
The tech sector and other companies rushed to warn employees with H-1B visas against foreign travel as they responded to the chaos created by US President Donald Trump’s move to slap a US$100,000 (S$130,000) application fee on the widely used programme.
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September 22, 2025
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No plans for new measures amid cases of Covid-19 variant XFG here
The Covid-19 variant XFG detected recently in Malaysia is currently the predominant strain in Singapore, but there are no plans to impose additional public health measures, said the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA).
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September 22, 2025
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Chinese film 731, on Japan’s WWII germ warfare unit, sets box-office record in China
Chinese film 731, which depicts Japanese germ warfare during World War II, set a first-day box-office record among the war films released in China in 2025.
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September 22, 2025
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Pupils create rehab games for elderly hospital patients
Cardboard, pipe cleaners and a dash of creativity were all 11-year-old Shahyem Samir needed to invent Fishing Brawl, a game where elderly patients race to hook the most paper fishes in a minute.
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September 22, 2025
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The magic of streaming shines brighter than that of cinema halls
The writer would love to enjoy films on the big screen but she can no longer endure the noisy snacking and yakking.
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September 21, 2025
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OK Zoomer: Why I'll begrudgingly be kind to the beleaguered Gen Z
As the young face rising despair, Al job cuts and muddled world politics, we need to show them solidarity.
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September 21, 2025
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Singapore and Egypt sign 7 MOUs as both sides commit to deeper partnership
Singapore and Egypt will collaborate in a wide range of areas, including healthcare, food security and social services, as they seek to strengthen and broaden their relationship.
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September 21, 2025
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Singapore companies continue to find opportunities in the US: EnterpriseSG
Arizona might be a dry desert place, with cacti lining the highway and rocky landscapes on the horizon; but for Singapore companies that have a presence there, it is a place that offers vast tech opportunities.
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September 21, 2025
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More public hospital patients to have one lead doctor to coordinate care
Shift in care model to meet needs of ageing population; clinician pay to be reviewed
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September 21, 2025
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Perez ‘happiest woman’ after walk double-double
Spain’s Maria Perez collected her second gold medal of the World Athletics Championships in the 20km walk on Sept 20 to secure an unprecedented double-double, after also successfully defending her 35km title last week.
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September 21, 2025
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Costs among areas being looked at to encourage more to start families
PAP Women’s Wing suggests regular review of childcare subsidies to address concerns
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September 21, 2025
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Optus vows to cooperate with probe into fatal emergency call outage
Optus, Australia’s No. 2 telecom carrier, said on Sept 20 that it would cooperate with official investigations after four people died following a technical failure that disrupted emergency call services for 13 hours.
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September 21, 2025
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Mississippi sheds rural image as it attracts global industry giants
More opportunities for investment in Arizona too, with its semiconductor space a key draw
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September 21, 2025
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Self-driving shuttles begin plying roads in Punggol next week
Vehicles to get familiar with roads in coming months; passenger rides to start in 2026
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September 21, 2025
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A sister readies to compete even as she mourns brother
In a quiet room at the Sports Hub, her guide dog Orinda lying across her feet, a young athlete weeps as she speaks. Her sentences are swollen with grief yet full of tenderness and punctuated by occasional smiles of fond remembrance.
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September 21, 2025
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From running 3D printers 24/7 to winning 'Nobel Prize for students'
Singapore start-up's robotics kit uses chopsticks to teach kids the technology
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September 21, 2025
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In battle of personality, Japan is set to get its first female PM or its youngest
Both front runners are trying to broaden their appeal after learning from past failure
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September 21, 2025
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New US Gold, Platinum visas aim to attract wealthy immigrants
US President Donald Trump has announced a new visa programme for the world’s wealthy, a much-anticipated effort to encourage them to immigrate to the United States by offering residency permits for a hefty price tag.
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September 21, 2025
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One call, two takeaways: Trump says TikTok deal approved; China holds back
No sign of clear progress after US leader's phone call with Xi, say experts
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September 21, 2025
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UN getting Palestinian President to address via video after visa denial
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Sept 19 to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the annual gathering of world leaders next week via video after the US said it would not give him a visa to travel to New York.
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September 21, 2025
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Global treaty to protect vast areas of oceans set to take effect in Jan
A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world’s oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment on Sept 19 as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems.
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September 21, 2025
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Trump slaps $130k fee on H-IB visas in big blow to tech sector
US President Donald Trump's administration said on Sept 19 it would ask companies to pay US$100,000 (S$128,400) a year for H-1B worker visas, prompting some big tech companies to warn visa holders to stay in the US or return quickly.
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