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France's Macron surprises Yu-Gi-Oh! fans at world tournament
Trading in diplomacy for duel monsters, French President Emmanuel Macron dropped in during a live stream of the 2025 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship in Paris, surprising thousands of fans of the popular Japanese trading card game who were watching online.
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September 01, 2025
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Hassan starts 'too hard' but sizzles in Sydney
Olympic champion Sifan Hassan and Ethiopian Hailemaryam Kiros both ran course-record times to win the titles at the Sydney Marathon on Aug 31, as the race entered a new era as part of the World Marathon Majors series.
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September 01, 2025
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Thomson Medical Pops After Scoring $5.5b Johor Deal; Genting Shares Slide
Healthcare provider reports $47m net loss, largely due to impairments of Vietnam deal
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September 01, 2025
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NUS Steps Up Enforcement and Checks Against Vaping
The National University of Singapore will be adopting a zero-tolerance approach to vaping from Sept 1 with enhanced enforcement and beefed-up surveillance.
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September 01, 2025
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Thank you, teacher, for all you have done
Three students speak about how their teachers' words and encouragement have made a difference
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September 01, 2025
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Rise of Chinese F&B: How Chagee, Mixue and Haidilao are conquering South-east Asia
F&B players from China are like tech firms — cost-efficient and data-driven. Can local firms match this model?
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September 01, 2025
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Japan struggles to draw more talent into its military amid China worries
Hard to get young Japanese to enlist; shrinking population affects recruitment
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September 01, 2025
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A United Asean Front Strengthens Deterrence Against Drug Scourge
I commend Singapore for taking the lead in proposing an Asean joint statement to reaffirm our region's commitment to remain drug-free (Singapore proposes Asean joint statement to reaffirm commitment towards a drug-free region, Aug 26).
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September 01, 2025
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Some residents turned away from only GP clinic in Tengah as no doc present
Some Tengah residents have complained about being turned away from the town's first and only GP clinic as no doctor was present during opening hours.
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September 01, 2025
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Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay undergoes surgery for skin cancer
British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has revealed he underwent surgery for skin cancer.
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September 01, 2025
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The Wrong Definition of Love
The prevailing cultural emphasis on the self and personal well-being has consequences.
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September 01, 2025
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Improving Lanciafiamme could prove too hot for rivals
Sept 1 South Africa (Fairview) form analysis
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September 01, 2025
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Girls are a lot more anxious than boys about being judged negatively
NTU don who led study says social anxiety problems can have long-term repercussions
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September 01, 2025
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More needy pupils at My First Skool get support for enrichment classes
More pre-schoolers in My First Skool (MFS) centres from lower-income families will get financial aid to attend enrichment classes to develop their self-confidence and creativity.
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September 01, 2025
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ST Explains World's largest facility to remove ocean CO2 to open in S'pore: How does it work?
Such geoengineering tech holds promise, but more research is needed, experts say
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September 01, 2025
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Families Are Bobbing Along to K-Pop Demon Hunters
It has become a joke on social media that parents are engaging with the Netflix animated film as much as their kids
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September 01, 2025
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China's Shopping Malls Face Survival Test
The crowded sector is dividing into winners and losers.
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September 01, 2025
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Plenty of drama, stress at final Slam
Unseasonably mild conditions have done nothing to cool tempers inside the 2025 US Open, as frustrations boil over and nerves fray on courts across Flushing Meadows.
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September 01, 2025
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Boxing deaths in Japan prompt much reflection
Drastic weight loss, ferocious sparring and lax regulation have created a dangerous environment in Japanese boxing, as the sport battles for its future in the country after the deaths of two fighters.
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September 01, 2025
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New citizens should participate actively in community: PM Wong
Be Singaporean not just in name, but also in spirit and heart, he urges
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September 01, 2025
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Influx of mainland Chinese workers in HK puts locals on edge
City's labour import measures to plug workforce gaps raise competition for jobs
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September 01, 2025
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Three killed in Indonesia as anti-government protests spread
Indonesian protesters set ablaze regional Parliament buildings in three provinces during continuing demonstrations on Aug 30, a day after three people were killed in violence that has presented a major test for President Prabowo Subianto.
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August 31, 2025
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COMMUNITIES IN BLOOM
NParks' gardening programme marks its 20th anniversary
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August 31, 2025
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Advocacy group criticising S'pore's anti-vape laws linked to tobacco firm: Shanmugam
Group is peddling 'snake oil' to push use of e-smoking devices: Minister
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August 31, 2025
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$456m lost to scams in first half of year with almost 20,000 cases reported here
Amount a dip from same period last year; more cases see losses of at least $100,000
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August 31, 2025
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'Worst Pain' And No Gain For Shelton
He retires as seeds tumble but Djokovic achieves 192nd Major hard-court victory
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August 31, 2025
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Lunch With Sumiko Leadership can be soft but effective
April, 2006. It was 5am in the city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, and Associate Professor Faishal Ibrahim was fast asleep in his hotel room when his mobile phone rang. The number was unfamiliar, so he ignored it. When the phone rang again, he let it buzz. But by the third call, he figured it must be important. A woman said Mr Teo Chee Hean wanted to speak to him.
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August 31, 2025
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Two Men Arrested After Car Crash in Hougang; Vapes, Crystal-like Substance Seized
An accident in Hougang just past midnight on Aug 30 saw the drivers of the two cars involved arrested over drug-related offences after the Traffic Police found a crystal-like substance and e-vaporisers.
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August 31, 2025
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AMD battery packs, electrical faults found to be likely causes of recent residential fires
Battery packs from some active mobility devices (AMDs) and electrical faults were found to be the likely causes of a recent spate of residential fires, said Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming.
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August 31, 2025
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Horner Not in Alpine Picture for Now: Briatore
Flavio Briatore has ruled out Christian Horner making an imminent move to Alpine after his recent exit from Red Bull Racing, with the Italian saying on Aug 29 at the Dutch Grand Prix that he had not considered it.
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