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Singapore Air Force's F-16 fighters flying to West Bengal lands in Port Blair after developing glitch

Singapore military routinely undertakes training sessions on foreign locations due to the tiny island's territorial limitations.

Nov 2, 2019

Russia's Sovereign Internet: What is it and what does it mean for Vladimir Putin?

The new Russian law requires Internet service providers to install software that can track, filter, and reroute internet traffic.

Nov 2, 2019

Pig DNA found in fish and prawns sold in Singapore; samples not labelled halal

In the UK, the identification of traces of pig DNA in halal food had kicked up a storm in 2013

Nov 2, 2019

Beyond SG Nasi Lemak: Singapore probe unearths 13 Telegram sex groups that ply in child and revenge porn

Most of these groups encouraged users to share footage of illicit sex, which sometimes risks revealing the face and identity of the victim.

Nov 2, 2019

California Halloween shooting: 4 killed, several wounded at Orinda 'AirBNB mansion party'

Some witnesses said those who attended the party included college students. Daily Star said the students were apparently from Laney College in Oakland.

Nov 1, 2019

North Korea tests multiple rocket launcher in move that skews military balance further

Official news agency KCNA said the "continuous fire system" of the multiple rocket launchers was able to totally destroy the target.

Nov 1, 2019

Cognizant to cut 13,000 jobs, exit Facebook contract for content moderation

Cognizant employs nearly 300,000 employees globally. 75 percent of the workforce is based in India.

Nov 1, 2019

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Isis names successor to Baghdadi, threatens America and Europe in audio message

The jihadist group said Baghdadi's successor will be Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Qurashi.

Nov 1, 2019

Black magic ritual kills 3 infants in Myanmar

Nigerian death cult gang using voodoo to kill, kidnap and blackmail swamps Swedish cities

The stranger part of the report is that the gangsters are using black magic to harvest their victims

Oct 31, 2019

Philippines President Duterte sings love song at Trumps request

Philippines earthquake: President Rodrigo Duterte was in Davao, near epicentre, but is safe

Seisomologists had warned of further quakes on Tuesday, after a 6.6 tremor struck southern Philippines on Tuesday

Oct 31, 2019

Malware attack on Indian nuclear plant: Dtrack, created by North Korea's state-sponsored Lazarus group, detected

Officials have confirmed that a VirusTotal upload at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant that happened recently was linked to a malware infection.

Oct 31, 2019

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square and CEO of Twitter, speaks during an interview

Twitter bans all political ads on its platform, leaving Facebook a tough choice

Twitter's chief financial officer tweeted separately on Wednesday that the microblogging site made less than $3 million from political ads in 2018.

Oct 31, 2019

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Is Swedish government funding fringe group linked to Muslim Brotherhood?

Ibn Rushd is targeting new arrivals in the country and the marginalised Muslims living in vulnerable neighbourhoods, said, Swedish researchers.

Oct 30, 2019

Cadaver firm illegally sells 72-year-old's body; US Army straps it to chair and detonates bomb

Stephen Douglas Gore, the owner of the centre, pleaded guilty in 2015 to charge of mishandling of the donated body parts.

Oct 30, 2019

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson concerned about planned U.S. recognition of Jerusalem

UK election prediction: Boris Johnson's gamble may backfire, Labour could win

If the Liberal Democrats, the SNP and the independents mop up more than 100 seats, the chances of Johnson getting an outright majority will be slim.

Oct 30, 2019

US President Donald Trump, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to his right, speaks to reporters on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at the US Capitol in Washington. (Photo: White House/IANS)

In stinging rebuke to Turkey, US Congress recognises Armenian massacre as genocide

Though most of the US states have also termed the mass killing as genocide, the Congress has been soft-pedalling the issue as it did not want to rub the Nato ally the wrong way.

Oct 30, 2019

UK goes to the polls on December 12 in last-ditch effort to break Brexit deadlock

The elections, to be held on December 12, will be the first UK elections in December in nearly a century

Oct 30, 2019

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South Carolina Catholic priest refuses to give Joe Biden Holy Communion

Any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of Church teaching, says the priest.

Oct 29, 2019

6.1magnitude earthquake strikes the southern Philippines

Philippines earthquake: Seismologists warn of aftershocks after Mindanao tremor kills 4

Seismology experts have ruled out the chances of a tsunami after tremor hit Mindanao.

Oct 29, 2019

Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong convicted for democracy protests

Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong condemns his ban from council elections

Wong, who said he does not support the option of independence, added that the city administration was acting under the directives of Beijing.

Oct 29, 2019

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