In this gallery, IBTimes Singapore has compiled a series of images of the Catrinas Parade.
An Asian black bear was saved from a painful illness that caused its tongue to swell to an enormous size thanks to a team from the University of Edinburgh, who traveled to Myanmar to operate on him. The 18-month-old bear, called Nyan htoo, was rescued by a monastery when he was a cub, alongside his brother Kan htoo. Following the rescue, Nyan htoo contracted an infection, which the Edinburgh veterinary team said may have been mosquito-transmitted elephantiasis.
A day after the conclusion of the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, the party unveiled the list of members of its newly-formed Politburo Standing Committee on Oct. 25 at Beijings Great Hall of the People. The committee will comprise seven members, including President Xi Jinping, who was elected the general secretary of the CPC Central Committee for a second term on Tuesday. The seven-man line-up will be the first time no Standing Committee member will have been born before the 1949 Communist revolution.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he will be seeking military weapons from Russia and let the Filipino soldiers operate the military weapons with Russian instruction manuals.
Train service on parts of the North-South line, proceeding towards the city was jeopardized due to a track fault, for about five hours on Wednesday, October 25.
The celebrations will start from November 11, with President Halimah Yacob officiating the opening ceremony.
An armed officer from the Mexican Federal Police stood guard over a beach full of nesting sea turtles in a video posted on 24 October. Almost every species of sea turtles is listed as endangered and faces fishing net threats, boat propeller accidents and the destruction of their habitats by humans. They are also killed for their meat and eggs.
An armed officer from the Mexican Federal Police stood guard over a beach full of nesting sea turtles in a video posted on 24 October. Almost every species of sea turtles is listed as endangered and faces fishing net threats, boat propeller accidents and the destruction of their habitats by humans. They are also killed for their meat and eggs.
The ASEAN Direct Communications Link (ADI) helps to diffuse possible misunderstandings among ASEAN member states during emergencies
The Korean Association of Plastic Surgeons and other medical associations have also condemned the idea based on the dangers a patient might face on flights even after undergoing the simplest operations, such as double-eyelid surgeries, which are very popular in Asia.
Chinese President Xi Jinping was able to muster the strength to get his political thought incorporated into the party's constitution, signifying his growing power over the Communist Party and the nation.
In a blistering speech, Senator Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, lambasted President Donald Trump for his mercurial behaviour and for undermining American values. Flake, a frequent critic of the commander-in-chief, also announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of his term in early January 2019.
Neither Taliban nor IS has made comments on the report.
The monarch died in a Bangkok hospital after a year of illness, having ruled for seven decades, one of the longest reigns by a Thai King in history.
Singapore now boasts of the most powerful passport in the world, thanks to Paraguay.
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