As part of the efforts to increase contactless payments in Singapore, LTA is set to trial mobile payment methods such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Android Pay on public transport in the first quarter of 2018.
The account belonging to US Senator Ted Cruz liked a pornography video on Twitter posted by an account called Sexuall Posts on 11 September. Predictably, people on the internet found this hilarious, and soon Ted Cruz was trending worldwide.
There was a festive atmosphere at the San Diego Zoo in California, US, on 7 September as giant panda Bai Yun was treated to a 26th birthday party. The mother of six, also known as the ambassador of hope for her species, tore open her present boxes that were filled with hay, apple sauce, bread cake, and bamboo sticks.
There was a festive atmosphere at the San Diego Zoo in California, US, on 7 September as giant panda Bai Yun was treated to a 26th birthday party. The mother of six, also known as the ambassador of hope for her species, tore open her present boxes that were filled with hay, apple sauce, bread cake, and bamboo sticks.
The UK government has won a vote on the EU Withdrawal Bill with 326 MPs voting in favour and 290 against. The bill passed its second reading which now means it goes through to the committee stage, with the vote seen as the first parliamentary test of the two-year Brexit timetable.
The Internal Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has issued warnings on its website and Facebook page against scammers who are pretending to represent the organisation, sending emails to the public that may contain a computer virus.
A surveillance video from Plainville Police Department in Connecticut shows a small plane flying into tree and spinning around before crashing to the ground. The pilot of the plane survived the crash, after the fixed wing single engine Cessna veered off of the runway at the Robertson Field Airport around 11.30 am ET (4.30 pm GMT) on Monday (11 September) morning in Connecticut, US.
A verbal tiff ensued between a few residents of Florida Keys and the local police on Monday (11 September) after people demanded to be let into their homes to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Irma. But authorities insisted that it was not safe yet for anyone to return home.
Pope Francis said he hoped US President Donald Trump would re-think his decision to end a program protecting undocumented immigrant children, saying it was important for young people to have roots.
Hurricane Irma has yielded a humanitarian crisis in the Florida Keys, said local officials.
Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was discovered inside a freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont, where she had been attending a party. Police told Jenkins mother that the teen was intoxicated when she walked into the freezer and died.
President Trump delivered a speech at the Pentagon to honor the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks for the first time as president.
North Korea has once again threatened repercussions against the US if it attempts to impose more United Nations-wide sanctions on Pyongyang. The UN is expected to vote on a resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea on 11 September in response to Pyongyangs sixth and largest nuclear test on 3 September.
The 16th anniversary of the 9/11/2001 terror attacks were commemorated in Washington DC, Arlington, VA and New York City, as well as other tributes throughout the country.
Hurricane Irma has hit the Caribbean and is moving toward Florida. Irma, a category 5 hurricane, is the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history. President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in Florida ahead of Irmas deadly path through the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. In fact, Trumps own properties are at risk of being slammed by the storm.
