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Singapore saw plenty of drama unfold this year, from pickleball courts to the Supreme Court. The city state was gripped by election fever in May, when the People’s Action Party maintained its dominance at the polls. On the trade front, Washington’s imposition of a 10 per cent tariff on Singapore elicited a strong reaction from Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. The jury is still out on whether US President Donald Trump would introduce levies on pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, which could deliver...

A massive crash in snowy weather killed two people and injured 26 on an expressway in Japan late on Friday as the country kicked off its end-of-the-year holiday season. The Gunma prefectural highway police said on Saturday that the pile-up on the Kan-etsu Expressway started with a collision between two trucks in the town of Minakami, about 160km (100 miles) northwest of Tokyo. A 77-year-old woman from Tokyo died, while a body was found in the driver’s seat of a large truck, police said. Out of...

Morgan Stanley’s fundraising drive for Operation Santa Claus (OSC) has kept the firm on course to remain the campaign’s top corporate supporter for the ninth consecutive year, extending a partnership of nearly three decades that has engaged employees across divisions, seniority levels and borders. According to Gokul Laroia, CEO of Asia at Morgan Stanley, the global financial services firm’s enduring support for OSC reflected its long-term commitment to giving back to the community, as...

This article, first published on GR in January 2017, provides an understanding of the history of the war on Syria, from the outset in mid-March 2011. The U.S./NATO line If you try to follow events in the mainstream media (MSM), … The post What’s Really Happening in Syria: Who Started the War, Who Can You Trust to Tell the Truth? appeared first on Global Research.

Hong Kong has seen an increase in applications to import pets after the city cut the quarantine period for cats and dogs from mainland China from 120 to 30 days. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) also said that a greater number of quarantine units at its new Kai Tak complex had further reduced waiting times for pet owners relocating to Hong Kong and hoping to bring their animals with them. The department said it received 291 applications for pet quarantine in the...

Two killed in attack in northern Israel

Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet President Donald Trump in Florida this weekend, but Russia accused the Ukrainian president and his EU backers Friday of seeking to "torpedo" a US-brokered plan to stop the fighting.

Trade unionist Paul Nowak says he wants to see the "closest possible" economic relationship with the EU.

Trade unionist Paul Nowak says he wants to see the "closest possible" economic relationship with the EU.

Trade unionist Paul Nowak says he wants to see the "closest possible" economic relationship with the EU.

Travis Head gets a higher pitched Brydon Carse delivery wrong as the Australian batter is bowled for 46 runs to leave his side 82-4, with a lead of 124, on day two of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne.

Travis Head gets a higher pitched Brydon Carse delivery wrong as the Australian batter is bowled for 46 runs to leave his side 82-4, with a lead of 124, on day two of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne.