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Rutraajni Gurusamy Kaunder, 25, cares for more than 200 animals at Singapore’s River Wonders. She is the third generation of her family to work at the zoo. Her grandfather joined the original Singapore Zoo in 1973. Her father started at Night Safari in 1994. Her grandfather joined Singapore Zoo when it opened in 1973. Her father followed suit at Night Safari in 1994.
Singaporean firms continue exploring Nanning as a gateway to China despite recent pyramid scheme arrests. Business leaders say market entry remains a long-term process. They view the city as a viable entry point despite the negative publicity. Recent pyramid scheme arrests involving Singaporeans have put Nanning in the spotlight, but businesses told CNA they remain undeterred from entering the Chinese market - and that making inroads can take months or even years.
Taiwan received its first two F-16V Block 70 jets at Chihhang Air Base. The aircraft provide breathing room against Chinese gray-zone coercion. However, increasing Chinese stealth capabilities limit their wartime utility. The delivery marks a significant step in Taiwan's air defense strategy. Taiwan’s new American-made F-16V Block 70 jets deliver much-needed breathing room against daily Chinese gray-zone coercion, yet surging Chinese stealth numbers and cratered runway risks mean their wartime utility would be sharply contested.
Bangkok declared a disaster across all 50 districts after severe flooding. Forty people died as streets turned into stagnant lakes. Experts warn extreme flooding will worsen across south-east Asia. The city struggles to absorb sudden downpours during the rainy season. With 40 dead and a disaster declared across all 50 city districts, experts warn extreme flooding will only worsen across south-east AsiaBangkok is used to absorbing the sudden afternoon downpours that inundate the city during the rainy season.
The US Department of Energy conducted underground blast experiments in Nevada. These tests aim to detect clandestine nuclear detonations. The program addresses concerns about China's secret testing capabilities. Faced with rising great-power suspicions and the challenge of verifying clandestine, cavity-muffled detonations, the US is turning to high-precision subterranean blast experiments in the Nevada desert to strip covert nuclear testing of its technical cover.
The Lenin District Court in Bishkek found activist and politician Mavlyan Askarbekov guilty and sentenced to two years in prison on offenses related to a law on incitement of racial, ethnic, national, religious, or interregional hatred, a verdict he called "absurd.".
For years, Pakistan’s claim that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan operates from sanctuaries inside Afghanistan produced a familiar exchange: Islamabad accused, Kabul denied, and each new militant attack triggered another round of recrimination. That pattern is becoming harder to sustain. The sanctuary dispute can now be tested against a growing body of evidence rather than competing claims The p.
The deadly flash floods in northern Nepal have severely disrupted employment and livelihoods, with wider impacts beyond communities that were directly affected, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a preliminary assessment released on Thursday.
Russia warned foreign diplomats to leave Ukraine or face mortal danger as it vowed to escalate air strikes on Kyiv. President Zelenskyy stated Ukraine will respond to the intensified Kremlin campaign. The threat targets non-citizens currently in the country. Russia has vowed to intensify its relentless strikes against Kyiv and warned foreign diplomats and other visitors to leave the country or be exposed to “mortal danger,” while Ukraine's leader said his country will respond to the Kremlin's deadly air campaign.
U. S.-Russia negotiations on Ukraine include a multi-billion dollar transaction for Lukoil's global assets. The deal covers oil fields, refineries, and gas stations owned by the Russian energy group. Both the U. S. government and the Kremlin must approve the transfer. The agreement remains contingent on these political green lights. The deal, which is contingent on approval from the U. government and the Kremlin, involves a sprawling set of oil fields, refineries and gas stations around the world owned by Russian energy group Lukoil,.
Residents of Russian-occupied Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region face starvation. Land mines and supply cutoffs have created a total blockade. Ukrainian officials describe the area as a starving ghost town. People in Russian-held Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region have endured war, occupation, and devastating flooding. Now, trapped by land mines and cut off from basic supplies, they face "hell," starving in a virtual ghost town, Ukrainian officials and volunteers say.
Russian security forces detained fraud analyst Aleksandr Kynev in Moscow after he warned of vote falsifications benefiting United Russia. He was reportedly beaten while in custody. The incident highlights a clash between security agencies and political operatives within the Kremlin. In the days between the elections and his arrest, Aleksandr Kynev had pointed to evidence of falsifications benefitting the United Russia party.
Estonian slackliner Jaan Roose completed a 160-metre walk 120 metres above central Seoul on Thursday. The narrow ribbon stretched between the Koreana hotel and the Dong-A Media Center near Gyeongbokgung palace. He succeeded on his second attempt after an initial failure. Lunchtime crowds gathered below to watch the high-altitude feat. Estonian completed first of two attempts to navigate narrow ribbon, 160 metres long and 120 metres high, near the city’s famous Gyeongbokgung palace on ThursdayThe lunchtime crowds drifted slowly back to their offices along central Seoul’s main boulevard, heads up and phones raised to the sky.
Women are using the hashtag IamJaneDoe to support a Cornell University rape victim. The student is distressed by online attempts to reveal her identity. New York law protects her anonymity in sexual assault lawsuits, but skeptics are actively trying to expose her name. And although New York law allows “Jane Doe” anonymity for sexual assault lawsuits, the Cornell student has become distressed at attempts by some online skeptics of her account to discover her name and publish it.
The US Coast Guard is searching for a missing air ambulance jet that lost contact with the Federal Aviation Administration early Saturday. The aircraft was conducting a medical evacuation from Bermuda to Boston with six people onboard. The FAA issued a search and rescue alert after the plane failed to check in. Search operations are currently underway off the coast of Massachusetts.
Brazil holds a tight election pitting Lula against the son of a convicted former president. The race tests the growing pro-Trump bloc in Latin America. Trump recently gathered right-wing leaders to promote his regional agenda. The outcome will shape the continent's political alignment. Sunday’s poll pits the leftist incumbent Lula against the son of a former far-right president convicted of staging a coup‘No one disrespects Our Lady’: fears for Brazil’s patron saint grip country ahead of electionShortly after his controversial speech to the United Nations general assembly in September, Donald Trump gathered a dozen like-minded Latin American leaders and boasted that rightwing ca.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva led a massive rally in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. He declared himself the sole barrier against the return of far-right "fascists" to power. The event preceded Sunday’s presidential election, which observers view as the most consequential in decades. Lula, eighty years old, framed the vote as a decisive choice between his left-wing government and the political movement associated with former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Iran-backed Shia groups in Iraq called the September 30 withdrawal of American troops a historic victory. These organizations previously clashed with U. S. forces during the occupation. The timing coincides with ongoing military conflict between Washington and Iran. For the Iran-backed Shia armed organisations, which opposed the U. occupation of Iraq and frequently clashed with U. forces, the September 30 withdrawal of American troops, at a time when Washington wages war on Iran, is a ‘historic victory’.
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is demanding stricter measures against Serbia. They cite democratic backsliding, corruption, and expanding Russian, Chinese, and Iranian influence. The pressure arrives just weeks before snap parliamentary elections. A bipartisan, bicameral group of US lawmakers is pressing for tougher action on what they describe as democratic backsliding, corruption, and growing Russian, Chinese, and Iranian influence in Serbia, just weeks before snap parliamentary elections.
A Flydubai flight carrying 170 passengers faced an attempted hijacking. The pilot and passengers prevented a major disaster. Netanyahu released a video warning of threats shortly before the incident. The event reinforces his narrative of constant security risks for Israel. The apparent attempted hijacking of a Flydubai flight carrying 170 mostly Israeli passengers was another reminder to Israelis of the constant threat of terror and war.
A Georgian-Israeli dentist on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel helped a pilot allegedly stabbed by his co-pilot on September 30. Shota Musayev left his wife to assist the injured crew member. He feared for his own survival during the incident. The flight was diverted to safety. Georgian-Israeli dentist Shota Musayev told RFE/RL that he feared he might not survive when he left his wife’s side to help after the lead pilot was allegedly stabbed by his co-pilot during a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Israel on September 30.
The World Health Organization warned that delayed medical supplies to Gaza risk devastating consequences. Lifesaving medicines and prosthetics are stuck in transit from Israel. The UN agency appealed for a massive aid influx before winter arrives. Palestinians in the enclave urgently need these critical resources. Repeated delays in bringing lifesaving medicines, prosthetics and more from Israel into Gaza risk having devastating consequences on Palestinians who urgently need them in the war-torn enclave, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Cairo authorities removed a 66-metre mural from Tahrir Square before Xi Jinping’s state visit. The artwork depicted Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with dark skin. Critics alleged it revived Afrocentric claims about Pharaohs’ origins. The removal sparked a public row over historical representation. Artwork created in Tahrir Square for Chinese president’s state visit to Egypt is painted over amid allegations it revived Afrocentric claims about Pharaohs’ originsOn the eve of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit to Cairo last month, the city authorities were busy removing a 66-metre-long mural from the esteemed guest’s line of sight. Depicting the Pharaoh Tutankhamun and Queen Nefertiti, t.
Exports of crude oil from the Middle East hit their highest level in September since the war with Iran began, reinforcing a trend of increased supplies despite Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, data by industry observers.
The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province.
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