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Robot cleaners in China – how well can they do household chores?
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- Robot cleaners in China – how well can they do household chores?
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- 2:06
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
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- In Shenzhen and Beijing, people can hire robot-assisted cleaning services to their homes. But can these robots really do household chores? Journalist Joyce ZK Lim finds out.
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- Lightning appears to cut through ring structure on Liangmeng Bridge in China
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- 0:14
- Date posted
- 3 hours ago
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- Video captured in Baoji, China showed a fierce storm sweeping over Lianmeng Bridge on May 24 as strong winds, heavy rain and flashes of lightning filled the sky.
The most eye-catching moment came when a bright bolt of lightning appeared visually aligned with the bridge’s large circular ring, making it look as though the lightning had passed directly through the structure.
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- Philippine grandmother rushes to protect grandson when earthquake hits
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
- Description
- CCTV footage showed a woman running into the house to shield her grandson as a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck their home in the Philippines. Over 1,000 aftershocks have been recorded following the quake as of June 9, according to state seismologists. READ MORE: https://str.sg/bTmE
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- China’s Xi Jinping lands in North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un in rare visit
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- 0:27
- Date posted
- 9 hours ago
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- China’s President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to North Korea on June 8, where he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to expand cooperation between the two countries in various sectors and to move their bilateral ties forward. READ MORE: https://str.sg/ftwP
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- Southern Lights illuminate sky in stunning SpaceX Dragon timelapse
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- 0:29
- Date posted
- 12 hours ago
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- NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, part of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, on June 7 shared a timelapse of the Southern Lights as seen from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
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- PM Wong: Singapore can be an AI application hub
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Prime Minister Lawrence spoke on the Government’s approach to helping workers master AI to stay ahead and its impact on city-states like Singapore, at a dialogue organised by the Singapore Press Club. Read more: https://str.sg/GHGv
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- 'We are just trying to maintain stability': PM Wong on Singapore's population
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- 1:38
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Prime Minister Lawrence spoke on Singapore’s fertility rate and maintaining population stability, at a dialogue organised by the Singapore Press Club. Read more: https://str.sg/GHGv
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- PM Wong on Singapore at 61: Our greatest strength is our ability to stay united
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- 1:07:35
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Singapore is making broad adjustments in areas such as economic planning to deal with uncertainty and technological change, but most important is its ability to maintain solidarity. READ MORE: https://str.sg/GHGv
“We cannot fully control how the world changes, but we can choose how we respond, and that response must come from Singaporeans ourselves,” he said at a dialogue with the Singapore Press Club held at the SPH Media auditorium in Toa Payoh.
Singapore is more diverse than ever before, with people from different backgrounds, different aspirations and perspectives. That diversity is a tremendous source of strength, PM Wong said.
“Our greatest strength remains the same – and that’s our ability to stay united and move forward together as one people,” he said.
And as the world becomes more fractured, Singapore must become more cohesive, he added.
“That’s how we continue to thrive...
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- Delhi airport ground equipment move around like toys in massive storm
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
- Description
- Ground crew sprinted after runaway passenger boarding stairs as they freewheeled across the tarmac and damaged three parked jets in a dramatic storm at Indira Gandhi International Airport on June 7.
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- Schools suspended as earthquake shakes southern Philippines, killing at least 3
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on June 8, killing at least three people, collapsing buildings, and sparking tsunami warnings across the region. READ MORE: https://str.sg/utTd
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- Building collapses after 7.8-magnitude quake strikes southern Philippines
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- 0:14
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A shopping centre with a Jollibee restaurant in General Santos City partially collapses after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Mindanao in the southern Philippines.
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- Private jet crashes in Dominican Republic, killing pilot and co-pilot
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- 0:30
- Date posted
- 1 day ago
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- A pilot and co-pilot were killed when a privately-owned Gulfstream jet crashed in the Dominican Republic on June 7 at the La Romana International Airport.
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- Blushing Beach: Pink sea cucumbers wash ashore in Thailand
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- A vast number of pink sea cucumbers were found washed ashore at Suan Son Beach in Thailand, prompting an urgent inspection ordered by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Preliminary assessments suggest recent storms and rough seas swept large numbers of seabed-dwelling sea cucumbers ashore.
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- Dead dugong spotted at Bedok Jetty
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- 0:37
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- A dead dugong was discovered in waters off Bedok Jetty on June 6, the first local record of the critically endangered marine mammal since 2021.
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- Luxury yacht in flames at Sentosa Cove marina
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- An Eagle Wings III superyacht berthed at ONE°15 Marina Club in Sentosa Cove caught fire on Sunday morning (Jun 7), sending thick black smoke visible from across the island.
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- Why this civil servant moved into politics after 24 years of public service: Jeffrey Siow
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- 6:16
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow opens up about the realities of political life, the father he never got to tell about joining politics, and his vision for Singapore's transport future — including why he believes it's time to give the nation's transport history a proper home.
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- Whale shark trapped in fishing net in Vietnam released by fishermen
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Fishermen discovered a whale shark entangled in their fishing net off the coast of Ha Tien, Vietnam in the early hours of June 6. The gigantic marine animal, estimated to be over 15 meters long, was eventually released back into the ocean.
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- MDDI calls for public to not circulate videos sowing racial tensions in Singapore
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo warned against allowing viral videos to sow dissension between races in Singapore.
She was speaking at an event on Saturday morning (Jun 6), after social media content containing problematic narratives about the Indian community in Singapore had been uploaded and circulated online.
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#straitstimes #singapore #racialequality
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- Zero tolerance policy on content that threatens racial harmony: Edwin Tong, Josephine Teo
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- 6:18
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong warned of a zero tolerance policy against content that threatens racial harmony in Singapore, especially from foreigners, while Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo talked about protecting Singapore’s multicultural identity. READ MORE: https://str.sg/JVGFU
The two were speaking at separate events about issuing Disabling Directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, following social media content containing problematic narratives about the Indian community in Singapore.
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- World Cup 2026: Chart your team’s path to glory with The Straits Times results simulator
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- 1:47
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Who will win the 2026 World Cup? Sports journalist Deepanraj Ganesan invites comedian Rishi
Budhrani to play a fantasy selection and dive into The Straits Times' simulator to chart his favourite teams' path to glory.
And you can play too. Choose group outcomes, pick the knockout winners and discover who triumphs.
Track your path to 2026 World Cup glory with The Straits Times’ results simulator
https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2025/12/worldcup-2026-simulator/index.html
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- Online offensive videos likely generated organically by various foreign netizens: Edwin Tong
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
- Description
- Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong clarified that there was no evidence the recent racist videos floating online were coordinated campaigns from governments of other countries.
He was speaking about the issuance of Disabling Directions under the Online Criminal Harms Act 2023, following social media content containing problematic narratives about the Indian community in Singapore.
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- Jensen Huang gives out ‘HBM’ chips to Hongdae crowd
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gave out ‘HBM chips’, HBM standing for High Bandwidth Memory in the semiconductor industry and Honey Banana Mat in this snack, a collaboration item between SK Hynix and 7-Eleven, to crowds waiting for him outside the restaurant he was dining at with South Korea business leaders in Hongdae.
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- World Cup 2026: Will football overcome the controversy in North America?
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- 47:35
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- It's all about the secret sauce and that sauce could be mayonnaise. With the 2026 World Cup in North America just around the corner, The Straits Times collaborated with @MONEYFM893’s Sports Minutes to invite nine fans from participating World Cup nations and columnist and pundit Neil Humphreys to look ahead to what is in store at the June 11 to July 19 tournament.
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00:00 Introduction
00:55 Is Neil Humphreys excited for World Cup 2026
02:43 Mexico, masks and the love of the game
05:12 Can Argentina make it two in a row?
08:40 It’s all about the mayonnaise
10:00 A comeback for Brazil?
11:50 Spanish flair?
12:44 Is football finally coming home?
14:06 The Morocco dream
16:30 A historic World Cup for Japan?
17:30 Will Germany switch it on at World Cup 2026?
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- Nature or nurture? What is behind the ‘Eldest Daughter Syndrome’ | Asian Insider podcast
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- 16:36
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- Being uber-responsible, people-pleasing, and a perfectionist are traits that first-born girls in Asia purportedly have
A book in Taiwan on the so-called “eldest daughter syndrome” is now a bestseller, translated into other languages.
It looks at how many first-born women in the East Asian society struggle with perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, anxiety and other mental health struggles. This often arises from the profound psychological and physical pressures that they face at home.
What is even more insidious is when these traits carry over from the private space to their workplace.
Taiwan correspondent Yip Wai Yee, herself a first-born girl, speaks to foreign editor Li Xueying, another first-born girl, on her personal experience, as well as the question: where is all of this coming from?
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:58 What is the eldest daughter syndrome
4:43 Myth vs social expectations
6...
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- Giant python found in wedding guest’s car in Malaysia
- Runtime
- 0:26
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
- Description
- A guest attending a wedding in Kuala Lumpur received a rude shock when a massive python was found under the hood of his car.
The guest was alerted after the wedding DJ announced his car plate number over the PA system. When he arrived at his car, he found members of the Civil Defence Force lifting the hood to find the massive serpent on the engine.
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- 3 massage parlours raided in Boon Lay, Jurong West over alleged vice activities
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- Police conducted raids against vice-related activities at three massage parlours in Boon Lay and Jurong West on June 4. The raids were part of a clampdown on unlawful activities in massage establishments. READ MORE: https://str.sg/KH5w
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- No more nicknames: PayNow to end alias option for users from June
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 4 days ago
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- PayNow users will no longer be able to customise their display names from June 6. Instead, transactions will reflect the name registered with their bank, with only selected letters shown to protect their privacy. READ MORE: https://str.sg/bXq4
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- Several injured in Boeing 787 nose-gear collapse in Frankfurt
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- 0:24
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- Several staff members were injured when the nose gear of a Boeing 787 jetliner unexpectedly collapsed at a gate at Frankfurt airport on June 4. READ MORE: https://str.sg/xDfm
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- South-east Asia’s tallest slides to open in Singapore at Skypark Sentosa
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- 1:12
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- 4 days ago
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- Skypark Sentosa is launching South-east Asia's tallest dry slides on June 7. The 2 slides stand at 44m tall, roughly the height of a 14-storey building. Here's a first look at the new attraction.
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#straitstimes #sentosa #skypark
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- How Chanel is saving French craftsmanship: Inside le19M’s 700-artisan strong creative workshops
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- 8:35
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- 4 days ago
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- Chanel’s December 2025 Métiers d'Art show turned heads worldwide for its unconventional staging inside a working New York subway. But behind the collection lies a generations-long story of meticulous French craftsmanship – a practice that’s now at risk of dying out. READ MORE: https://str.sg/rawp
The Straits Times travels to Paris’ 19th arrondissement and takes a rare inside look behind Le19M’s doors, which employs over 700 artisans working across 11 ateliers. We meet with some of these craftsmen behind the French fashion house’s iconic pieces, and learn how they are keeping the art of traditional French craft alive.
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- What's new at i Light Singapore 2026?
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- 0:52
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- Organised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and presented by UOB, the 2026 edition of i Light Singapore opens on June 5, transforming the city’s heart into a sprawling, open-air canvas dedicated to the theme of movement.
i Light Singapore 2026: Illuminating the city
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- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revels in rockstar status at COMPUTEX 2026
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- 0:44
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- 5 days ago
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- Signing graphics cards, autographing wallets, fist bumps and knocking back an ice cold with a fellow tech CEO - it’s just another day in the life of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at COMPUTEX 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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- South-east Asia’s tallest slides to open in Singapore at Skypark Sentosa
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- 2:02
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- Skypark Sentosa will reopen to the public on June 7 with a new 44-metre-tall dual-slide experience. READ MORE: https://str.sg/CQFA
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#straitstimes #sentosa #skypark #slide #bigklookslide #skydrop
- Title
- Irish pub in Scotland flips tricolours to become Ivory Coast pub for World Cup
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- A joke about flipping the Ireland flag took on a life of its own in Edinburgh after an Irish pub went viral about becoming an Ivory Coast pub for the duration of the World Cup.
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#worldcup #ireland #ivorycoast #irishpub #fifa26 #worldcup2026 #straitstimes @fifa
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- Woman drives onto Seattle light rail tracks, says she was ‘following GPS’
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- 0:41
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- 5 days ago
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- A 70-year-old woman in Seattle managed to drive her car onto the Sound Transit light rail track on June 3 before arriving at a station, bringing the whole line to a standstill.
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- Trump confirms he called Netanyahu crazy in phone call
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump acknowledged in a podcast interview on June 3 that he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” in an expletive-filled phone exchange over fighting in Lebanon, while the US was trying to negotiate an end to hostilities with Iran. READ MORE: https://str.sg/882P
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- One killed, over 60 injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait airport
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- Flights at Kuwait International Airport were suspended after a drone and missile attack damaged airport facilities and diplomatic missions on June 3. READ MORE: https://str.sg/DAz9
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- Rainbow appears during record-breaking eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
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- 0:26
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- 6 days ago
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- A local photographer in Hawaii captured the magical moment when a rainbow appeared amidst a record-breaking eruption by Kilauea volcano.
The United States Geological Survey announced on June 1 that Kilauea’s 48th eruptive episode broke a record for the Hawaiian volcano after nine hours of lava fountaining.
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- Truck miraculously lands upright after skidding, flipping on rainy highway in Zhejiang, China
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- 0:18
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- 6 days ago
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- A cargo truck somehow avoided disaster when it skidded and flipped but landed upright on a rainy highway in Shaoxing, Zhejiang on June 1.
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- Cancel exams so students can focus on learning | Brian Cox | In Your Opinion Podcast
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- 1:51
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- 6 days ago
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- In an age where information is readily available and where we're fed an unending stream of content, have we lost our sense of wonder?
Physicist, educator and rock star Brian Cox, currently on a world tour with his live show, Emergence, takes us on a journey across the cosmos, civilisation and human curiosity all while attempting to answer the question: how do we find wonder?
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- Ticket scalping: Do bans actually work?
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- 2:02
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- 6 days ago
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- Ever tried and failed to buy a concert ticket, only to see dozens of listings on reseller sites going for hundreds of dollars more? Whether it’s soloists like Taylor Swift or K-pop bands like BTS, scalpers are a problem all over the world. How is each country tackling the issue, and are there any lessons Singapore can learn?
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#straitstimes #scalpers #concert
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- Lightning strikes motorcyclist on Bangkok highway
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- 0:19
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- A male delivery rider in Thailand was knocked unconscious after being struck by lightning on a Bangkok expressway on June 2.
The 46-year-old and his bike toppled over after the strike, which inflicted a long burn mark from his neck to his chest. The man was conveyed to hospital for treatment.
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- Woman injured after car turns turtle at Woodlands carpark
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- A woman was injured after her car is believed to have skidded and flipped over at a carpark in Woodlands on June 2. The accident happened at Block 622A Woodlands Drive 52 at 6.50pm. READ MORE: https://str.sg/9BvP
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- Title
- 4 injured after bear goes on rampage in Japan; all remain conscious
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- 0:20
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- 6 days ago
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- Four people were attacked and injured by a bear in Fukushima on June 2, with all sent to the hospital and conscious. The bear is believed to still be in the area. Local police are considering declaring an emergency to allow the animal to be shot. READ MORE: https://str.sg/35rTk
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- Teachers protest and destroy World Cup player statues in Mexico
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- 0:47
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- 6 days ago
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- Protesting teachers toppled five-metre-high statues of football players on Mexico City's main promenade on June 2 and threatened growing protests before the World Cup if the government does not respond to their labour demands.
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- 'The more you know, the more wonderful it becomes': Brian Cox on science and awe
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- 59:39
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- 6 days ago
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- In an age where information is readily available and where we're fed an unending stream of content, have we lost our sense of wonder?
Synopsis: On Wednesdays, The Straits Times takes a hard look at Singapore's social issues of the day with guests.
We live in a time where technology has made information more readily available than ever. Curiosity has been the main driver of human discovery since the beginning of time but when faced with a barrage of information, have we stopped wanting to know more?
In this episode of In Your Opinion, senior columnist Rohit Brijnath speaks with celebrated physicist, educator and rock star Brian Cox. Currently on a world tour with his live show, Emergence, he takes us on a journey across the cosmos, civilisation and human curiosity all while attempting to answer the question: how do we find wonder?
Emergence will be in Singapore on June 10.
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- Woman falls into manhole in Brazil, later rescued
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- 0:25
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- A distracted pedestrian on her phone fell into a manhole in Rio de Janeiro on May 31. She was later rescued and taken to hospital for treatment.
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#straitstimes #brazil #rio
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- Rubio says any Iran sanctions relief requires nuclear concessions
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- 1:50
- Date posted
- 6 days ago
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- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on June 2 that US President Donald Trump's negotiating team has not offered Iran sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and insisted that any sanctions relief was tied to Tehran giving up its nuclear programme. READ MORE: https://str.sg/bimf
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- Saving the Sumatran orang utan bloodline: Rare C-section surgery to deliver baby in Singapore
- Runtime
- 6:11
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
- Description
- On March 18, Mandai Wildlife Group carried out its first Caesarean section procedure on a Sumatran orang utan, Chomel — granddaughter of the iconic Ah Meng — and welcomed baby Ayaan into the world. READ MORE: https://str.sg/wP6JK
Ayaan is also the first orang utan at Mandai to be conceived through artificial insemination, fathered by 48-year-old Charlie. The team reflects on the impact, challenges and high-stakes decisions behind the dramatic birth of Singapore’s first C-section baby orang utan.
0:00 Dramatic birth story of an orang utan in Singapore
0:23 Why Charlie and Chomel were chosen for Mandai's orang utan breeding programme
1:16 How Mandai decided on artificial insemination for the orang utans
1:33 Chomel's pregnancy complications
2:47 Mandai's first orang utan caesarean-section surgery
4:11 Ayaan's dramatic birth
4:41 Chomel and Ayaan now
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- Tropical storm Jangmi battered Okinawa, Japan, nine injured.
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- 0:49
- Date posted
- 7 days ago
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- A severe tropical storm battered south-western Japan on June 2, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes, grounding hundreds of flights and injuring nine people.
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