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The Straits Times is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). It is the country's highest-selling paper, with a current Sunday Times circulation of nearly 365,800. Source
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| Scope | International |
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| Language | English |
| Country | Singapore |
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| Days Published | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat |
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Search ArticlesBoxing-Taylor beats Pili by unanimous decision to bow out as undisputed champion
DUBLIN, Sept 5 - Ireland's Katie Taylor ended her career in style on Saturday, the most decorated female boxer beating France's Flora Pili by unanimous decision to hang up her gloves as undisputed world super-lightweight champion before an 83,000 Croke Park crowd. Taylor, now 40, finished her professional career on a high in front of her adoring fans with the WBO, WBA, WBC, IBO and IBF belts in her possession and a remarkable 26-1 record. Two judges scored it 100-90 and the other 98-91.
Algeria name Hemdani as new coach
ALGIERS, Sept 5 - Brahim Hemdani was named as Algeria’s new coach on Saturday, just weeks before they begin their qualifiers for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations. French-born Hemdani, who played at Olympique de Marseille and Rangers in Scotland, won two caps for Algeria in 2008 but had a limited coaching career with amateur clubs in France before being appointed coach of Algeria’s under-20 side two months ago.
Fleet-footed Gauff dances into US Open fourth round
NEW YORK, Sept 5 - Coco Gauff reached the second week of the U.S. Open for a fifth straight year on Saturday, getting back in the New York groove to beat Spain's Cristina Bucsa 6-3 6-4 in the third round. Gauff's often-maligned serve undermined some of her play but the fourth seed refused to become rattled in front of the home fans as she sent over 15 winners. She next plays either fellow American Iva Jovic or the Philippines' Alexandra Eala.
Players find comfort and companionship with canines on tour
NEW YORK, Sept 5 - From podiums to practice courts and player lounges, dogs have become some of tennis's most popular support acts, increasingly earning places in the travelling party and popping up at the sport's biggest stages. For players who spend most of the year in airports, hotels and tournament venues often thousands of miles from home, pets have become common travelling companions, offering comfort and stability in a sport where loneliness is a major challenge. "Animals are amazing...
Fans jeer as Lens suffer surprise home defeat to Lorient
Sept 5 - Lens slipped to back-to-back defeats in Ligue 1 with a 1-0 home loss Lorient on Saturday as teenager Mamadou Kone netted the winner for the visitors, while Brest claimed their first victory of the season with a 2-1 success against Le Havre. It is also a first win of the campaign for Lorient as they soaked up pressure from the home side and then pounced on an error when Lens gave up possession in midfield.
EU landmark rules for ChatGPT give Singapore the blueprint to rein in AI harms: Experts
SINGAPORE – The European Union’slandmark move in late August to bring artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, online game Roblox and messaging platform Reddit under the bloc’s strictest rules for online safety is expected to give Singapore more evidence to rein in potential harms.
ST×NLB Cross-References: Two cents, maybe
SINGAPORE – This week’s ST×NLB Crossword was constructed by Cherie Loh from the National Library Board, who is part of a team of 40 volunteers from both organisations. Here’s her message to solvers: This grid is a love letter to the subtle intricacies of Singapore – the quiet daily observations, the shared quirks and the unspoken rhythms that tie our island together. I am immensely thankful for the opportunity. I hope this puzzle brings a smile to your face as you solve it.
Before you write that retirement book, live it
Retirement has a way of clarifying what truly lasts, says the writer. It is rarely one’s opinions, but more often one’s presence, generosity and faithfulness – evidence that age has made a person not merely older, but also deeper. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: ADOBE STOCK After a long career, authorship can seem the ideal next act: purposeful, dignified and faintly immortal. Yet, the most important work of later life may not be what we produce, but who we become.
America’s political maps are shifting. So is who can win
VIDOR, Texas – A 10-minute detour to get to a cheaper hotel on a drive from Houston to Philadelphia led me to a “sundown town”. That may evoke sunsets and beaches in a resort town. But that illusion was quickly dispelled. This label had overtones of menace, I soon discovered. Waiting at the front desk to get the room keys, I asked what I thought was a casual question – what’s this place like? The young receptionist, with hair swept up in a blonde ponytail, went quiet.
Have kids? Don’t leave government benefits idle on the table
Rather than concentrating support around birth, the SG Child Support Package spreads help across the years of raising a child, says the writer. ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO Singapore's new SG Child Support Package spreads financial help from birth to age 17, providing nearly $70,000 in direct support for every child starting April 2027.