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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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Search ArticlesModern pentathlon-Russian athletes can represent their country again, says governing body
July 13 - Russian athletes will be allowed to represent their country in modern pentathlon competitions from next month after the sport's governing body (UIPM) lifted restrictions on their participation on Monday. The move follows the International Olympic Committee's decision to provisionally lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee last week.
Criminal Investigation Department to get new director on July 20
SINGAPORE – The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will have a new director on July 20. Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Julius Lim Wei-Yang will take over from Deputy Commissioner of Police Zhang Weihan, who will continue to serve as Deputy Commissioner (Investigation and Intelligence). Lim joined the Singapore Police Force (SPF) in 2004 and previously served as commander of the Bedok Police Division, the police said in a statement on July 13.
Chelsea's new boss Alonso demands hunger and passion ahead of Premier League campaign
July 13 - Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said he wants to see greater hunger and a desire to improve from his players as he prepares for his first Premier League season in charge. Chelsea finished tenth in the league last season following a disappointing, trophyless campaign and failed to qualify for European competition. "We need hunger, passion, we need to want to improve," Alonso told reporters on Monday. "The Premier League is so competitive.
Vingegaard and Pogacar to rekindle rivalry at Le Lioran
CAPDENAC-GARE, France, July 13 - The Tour de France returns to the mountain resort of Le Lioran on Tuesday, where Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard claimed his last stage victory on the race and his last over Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar two years ago. After the first rest day of this year's Tour, the peloton faces a 166.6-km ride between Aurillac and Le Lioran, featuring 3,800 metres of elevation, on France's Bastille Day holiday. "This certainly brings back memories.
Guinea-Bissau military court orders opposition leader back to jail
DAKAR, July 13 - Guinea-Bissau opposition leader and former Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira was moved back to prison last Friday following a decision by the West African country's military court, his family told Reuters. • The junta that seized power in Guinea-Bissau in a coup last year released Pereira, the leader of the revolutionary PAIGC party, in February in an apparent attempt to appease the West African regional bloc ECOWAS.
Will we hear Wonderwall on Sunday? Yes, England will win the World Cup
SINGAPORE – Who can remember what was top of the British charts in 1966 when England last lifted the World Cup? It was Chris Farlowe’s Out Of Time. Sixty years later, it is finally time for the Three Lions. England are back in the World Cup semi-finals and while the football has not hit the heights of Right Said Fred’s (coincidentally also English) I’m Too Sexy, who cares? The Three Lions have been effective, not attractive, but at least the soundtrack has been an absolute banger.
Spain identifies six victims of deadly wildfire
BEDAR, Spain July 13 - Six victims of one of Spain's deadliest wildfires on record have been identified, authorities said on Monday, as forensic teams continued efforts to confirm the identities of six others through DNA analysis. The victims include a married couple from Spain and Britain, authorities said. The other identified victims are a British man and woman, a French woman and a Belgian man. All were adults.
Gunmen kill at least 18 people in Nigeria's Benue state, residents say
ABUJA, July 13 - Gunmen killed at least 18 people in Nigeria's northern Benue state in a weekend attack, residents and local officials said, triggering a march by angry locals who blocked roads in protest at the violence. Benue has been the frequent scene of clashes involving farming communities and cattle herders, as well as attacks by armed groups, in conflicts often driven by competition over land and resources.
Dyson’s new $129 portable fan is beating the heat – and sales expectations
NEW YORK – The newest status symbol on the streets of Manhattan is a high-tech portable fan that has been hard to get hold of. Dyson said it has been unable to keep its US$100 (S$129) HushJet Mini Cool portable fan in stock since it debuted in April, citing high temperatures, especially in cities where people frequently travel on foot. When Dyson restocks the fan on partner sites such as Amazon and Best Buy, it is typically gone within hours, the company added.
Explainer-Why has the Iran-US ceasefire memorandum frayed?
July 13 - Renewed U.S.-Iranian hostilities are eroding an interim agreement signed in June, reflecting disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues and underlining difficulties facing efforts to secure lasting peace. The 14-point Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) declared an end to the war and the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial vessels.