Biden's asylum curbs turning back migrants with legitimate claims
The Straits Times|August 26, 2024
In the months since US President Joe Biden imposed sweeping restrictions on asylum at the US-Mexico border, the policy appears to be working exactly as he had hoped and his critics had feared.

The number of people asking for haven in the United States has dropped by 50 per cent since June, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Border agents are operating more efficiently, administration officials say, and many of the hot spots along the border have calmed.

But migrant activists say Mr Biden's executive order is weeding out far too many people. They say the figures are so low in part because of a little-noticed clause in the new policy which changed how migrants are treated when they first arrive at the border.

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A fisherman on horseback drags his net in the sea to catch grey shrimp in Oostduinkerke in Belgium in October.

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K-pop star Jessi cleared of charges in case of fan assault
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K-pop star Jessi cleared of charges in case of fan assault

South Korea-based American singer-rapper Jessi has been cleared of all charges in the case of a fan assault that took place in front of her.

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S'pore movies Wonderland and A Year Of No Significance selected for China film festival
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S'pore movies Wonderland and A Year Of No Significance selected for China film festival

Two made-in-Singapore movies have been selected to take part in the China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

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November 09, 2024
JJ Lin's concert tour to return to Singapore in December
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JJ Lin's concert tour to return to Singapore in December

Home-grown Mandopop star JJ Lin is set to return to Singapore's National Stadium on Dec 28 and 29 for the second leg of his JJ20 World Tour.

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November 09, 2024
Three charged in Liam Payne's death
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Three charged in Liam Payne's death

Three people have been charged in relation to One Direction singer Liam Payne's death in a fall from his Buenos Aires hotel balcony in October, the Argentine authorities said on Nov 7.

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November 09, 2024
Looks like a lion, purrs like a pussycat
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Looks like a lion, purrs like a pussycat

The two-door Mercedes-AMG CLE53 appears stout and aggressive, but is a friendly and easy-to-drive car

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November 09, 2024
Dramatic electric roadster bolsters MG's street cred
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Dramatic electric roadster bolsters MG's street cred

The Cyberster is a two-seater convertible that mixes brawn and beauty as well as value and efficiency

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November 09, 2024
V12 performance and looks define new Aston Martin Vanquish
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V12 performance and looks define new Aston Martin Vanquish

After a six-year hiatus, the Aston Martin Vanquish returns as a meaner and bigger grand tourer.

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November 09, 2024
Lively and sublime all-French concert by Red Dot Baroque
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Lively and sublime all-French concert by Red Dot Baroque

The Tastes Reunited comes from the French phrase Les Gouts-reunis coined by Baroque composer Francois Couperin, referring to a glorious unification of Italian virtuosity and dramatics with French elegance and restraint in musical performance.

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Golden age for parks in America
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Golden age for parks in America

Cities are sprucing up waterfronts, transforming abandoned industrial sites and bringing green space to neighbourhoods

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