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Adding honest conversations to the silent world of fathers
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Adding honest conversations to the silent world of fathers

Fathers are expected to stoically provide for the family while keeping how we feel to ourselves

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October 21, 2024
Not quickest car but 'cool lap' cheers Norris
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Not quickest car but 'cool lap' cheers Norris

AUSTIN - Lando Norris oozed satisfaction on Oct 19 after beating series leader and three-time world champion Max Verstappen to pole position for the United States Grand Prix on Oct 20.

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October 21, 2024
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Running out of cloud storage? Here's how to avoid paying for 2TB

Osmond Chia Enhanced photo quality, ultra-high-resolution videos and a growing collection of photos over the years have significantly increased the storage usage on mobile devices. In no time, users will inevitably receive a prompt that it is time to upgrade their storage.

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October 21, 2024
Visitors to Istana treated to refreshed heritage tour
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Visitors to Istana treated to refreshed heritage tour

Under the noonday sun, volunteer guide Gan Lai Chui passed round a stalk of the bread flower plant for tour participants to smell the pandan-like fragrance exuded by its white, star-shaped flowers.

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October 21, 2024
Harris courts voters with backing of former right-wing provocateur
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Harris courts voters with backing of former right-wing provocateur

WASHINGTON - US Vice-President Kamala Harris' efforts to showcase her campaign's political embrace of Republicans have led to the endorsements of arch-conservatives like Ms Liz Cheney and onetime Tea Party darlings like Mr Adam Kinzinger.

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October 21, 2024
Wave for green man: Pedestrian push buttons to be replaced by sensors
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Wave for green man: Pedestrian push buttons to be replaced by sensors

Instead of pushing a button to activate the green-man signal at traffic junctions here, pedestrians would just need to wave their hands in front of a sensor to cross the road in the future.

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October 21, 2024
Prabowo takes office as president, pledging to serve all Indonesians
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Prabowo takes office as president, pledging to serve all Indonesians

He says his govt will work to improve lives across South-east Asia’s largest economy

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October 21, 2024
Dog Crocs – for a limited time only
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Dog Crocs – for a limited time only

With American footwear brand Crocs collaborating with everything from fast-food brands to anime, the \"ugly\" footwear brand is now embarking on yet another frontier - pet footwear.

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October 21, 2024
Japan 'zombie' train spooks passengers ahead of Halloween
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Japan 'zombie' train spooks passengers ahead of Halloween

JAPAN – It is usually a serene 21/2-hour ride on Japan's famously efficient bullet train. But the journey quickly descended into a zombie apocalypse, with passengers screaming in terror.

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October 21, 2024
Christopher Lee pips brother for Best Actor
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Christopher Lee pips brother for Best Actor

Golden Bell Awards

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October 21, 2024
Fatty Cheong hawker loved roast meats and martial arts
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Fatty Cheong hawker loved roast meats and martial arts

Mr Chan Tuck Cheong, founder and namesake of the famed Fatty Cheong hawker stall at ABC Brickworks Market and Food Centre in Bukit Merah, died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57 on Oct 19.

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October 21, 2024
A family of women navigate a financial misadventure
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A family of women navigate a financial misadventure

The beginnings of The Necessary Stage's new play White, All White can be traced back to impressions of the colour: that of snow in faraway Canada and that of flour mixed into the noodles of a family-owned store.

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October 21, 2024
Young pianist delivers Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto with bravura
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Young pianist delivers Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto with bravura

Russian music has such a following in Singapore that a large audience assembled to attend the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestral Institute's latest concert conducted by Jason Lai.

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October 21, 2024
Rishi Budhrani restages Can I Make You A Suit, Mate?
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Rishi Budhrani restages Can I Make You A Suit, Mate?

Comedian is back with more loving tales about his father, tailor Jimmy Budhrani

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October 21, 2024
Giving youth and its obsessions full, unprejudiced treatment
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Giving youth and its obsessions full, unprejudiced treatment

Playwright Faith Ng takes myriad teenage drama and turns it into nuanced elegy in Hard Mode, Checkpoint Theatre's effort at taking Gen Zers and Gen Alphas seriously on their own terms.

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October 21, 2024
Why I sometimes regret being a parent
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Why I sometimes regret being a parent

It is, at the very least, a reprieve from the feeling that parenthood should be a constant delight

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October 21, 2024
Keeping kids warm and healthy in cold climes
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Keeping kids warm and healthy in cold climes

Come December, Mr John Tan and his family will be heading to Japan's Nagano. The prefecture played host to the 1998 Winter Olympics and boasts the highest mountain ranges in the country.

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October 21, 2024
S'pore cricket hopes to gain from Lawson stint
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S'pore cricket hopes to gain from Lawson stint

The Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) will be hoping for a short-term shot in the arm with the appointment of former Australian Test cricketer and former Pakistan coach, Geoff Lawson, as national coach on a temporary basis.

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October 21, 2024
TEH WILL 'KEEP ON TRYING'
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TEH WILL 'KEEP ON TRYING'

S'porean's wait for first international title goes on with loss to Chi in KL

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October 21, 2024
NO SHORTCUTS FOR LIONS: OGURA
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NO SHORTCUTS FOR LIONS: OGURA

S'pore coach wants players, coaches to work hard and together to improve

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October 21, 2024
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Frustrated Howe rues 'concentration lapse' and poor finishing

LONDON – Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe was disappointed with Danny Welbeck's first-half strike that gave visiting Brighton & Hove Albion a 1-0 English Premier League victory on Oct 19.

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October 21, 2024
Messi treble for Miami secures MLS record haul
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Messi treble for Miami secures MLS record haul

Lionel Messi's hat-trick led Inter Miami to a Major League Soccer (MLS) single-season points record after their 6-2 victory over the New England Revolution on Oct 19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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October 21, 2024
Gunners lament 'silly mistakes' after shock loss
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Gunners lament 'silly mistakes' after shock loss

LONDON - Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal's shock 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth was an \"accident waiting to happen\", as William Saliba's red card condemned them to a first English Premier League loss since April.

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October 21, 2024
STONES BREAKS WOLVES' HEARTS LATE
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STONES BREAKS WOLVES' HEARTS LATE

He reveals set-piece focus as stoppage-time winner stands after controversial VAR check

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October 21, 2024
Ngannou honours son with comeback win
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Ngannou honours son with comeback win

RIYADH - Cameroon's Francis Ngannou made a triumphant return to mixed martial arts by knocking out Renan Ferreira in the first round of their heavyweight clash at the Professional Fighters League (PFL) event dubbed Battle Of The Giants in the early hours of Oct 20.

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October 21, 2024
Green fends off Boutier with late birdie in S. Korea
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Green fends off Boutier with late birdie in S. Korea

PAJU - Australia's Hannah Green held off a late surge from France's Celine Boutier to win the LPGA BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea on Oct 20.

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October 21, 2024
DON'T LEAVE: DJOKOVIC TO NADAL
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DON'T LEAVE: DJOKOVIC TO NADAL

Serb hails the retiring Spaniard as 'biggest rival' after emotional last clash in Saudi

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October 21, 2024
HOY HAS 'TWO TO FOUR YEARS' LEFT TO LIVE
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HOY HAS 'TWO TO FOUR YEARS' LEFT TO LIVE

Six-gold Olympic champ says he still feels 'lucky' even though his cancer is terminal

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October 21, 2024
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Red Bull could have breached rules, but device case closed: FIA

AUSTIN - Formula One's governing body on Oct 19 ruled out a deeper investigation of Red Bull's ride-height device, while recognising it could not be sure there had been any breach of the rules in the past.

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October 21, 2024
KA YING RISING ON THE ASCENT
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KA YING RISING ON THE ASCENT

Sizzling win in G2 Premier Bowl augurs well for trainer Hayes' 'very special horse'

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October 21, 2024