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BECKHAM BACKS ENGLAND FOR EURO

Ex-captain believes youngsters like Palmer and Bellingham can end nation’s drought

INSPIRATION & IRRITATION

Being a couple motivates, though Coll and Gilis get jitters watching each other play

Joshua and Wilder kept apart for boxing festival

Former world heavyweight champions Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua will fight separate opponents on the same bill at a mega show in Saudi Arabia on Dec 23, the promoters confirmed on Wednesday.

F1 BETTING ON LAS VEGAS

Sin City pulls out stops to attract sponsors and big names to turbo-charged weekend

GRAND SAGE TO MAKE AMENDS

Baertschiger’s progressive three-year-old out to put his unlucky last-start run behind

OCBC acquiring Indonesia's Bank Commonwealth for $19lm

Move expected to allow group to better support Asean-Greater China trade flows

Jail for ex-SingPost exec who cheated for more pay, sought $lm bribe

A former senior vice-president at Singapore Post (SingPost) misrepresented his employment history when he successfully applied for a job with the company in 2013.

Long road ahead in bid to eliminate cervical cancer

300 cases of largely preventable disease still surface yearly; vaccination, screening key

New Delhi smog grows more intense as farm fires rage

Toxic smog gripping New Delhi grew more intense on Thursday, as farm fires raged in nearby fields despite a court-ordered ban, making India's capital the world's most polluted city again.

What climate deal between US and China means for COP28

Easier for other govts to follow if world’s two biggest polluters agree to cut emissions

S'pore, other IPEF nations agree to lower carbon emissions and corruption in trade

Supply Chain Agreement also signed by group comprising 4 Indo-Pacific countries

Top Taiwan presidential hopeful 'picks de facto US envoy as No. 2'

She is seen as a key go-between who will promote Taipei-Washington relations

India contacts Thai cave experts in bid to free trapped tunnel workers

India India has sought advice from the Thai company that rescued children from a flooded cave in 2018 as it races to save 40 men trapped in a road tunnel, officials said on Wednesday.

Progress made on difficult issues at defence chiefs' meet: Ng Eng Hen

He says Asean and its partners aired their views on global security issues

Myanmar orders all government staff to be ready for emergency

Those with military experience also alerted as insurgents advance in several places

Two GLS sites in Holland Drive and Upper Bukit Timah put on reserve list

But analysts see little chance of developers triggering the plots for sale any time soon

Cancer patients from Gaza arrive in Turkey for treatment

More than two dozen Palestinian cancer patients, who had crossed from Gaza into Egypt, arrived in Turkey for treatment in the early hours of Thursday.

Israel orders residents to leave four towns in Gaza's south

Evacuation orders signal wider offensive, raising fears of war’s spread to safe’ areas

Alert button a lifeline for 67-year-old who fell in middle of night

Earlier this year, when 67-yearold Khoo Ai Choo fell in her Redhill rental flat after going to the bathroom at midnight, she crawled to a wireless alert alarm system to activate a button and record a message that she needed help.

Initiative to create pedestrian-friendly streets to cover all towns here by 2030

More than 20 older precincts also set to be spruced up to promote active ageing

Biden-Xi meeting marked by show of personal diplomacy

But behind the smiles is recognition that key disagreements won't go away overnight

$800m boost to help seniors age well at home

Funding aims to help active ageing centres expand outreach, enhance programmes

Biden-Xi talks ease threat of war but core differences remain

It would be sheer fantasy to expect that four hours of talks between United States President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping would somehow calm the bloody conflict in the Middle East, the raging war in Europe and the simmering maritime tensions in Asia.

SAFUWAN BACK, FIT AND WITH FIGHTING SPIRIT

Defender, who missed Lions’ last 16 games, unfazed about facing formidable S. Koreans

THE ITALIAN JOB IS TO FOCUS WITH NO FEAR

Qualifying for Euro 2024 Finals can banish Azzurri’s nightmare of World Cup play-offs

'COURAGEOUS' SINNER A DESERVING WINNER

High praise for fantastic’ home favourite from 24-time Grand Slam champ Djokovic

NUGGETS SO SOLID AT HOME

Jokic leads team in preserving unbeaten record in Denver against aggressive Clippers

ESPINDOLA MAKES KRANJI DEBUT

Brazilian fulfils dream to join compatriots Nunes, Queiroz in Singapore riding ranks

New one-stop resource for Singapore employers looking to redesign jobs

Initiative will help workplaces remain relevant and competitive amid disruption

Investment opportunities abound in 2024: Morgan Stanley

But investors must be selective, it says, amid challenges including tight financial conditions