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Video: Watch this lion drag a zoo keeper before mauling him

https://videos.metro.co.uk/video/met/2018/05/01/7283356876616453048/640x360_MP4_7283356876616453048.mp4 Wild animals are termed such because they are unpredictable and are meant to survive in the wild. When wild animals are placed in a zoo, their nature does not alter, and they do not become domesticated animals. Not lions, for...

UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery asks Singapore Government’s permission to conduct independent investigation

Dr Tomoya Obokata, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Tweeted on 6 April that he issued country visit request to Singapore and that he looks forward to receiving positive responses from the Singapore Government to conduct...

The moment a woman got stuck in a transparent cruise ship water slide

https://www.tiktok.com/@ymg_travels/video/7070909354232368427?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1   TikTok was abuzz with the fate of a woman who got stuck in a malfunctioning transparent waterslide on a cruise ship. "I'm having trouble breathing just watching this," TikToker @ae_795 commented. "Omg my biggest fears unlocked", user @din_2210 said. More people expressed...

Ukrainian ambassador to Japan poses as Samurai to deliver serious message to Russia

The Ukrainian diplomat's earlier post is trending in social media again in the wake of Russia declaring war in Ukraine.   A Ukrainian diplomat on 16 February, adopted a novel method to show his country`s defiance of Russia. Ukraine's ambassador to...

Russia invades Ukraine, dozens killed

By Dave Clark, with Thibaut Marchand in Chuguiv, Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, unleashing air strikes and sending troops deep into the country in unrest that Ukrainian authorities said left dozens dead. The...

“You get a big old tank and then just f*cking run you guys over”: S’porean shares disturbing experience with boys who hurled racial slurs...

Singapore -- A young Singaporean has recently shared his disturbing experience with two boys who repeatedly and unapologetically threw racial slurs at him. Not only did the boys use derogatory words towards Asians like "Ch*ink" and "zipperhead," they also...

Tourist-starved Greek islands strive for ‘Covid-free’ image

ATHENS -- White sandy beaches make Elafonisos a popular holiday destination but it's the Greek island's small population that puts it top-of-the-list for Covid jabs as the country pushes to restart tourism before summer. In January, the Greek government said...

First batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine to arrive in India by May 1

New Delhi -- The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) on Tuesday said it will export the first batch of Sputnik V vaccine to India from May 1, the day India expands its Covid-19 immunisation drive to cover all adults. "The...

How exactly is the US planning to help India fight Covid-19? All you need to know

India -- The United States on Tuesday said that it will be delivering raw materials to the Serum Institute of India (SII) for the production of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine, with an aim to help India tide over the...

Fashion for a kinder world

India -- As the pandemic caught us unaware last year, fashion priorities were thoughtfully realigned. Organic, sustainable, eco-friendly, ethical - words such as these became mainstream. Today, most of the fashion lovers are celebrating ensembles that are not frivolous...
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Two former Keppel FELS employees fined for accepting bribes from suppliers

Two former employees of Keppel's offshore and marine subsidiary Keppel FELS have been fined after being convicted of accepting...
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