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Severe flooding in Kyiv after heavy rains disrupts traffic
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 weeks agoHeavy rains flooded streets in several districts of Kyiv on June 12, causing traffic jams and major...
Joan Baez: ‘It feels good to have changed the world’
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 months agoINTERVIEW: At 83, the trailblazing singer and civil rights activist is publishing her first collection of poetry. She talks to Kevin E G Perry about the...
Today in History: January 26, Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna and 7 others die in helicopter crash
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoToday in History Today is Friday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2024 There are 340 days left in the year. Today in History: On Jan. 26, 2020, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna ...
František Janouch, a Czech nuclear physicist who supported dissidents from Sweden, dies at age 92
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoFrantišek Janouch, a Czech nuclear physicist who set up a foundation in Sweden while in exile to...
Trial postponed for suspect in Salman Rushdie stabbing over author’s upcoming memoir
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 months agoThe trial for the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie has been postponed due to Rushdie’s...
Today in History: December 29, Texas becomes a state
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoIn 2007, the New England Patriots ended their regular season with a remarkable 16-0 record following a 38-35 comeback victory over the New York Giants....
Tom Stoppard: ‘To stop a writer’s freedom is outrageous’
Evening Standard via Yahoo Style Singapore· 7 months ago“I grew up in an England which I learned to revere as being a place where certain virtues were...
2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 7 months agoBook publishing in 2023 was a story of cooling sales and rising conflict, marked by legal action,...
Everything in the George Santos Report—Even the Botox—Makes the Case For His Expulsion
Time via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoRep. George Santos speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington, DC. Credit...
Salman Rushdie given surprise Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award: 'A great honor'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News Singapore· 8 months agoNEW YORK — The latest honor for Salman Rushdie was a prize kept secret until minutes before he rose...