Posts by Liam Redmond
Singaporean Woman, 46, Arrested After Fire at Sembawang HDB Flat; Authorities Suspect Blaze Was Deliberately Set
A 46-year-old woman has been arrested after a fire broke out at a Housing Board (HDB) flat in Sembawang on Tuesday evening, June 30, with preliminary investigations indicating that the blaze was deliberately started. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said that they were informed about the incident at…
Read MoreNike stumbles as China woes, cautious outlook temper turnaround hopes
Published Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 05:46 PM NIKE shares fell 3.5 in premarket trading on Wednesday after its latest quarterly results failed to revive investor hopes of a swift turnaround under CEO Elliot Hill. A cautious sales outlook and weak China demand overshadowed a modest fourth-quarter revenue beat, which also dragged down shares of…
Read MoreOrlando airport travelers threatened with arrest as they’re met with hours long delay waiting for luggage
Nearly 1,000 travel-weary passengers were forced to wait for their checked luggage for over five hours at a Florida airport due to severe storms and were threatened with arrest if they left the building empty-handed. International travelers arriving at Orlando International Airport on three separate Virgin Atlantic flights were met with a rude welcome to…
Read MoreAaron Judge ‘starting to feel better’ but is weeks away from scan on rib
Aaron Judge is “starting to feel better,” Aaron Boone said, though that feeling has not yet translated into concrete progress toward a return. Thursday will mark four weeks since the Yankees announced their captain had suffered a stress fracture of a rib and would undergo additional medical imaging in “approximately four to six weeks.” He…
Read MoreEuropean shares pause after rally, doubts linger over Iran peace deal
Published Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 04:09 PM EUROPEAN shares slipped on Wednesday, pausing after a strong finish to the second quarter and amid caution over signs that peace talks between Iran and the United States hit a new stalemate. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index slipped 0.3 per cent to 639.64 points by 0710 GMT…
Read MoreChina, South Korea, Singapore lead Apac in global EV ranking
[SINGAPORE] China, South Korea and Singapore lead the Asia-Pacific when it comes to electric vehicle adoption and readiness, an index shows. Western European nations also ranked highly on the EV-Friendly Countries Index created by Australia-based insurance comparison service Compare The Market. The index gave 25 countries scores out of 100 based on charging access, 2025…
Read MoreItaly puts ancient Etruscan tomb paintings worth millions on display in latest cultural acquisition
Italy on Tuesday put on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting, panels from a tomb that it acquired for $17 million in the Culture Ministry’s buying spree of big-ticket pieces of the country’s cultural heritage. The ministry announced in May that it had acquired the fresco panels, dating from the 4th century, from…
Read MoreUS Department of War Unveils ‘War Force’ to Recruit Top AI Engineers for the Joint Force
The US Department of War has unveiled War Force, a new recruitment initiative designed to bring top American engineers into the federal government to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and modernize military operations across the Joint Force. Announced by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering in partnership with the…
Read MoreMauricio Pochettino opens World Cup press conference with surprise apology: ‘I was wrong’
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The first words out of United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s mouth on Tuesday afternoon weren’t about their upcoming opponent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32. It wasn’t about tactics or the pressure on the hosts in the knockout rounds. It was an apology. Before taking…
Read MoreGlobal M&A value tops US$2.5 trillion after first-half deals surge
[NEW YORK] The year was tipped to be a potential blockbuster in deals and the first half delivered, setting a pace that is likely to continue in the closing months of 2026. From well-known food products to power grids and everywhere in between, chief executives, boards and the bankers that back them served up a…
Read MoreFlorida toddler found dead inside hot car after dad forgot to drop him off at daycare
A Florida toddler was found dead after his father mistakenly thought he dropped his son off at daycare — only to make the horrifying discovery hours later that he left the toddler inside his sweltering hot car. First responders were called to the early childhood education center, A World of Discovery Academy, in Plantation —…
Read MoreChina stocks rise on robust factory activity data, Xi’s speech
Tech shares surge, continuing their outperformance against traditional sector stocks Published Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 12:50 PM [SHANGHAI] China stocks rose on Wednesday (Jul 1), encouraged by robust factory activity data and President Xi Jinping reiterating a promise of “high-quality development”, even as concerns remain over the economy’s uneven growth. The large-cap index CSI300…
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