Singapore’s Turf Club faces closure after failure to keep the pace | Politics News

Singapore’s Turf Club faces closure after failure to keep the pace | Politics News

Singapore – On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the far north of Singapore, a weekend ritual is in full swing. Racegoers at the Singapore Turf Club are crowded around banks of screens, studying the odds for the afternoon’s upcoming horse races. Many are clutching newspapers, scrutinising the form guide in…

Poor quality control, race for profits behind Boeing’s troubles | Aviation News

Poor quality control, race for profits behind Boeing’s troubles | Aviation News

When an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 made an emergency landing in Portland on January 5 following a door plug blowing out shortly after departure, alarm bells began to ring. For Boeing, this was another incident on its 737 MAX series and one that it simply could not afford to happen….

Columbia Uni bars people accused of spraying pro-Palestine protesters | Israel War on Gaza News

Columbia Uni bars people accused of spraying pro-Palestine protesters | Israel War on Gaza News

The US institution says it has banned attackers responsible for spraying a hazardous chemical on pro-Palestine rally. Columbia University has barred several individuals accused of spraying pro-Palestine protesters with a foul-smelling chemical during a demonstration, the New York-based institution has said. In a statement sent via email to Columbia students…

UN expert warns of ‘severe’ crackdown on climate protestors in UK | Environment News

UN expert warns of ‘severe’ crackdown on climate protestors in UK | Environment News

Last year, British police were granted anti-protest powers following years of disruptive demonstrations by environmental activists. A UN expert has warned that environmental activists face a “severe crackdown” in the United Kingdom and that peaceful protestors are the targets of “toxic discourse”. The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders…

Palestine enter Asian Cup 2023 knockouts with emphatic win over Hong Kong | Football News

Palestine enter Asian Cup 2023 knockouts with emphatic win over Hong Kong | Football News

Doha, Qatar – Palestine started their last group match of the AFC Asian Cup 2023 with their hopes of qualifying for the next round hanging by a thread, but ended it with an emphatic 3-0 win over Hong Kong and by sealing a last-16 spot. The compact Abdullah bin Khalifa…

How is the US presidential election shaping up? | US Election 2024 News

How is the US presidential election shaping up? | US Election 2024 News

Donald Trump is the favourite to become the Republican candidate and face Joe Biden in the presidential election. Campaigning is under way for the United States presidential election, and a repeat contest is expected between President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump. Biden is the oldest candidate in US…

Israel’s rising use of drone strikes in the occupied West Bank | Occupied West Bank News

Israel’s rising use of drone strikes in the occupied West Bank | Occupied West Bank News

NewsFeed “It’s illegal, and the world should be holding Israel to account.” Israel’s increase in the use of drone warfare in the occupied West Bank is being condemned by lawyers and rights activists. Al Jazeera spoke to lawyer Diana Buttu about the concerns raised and what can be done to…

Watching the Watchdogs: Law, Propaganda, and the Media walk into a bar | Opinions

Watching the Watchdogs: Law, Propaganda, and the Media walk into a bar | Opinions

This month, the world watched South Africa initiate International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearings on the genocidal acts Israel committed in Gaza. In a two-day session on January 11 and 12, the court heard the extensive evidence the South African legal team had gathered to support their case against Israel,…

Doomsday clock stays at 90 seconds to midnight: What we know | Science and Technology News

Doomsday clock stays at 90 seconds to midnight: What we know | Science and Technology News

Atomic scientists have kept their Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight as they did last year, citing worry about Russia’s potential use of nuclear weapons amid its invasion of Ukraine, Israel’s war on Gaza and worsening climate change as factors driving the risk of global catastrophe. Here is…

Oscar nominations 2024: full list of Academy Award nominees | Arts and Culture News

Oscar nominations 2024: full list of Academy Award nominees | Arts and Culture News

Oppenheimer dominates 96th Academy Award nominations with 13 in total including best picture. Filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s, Oppenheimer, dominated nominations for the 96th Academy Awards, followed by Yorgos Lanthimos’s, Poor Things, and Martin Scorsese’s, Killers of the Flower Moon. Nolan’s three-hour-long film about the father of the atomic bomb received 13…