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Monday, October 31, 2016

Best Printing Services in Singapore
















Tampines Printing Services
Century Square
#05-19
Singapore 5290509

Tel: 67825655
















Scandal in South Korea




















The woman suspected of exploiting her links with South Korean President Park Geun-hye for financial gain has returned to the country to face the accusations.











Kawasaki Halloween Parade













Thousands of Japanese costume fans have joined forces for the Kawasaki Halloween parade - dressed as everything from a Chanel handbag to a Samsung Galaxy phone.













CETA














The European Union and Canada have signed a long-delayed landmark trade deal, following weeks of uncertainty due to opposition in Belgium.
The deal was signed in Brussels by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and top EU officials.












Sunday, October 30, 2016

Baidu




















China's leading search engine Baidu has posted its first-ever decline in quarterly revenue in the wake of regulatory pressure over ads.
Revenue fell to 18.3bn yuan ($2.7bn, £2.2bn) for the third quarter, 0.7% down from a year earlier.











Choi Soon-sil













Thousands of people have rallied in Seoul, demanding the resignation of South Korean President Park Geun-hye.
The protest comes after Ms Park ordered 10 of her senior advisers to quit after admitting she had allowed an old friend to edit political speeches.
Choi Soon-sil, who holds no government job, is also suspected of meddling in policy-making and exploiting her links with the president for financial gain.














Comey and Email Use













FBI director James Comey has defended his decision to brief US lawmakers on FBI moves to look again into Hillary Clinton's email use, US media say.












Saturday, October 29, 2016

Ugly To See












Is it acceptable to use your commute to apply make-up? One Japanese rail company thinks not and has released a song-and-dance video discouraging women from doing it.
Two female commuters are seen applying mascara and lipstick and a woman watching whispers "Mittomonai" or "ugly to see".













Uber Drivers in London


















Uber drivers have won the right to be classed as workers rather than self-employed.
The ruling by a London employment tribunal means drivers for the ride-hailing app will be entitled to holiday pay, paid rest breaks and the national minimum wage.











James Comey


















FBI director James Comey has told Congress the bureau is reopening its inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails.











Friday, October 28, 2016

Elizabeth Aruoriwo Obueza





















A Nigerian asylum seeker says she is being held in solitary confinement in Toyko after her claim was denied.
Elizabeth Aruoriwo Obueza, 48, was detained two weeks ago after the government dismissed her appeal to stay in Japan for protection against religious persecution.









Guo Chuan
















The search for a Chinese sailor who went missing in the Pacific while trying to set a world record has been suspended, the US Coast Guard said.
Guo Chuan was attempting to sail from San Francisco to Shanghai within 20 days. The current record is 21 days.













Twitter and Vine


















Twitter has announced it is to close its video sharing service Vine about four years after it launched.
Vine let people share six-second-long video clips that played on a loop.











Thursday, October 27, 2016

Receptionist Job in China


















Serving tea and receiving guests may not be everyone's dream job, but it was a good enough prospect to make nearly 10,000 people apply for one receptionist job.
China's highly competitive civil service recruitment process recently saw a record-setting 9,837 applicants for a post as "China Democratic League public reception staff".












Teenage Asylum Seekers










An MP has suggested adults could be posing as teenage asylum seekers to gain entry to the UK.
Conservative MP for Monmouth David Davies believes dental tests could be carried out to confirm their age - despite professionals saying they would prove inconclusive.











Calais















France says that it has completed an operation to move thousands of migrants out of the "Jungle" camp in Calais.










Wedding Dress Cream Singapore









It's Skin
Tampines One
Level One
Facing MRT Station













Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Zac Goldsmith

















Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has resigned his seat in a protest against the government's backing for a new runway at Heathrow Airport.












WW2 POW's Postcard

















A postcard written from a Nazi labour camp in 1944 has been delivered to the writer's family - after a teacher stumbled across it in the street.
Valentina Romano, from Como, Italy, found the postcard on the pavement and was instantly struck by the postmark.
Stamped with the Nazi eagle, the card was signed by Roberto Bianchi and sent from occupied Breslau (now Wroclaw), in Poland.









Third Runway at Heathrow















The government has approved a third runway at Heathrow to expand UK airport capacity following a cabinet committee meeting on Tuesday.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the "truly momentous" decision would support trade and create jobs.










Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Peniwern White Sands









Pasir Ris
Level One
Opposite Cotton On












Polling Stations in Florida

















Polling stations have opened for early voting in the key battleground state of Florida, where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump remain in a tight race.











Calais




















Almost 2,000 migrants have been bussed away from the "Jungle" in Calais as French authorities clear the camp.










Wallonia

















Belgium cannot sign a key EU trade deal with Canada, Prime Minister Charles Michel has said, because of objections led by its Wallonia region.












Monday, October 24, 2016

AT&T and Time Warner
















US telecoms giant AT&T has announced that it will buy entertainment group Time Warner for nearly $86bn (£70bn).












Hillary Clinton



















US Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has said she no longer cares what her Republican rival Donald Trump might say and will focus on issues instead.











Mariano Rajoy















The opposition Socialists in Spain have effectively voted to allow the conservatives under Mariano Rajoy to rule as a minority government.












Sunday, October 23, 2016

Hairless Hamster

















A tiny hairless hamster in the US state of Oregon will keep warm this winter after getting a custom-made sweater.
A staff member at the Oregon Humane Society (OHS), in Portland, where she is being cared for, knitted the sweater to help one-year-old Silky stay warm.











Bob Dylan's Nobel Silence















Bob Dylan's failure to acknowledge his Nobel Prize in literature is "impolite and arrogant", according to a member of the body that awards it.













First 100 Days















Donald Trump, lagging behind Hillary Clinton in polls, has outlined what he would do in his first 100 days were he to become US president.
With 17 days until the election, much of the recent focus has been on controversies linked to his campaign.













Saturday, October 22, 2016

World Media and Clinton























Most media outlets across the globe say that Hillary Clinton won the third and final US presidential candidates' televised debate with Donald Trump.















Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter






















The gouge in the ground likely made by Europe's Schiaparelli probe as it hit the surface of Mars on Wednesday has been imaged by an American satellite.
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has identified a large dark patch in the robot's targeted landing zone consistent with a high-velocity impact.











Canada and Belgium













A trade deal between the EU and Canada is on the brink of collapse because a Belgian region with a population of just 3.6 million opposes it.













Friday, October 21, 2016

Nasty Woman






















It has become clear from polling that Donald Trump is struggling with female voters, and his problems weren't likely to have been helped by a comment during Wednesday's debate.
Hillary Clinton was explaining her plans to raise taxes on the wealthy when she pointedly referred to Trump's possible tax avoidance: "My social security payroll contribution will go up, as will Donald's, assuming he can't figure out how to get out of it."
Trump's retort? "Such a nasty woman."











Trump and Result














Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he will accept the results of the US election "if I win".
He added that he would accept a "clear" result - but reserved the right to challenge a "questionable" result.











Airline Seats
















Airline seats have been one-size-fits-all since the beginning. Today, those 16.5 to 18-inch wide seats are anything but.











Thursday, October 20, 2016

Ecuador























Ecuador has acknowledged it partly restricted internet access for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is taking refuge at its London embassy.











Schiaparelli














There is growing pessimism that a European probe which attempted to land on Mars on Wednesday has been lost.
Tracking of the Schiaparelli robot's radio signals was dropped less than a minute before it was expected to touch down on the Red Planet's surface.
Satellites at Mars have attempted to shed light on the probe's status without success.















Su Filindeu






















Away from its famed cerulean seas, Sardinia’s craggy interior is a twisting maze of deep chasms and impenetrable massifs that shelter some of Europe’s most ancient traditions.
Residents here still speak Sardo, the closest living form of Latin. Grandmothers gaze warily at outsiders from under embroidered veils. And, in a modest apartment in the town of Nuoro, a slight 62-year-old named Paola Abraini wakes up every day at 7 am to begin making su filindeu – the rarest pasta in the world.  












Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Jamie Chua and Cecilia Chng
















Do they blog?











Charles Wasko


















A town mayor in the US state of Pennsylvania has quit following uproar over his racist posts on Facebook.
The council in West York unanimously accepted Charles Wasko's resignation offer on Monday night, prompting applause from a crowd in the chambers.











Asma al-Assad


















Syria's first lady has said she rejected a deal to offer her safe passage out of the war-torn nation in order to stay by her husband's side.
Asma al-Assad revealed she believed those offering her a new home were trying to undermine her husband Bashar's presidency.












Stop Whining

















US President Barack Obama has told Donald Trump to "stop whining" as he rejected his claim that next month's White House election will be rigged.











Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Charlie Carver





















Friends and relatives of a missing American man are concerned because his Facebook page has become active, but they have not seen him for more than a month.
Charlie Carver and girlfriend Kala Brown have been missing from Anderson, South Carolina, since 31 August.












October Surprise















The second week of October is likely to be remembered as the moment when the 2016 presidential campaign went careening off the rails and spinning into the void.
Pundits and election wags love to talk about the so-called "October surprise" - a last-minute revelation that turns an election upside down. This October, the only surprise seems to be a day without surprises.











Quid Pro Quo



















A State Department official offered a "quid pro quo" deal if the FBI would change the classification of a Hillary Clinton email, FBI documents indicate.













Monday, October 17, 2016

Boris Johnson


















Boris Johnson has defended his writing of a pro-EU article days before he publicly backed Brexit, saying the article was "semi-parodic" and the UK's decision to leave was right.












Media Bias


















US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said the election is "absolutely rigged" by the "dishonest media" and "at many polling places".
His comments appear to contradict his running mate Mike Pence, who told NBC earlier Mr Trump would "absolutely" accept the election result, despite media "bias".












Kuwait's Cabinet





















Kuwait's cabinet has resigned and parliament has been dissolved, triggering early elections.
The moves follow disputes between MPs and the government over fuel price increases in the oil-rich country.











Sunday, October 16, 2016

Viewing Cage and Shark






















A diver has escaped unharmed after a great white shark smashed into his viewing cage off the coast of Mexico.








Gender Test in China




















Police in China have detained 75 people in connection with a widespread network that illegally determined the gender of unborn babies.
The illegal service - aimed at expectant parents wanting male children - smuggled fetal blood samples to Hong Kong for gender testing, officials say.
It operated across much of China and brought in $30m (£25m).











Trump and Drugs Test













Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has accused rival Hillary Clinton of being "pumped up" during their last debate, saying they should both be tested for drugs before the next one.











Saturday, October 15, 2016

Brett Archibald




















When Brett Archibald fell overboard in the middle of a stormy night in the Indian Ocean he thought he was going to die. For more than 28 hours he was alone at sea, encountering a shark and being attacked by gulls for his eyeballs.











Samsung Galaxy Note 7
















The US Department of Transportation has banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones on flights after reports of the device catching fire.
Passengers will not be able to take the phones on flights or in their luggage to and from the US from 16:00 GMT on Saturday.












Summer Zervos and Kristin Anderson







Two more women have come forward to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault, in the latest such allegations against the embattled Republican nominee.
Former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos said the businessman forced himself on her at a Los Angeles hotel and began "thrusting his genitals".
Kristin Anderson told the Washington Post he reached up her skirt and groped her in a New York club in the 1990s.










Friday, October 14, 2016

New UN Secretary General

















Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres has been officially appointed as the next UN secretary general.
Mr Guterres, 67, will become the world's top diplomat on 1 January when Ban Ki-moon's second five-year term ends.











Bob Dylan



















US singer Bob Dylan has been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming the first songwriter to win the prestigious award.
The 75-year-old rock legend received the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".












Photos Ring in Apple Brisbane














Apple has fired a number of employees at a store in Brisbane, Australia, amid allegations they shared photos of female customers and colleagues and ranked their bodies out of 10.













Thursday, October 13, 2016

Zeid Raad al-Hussein























Donald Trump's "deeply unsettling and disturbing" views make him a danger internationally, the UN's human rights chief has said.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein cited Mr Trump's comments on the use of torture and his attitude to "vulnerable communities".











Janet Jackson



















Singer Janet Jackson has officially confirmed she is expecting her first child, at the age of 50.












National Citizen Service















David Cameron has revealed his first new role after quitting political life will be to lead an expansion of the National Citizen Service for teenagers.












Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Galaxy Note 7



















South Korean tech giant Samsung has permanently ceased production of its high-end Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after reports of devices it had deemed safe catching fire.












Buffett and Trump


















US investor Warren Buffett has released his tax details after Republican candidate Donald Trump accused him of using loopholes to avoid paying tax.
Mr Buffett said he had paid income tax every year since 1944 following Mr Trump's assertion that he had taken a "massive deduction" during Sunday's TV debate with Democrat Hillary Clinton.










Trump Ripped















Republican nominee Donald Trump has ripped into House Speaker Paul Ryan as a "weak and ineffective" leader.












Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Contract Theory






















UK-born Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom of Finland have won the Nobel economics prize for work on contract theory.
Judges said their work laid "an intellectual foundation" for policies in areas such as bankruptcy legislation and political constitutions.












Samsung Note 7
















Smartphone giant Samsung has reportedly stopped production of its Note 7 phone amid claims that replacement devices are still at risk of catching fire.












Paul Ryan

















The most senior elected US Republican official has said he will not defend Donald Trump, after remarks he made about groping women led to outrage.

House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan vowed to focus on defending seats in Congress, but did not end his endorsement of the party's nominee.











Monday, October 10, 2016

Foreign Workers in UK




















UK companies will not be told to list or name foreign workers they employ, the government has said.










Nico Rosberg
















Lewis Hamilton's title hopes suffered a second blow in a week as he finished third in the Japanese Grand Prix, won by team-mate Nico Rosberg.













Trump and Team


















US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his team have come out fighting after a slew of attacks over his obscene remarks about women.











Sunday, October 9, 2016

Nepszabadsag






















Hungary's largest broadsheet newspaper Nepszabadsag has stopped publication, with journalists and the opposition alleging government pressure.












Chemnitz



















Police in the eastern German city of Chemnitz have detained three people as they continue a search for a suspect believed to be planning a bomb attack.












Trump Comments













US presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he will never drop out of the race to be president. He would never let his supporters down, he added.
Mr Trump has been under pressure after a tape from 2005 of him making obscene comments and bragging about groping and kissing women emerged on Friday.













Saturday, October 8, 2016

Lady Gaga and Joanne
















Snippets of Lady Gaga's new album Joanne have been shared online after fans "tricked" Amazon's virtual assistant into playing preview clips.




















Juan Manuel Santos
















Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the 52-year conflict with left-wing rebels.
The Nobel committee praised him for a peace deal signed with Farc rebels, but rejected by Colombians in a vote.




















New Fence at Norwegian Border











The Norwegian government says the steel fence is needed to tighten security at the road crossing into Europe's passport-free Schengen zone. It is around 200m (650 feet) long and four metres high.




















Friday, October 7, 2016

Hurricane Matthew

















  1. Hurricane Matthew, which has been strengthened to a Category Four storm, is currently passing over the Bahamas.




















Typhoon Chaba





















Typhoon Chaba battered South Korea, authorities said.
The southern cities of Busan and Ulsan were worst affected, as well as the resort island of Jeju.






















An Unknown Man



















A work thought to be by Dutch artist Frans Hals that sold for a reported £8.5m ($10.8m) has been declared fake.
Sotheby's said it had "rescinded the sale and reimbursed the client in full" after tests revealed the painting, An Unknown Man, was "undoubtedly" forged.




















Thursday, October 6, 2016

Harold Thomas Martin III













A National Security Agency contractor has been arrested accused of taking top secret information, officials say.
Harold Thomas Martin III is charged with theft of government property and unauthorised removal of "highly classified" materials.




















Antonio Guterres













Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is poised to become the next UN secretary general, UN diplomats say.





















#ThatMexicanThing












Republican Governor Mike Pence has upset some in the Latin American community after he was asked in a live TV debate to defend Donald Trump's comments referring to Mexicans as "rapists" and "criminals".





















Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Erdogan Case












German prosecutors have dropped an investigation into a TV comedian accused of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.





















IMF and UK GDP












The International Monetary Fund has cut its forecast for UK economic growth next year as it warned that the global recovery remains "weak and precarious".
Although the IMF raised its prediction for UK GDP growth this year to 1.8%, the figure for 2017 was cut to 1.1%.
Its assumptions are based on "smooth post-Brexit negotiations and a limited increase in economic barriers".





















Yahoo














Yahoo secretly scanned millions of its users' email accounts on behalf of the US government, according to a report.





















Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Rahma Sadau












A leading Nigerian actress has been banned from the Hausa-language film industry because of her "immoral" behaviour, the main industry body says.
Rahma Sadau caused offence by "hugging and cuddling" pop star Classiq in a video, it added.



















Greek Police

















Police in Greece have used tear gas on pensioners who were protesting against cuts to their income from the state.


















End of NY Fundraising


















Donald Trump's charitable foundation has been ordered by New York's attorney general to stop fundraising.


















Monday, October 3, 2016

Hurricane Matthew and Haiti









Haiti has begun evacuating residents from high-risk areas as Hurricane Matthew threatens widespread damage with flash floods and winds of up to 240km/h (150mph), forecasters say.
The strongest hurricane in the Atlantic in almost a decade is expected to hit Haiti and Jamaica on Monday, the US National Hurricane Center says.























Hungarians and Migrants















Hungarians who voted in a referendum on Sunday have overwhelmingly rejected mandatory EU migrant quotas, the national election office has said.



















Brexit and Article 50
















The UK will begin the formal Brexit negotiation process by the end of March 2017, PM Theresa May has said.
The timing on triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty means the UK looks set to leave the EU by summer 2019.





















Sunday, October 2, 2016

Magnemite and Sandshrew Nests in Singapore











East Coast Beach
Area F



















Pedro Sanchez













The leader of Spain's opposition Socialists, Pedro Sanchez, has resigned, in a move that could end months of political deadlock.





















Georgia Pope














Pope Francis has said Mass in a largely empty stadium on a visit to Georgia after the majority Orthodox Christian Church asked followers to stay away.





















Saturday, October 1, 2016

Van Gogh Paintings














Italian police have recovered two Van Gogh paintings stolen during a dramatic raid on an Amsterdam museum in 2002.





















Rosetta

















Europe's Rosetta probe has ended its mission to Comet 67P by crash-landing on to the icy object's surface.



















Migrant Child Brides

















Should a 14-year-old married girl who migrates to Europe be viewed as a child - or a spouse?
The issue has put European governments in a spin: forcing a policy U-turn in Denmark, new legislation in the Netherlands and an agonised debate in Germany.