RIO DE JANEIRO — Countries can fight poverty by sustaining economic growth through open trade and investments, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Nov 18. Growth and trade remain one of the best ways to create jobs, he told Group of 20 (G-20) leaders at a discussion on poverty and hunger at the G-20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. «Jobs, in turn, are the most direct way to reduce poverty,» he said, adding that this is because they provide a path to dignity, stability and self-reliance. This is why efforts to reform and strengthen the World Trade Organisation are so important, PM Wong said. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched a global alliance against hunger and poverty on day one of the G-20 Summit. More than 80 countries, including Singapore, have agreed to back it. In his speech, PM Wong said the most direct way to tackle hunger and poverty is to stop conflicts and wars, and provide assistance to conflict zones where needs are greatest. Singapore is doing its part where possible, including providing several rounds of humanitarian aid for people in Gaza, he added.

A hotel in Johor Bahru has apologised and offered a guest a full refund after a male staff member «accidentally» opened her room door. In a now-deleted post to Facebook page Complaint Singapore on Nov 13, a woman from Singapore recounted «numerous issues» she faced during her two-night stay at Hako Hotel Mount Austin with three other friends. She said the bathrooms would flood whenever they showered, and they had to open the drain covers to drain the water as «nothing was done» to solve the issue despite them informing the hotel's reception. The woman added that the soundproofing in the hotel was poor, and that a male staff member had opened the door of the room her female friend was staying in. The friend in question, surnamed Lin, told Shin Min Daily News that their group of four had stayed in two separate rooms from Nov 8 to 10. «I had just taken a shower and finished changing when a male employee suddenly pushed open the door. I was shocked and yelled at him to get out,» she said. Lin, 33, told her friend in the next room about what had happened, and the pair reported the incident to the front desk.

The eldest son of the Yakult auntie who died a week after she was punched on the job revealed that his mother had previously wished for a peaceful death. The 43-year-old man, who did not want to be named, told Shin Min Daily News that his family had to make the difficult decision to pull his mother off life support after learning that she was in a critical condition.  After being punched in the right side of the face on Oct 29, the elderly woman, surnamed Au, was rushed to the hospital, where she was found to be severely injured. Her attacker, 30-year-old Lim Chuan Xun, was charged in court on Nov 15 for voluntarily causing grievous hurt to the elderly woman.  Doctors told her family then that she would become paralysed or bedridden.  "We called the doctor several times about whether [my mother] should undergo surgery. My younger sister wanted her to go for it, and our relatives were pressuring us. 

The Supreme Court withdrew its order requesting the President to decide on Balwant Singh Rajoana's mercy plea after the solicitor general assured to brief the court on the Centre's stand. Rajoana was convicted for the 1995 assassination of former Punjab CM Beant Singh and has been in jail for 29 years.

During the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met to discuss strengthening the strategic partnership between their two nations. The leaders announced a Joint Strategic Action Plan for 2025-2029 focusing on collaboration in trade, investment, and technology.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 107th birth anniversary. Gandhi, India's first and only female prime minister, served from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984. She is remembered as a towering figure in Indian politics.

Demain s’ouvre le 106ème congrès des maires et des présidents d’intercommunalité de France, au parc des expositions de la Porte de Versailles à Paris. Mais aujourd’hui s’est tenue la rencontre des élus des outre-mer, au Palais des congrès. Au cœur des préoccupations de bon nombre de maires polynésiens la question de l'eau potable.

La POD, prise observée directe, est le moyen le plus efficace afin de s'assurer que les gens prennent en face du personnel médical les comprimés destinés à combattre la filariose. Et pour les plus petits, il faut user de certaines techniques.

The Duke of Sussex , 40, visited Seaforth Armoury and met with elementary school children studying in Vancouver as he talked to them about his annual adaptive sports tournament.

David Patrikarakos assesses the current state of affairs in Ukraine as the bloody war against Russian aggression passes the unwelcomed 1,000 day milestone.

Freedom of speech is important but police forces should be able to make operational decisions about who and what they investigate, Dame Diana Johnson said.

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Holidaymakers were seen standing in the cold waiting to board their flights yesterday evening, while some were seen stuck on planes awaiting clearance to take off.

B.C. Premier David Eby introduced his new cabinet Monday, with some notable shuffles in high-profile ministries responsible for addressing some of the most pressing issues facing the province.

Two men from Ontario and British Columbia have been charged in connection with a 2022 shooting that left an innocent victim seriously wounded.

Mounties in B.C.'s Sea to Sky region say there is «no credible evidence» to support claims circulating on social media that a human trafficking ring is operating in Squamish or that there have been kidnappings in the community.

Aslan Bzhania filed a resignation «for the purpose of preservation of stability and constitutional order in the country»

The declaration does not contain any remarks that the statement was not approved by all countries

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ROME (AP) — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse urged the Vatican today to expand its zero-tolerance policy that it approved for the United States Catholic Church in 2002 to the rest of the world, arguing that children everywhere should be...

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The President of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, has submitted his resignation amid a wave of anti-government unrest in the post-Soviet state Read Full Article at RT.com

The G20 leaders also stated their support for a comprehensive ceasefire

The leaders also called to increase the role of the Economic and Social Council