A few days ago, I overheard a conversation between a young mother and her daughter, who looked about six years old. The child wanted to know why Boxing Day is so called, and when it is. The mother answered, “I don’t know,” to both questions,...

Scientists from the University of the West Indies (UWI) have once again placed the Caribbean at the centre of global environmental discourse, playing a key role in the research, analysis, and development of ‘The Global Environment Outlook, Seventh...

More than 100 residents of the Shrewsbury and Logwood districts in Petersfield, Westmoreland received much-needed health and social services on December 13, as Faith Apostolic Ministries continued its hurricane relief efforts in the area. The...

“Without my community, I don’t know how I would survive,” shared Cordell Brown, a business banker at NCB’s Baywest branch in St James. “This donation is coming from home. NCB has been my backbone through this journey, and this contribution reminds...

The United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) , in partnership with title sponsor CIBC Caribbean, recently hosted a movie night for 210 children and 35 caregivers from 10 children’s homes across Jamaica. The event which was held at Carib 5 in Cross Roads,...

The Enforcement Directorate has launched a money laundering investigation against Islamic preacher Maulana Shamshul Huda Khan, based on an FIR by the UP Anti-terrorism squad. Khan, now a UK citizen, allegedly drew a government salary from 2013-2017 while living abroad and acquired properties worth over Rs 30 crore.

34 were intercepted over the territory of the Volgograd Region

Gennady Onishchenko added that despite the absence of a vaccine, HIV-infected patients today, thanks to treatment, can maintain a decent quality of life and give birth to healthy children

Vasily Prozorov stressed that, in essence, NABU is a US project

According to Andrey Klimov, it is impossible to cover everything through classical diplomacy alone

Available data and indirect evidence suggest that the visit was most likely connected to the process of the so-called peaceful settlement and the resolution of technical issues at the local level, Andrey Marochko said

The US has launched strikes on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria over attacking Christians, Donald Trump has announced Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine can’t finance elections due to a deficit budget while prioritizing “militarization” instead, Mikhail Podoliak has said Read Full Article at RT.com

While Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie (pictured) were surprise guests at the King's royal revelries at Sandringham, the disgraced former Duke of York was seen alone.

In a video from the Norfolk estate, the 10-year-old daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales can be seen stepping forward from her siblings to embrace a delighted member of the public.

Donald Trump announced a 'powerful and deadly' Christmas Day strike on ISIS 'terrorist scum' in Nigeria and warned that radicals will continue to pay for the persecution of Christians

Bricklayer Rishy supervised Akram for almost a year on the construction of the Crows Nest Metro station on Sydney's north shore.

Thousands of people descended on the iconic beach on Christmas Day, in scenes some likened to a nightclub.

A 57-year-old man who allegedly assaulted a 73-year-old man in Woodlands Mart on Dec 21 was taken back to the crime scene on Friday (Dec 26) as part of a police probe. Teo Eng Chye is accused of causing grievous hurt to victim Foo Suan Chew at the Fork & Spoon food court. Foo's thyroid cartilage was fractured and he later died in hospital. Teo arrived at the neighbourhood mall in a police car at about 10.40am on Friday wearing a face mask as well as wrist and ankle restraints. Flanked by investigators, he was led around the food court, and then to a table in a corner as curious members of the public peered in from the glass entrance. He was then escorted to the establishment's toilet and questioned there for about an hour. AsiaOne understands that Teo and Foo began fighting in the toilet.

La trêve de Noël n’existe pas pour le personnel médical du CHPF. À la maternité comme aux urgences, l’affluence ne faiblit pas. Pendant que certaines vies sont sauvées, d’autres naissent. A l'hôpital, des centaines d’employés travaillent 7 jours sur 7, 24 heures sur 24. Et nombreux sont les patients qui passent les fêtes entre ces murs.

À Tautira, dans la famille Tehaamoana-Marere, Noël ne s’improvise pas : il se chorégraphie. Du réveillon à l’ouverture des cadeaux, chaque détail est réglé comme un spectacle préparé des mois à l’avance. Thème, décor, musique : rien n’est laissé au hasard. Cette année, cap sur l’océan. Immersion au cœur de cette tradition familiale de la presqu’île

Enfants, ados ou adultes ...Ils ont été placés dans ces foyers par la justice ou les services sociaux. Alors célébrer Noël, c'est un moment qui permet de s'évader un peu. Pour la deuxième année consécutive, l’association Emauta a réuni les résidents de ses six foyers. Près de 80 personnes se sont ainsi retrouvées à la Mission.

National water agency PUB will call for a tender on Friday (Dec 26) to study the feasibility for a potential new water desalination plant in Singapore. The city-state currently has five operational desalination plants: three in Tuas South, and one each at Marina East and Jurong Island. In a statement on Friday, PUB said the feasibility study is expected to take around 10 months to complete. «[It] will entail the development of various plant design options, and assessments on the technical feasibility and economic viability of the proposed designs,» said the agency, adding that the study will also assess the viability of a dual-mode plant similar to the existing plant in Marina East. A dual-mode desalination plant is equipped with the capability to treat either seawater of freshwater, with the flexibility to switch between modes, thereby enhancing the weather-resilience of Singapore's water supply. PUB expects the feasibility study to incorporate lessons learnt from existing desalination plants, such as including higher multi-storey buildings and deeper basements to house treatment facilities. 

An Airbnb in Johor Bahru was allegedly left in a state of complete disarray after a Singaporean man vomited all over the property and caused damages amounting to $1,430.Eva Er, the Airbnb owner, made a Facebook post on Monday (Dec 22) detailing the incident that happened the day prior.Er said that the Singaporean man rented her unit for six days — from Dec 15 to Dec 21 — and looked younger than 30 years old, reported China Press.The 32-year-old also noted that communication during check in was smooth and that he was polite when asking questions.Nauseating smell of vomit, green stainsAccording to Er, the Singaporean man did not respond to repeated phone calls on the day he was supposed to check out.She subsequently entered the unit with a security guard and a cleaner to check on the unit, and found him laying naked on the sofa.«When I opened the door to my room, there was a strong smell of vomit, which made me feel nauseous,» she said.Photos attached to the post showed trails of green and brown vomit on the floor and bedsheets.