SINGAPORE - A construction worker was killed and another was injured in an accident on Thursday (June 27) at a worksite for the upcoming Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link station in Woodlands North. The workers, aged 48 and 49, were injured by falling steel reinforcement bars that were being installed for the station's foundation at around 9.30am. Both workers were taken to hospital, where the younger man later died. Police investigations are ongoing, but based on preliminary findings, foul play is not suspected. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said the steel bars had swayed before falling. It added that it takes a serious view of safety incidents, and a safety timeout has been called to review and further enhance the safety process. Meanwhile, the authority is working with the main contractor, Japanese firm Penta-Ocean Construction, and the subcontractor involved, Interno Engineering, to assist the family of the dead worker. This is the third death of a worker at an LTA worksite in seven months.

Festival-goers embraced the rain in wellies and raincoats today as they enjoyed the start of a long weekend at Glastonbury on Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset.

Charles Michel said that discussions on the subject will continue over the next few weeks

The Jamaica Entertainment and Creative Industries Practitioners Insurance Plan is to be launched within weeks. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2024/25 Sectoral...

A 53-year-old landscaper was killed while on the job in Victoria district, Linstead, St Catherine on Wednesday. He is Fitzroy Angus, otherwise called 'Bug'. The police report that about 8:30 a.m., Angus was carrying out landscaping in...

Two members of the Jamaica Defence Force suffered injuries in separate incidents in the Corporate Area during a freak storm which lashed sections of the island on Wednesday. The storm produced heavy rains and strong wind. In the first...

The Government is looking at a programme to make lands available for housing development as part of measures to drive down housing costs for Jamaicans. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure at the recent opening of Sagicor Group...

Recruitment is under way to fill 1,208 positions at the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital (WCAH) in St James, says Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. The facility, which is currently under construction, will provide...

President Droupadi Murmu indicated that the first Budget of PM Narendra Modi's third term will feature historic steps and accelerated reforms addressing job creation, inflation, and manufacturing. Expectations are high for a reform-oriented Budget, aiming to fulfill the 2047 development agenda. Despite BJP's reduced parliamentary majority, the government plans bold measures and new legislations, including one nation-one election and strengthening the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. President emphasized India's favorable environment and the need for lawmakers to support the country's development aspirations.

Julianne Smith reiterated that NATO will not accept countries engaged in a military conflict as its members

Alexander Grushko said that peace was an easy goal to attain through the Minsk agreements, which provided for the Lugansk and Donetsk regions reunification with Ukraine

According to the report, the Kiev government may receive 50 such howitzers

Donald Trump and President Biden are set to take the debate stage at 9 p.m. Thursday for the first time in 2024.

Winnipeg police say the occupants of a home that exploded in the Transcona neighbourhood on Wednesday were not there at the time of the blast.

A judge dismissed all sexual misconduct charges against a Newfoundland lawyer Thursday, saying repeated inconsistencies and falsehoods in the complainant's accounts eroded her credibility and left him unable to believe her allegations.

Nova Scotia Justice Minister Barbara Adams says the province's police watchdog is in talks with a civilian agency that may be willing to investigate the role of police in the wrongful murder conviction of Glen Assoun.

The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected an application from a Saskatoon man who murdered his wife.

The contents of these agreements was not disclosed

The prankers noted that they do not utilize AI algorithms in their pranks yet, but they do not rule out that they might use them in the future

«The prime minister may introduce red lines or restrictions to the president,» Sebastien Chenu said

The US and its allies launched Operation Prosperity Guardian aiming to ensure both the freedom of navigation and the safety of maritime traffic in the Red Sea

Alexey Krasnokutsky added that damage is still being assessed

The participants discussed the general idea of the exercise, the schedule of drills, the make-up of the exercise’s joint command, and other organizational issues

Alexey Krasnokutsky pointed out that the sub-munitions scattering area of ATACMS missiles was rather large, but a significant part of the territory has been inspected already

RIYADH: Secretary-General of the Islamic Military Counter-Terrorism Coalition Maj. Gen. Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Moghedi welcomed the chairman of the Academy of Strategic and Defense Studies in Oman, Maj. Gen. Hamid bin Ahmed Sakroon, to coalition headquarters on Thursday. Along with his delegation, the chairman was briefed on the coalition’s key works and its role in coordinating international efforts to combat terrorism. Its monitoring, follow-up and analysis processes were also reviewed.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s consuls general to New York and Suez took an oath of office before the Kingdom’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in Riyadh on Thursday. During a swearing-in ceremony, the Consul General to New York Abdullah Al-Hamdan and the Consul General to Suez Marzouq Al-Nafi’i said: “I swear by Allah Almighty to be loyal to my religion, king, and homeland, not to divulge a secret of the state’s secrets, to maintain its interests and regulations at home and abroad, and to perform my duties with honesty, integrity, and sincerity.”

RIYADH: A facility in Qassim region has been fined SR500,000 ($133,000) after the Saudi Food and Drug Authority found the documentation of a shipment it imported had been tampered with, with the intention of selling a type of fish banned from import to the Kingdom.

MADINAH: Hajj and Umrah pilgrims in Madinah are always particularly interested in those historic and archaeological monuments linked to Prophet Muhammad, seeking to learn more about the sites and how their facilities have been developed over the years. The Al-Ghars Well, which is located in Al-Awali neighborhood and close to the Prophet’s Mosque, is one such example. It has undergone developmental works and improvements as part of a program that has included several mosques and historic and archaeological sites and monuments in Madinah.

RIYADH: Trainees from the King Fahad Naval Academy of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces have joined the First Training Squadron of the Indian Navy at Southern Naval Command in Kochi. The 76-strong group is the second batch of trainees to undergo training with the 1TS, with the first attending in May–June 2023. “This is the second time Saudi navy officers are being trained at this facility in Kochi, India. Last year, we had 55 Saudi cadets for similar training,” said Suhel Ajaz Khan, Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia.