SINGAPORE — Singapore's top breaststroke swimmer Letitia Sim has retired from competitive sport, Singapore Aquatics announced on social media on May 22.Just five months ago, the 23-year-old enjoyed a standout campaign at the SEA Games in Thailand, where she became the first swimmer to complete a hat-trick of breaststroke titles at the regional meet after sweeping the 50m, 100m and 200m crowns in Games records.She also added golds in the 200m individual medley and women's 4x100m medley relay.In a statement, Sim said: «I am grateful for my time with Singapore Aquatics and for all of the opportunities and support they have provided me over the past few years.»While I am proud of my accomplishments in the pool, I am even more thankful for the relationships, experiences, and memories created both in and out of the water that have shaped me into the person I am today.«Noting that it was not an easy decision, Sim said it was the right path as she looks to pursue a career outside of swimming.She added: »I will forever be thankful for this chapter of my life, but I am excited for the new opportunities and challenges that lie ahead."

The family of a student, who was involved in a near-fatal drowning accident in April, has come forward to seek donations to support his recovery. Wang Yan, an undergraduate at NUS' School of Computing from Qingdao, China, moved to Singapore at the age of 25 and was due to graduate this year before the incident upended his studies.He almost drowned in a swimming accident on April 9 and by the time he was rescued, he had gone without oxygen for an extended period before being rushed to the National University Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit, according to crowd-funding platform Give.Asia.The location where the incident took place was not disclosed. Wang has since been on advanced life support, including ventilator and oxygen support, while brain scans showed swelling and serious injury caused by oxygen deprivation. In the midst of this, Wang’s aged parents were unable to be by his side. They are unfamiliar with Singapore and are already facing severe financial issues.Following the accident, Wang's close friend, who is also from China, initiated a fundraising campaign on Give.Asia, to support Wang's recovery. 

Singapore and its people must master frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) — ensuring that both companies and individuals not only know how to use them — but are also able to do something new in the AI economy if their existing jobs are superseded, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He made these comments when asked for his takeaways for Singapore's Economic Strategy Review and its future resilience as he wrapped up a five-day visit to Guangxi and Shanghai on Friday (May 22).On Thursday, SM Lee visited the Shanghai Municipal Humanoid Robot Innovation Incubator — the first in China focusing on humanoid robots. It has plans to set up an office in Singapore in October.In a Facebook post after the visit, he noted that robots and AI are rapidly advancing and transforming the way we live and work.

Le Commonwealth de la Dominique a réaffirmé, jeudi à Rabat, son soutien constant à l'intégrité territoriale et à la souveraineté du Maroc sur l'ensemble de son territoire, y compris la région du Sahara, consolidant ainsi la dynamique internationale favorable à la proposition marocaine d'autonomie. Cette position a été exprimée par le ministre des Affaires étrangères du Commonwealth de la Dominique, Vince Henderson, lors d'un point de presse tenu à l'issue de ses entretiens avec le (...) - DIPLOMATIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, Brice Clotaire Olugui Nguema a accordé ce jour deux audiences diplomatiques à Son Excellence Shin Song Bum, Ambassadeur de la République de Corée près la République Gabonaise, ainsi qu'à Son Excellence Stefano Moscatelli, Ambassadeur de l'Italie près la République Gabonaise. L'audience accordée au diplomate coréen intervenait dans le cadre de la fin de sa mission diplomatique au Gabon après trois années et quatre mois (...) - DIPLOMATIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le comité d'organisation d'Ibengunu ô Dimbu,a annoncé le lancement de la 4e édition de ses activités au cours d'une conférence de presse organisée ce 21 mai 2021, à la Chambre de Commerce de Libreville. Une organisation qui s'articule autour de plusoeurs activités telles que le football, le basket, le volley, mais aussi des ateliers d'apprentisaage de l'yipunu, le villi, le lumbu, des feux de camp et bien d'autres. Prévue pour sedéroulerer du 1er au 22 août 2026 à travers l'ensemble (...) - ARTS & CULTURE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

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Under the motto of continuity and security in the Euro-Atlantic area and the so-called Indo-Pacific, a policy is being pursued to destabilize and dismantle the ASEAN-centric architecture of security in the Asia-Pacific, the Russian foreign minister noted

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi Musalia has urged Kenyans to brace themselves for tougher economic and social challenges in the coming days, saying it is important for the government to communicate openly with the public.

Andy Burnham said the vote is an opportunity to 'change Labour' as as his high-stakes battle for the Makerfield constituency ramps up.

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The bodies of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, from Uxbridge, west London , were pulled from the water at around 5.45am on May 13.

Ari Edwald, leader of the Centre Party in Reykjavík, is scheduled to meet with Hildur Björnsdóttir, leader of the Independence Party, this afternoon as exploratory talks continue over the formation of a new governing coalition in the city.

If the governing parties are not satisfied with a potential European Union accession agreement resulting from future negotiations, the agreement will not be put to the public in a second referendum.

Biennial elections for 26 Rajya Sabha seats will be held on June 18, with the BJP-led NDA expected to lose one seat. The Congress-led opposition could see its tally improve to five seats. The elections will cover 12 states, with bypolls also scheduled for Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

In India's democracy, fractured election mandates often shift power to governors, who become arbiters of government formation. The recent Tamil Nadu election saw actor-turned-politician Vijay's party emerge as the single largest, but the governor's discretion in inviting him to form the government sparked debate over constitutional conventions and political arithmetic.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Federation of Public Transport Sector (FPTS), including the Matatu Owners Association, on Friday called off the nationwide fuel strike following a high-level meeting with President William Ruto at State House Mombasa.

[Liberian Investigator] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has formally submitted legislation to the House of Representatives seeking to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court and a National Anti-Corruption Court, advancing what supporters describe as the most consequential accountability reforms Liberia has attempted since the end of its civil wars.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States has designated a senior Tanzanian police official over gross human rights violations linked to the detention, torture, and sexual assault of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan journalist and activist Agather Atuhaire during their visit to Dar es Salaam last year.

Akanda, 22 mai 2026 – L'École Nationale des Eaux et Forêts (ENEF) a exprimé sa profonde et sincère gratitude au Président de la République, le Général Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, pour son implication personnelle dans la mise en service d'un groupe électrogène de 320 kVA. Un geste qualifié de « fort et louable » par la direction de l'établissement, qui y voit le point de départ d'une transformation profonde et porteuse d'espoir pour l'école. Un groupe électrogène qui vient pallier (...) - EAUX ET FORETS / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

A performer at Universal Studios Singapore's (USS) WaterWorld suffered a medical emergency during a training session on Tuesday (May 19).The performer was engaged by an appointed vendor for USS' WaterWorld, according to a Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) spokesperson in response to AsiaOne's query on Friday, adding that fellow performers noticed the victim was in distress and rendered immediate assistance.Emergency services were called and he was taken to the hospital by ambulance.«Our thoughts are with the performer and his family during this difficult time. Out of respect for the performer and his family’s privacy, we are unable to share more about his condition,» said the RWS spokesperson.«Safety is our priority,» said the spokesperson, adding that training is conducted with safety protocols in place and they are reviewing the circumstances of the incident together with the performer’s employer.The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for assistance at 30 Sentosa Gateway at about 10.35am on Tuesday, adding that one person was taken to the Singapore General Hospital.

A total of 12 people, aged between 17 and 28, will be charged in court between May 25 and 28 for allegedly providing fraudulently registered SIM cards in return for money.The eight men and four women purportedly received between $10 and $20 per registered SIM card.Police said each of the 12 persons handed over «multiple SIM cards», registered under their names, to a criminal syndicate. They did not specify the number of SIM cards handed over per person.The suspects were allegedly instructed to buy SIM cards in bulk across different retailers before handing them over to couriers.Those convicted of knowingly providing a registered SIM card to another person to facilitate a crime for any gain will face a fine of up to $10,000 and/or a jail term of up to three years.The police also warned would-be perpetrators that they take a serious view of SIM cards being misused as a conduit for crimes. 

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Over a thousand women are killed in the EU each year in circumstances that often point to a gender-related motive, and the perpetrators are most commonly intimate partners or family members. Data collected by a number of EU Member States on female homicides show no consistent downward trend, despite a range of measures aimed at combating gender-based violence. Widely publicised cases of femicide have highlighted systemic failures in prevention and victim protection, and have driven legislative reforms in several Member States. These include the introduction of femicide as an aggravating circumstance alongside measures on prevention, victim support and data collection.Experts recommend avoiding an exclusive focus on harsher criminal penalties and instead implementing a comprehensive approach that addresses the root causes of femicide, strengthening prevention efforts, improving victim protection, enhancing data collection and raising public awareness.At the EU level, existing legislative and non-legislative measures address gender-based violence more broadly but do not specifically recognise femicide as a distinct crime. The European Parliament has therefore urged for its formal recognition at EU level, arguing that this would improve legal clarity, data comparability and the effectiveness of prevention and protection measures. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The EU's Horizon Europe framework programme promotes European innovation. The current Horizon Europe programme uses 'Widening' measures to target Member States, support their capacity to innovate, close gaps between EU countries and move towards performance convergence. This study provides a framework and associated indicator options for establishing a systemic 'Widening 2.0' methodology which could prove instrumental in discussing post-Horizon Europe 'widening' support measures. It is based on assessment of research and innovation indicators of targeted 'widening' countries, looking at the economic and research impact that Horizon Europe may have had between 2018 and 2025 Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP