SINGAPORE - She was regarded by her peers and juniors as a “high-flier”. In Primary 6, Afifah Munirah Muhammad Azril was the head prefect at Meridian Primary School in Pasir Ris. In 2020, Afifah, then studying at Cedar Girls’ Secondary School, returned to her alma mater to nurture and speak to pupils, a 12-year-old boy living in the same block as her in Pasir Ris told The Straits Times. But the bright girl with so much potential met a tragic end on the morning of April 22. The Year 1 student of Temasek Junior College was one of two killed in a six-vehicle accident at the junction of Tampines Avenue 1 and Avenue 4. At about 7am, Afifah, 17, was in her father’s car on the way to her college’s running event at Temasek Polytechnic when it was involved in the collision that landed eight other people in hospital.

SINGAPORE - Six people were taken to hospital following a chain collision on the PIE on the evening of April 22. When contacted, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the accident along the PIE towards Tuas, before the BKE exit, at about 9.40pm. Three people were taken to National University Hospital and another three were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. A video of the aftermath of the incident, which was circulated on messaging platform Telegram, shows six cars, including a red Trans-Cab taxi, on the second left-most lane of the expressway. At least four cars seem to be damaged, with either their boot compartment, car hood, or both, crumpled inwards. Two left-most lanes of the expressway were blocked due to the accident. Police cars, a fire engine and five ambulances were at the scene, as seen in the video. The Straits Times has contacted the police for more information. The multi-car accident on the PIE follows another multi-vehicle accident earlier on April 22.

Food Safety and Standards Authority is sampling powdered spices from all brands nationwide, including MDH and Everest, prompted by Singapore and Hong Kong authorities' alerts. The Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety detected ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic pesticide, in select spice packs from MDH and Everest, raising concerns. They further instructed vendors to stop sale of the products and remove them from retail shelves

On Monday, the Calcutta High Court invalidated nearly all of the 25,758 appointments made by Bengal's School Service Commission (SSC) in 2016, except for one, and instructed approximately 1,600 of these appointees to repay the salaries and allowances they had received so far within four weeks, along with 12% interest.

Indian students aiming for education abroad overwhelmingly favor the US, with a notable 69% majority expressing their desire to study there. Despite apprehensions regarding affordability, safety, and security, highlighted in the latest release of Oxford International's Student Global Mobility Index (SGMI), the US has outpaced other popular destinations like the UK (54%), Canada (43%), and Australia (27%).

The new 'entry-exit' system (EES) is due to launch in October this year but industry sources believe it will be postponed until at least 2025.

The Mail's awards, held in partnership with Marks and Spencer and in support of The WOW Foundation, attracted hundreds of entries. The winners were honoured at a glittering ceremony.

Peers admitted defeat in their desperate efforts to water down the legislation just before midnight, with one describing the moment as a 'funeral'.

Tennis stars Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur looked loved-up as they attended the star-studded Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid on Monday evening.   

A number of witnesses claim the star was unaware the stray ball was hurtling towards him before it dunted him on the forehead.

De nouveaux pictogrammes et des modèles informatiques plus précis qui intègrent une meilleure résolution du relief sous-marin permettront, dès la semaine prochaine, d'alerter seulement les riverains des communes concernées, et non plus tout ou partie de la côte Est ou Ouest de Tahiti.

A pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University in New York threatens the safety of Jewish students, a prominent rabbi has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Former White House aide Rahamim Shy has reportedly been indicted in the UK for alleged child sex crimes Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Joe Biden has reassured Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky that more weapons and money are on the way Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany has arrested three of its nationals, accusing them of spying for China Read Full Article at RT.com

Three children and a driver were taken to hospital after a school bus and a truck collided on Route 400 in Russell, Ont.

A Toronto cop who was driving to a break-and-enter call last year when he crashed into a civilian vehicle and seriously injured two people has been cleared by the province’s police watchdog, but concerns are being raised about the speed at which they were travelling on the way to the scene.

An evacuation order was issued on Monday afternoon for homes in the area of Cold Lake First Nation.

People in Manitoba could soon be able to grow recreational cannabis in their homes.

The crash happened at Beacon Church of England Primary School on Heyworth Street in Everton, Liverpool, at around 8.40am.

A Quebec-based union is trying to represent hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. workers at a warehouse in Laval, Que., a first of its kind in Canada if they succeed.

Meriam Jarjour says she's shocked, exhausted and devastated. Several weeks after her father died of a heart attack while swimming at a beach on vacation in Cuba, his body was supposed to have been repatriated by a Cuban government agency.

Former senior civil servant Patricia Sinclair McCalla has been returned as chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC), the state body responsible for the appointment of some of the top positions in Government.  The Office of the...

The Four Paths police in Clarendon are trying to ascertain the identities of two persons whose skeletal remains were found in bushes in the York Town community on Sunday. A post-mortem is to be conducted. It is reported that about 11:40 a.m.,...

Trump calls his prosecutions “election interference.” Most of his major scandals and indictments are based on exactly that -- and much more substantially so.

Donald Trump on Monday called President Biden “responsible for banning TikTok,” though the former president worked to force a sale of TikTok when he was in the White House.

The Gaza war has worsened the human rights situation in Israel, a new State Department report says, citing claims of crimes by Hamas and the Israeli government.

Minister of Mining in South Sudan, Martin Gama Abucha has called for African countries to work together in ensuring that mining resources benefit the people. Abucha made the remarks on Monday at Kamuzu International Airport on his arrival for the forthcoming First-ever 2024 Malawi Mining Investment Forum scheduled for 23-24 April at Bingu International Conference […] The post ATM Week: South Sudan Minister Abucha wants African countries to work together to ensure mining benefits people appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Victime d'une avarie moteur, le Hawaiki Nui a été remorqué ce week-end par le Hava'i. Les rotations du navire vers les îles-sous-le-vent sont suspendues jusqu'à nouvel ordre.

Ce samedi, la grande échelle de 30 mètres a été sollicitée à la demande du Père Christophe. Aucun moyen pour intervenir depuis l'intérieur du clocher: il s'agissait de resserrer les deux aiguilles autour de l'axe de l'horloge.

RIYADH: The Royal Commission for AlUla aims to host 2 million visitors annually and create 40,500 jobs by 2035, a top RCU official has said. Speaking on the second day of the inaugural Hima protected areas forum in Riyadh in a session titled “Protected Areas and Economic Development,” keynote speaker Dr. Stephen Browne, vice president of wildlife and natural heritage at the RCU, shared AlUla’s vision for protected area development and its economic impact.