SINGAPORE - A routine evening at home turned into a life-changing moment on Aug 10 for Ms Latashni Gobi Nathan, when she and her best friend helped her next-door neighbour deliver a baby.While watching post-National Day celebrations together from the rooftop of their Punggol Housing Board block at around 6pm, the neighbour, Ms Nur Amalina, 34, told Ms Latashni and her husband that she was having mild contractions.«Around noon, I was having mild contractions. We talked to the neighbours and asked them to help with taking care of our two daughters if I needed to go to hospital the next day,» Ms Amalina, a homemaker, told The Straits Times.The baby was not due until Aug 17, the 34-year-old added.«At around 10pm, my contractions got even more intense. I told my husband we had to go. I started panicking, wondering if I had the time to make it to the hospital or not.»Ms Amalina's husband Dzukri Bachtiar, 40, a field service engineer, said he managed to remain calm."I was already prepared on what to do. My parents, who live with us, were on holiday that day, so it was just us. We had contacted my sister, but she could make it only at 11pm.
Winning a large sum of money at a casino may seem like a dream come true, but few anticipate the challenges and stress involved in bringing that money back home if the win happens overseas.Ms Sherylynn Kok, 28, experienced this first-hand in April, after winning RM800,000 (S$244,000) at a slot machine in a Genting Highlands casino.She, her boyfriend and her parents were on a weekend getaway at the hill resort. On that fateful Friday afternoon, they began playing at the jackpot machines.Ms Kok was initially on a losing streak.“I kept changing slot machines and finally sat down at a random one,” recalls the owner of a frozen food supply company and social media agency.Five minutes in, she triggered a feature game offering four jackpot tiers: mini, minor, major and grand, each with rising prize values and shrinking odds. She pressed the button.The columns began aligning on the payline. Three of the grand prize symbols appeared on the screen, along with a small message at the bottom of the screen: She had won the grand prize of RM800,000.
Personal data of former Tory ministers, British troops and thousands of Afghans has been lost in another embarrassing blunder for the Ministry of Defence.
The U.S. president declared Saturday that he would forego his previous demand for an initial ceasefire, making it easier for Putin to continue the war and dictate terms of a peace agreement at gunpoint.
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, India's second astronaut, returned home after successfully completing Nasa's Axiom-4 mission, landing in India on Sunday. He was greeted by Union Minister Jitendra Singh and Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, along with his wife, Kamna Shukla. Shukla's mission, which included 18 days on the ISS, provides valuable experience for India's Gaganyaan program.
Opposition parties in Punjab are demanding action against AAP and Manish Sisodia after a video surfaced where he allegedly says the party will use any means necessary to win the 2027 election, including «saam, daam, dand, bhed.»
Invitée dans le journal télévisé du 16 août, la présidente de l’Association des parents d’élèves du public, Tahia Chung Tien, appelle à une mobilisation collective contre les drogues à l'école. Elle revendique un engagement accru du gouvernement, des communes et de tous les parents pour protéger les enfants, accompagner les familles, et trouver des solutions pour le périscolaire, face à l’absentéisme et le manque de moyens dans certaines îles.
Les championnats de va'a marathon ont débuté samedi 16 août au Brésil. Six courses étaient au programme. Iloha Eychenne et Nateahi Sommer sont championnes du monde, tout comme les vétérans 40 et 60 hommes. Deux médailles d'argent sont attribuées aux juniors de Mateiea en V6 et à la rameuse Ranitea Mamatui en V1.
WhatsApp and Telegram refuse to comply with Russian law while cooperating with foreign agencies, officials say Read Full Article at RT.com
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NIA and Andhra Pradesh police apprehended Kothwal Noor Mohammed in Dharmavaram for alleged ties to Pakistan-based terror groups. He is accused of engaging in prohibited social media groups and communicating with suspected operatives across the border.
Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has threatened Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann with «political death» starting August 31, the anniversary of Beant Singh's assassination. SFJ chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had previously threatened Mann and the Punjab DGP.
According to TV channel, «European and American security guarantees were discussed.».
US pesident «just wants a quick deal,» Ukrainian official said
US president briefed Vladimir Zelensky on the results of his Alaska summit, saying that Russia had allegedly «offered to freeze the front lines» if Ukraine «fully withdrew its troops» from the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Lugansk People’s Republic, a scenario dismissed by Zelensky
The phone call held at the initiative of the Hungarian side
The two sides also discussed the schedule of upcoming bilateral contacts
Trump’s swerve increases pressure on the Ukrainian leader as he heads to the White House on Monday to make his case.
A Pakistan International Airlines-branded, aircraft-shaped balloon was discovered in Ramgarh, Samba district, raising security concerns. Border Security Force troops are investigating the balloon's origin. Similar incidents involving balloons with Pakistani markings have occurred in the area previously, prompting heightened vigilance by security forces along the International Border and Line of Control.
[allAfrica] In recent years, a wave of military takeovers has swept across the Sahel region--Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali--toppling long-standing regimes and sending shockwaves through Africa's political establishment.
MBJ Airports Limited (MBJ), the operators of the Sangster International Airport, is advising passengers that two Air Canada flights scheduled for today have been cancelled as more than 10,000 of the airline's flight attendants went on strike early...
The Bog Walk police in St Catherine are investigating the tragic death of a motorist who was hit by a falling boulder on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Linton Davis, a 61-year-old labourer, of Greater Portmore, St Catherine....
The Jamaica Labour Party's representative for Manchester North Eastern, Audrey Marks, is seeking to refute reports that a man was killed at a party meeting in the constituency, stating that he was fatally stabbed during a dispute with another man...
Сease-fire in the rest of Ukraine at current battle lines and security guarantees, for both Kiev and Europe, would be offered in return, The New York Times reported
The analyst noted that the presidents of Russia and the United States tend to exhibit a «rather dismissive attitude towards Europe»
President Donald Trump dropped his demand for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Here are five takeaways from the Alaska summit and its aftermath.
