💞 Would you let AI date people for you? Bumble founder says this is a possible future, drawing scepticism

From ghosting to catfishing, online dating can be burdensome and tiring. But according to Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder of popular dating app Bumble, we could be on the cusp of a brand new era in online dating.

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🫶 'Pride of Hainan': Online interest in PM Lawrence Wong's ancestral ties surges in China

Newly minted Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has got more in common with your plate of chicken rice than you think — and it's not just his humble beginnings.

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'Firefighting was his calling': SCDF officer who died in the line of duty wanted to help others, was only child

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) regular officer who died in the line of duty was a nursing graduate who wanted to help others, and eventually found his calling as a firefighter.

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🏙 He grew up in a one-room flat in Bendemeer. Today, he runs a real estate agency that deals with Good Class Bungalows

William Wong is the founder of Realstar Premier Group, a real estate agency that deals only with landed properties - including good class bungalows (GCBs).

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🧳 I try a workcation in a neighbourhood I'm unfamiliar with, here's whether I was more productive or not

One good thing that came out of the Covid-19 pandemic was some employers realising the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

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'You bought the new building thanks to me': Tiffany of Girls' Generation jokingly slams former agency SM Entertainment for their treatment

She left SM Entertainment in 2017 but remained a member of their hugely successful K-pop girl group Girls' Generation.

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⚽️ Dutchman Arne Slot confirms he's taking Liverpool manager job next season

Feyenoord's Arne Slot confirmed on Friday (May 17) that he would be Liverpool's manager next season after Juergen Klopp leaves the Premier League club at the end of the campaign.

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🚘 Marine Parade Town Council to step up checks after concrete from roof of HDB flat fell off and damaged car

Concrete pieces from the roof of a Marine Parade Housing Board flat fell off and damaged a car’s windscreen on May 15, prompting the estate’s town council to bring forward its inspection of the building facade for residents’ safety.

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🚴 'Road rage can have tragic consequences': Video of altercation between BMW driver and cyclist sparks debate

An altercation between a cyclist and a car driver, captured on video, has divided netizens.

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Restaurant set up by late Singaporean chef Tariq Helou, who died suddenly at 29, to shutter on June 15

The restaurant of late Singaporean chef Tariq Helou is set to shutter on June 15 after he died unexpectedly, according to a post on their Instagram page on Friday (May 17).

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🛩 RSAF F-16 crash at Tengah Air Base caused by aircraft component malfunction; fleet to resume flying: Mindef

The Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) F-16 crash at Tengah Air Base on May 8 was due to an aircraft component malfunction, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) stated in a press release on Saturday (May 18).

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🐕 'I must save my dog no matter what': Woman's pet attacked by monkeys in Yishun

A routine walk with her dog took a terrifying turn when a woman saw monkeys making a beeline for her and her pet.

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🦠 Singapore seeing new Covid-19 wave, vaccination recommended especially for seniors, says Ong Ye Kung

Singapore is seeing a new Covid-19 wave, with rising cases of infection in the last two weeks, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Saturday (May 18).

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🌆 10 key things you can't overlook in your condo floor plan before buying

What makes a good condo layout? Well, the answer is, truthfully, quite subjective — but there are some common features that most people appreciate.

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Actor Dabney Coleman, villainous boss in films Tootsie and 9 to 5, dies at 92

Dabney Coleman, a character actor who brought a glorious touch of smarm to the screen in playing comedic villains, mean-spirited bosses and outright jerks in films such as 9 to 5 and Tootsie, has died at age 92.

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Australians stranded in New Caledonia 'running out of food' amid civil unrest

Australians stranded in New Caledonia are rationing food as they wait for a way out of the troubled Pacific island territory, after riots that killed four people, a traveller from Sydney said on Saturday (May 18).

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🔪 Man who murdered UK pensioner in revenge for Gaza jailed for at least 45 years

A Moroccan man who stabbed a passer-by to death on a British street in what he later told police was revenge for Israeli action in Gaza was jailed for at least 45 years on Friday (May 17), with the judge calling the murder an act of terrorism.

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Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide

Israel defended the military necessity of its Gaza offensive on Friday (May 17) at the International Court of Justice and asked judges to throw out a request by South Africa to order it to halt operations in Rafah and withdraw from the Palestinian territory.

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🦠 Ontario reports first death from measles in over a decade

An Ontario child under the age of five has died of measles, the first such case in the Canadian province in more than a decade, according to the provincial health agency.

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New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise

After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and senior police officials repeatedly said there were "no injuries," no "violent clashes" and minimal force used.

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