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Ferrari principal Vasseur misses Monaco qualifying for medical reasons

At least S$3.6 million lost in investment scams involving chat groups since May

Victims were lured by fake social media advertisements offering free investment lessons, before being added to WhatsApp chat groups.

Jodar embraces lessons from French Open breakthrough amid youth surge

Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers

ROSERSBERG PRISON, Sweden, June 2 - A surge in gang-related shootings and bombings over the last decade, dozens of which were carried out by minors, has set Sweden apart from its European peers and left authorities an urgent problem: what to do with children who kill.

Covid-19 pandemic left 55,000 cancer cases undiagnosed across 7 nations, study finds

The findings offer lessons for governments seeking to make cancer-care systems more resilient during future public health emergencies.

US says deals with Iran for safe Hormuz transit are prohibited

US persons are prohibited from receiving services from the Government of Iran, the US Treasury said.

With world leaders’ ‘abysmal failure’ to uphold global order, ASEAN holds lessons: Timor-Leste president

President José Ramos-Horta also called on the Southeast Asian grouping to have the “audacity to declare the South China Sea a zone of peace” in a special address at the Shangri-La Dialogue on May 30.

Whether by cane or feather duster, adults recall the fear of being caned as kids but not the lessons

A stricter school discipline framework announced by the Ministry of Education has revived debate on the effectiveness of caning. CNA TODAY speaks to adults who were caned as children on how corporal punishment affected them.

Israel freezes out UN chief over sexual violence blacklist

Israel has been accused of acts of sexual violence against Palestinians in prisons and other detention centres.

Colombia presidential candidate De La Espriella proposes mega-prisons, crime crackdown

BOGOTA, May 28 - Abelardo De La Espriella, a lawyer and businessman with no political experience, is seeking to become Colombia's next president on Sunday, challenging both the left and the traditional right with a promise to crack down on illegal armed groups, drug trafficking and crime.

US removing 76 names from sanctions blacklist in move meant to strengthen program

WASHINGTON, May 28 - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it taking 76 persons, vessels and entities off its sanctions blacklist that it said were outdated, a move it said would help crack down on sanctions evasion on complex and high-risk targets.

Raffles Courtyard to become pet-friendly from Jun 1 alongside new menu and dining deals

There are now more reasons to linger at Raffles Hotel Singapore's alfresco bar and lounge.

Hoax fire call hits flat of Polish President’s family member, PM Tusk says

The apartment was inspected and no fire hazard or injured persons were found.

ICC prosecutors say Libyan suspect was notorious torturer

THE HAGUE, May 19 - A 47-year-old suspect accused of overseeing one of the most notorious prisons in Libya was known as a ruthless torturer nicknamed \"the angel of death\" by detainees, prosecutors told judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday.