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Juventus’ Juan Cabal will undergo surgery after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in his left knee, the Serie A club said on Thursday as it struggles with an injury crisis in defence. The 23-year-old was forced to return…

SINGAPORE: It is not useful to compare the three most recent oil spill incidents in Singapore, as they are of very different natures, Minister of State for Transport Murali Pillai said on Monday (Nov 11).  Mr Murali was responding to…

MIAMI: A new tropical storm was expected to form on Monday (Nov 4) in the Caribbean and will bring heavy rain to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands before strengthening to a hurricane and likely hitting Cuba, forecasters said. The storm…

TOKYO : Bain Capital is planning to launch a tender offer for Japanese software firm Fuji Soft in early November rather than late October as originally planned but still awaits company approval, the private equity firm said on Friday. Bain…

PARIS : Spain and Manchester City midfielder Rodri won the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Brazil’s Vinicius Jr and England’s Jude Bellingham, both of Real Madrid, to the prestigious prize. Rodri, a…

BOSTON :Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by Massachusetts alleging the social media company purposely deployed features on its Instagram platform to addict young users and deceived the public about the dangers it posed to the mental health of teenagers,…

SINGAPORE: MediShield Life premiums will increase from April 2025 as the government expands the national health insurance scheme. This comes after a review of the insurance scheme by the MediShield Life Council. It called for increased claim limits to better…

NELSPRUIT, South Africa : Fullback Aphelele Fassi and flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit scored two tries each as dominant South Africa claimed the 2024 Rugby Championship with a comprehensive 48-7 victory over Argentina at a festive Mbombela Stadium on Saturday. Wing…

The White House, aiming to persuade U.S. tech giants to offer more digital bandwidth for government-funded internet censorship evasion tools, held a meeting with representatives of Amazon.com, Alphabet’s Google, Microsoft, Cloudflare and others on Thursday. The tools have seen a…

MADRID : Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham sustained an injury during training, Real manager Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday. The 21-year-old England international was a key player last season when Real won the Champions League and Laliga titles. “Bellingham had…