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Retired UK civil servant ordered to pay back £25,000 after pension scheme error
Eleven years of overpayments leave 63-year-old facing hardship and return to full-time workA retired civil servant faces being forced back into full-time work after being ordered to return £25,000 in overpaid pension benefits.Derek Ritchie, 63, was informed in March by scheme administrators that his
Charlie Kirk, iPhone 17, CDC vouchers: Google’s top searches for Singapore in 2025
Topping searches for Singapore news were money matters, according to Google's Year In Search list.
Meta delays release of Phoenix mixed-reality glasses to 2027, Business Insider reports
The delay from an initially planned release in the second half of 2026.
Sale of $50m Singapore building linked to Cambodian scam tycoon removed 3 days after listing
The building is owned by Ms Chen, whose father was arrested for alleged money laundering links.
She had her daughter through IVF, ensuring the baby would not inherit her genetic condition
Colorectal cancer screening starts at age 50 for those with no family history or other risk factors.
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MAHA Activists Urge Trump to Fire Lee Zeldin at the E.P.A.
As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin has weakened protections against toxic chemicals, say members of the MAHA movement.
Members sue Singapore Recreation Club over vote to turn billiards room into co-working space
They said the resolution, which garnered 151 "yes" votes out of 514 votes, did not receive majority support.
Civil Service College employee charged with stealing wallet at a pub
Milton Pang Jianqin is accused of committing the offence on July 6, 2024.
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Under RFK Jr., U.S. Vaccine Policy Arrives at a ‘Defining Moment’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be only beginning to put his stamp on American immunization policy.
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Judge Rules Trump Exceeded Authority by Holding Deportees at Guantánamo
Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan stopped short of ordering the shuttering of the detention operation. But a lawyer for the challengers said they would soon seek a closure order.
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Trump’s Security Strategy Focuses on Profit, Not Spreading Democracy
President Trump’s new National Security Strategy describes a country that is focused on doing business and reducing migration while avoiding passing judgment on authoritarians.
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Running Out of Time, Republicans in Congress Still Lack a Health Plan
Top Republicans have said they want to produce a proposal in short order to counter Democrats pressing for an extension of health care subsidies. They have not gotten far.
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The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In
The court’s conservative majority said that Texas’ asserted political motives justified letting the state use voting maps meant to disadvantage Democrats in the midterms.
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As Bongino Celebrates Arrest in Pipe Bomb Case, Others on the Right Remain Skeptical
Some activists have lashed out, in a reprise of the backlash over the unsuccessful effort by Trump appointees to shut down the Epstein investigation.
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The Liz Truss Show review – hapless ravings from a cupboard
Britain’s briefest PM kept her fans waiting before launching her latest plea for Maga attention in the form of a ham-fisted YouTube talk show In the lead-up to the launch of The Liz Truss Show – the hot new YouTube series from Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister – one phrase was repeated time
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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
The administration asked the justices to uphold an executive order ending birthright citizenship after lower courts ruled it violated the Constitution.
COP30 was marked by fire and doused in rain. But UN climate summits can still work
It was the first UN climate summit this reporter attended.
What a visit to the Amazon during COP30 taught this S’pore youth delegate about climate action
Zaheer Abdul Malik, 26, was at COP30 under the Government’s Climate Youth Development Programme.
What impact will UN climate conference COP30 have on South-east Asia?
The event touched on adaptation, finance and nature.
Student-friendly home cafes: 5 spots near polytechnics and ITE reviewed
TLDR reviewed five places located near polytechnics and ITE that students can pay a visit to.