Monthly Archives: October 2022
Halloween festivity turns deadly
SEOUL (AFP) - For hours, they pulled body after body out of the crushed tangles of limbs that filled the narrow Itaewon alleyway at...
Spotlight on breast cancer
Rokiah Mahmud
The Women’s Bureau of the Kampong Sengkurong ‘B’ Village Consultative Council (MPK Sengkurong ‘B’) organised a breast cancer talk in conjunction with Breast...
US Fed set for further steep rate hike as recession fears loom
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States (US) Federal Reserve is pegged to make a fourth straight steep hike in the key interest rate this...
UK politicians demand probe into Truss phone hack claim
LONDON (AP) - The British government insisted yesterday it has robust cybersecurity for government officials, after a newspaper reported that former prime minister Liz...
Bucks outlast Hawks 123-115 to maintain perfect record
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday each scored 34 points as the Milwaukee Bucks responded after falling behind in the fourth quarter...
Yes, pegboards are utilitarian – but now they’re stylish, too
Marissa Hermanson
THE WASHINGTON POST - Pegboards have long been organisational mainstays in sheds and garages. But recently, the compressed wood boards once reserved for...
How and why do crowd surges turn deadly?
AP - It happened at a music festival in Houston, a football stadium in England and countless other gatherings: Large crowds surge toward exits,...
Good sleep essential to physical, mental health
Adela Suliman
THE WASHINGTON POST - Are you over 50 and getting five hours or less sleep a night? This could be a problem for...
German official vows culprits ‘will pay’ for arson attack
BERLIN (AP) - Those behind a suspected arson attack on a German hotel intended to house refugee families will be tracked down and held...
Khatam Al-Quran marks Her Majesty’s birthday
Rokiah Mahmud
The Welfare Body of the Spouses of Senior Government Officials and Women Officials (BISTARI) held a Khatam Al-Quran ceremony in conjunction with the...