“All these practices are outrageous and must stop at once,” UN rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement. The report also pointed to the so-called “self-defence brigades” set up to counter the intensifying gang violence, warning that they continue to take justice into their own hands. “Individuals accused of…
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See AllEkaterina Alexandrova backed up her win over world number one Iga Swiatek with a 3-6 6-4 6-4 upset of fifth seed Jessica Pegula on Wednesday (Mar 27) to reach the Miami Open semi-finals for the first time. Alexandrova let out a triumphant roar when Pegula’s forehand landed in the net to end the two-hour contest in humid conditions in South Florida. “This one was incredible,” Alexandrova said. “It was so difficult to play this match…
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View MoreREBATES FOR HOUSEHOLDS More than 950,000 Singaporean households living in HDB flats will receive U-Save and Service & Conservancy Charges (S&CC) rebates in April. These rebates help to defray GST and provide cost-of-living support for lower to middle-income households, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday. The rebates – disbursed in…
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View MoreFOCUS ON OPENING PORT, CAUSE OF CRASH The US Coast Guard’s priorities are to restore the waterway for shipping, stabilise the vessel and extricate it, Vice Admiral Peter Gautier said at a White House news briefing.”The real critical thing here is that, as you know, a portion of the bridge…
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View MoreBEIJING: Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi will launch its first-ever EV at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday (Mar 28), injecting itself into a fiercely competitive sector in the world’s largest car market. China’s EV sector has grown rapidly in recent years – propelled by purchasing subsidies that were…
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View MoreThis retro-styled hybrid instant camera features a 28mm, bright F2.0 prime lens. Its 1/5-inch CMOS image sensor has a resolution of 2,560 x 1,920 pixels. The Instax mini Evo stores about 45 images in its internal memory. This can be expanded thanks to a built-in microSD / microSDHC card slot.…