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Brazil government challenges Congress' reversal of tax hike, escalating tensions
BRASILIA - Brazil's government filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging Congress' decision to overturn a ...
US stocks mixed as Trump tax Bill advances, Tesla falls
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rises 0.9 per cent to 44,494.94. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Lim Yaohui
Yaohui is an executive photojournalist with The Straits Times. His passion for nature led him to work as a horticulturist in the Singapore Botanic Gardens after graduating with a life science degree ...
F1 talks up Silverstone's 'forever' future before Starmer meeting
LONDON - Silverstone circuit could stay on the Formula One calendar forever with no real rival to host the British Grand Prix, the sport's chief executive Stefano Domenicali said on Tuesday ahead of ...
NUS Medicine’s focus on research leads to better patient care, raises school’s standing globally
The school secures more than $100 million in research grants each year. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
Some chatbots tell you what you want to hear. This is dangerous
Tech companies are deliberately designing tools that flatter and please us, but these can also lead us astray. Read more at ...
US strikes on Iran: The impact ripples on, from Baghdad to Beijing
China and Russia are among those having to revisit their strategic calculations. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...
NUS team taps digital medicine to make treatments more precise for patients
It is developing ways to take the guesswork out of medication and to optimise drug doses. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Second seed Coco Gauff knocked out of Wimbledon in first round
In an error-strewn display, Gauff was beaten 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 by Ukranian world number 42 Dayana Yastremska. Read more at ...
Kvitova bids farewell to the place that turned her from a 'nobody to somebody'
LONDON - It has been 14 years, or 5,113 days to be precise, since a beaming Petra Kvitova saw her name being added in gold ...
Costa Rica's top court calls for President Chaves to stand trial on corruption charges
SAN JOSE - Costa Rica's highest court on Tuesday asked the country's legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his ...
Third-seed Alexander Zverev stunned at Wimbledon by world No. 72
France’s Arthur Rinderknech beat Zverev in a marathon clash lasting four hours and 40 minutes over two days. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.