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BTS' J-Hope will hold his first solo concerts in Singapore on April 26 and 27 at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Norwegian pop duo M2M have reunited after 22 years and perform at The Star Theatre on May 12.

Veteran vocal group Boyz II Men returns to Singapore on May 23 for a concert at The Star Theatre.

Tickets start at $95 for children, $135 for seniors and $150 for standard and are available on Sistic.

Daniel Craig has reportedly been offered a role in Greta Gerwig's Chronicles of Narnia film.

According to Deadline, conversations are at a "super early" stage, but sources noted Craig has been given an offer to join the cast.

Meanwhile, Craig recently reportedly exited Luca Guadagnino's DC flick Sgt.

Franklin 'Frank' Rock in the World War II-themed superhero film, but Deadline has claimed Craig has parted ways with the project.

GENEVA — Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war strategy, United Nations experts said in a new report on Thursday (March 13).

Israel's permanent mission to the UN in Geneva described allegations in the report as unfounded, bias, and lacking credibility.

South Africa has brought a genocide case against Israel's actions in Gaza at the International Court of Justice.

Hamas carried out a cross-border raid into southern Israel on Oct 7, 2023, triggering a devastating war in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 48,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials.

Lady Gaga wouldn't call herself a drag act just because of her "wigs and makeup and costumes".

"But there is to me also a drag element in what I'm doing, but I don't think that wigs and makeup and costumes always mean drag.

The Disease hitmaker still has a special bond with the LGBTQ+ community, which goes back to her school days.

"So I don't think I would be Lady Gaga without the queer community."

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Popping floor tiles: 2 weeks to complete repairs at Yew Tee HDB block.

Repairs are ongoing at a Yew Tee HDB block after floor tiles popped out at the lift landing area on March 11.

A 62-year-old bus driver died after he was involved in an accident with a lorry on Wednesday (March 12).

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) was alerted to the accident at 11.15am near the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Outram Road.

The police said the the bus driver was unconscious when taken to the hospital, where he later died.

In a video posted online, a white bus is seen mounted on a kerb with a fallen tree lying in its path.

Local singer-actress Kiki Lim has bid farewell to Mediacorp.

Kiki was met with well-wishes from fellow celebrities, including Chantalle Ng, Zhang Zetong, Seow Sin Nee, Kenneth Chung and Bonnie Loo.

Following a successful career as a child actress, Kiki became a Mediacorp artiste after emerging as a finalist in Star Search 2019.

Her acting credits include Tanglin (2016), Last Madame (2019), When Duty Calls 2 (2022), Strike Gold (2023) and Kill Sera Sera (2024), and she has released two extended play (EP) albums.

The incident caused serious damage to a bunker vessel — the Singapore-flagged Marine Honour — and led to the worst oil spill in Singapore in 10 years.

The oil spill spread to the coastlines of East Coast Park, Labrador Nature Reserve and Sentosa, the Southern Islands and even to the Johor coastline in Kota Tinggi.

The circuit breaker remained open after the maintenance works were completed that day.

This circuit breaker tripped as it was overloaded when the second hydraulic pump was started, leading to a loss of electrical power for all low-voltage equipment, including rudders and controllable pitch propellers.

LONDON — The Novo Nordisk Foundation and University of Copenhagen researchers have backtracked over a project to redefine how the world understands ultra-processed foods, after more than 90 independent food scientists warned of confusion and conflicts of interest.

Bügel told Reuters this week that her research team had agreed to Monteiro's wishes and removed the reference to the Nova classification, and UPFs, from their project.

They also noted links between some of the people involved in the project and the food industry.

The Novo Nordisk Foundation said in a statement to Reuters that it did not see a conflict of interest.

Prosecutors told a court on Thursday (March 13) that a case in which Singapore-based firms have been accused of fraudulently supplying US servers to Malaysia involves transactions worth US$390 million (S$519 million).

Three men have been charged with committing fraud against Dell and Super Micro by falsely representing where the servers would end up.

Local media have linked the case to the possible transfer of Nvidia's artificial intelligence chips to Chinese AI firm DeepSeek.

The case is part of a wider police investigation in Singapore of 22 individuals and companies suspected of false representation.