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2024-04-24 15:03:39 Feels like 52°C: An extreme heat warning has been issued for Bangkok, with the mercury forecast to hit 39°C.

People have been advised to stay indoors: https://cna.asia/3WhaK0H Open / Comment

2024-04-24 14:00:41 Two army horses were seen galloping through central London earlier today. https://cna.asia/3WcNHEr Open / Comment

2024-04-24 13:34:18 Peach Garden’s Thomson Plaza outlet has been suspended until further notice, after 43 people who ate there between Apr 17 and 18 had stomach flu symptoms.

Two of them were hospitalised: https://cna.asia/4deuUOU Open / Comment

2024-04-24 12:24:01 Singapore's Red Cross has sent the country's first team of civilian volunteers on a mission to help with relief efforts in Gaza.

They will be based out of Egypt and are supporting efforts to procure medical supplies and provide vital food support: https://cna.asia/4d3vnn0 Open / Comment

2024-04-24 11:16:30 Tampines accident: A 42-year-old man has been arrested for dangerous driving after Monday’s fatal multi-vehicle collision.

His driver's licence is also suspended. https://cna.asia/3xMJIE9 Open / Comment

2024-04-24 09:29:43 Singapore woman killed in Spain: CCTV footage showing a car rented by suspect Mitchell Ong at the location where Audrey Fang’s body was found has emerged.

Ong was also said to have bought a vacuum cleaner to clean the vehicle, with a judge noting that this was “very suspicious”: https://cna.asia/4bbG0CH Open / Comment

2024-04-24 07:57:00 Look up tonight - if the skies are clear, you might catch April’s full moon, known as the Pink Moon, rising.

There will also be a meteor shower early next month. https://cna.asia/3TXTbA8 Open / Comment

2024-04-24 07:16:44 Tesla could begin selling its humanoid robot called Optimus as early as the end of next year, says Elon Musk in a conference call to investors.

He claims it will be able to perform factory-related tasks by the end of 2024: https://cna.asia/4db7dHi Open / Comment

2024-04-24 06:37:31 The founder of Wake Up Singapore, Ariffin Sha, has been charged with defamation.

He is alleged to have published a false article two years ago about a woman who claimed to have miscarried her baby at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital: https://cna.asia/3JDPF93 Open / Comment

2024-04-24 05:39:48 The US Senate has passed the Bill that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok or be banned from the US market.

The Bill now heads to President Joe Biden, who has previously indicated that he will sign it into law: https://cna.asia/3vW9aqx Open / Comment