WORLD
Venice has been battered by the highest tide in 50 years. It washed through the Italian city, damaging its historic Saint Mark's Basilica, trashing hotels and sending tourists fleeing through rapidly rising waters. The financial cost of the severe flooding is likely to run to hundreds of millions of euros, Mayor Luigi Brugnaro said yesterday.
TOP OF THE NEWS
By 2025, security clearance at Singapore's immigration checkpoints will be fully automated with fingerprint, facial and iris scans. Border security is one of the nation's five key national artificial intelligence (AI) projects, which were chosen because they can deliver quick results, and have high social and economic impact.
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President Donald Trump has said the United States was "close" to an interim deal with China and that an agreement "could happen soon", even as he renewed his threat of additional tariffs. He used his speech on Tuesday at the Economic Club of New York to defend his tariffs to New York business leaders.
WORLD
China has criticised Taiwan for scaremongering. The island's foreign minister said China could attack Taiwan if the Communist Party comes under pressure from an economic slowdown.
OPINION
A recent nationwide count found about 1,000 homeless people sleeping in the rough in Singapore. The Government's approach to tackling the issue of homelessness has undergone a shift, but public attitudes also need to change, says senior social affairs correspondent Theresa Tan.
HOME
Ten social service agencies will helm government-funded parenting support programmes instead of individual schools, which have been running them since 2014. The Ministry of Social and Family Development said this is to allow for one-stop regional centres, which can provide more customised support for each family.
HOME
The community-based group AMKFSC Community Services is now running a one-stop centre for teenagers and senior citizens facing mental health issues. Besides providing professional help, the new Integrated Service Centre @ Punggol will also organise events to increase public awareness on what remains a taboo topic.
BUSINESS
China's Alibaba has been given the go-ahead to list shares in Hong Kong, according to reports, in what could be the city's biggest IPO in almost a decade. Asia's biggest company kicked off a week-long roadshow yesterday, as it looks to garner interest from institutional and retail investors.
SPORT
Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel's patience with Kyle Kuzma as he regained his rhythm after injury paid off on Tuesday, with the forward scoring a season-high 23 points in their 123-115 road win over the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association.
LIFE
Jan Lee highlights 10 new J-and K-pop releases that have made waves in the Asian music scene in the past month.
What it should have been
In Sunday's report, "Town council warns Hougang hoarder to clear mountain of items", we said Aljunied-Hougang Town Council ordered a woman to clear her flat of rubbish within a week, or risk having town council staff move them for her.
The town council has clarified that it only told the woman to move her possessions that were spilling into the shared areas of the block, such as the corridor outside her flat.
We are sorry for the error.
Straits Times Digital
VIDEO
Secrets of the colugo
The sunda colugo is found in Singapore's forests, yet little is known about this elusive mammal's behaviour. New research led by a local scientist hopes to uncover the secrets of this tree dweller. str.sg/blurb53
VIDEO
Struggles of ageing caregiver
Madam Ang Swee Huay, 91, has been caring for her two mentally ill children for the past 40 years. But she was diagnosed with dementia recently and all three have had to move into a nursing home. str.sg/blurb54
