Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on Feb 13

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, Feb 13.


Five die after car slams into Tanjong Pagar shophouse on Saturday morning

One person was sent to Singapore General Hospital with burn injuries.

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Singapore's economy able to bounce back this year, but some sectors will take longer to recover: PM Lee

These are sectors such as tourism, transport, aviation and construction.

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Seniors across Singapore to start getting vaccinated against Covid-19 from Feb 22: PM Lee

This comes after a month-long pilot for those aged 70 and above in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar.

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New Covid-19 cluster found after wife and older son of Chinatown Complex shop owner test positive

Apart from the two community cases, MOH also confirmed 16 imported cases on Friday.

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Trump defence says impeachment is about 'cancelling' opposing views, conclude presentation

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Trump's lawyers closed their defence arguing that the charge is an attempt to stifle speech and has no constitutional basis.

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SIA converts 3 passenger flights to Melbourne to cargo after Australian city placed under 5-day Covid-19 lockdown

SIA said 3 passenger flights from Singapore to Melbourne on Feb 14 to 16 will be converted to cargo-only flights.

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Subdued Chinese New Year in China amid travel curbs

It is the second year in a row that the disease has dampened celebrations for the country's biggest annual festival.

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Alarm at hate crimes targeting Asian Americans in US

The Jan 6 storming of the Capitol demonstrated the danger of anti-Chinese sentiment amplified to deafening levels by right wing media.

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China's Mars probe sends back video of red planet

China's space agency released the video footage from its spacecraft circling Mars two days after it successfully entered the planet's orbit.

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'I failed': Justin Timberlake apologises to Britney Spears, Janet Jackson after documentary backlash

The release of a blockbuster documentary on ex-girlfriend Spears saw the behaviour of the former boy band star come under sharp criticism.

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