Top stories from The Straits Times on Tuesday, April 10

Good morning! Here are our top stories to kickstart your Tuesday, April 10.


Sweet drinks are falling out of favour among health-conscious Singaporeans, forcing beverage firms to reformulate old favourites to try and retain their appeal.

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Singapore's competition watchdog launched its new consumer protection role with the announcement of two market studies - on online travel booking and on the transfer of personal data.

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President Donald Trump said he plans to make major decisions on Syria over the next 24 to 48 hours, after a suspected chemical weapons attack by President Bashar al-Assad's regime over the weekend.

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Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) will announce the polling and nomination dates for the country's upcoming election on Tuesday.

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Chinese state researchers and media talked down the likely impact of US trade measures on the world's second largest economy and described the Trump administration's posturing on trade as the product of an "anxiety disorder".

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The FBI conducted a raid Monday at the office of President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen, who has been a key figure in several legal issues including the investigations into Russian election meddling and a payment to an adult film actress.

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How driven are physicians by money? There are quicker ways to riches, and the pursuit of wealth for its own sake can be a harmful obsession.

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A Singaporean driver died, and his two passengers were injured in Iceland last Wednesday when their car rolled over several times.

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The rockmelons, or cantaloupes, were sent to Hong Kong, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and may also have gone to the Seychelles, a World Health Organisation statement said.

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British comedian Bill Bailey will perform as scheduled on Saturday, the club's final night, as part of his Asian tour. The cabaret-style club along River Valley Road has hosted local and foreign entertainers over the years, including Taiwanese singer Rainie Yang and homegrown singer Tanya Chua.

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