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Cindy McCain announces departure as head of UN World Food Programme

FILE PHOTO: Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, speaks during a launch of a report \"The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World\", at a special G20 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Tita Barros/File Photo

UN World Food Programme chief Cindy McCain to step down for health reasons

FILE PHOTO: Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, speaks during a launch of a report \"The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World\", at a special G20 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Tita Barros/File Photo

Belarus frees opposition politician after stroke in prison, exiled leader says

Kane, Diaz score again as Bayern advance to cup semi-finals

Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Quarter Final - Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - February 11, 2026 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Heiko Becker

One in four stroke patients who recover does not return to work: S’pore study

ST20260211_202686000623 Kua Chee Siong/ azstroke11/ Profile of NUH ESD patient Mr Chen Chye Song and NUH RTW Clinic patient Mr Nur Azhar Bin Hanafiah at NUHS, on Feb 11, 2026. The National University Hospital (NUH) is taking a holistic approach to stroke recovery that aims to address the critical gap between medical recovery and reintegration into daily life, with the aim of helping more younger stroke survivors, in particular, able to return to work a possibility for more patients.

‘My thoughts are clear, but the words don’t always come out’: Life with aphasia, a language disorder

Madam Noi (right) with speech therapist Iris Lee, at S3@Jurong Point in December 2025. She attends speech therapy twice a week.

A decade on, Enabling Village users, tenants optimistic about inclusivity hub’s longevity

The Stroke Support Station at the Enabling Village. Clients and tenants at Enabling Village said they are bullish about its long-term prospects.

US singer-actor Donald Glover reveals he had a stroke in 2024

Donald Glover, seen here in Los Angeles on Nov 8, abandoned his concert tour in October 2024.

Ex-DPM Heng Swee Keat and other stroke survivors pay tribute to caregivers

Former deputy prime minister Heng Swee Keat presenting his wife, Madam Chang Hwee Nee, with a bouquet of red roses at the end of his tribute.

Only 2 in 5 in S’pore know to call an ambulance when someone is having a stroke: Study

Generic photograph of an ambulance along the Pan-Island Expressway. 29 September 2022.

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