17 May 2019, Friday NewsLatest News On 17 May 2019, Friday Aussies head to the polls in climate-dominated election18/5/2019 7:47 am Wynn Resorts in talks to sell US$2.6-billion Encore casino to MGM18/5/2019 7:45 am US stocks drop late in session on trade uncertainty18/5/2019 7:23 am Horse racing - Improbable tops Preakness field missing Triple Crown drama18/5/2019 7:23 am Smokers have higher risk for multiple strokes18/5/2019 7:18 am US sanctions Mexican judge, ex-governor for corruption18/5/2019 7:18 am With overseas impasses, Trump hits rough patch18/5/2019 7:18 am Missouri, latest US state to restrict abortion18/5/2019 6:59 am France, Spain hold 'bear summit' after attacks on sheep18/5/2019 6:00 am Tennis: World number 11 Isner out of Roland Garros18/5/2019 6:00 am CBS made informal offer to buy Starz: The Information18/5/2019 6:00 am Brazil to revamp Amazon Fund after finding irregularities: Minister18/5/2019 5:43 am Syria ex Al-Qaeda group seeks rivals' help to fight regime18/5/2019 5:38 am Boris Johnson clear favourite among UK Conservative members to succeed PM May: Poll18/5/2019 5:38 am Trump's diversion of billions for border wall faces first US court test18/5/2019 5:38 am Venice targets prostitutes, drunk tourists in public order crackdown18/5/2019 5:16 am Russia says UN chemical weapons watchog is 'off track'18/5/2019 5:11 am Missouri assembly passes restrictive abortion bill, days after Alabama18/5/2019 5:11 am US men avoid spending time with female colleagues in the wake of #MeToo18/5/2019 5:09 am US agrees to lift steel, aluminum tariffs for Canada, Mexico: Reports18/5/2019 5:08 am Golf: Slam-chasing Spieth on the march at PGA Championship18/5/2019 5:05 am Net neutrality supporter sentenced for death threats to FCC Chairman Pai18/5/2019 5:05 am France, Germany at loggerheads over next EU president18/5/2019 5:05 am Four arrests in Russian LGBT protest18/5/2019 4:48 am London marine insurers widen Middle East threat zone after ship attacks18/5/2019 4:48 am Sanchez Vicario says world No. 1 Osaka facing pressure of instant fame18/5/2019 4:42 am Council of Europe bid to reconcile with Russia angers Kiev18/5/2019 4:42 am Facebook breakup could boost China rivals: Sandberg18/5/2019 4:42 am Italy's Salvini says EU vote will lead to big changes in Europe18/5/2019 4:21 am Maduro government welcomes Norway 'dialogue' efforts18/5/2019 4:21 am Britain's Brexit talks collapse as May's premiership crumbles18/5/2019 4:21 am Britain’s Brexit talks collapse as May’s premiership crumbles18/5/2019 4:10 am Walmart bets big on attracting workforce with new HQ campus18/5/2019 4:10 am US House tax chairman sees court fight over Trump's returns18/5/2019 4:04 am Football: gfay'He made mistake': Brazil coach will talk to Neymar over fan clash18/5/2019 4:04 am Sync or swim: Stockholm men push boundaries with synchronised swimming18/5/2019 4:04 am French President Macron says Le Pen's record in EU parliament a 'disaster'18/5/2019 3:58 am Defiant Iran says it can 'easily' hit US ships, works to counter sanctions18/5/2019 3:58 am Cricket: Pakistan fail to build on Babar ton as Curran takes four18/5/2019 3:58 am $1.8 million raised to help fund programmes for ex-offenders, including bursaries18/5/2019 3:55 am Tough talk from China leaves trade talks with US in limbo18/5/2019 3:44 am Deere blames escalating trade war for worsening outlook18/5/2019 3:42 am Tough talk from China leaves trade talks with US in limbo18/5/2019 3:42 am Federer, Osaka pull out injured, Nadal sweeps into Italian Open semis18/5/2019 3:42 am No Champions League reforms without consent of stakeholders: UEFA18/5/2019 3:36 am More US mothers diagnosed with depression at childbirth18/5/2019 3:36 am Fight against inequality is Hegerberg's top priority18/5/2019 3:36 am Sunday is 'Hepatitis Testing Day'18/5/2019 3:30 am Calf injury brakes Kvitova's French Open momentum18/5/2019 3:30 am Visser heads Chadwick in W Series practice at Zolder18/5/2019 3:30 am Facebook breakup would be solution of last resort - EU's Vestager18/5/2019 3:24 am Nadal races into Rome semis with win over Verdasco18/5/2019 3:24 am Trump delays decision on auto tariffs for up to six months18/5/2019 3:24 am EU welcomes auto tariff delay and says ready to negotiate deal18/5/2019 3:23 am Facebook forms Swiss fintech firm with payments focus18/5/2019 3:13 am Fernandinho in, Moura out for Brazil in Copa America18/5/2019 3:13 am Starbucks' China rival Luckin serves up a hot debut18/5/2019 3:13 am US takes alleged sanctions breaches seriously, will take action if needed: US official18/5/2019 3:04 am Suspension on pre-school caterer lifted18/5/2019 3:03 am PUB takes over Tuaspring desalination plant from Hyflux18/5/2019 3:01 am Winning FA Cup as important as lifting EPL title: Oleksandr Zinchenko18/5/2019 3:01 am Abu Dhabi, Al Ain cater to animal lovers and the adventurous18/5/2019 2:54 am Spruce up your home this Hari Raya18/5/2019 2:45 am SIIC Environment inks new agreements in Jiamusi City and Dalian City18/5/2019 2:35 am Philippines recalls delegates after Canada misses deadline for trash18/5/2019 2:30 am Trump says 'good thing' that Iran confused by US stance18/5/2019 2:27 am First Everest death of 2019, Irishman missing18/5/2019 2:24 am New Zealand, Singapore can 'model' benefits of free and rules-based trade, says PM Jacinda Ardern18/5/2019 2:18 am Retired businessman makes second $500,000 donation in two years to ST School Pocket Money Fund18/5/2019 2:17 am Meghan, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, gave birth at private London hospital18/5/2019 2:17 am Violence before Lazio’s Cup win18/5/2019 2:15 am Bilbao takes Giro stage seven as Conti stays in the pink18/5/2019 2:14 am FDA issues recall of J&J unit Ethicon's surgical staplers18/5/2019 2:14 am Nestle to boost healthy food products in Brazil, eyes partnerships18/5/2019 2:14 am Not attention-seeking, suicidal expressions on social media could be a cry for help: SOS18/5/2019 2:12 am Rich Capital clarifies partner's concerns over Batam project18/5/2019 2:10 am 14 years’ jail for housewife who masterminded S$35m Ponzi scams18/5/2019 2:01 am Aussie politicians make last pitch before federal election18/5/2019 1:51 am Spurs boss Pochettino spared touchline ban for Champions League final18/5/2019 1:50 am US consumer sentiment rises to 15-year high18/5/2019 1:50 am Local architects and industry insiders pay tribute to I.M. Pei18/5/2019 1:45 am Celebrating Fathers 2019: ‘Men can become even better fathers’18/5/2019 1:35 am Trump says 'good chance' Democrats will back immigration, border plan18/5/2019 1:26 am Man City are innocent until proven otherwise, says Guardiola18/5/2019 1:22 am Midfielder Nyandeni left out of South Africa's women’s World Cup squad18/5/2019 1:22 am Overstock CEO defends personal stock sale after shareholders question move18/5/2019 1:22 am Vertex Ventures raises $315m for new fund18/5/2019 1:15 am Germany green-lights e-scooters on roads, bans them from pavements18/5/2019 1:12 am OKH Global puts 5 Pioneer Sector Lane factory on auction18/5/2019 1:10 am Former Australian PM Bob Hawke 'a good friend of Singapore': PM Lee18/5/2019 1:08 am Get ready for the revamped GSS18/5/2019 1:08 am Watford's Deeney eyes happy end to journey from prison to FA Cup final18/5/2019 1:04 am AbbVie halts enrollment after brain cancer trial misses goal, shares fall18/5/2019 1:04 am New York sex cult trial continues with daughter of a former leader18/5/2019 1:04 am China creates app to recognise pandas18/5/2019 12:58 am Pinterest shares tumble as profit seen elusive18/5/2019 12:58 am Wall Street opens lower as trade worries weigh18/5/2019 12:58 am S’pore fintech firm YouTrip bags $35m in funding18/5/2019 12:55 am China creates app to identify pandas using facial recognition technology18/5/2019 12:54 am Taiwan approves same-sex marriage in first for Asia18/5/2019 12:48 am Trump to visit S. Korea for talks on North’s nukes18/5/2019 12:45 am US: Wall Street opens lower as trade worries weigh18/5/2019 12:43 am South Korea announces $11 million aid package for North, to allow businessmen to visit Kaesong18/5/2019 12:40 am Drivers use GPS spoofing, fake apps to defraud Grab, says ride-sharing firm18/5/2019 12:31 am From ITE to NUS: Secondary school dropout gets into medical school18/5/2019 12:29 am PM Lee Hsien Loong sends condolences on passing of former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke18/5/2019 12:27 am STI finding support at 3,20018/5/2019 12:25 am New Zealand PM to visit Singapore today18/5/2019 12:20 am New June Aqua Fitness Pass18/5/2019 12:15 am Christchurch Call reaffirms importance of tackling threats posed online by terrorism, violent extremism: PM Lee18/5/2019 12:09 am Food poisoning at PCF Sparkletots centres: Caterer back in business18/5/2019 12:01 am Brook Lopez inspires late Bucks rally to eclipse Raptors in opener18/5/2019 12:01 am South Korean megachurch leader's rape term extended18/5/2019 12:00 am Hollywood movie featuring schoolboy Trump in pipeline18/5/2019 12:00 am Sri Lanka Muslims pray at vandalised mosques17/5/2019 11:56 pm Counter-terrorism exercise held in hotel in Singapore for the first time17/5/2019 11:54 pm Malaysian Education Minister draws flak for comments linking ethnic quota to job discrimination17/5/2019 11:52 pm Europe votes to set stage for post-Brexit union17/5/2019 11:52 pm Exclusive: FBI targets Johnson & Johnson, Siemens, GE, Philips in Brazil graft case - sources17/5/2019 11:52 pm Schools play crucial role in enabling students of different social backgrounds to interact: Lee Hsien Loong17/5/2019 11:50 pm Singapore and New Zealand are 'natural partners', say PMs17/5/2019 11:46 pm Double Olympic champion Dahlmeier retires at 2517/5/2019 11:46 pm Iran urges China, Russia 'concrete action' to save nuclear deal17/5/2019 11:46 pm Heng Swee Keat says report of him investing in company is fake news17/5/2019 11:45 pm Japan bans drones over Olympic, military sites17/5/2019 11:45 pm Pollard orchestrates Bulls to top of South African conference17/5/2019 11:42 pm Grumpy no more: Feline Instagram and Twitter star Grumpy Cat dies, aged 717/5/2019 11:42 pm Lee slips early in bid to catch leader Koepka at PGA Championship17/5/2019 11:42 pm Six Singaporeans arrested, drugs worth S$100,000 seized in raids: CNB17/5/2019 11:38 pm Turmoil at Thyssenkrupp marks battle for Germany's economic identity17/5/2019 11:38 pm Barca look to end Lyon's domination of Women's Champions League17/5/2019 11:38 pm Travel deals17/5/2019 11:38 pm Error-prone Hurricanes finally punished as Jaguares win17/5/2019 11:33 pm Osaka pulls out of Rome quarters with hand injury17/5/2019 11:33 pm Talks to end Brexit deadlock collapse17/5/2019 11:33 pm Google, Facebook, Twitter rapped for not doing enough in EU fake news fight17/5/2019 11:30 pm Confused by EU elections? Brexit makes it worse, candidate says17/5/2019 11:28 pm Leg injury forces Federer out of Rome quarters17/5/2019 11:28 pm Unpredictability is good for business, says UEFA marketing boss17/5/2019 11:28 pm Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy supercomputer maker Cray in US$1.30 billion deal17/5/2019 11:23 pm Suspension lifted for catering firm involved in PCF Sparkletots food poisoning cases17/5/2019 11:23 pm Cazorla earns Spain recall after resurgence at Villarreal17/5/2019 11:23 pm Two Indian climbers dead, Irishman missing in Nepal's Himalayas17/5/2019 11:19 pm Unknown but undeterred, lead EU candidates take to the road17/5/2019 11:19 pm UEFA defends Baku Europa League final after Arsenal letter17/5/2019 11:19 pm F&B must tackle ‘fork to mouth’ step17/5/2019 11:15 pm Allegri to leave Juventus at end of season - club17/5/2019 11:14 pm Tennis: Injured Osaka pulls out of Rome in French Open scare17/5/2019 11:14 pm Goalkeeper Casillas to announce end of career soon - report17/5/2019 11:14 pm CGH should have been more sensitive to needs of patient and family17/5/2019 11:00 pm WhatsApp, security and spyware: what happened17/5/2019 11:00 pm Grab outlines the ways its drivers try to defraud the ride-sharing firm17/5/2019 10:45 pm Drugs worth $100k seized and 6 arrested in CNB operations17/5/2019 10:40 pm Huachen Energy 'faces difficulty' paying noteholders' coupons17/5/2019 10:31 pm North Korea seeing worst drought in a century: state media17/5/2019 10:30 pm Why Man United may be supporting Man City in the FA Cup final17/5/2019 10:28 pm Sri Lanka Muslims pray at vandalised mosques17/5/2019 10:23 pm Singapore to work with New Zealand to tackle terrorism and violent extremism: PM Lee17/5/2019 10:16 pm Dengue cases in 2019 already surpass total cases in 2018: NEA statistics17/5/2019 10:13 pm Purton, Teetan to ride at Kranji Mile meeting17/5/2019 10:01 pm With free trade under threat, necessary for New Zealand and S’pore to enhance partnership: PM Lee17/5/2019 10:01 pm Saudis blame Iran for drone attack amid calls for US strikes17/5/2019 10:00 pm Daily Debrief: What Happened Today17/5/2019 9:42 pm Google, Facebook, Twitter still falling short in combating fake news - EU17/5/2019 9:35 pm England's Mako Vunipola out for three months with hamstring injury17/5/2019 9:35 pm Javi Gracia stands in Pep Guardiola's way17/5/2019 9:34 pm Grumpy Cat has died: The internet's favourite moggy passes away, aged 717/5/2019 9:33 pm Indonesia arrests dozens of terror suspects ahead of poll results17/5/2019 9:32 pm Campus Voyeurism: Better reporting, support systems needed - students17/5/2019 9:31 pm Singaporeans support drug laws, but only half the country’s young say death penalty is appropriate: MHA survey17/5/2019 9:31 pm Trump took out 30-year loan on $18.5 million home in 201817/5/2019 9:30 pm Instagram and Twitter star Grumpy Cat dies, aged 717/5/2019 9:22 pm Trade woes weigh on Singapore shares, down 0.8% on Friday17/5/2019 9:16 pm SBS Transit launches exhibition to encourage consideration for commuters with disabilities17/5/2019 9:12 pm UAE, keen to maintain safe-haven image, tempers tanker attack response17/5/2019 9:08 pm First Everest death of 2019 reported, Irishman missing17/5/2019 9:08 pm Tall chip tale? Huawei's backup plans leave experts unconvinced17/5/2019 9:08 pm Finley Hill looks long overdue for a win17/5/2019 9:08 pm 'Bring it on' - Philippines' drug war commander invites probes into killings17/5/2019 9:00 pm Consumer bodies seek to force Alibaba portal to honour EU shoppers' rights17/5/2019 8:53 pm Australia's election, a campaign across a continent17/5/2019 8:53 pm Downpour causes leaks at Kota Kinabalu hospital including occupied operating theatre17/5/2019 8:51 pm Forfeiture action against Najib, his and Jho Low’s family over seized assets in first court mention17/5/2019 8:50 pm Housewife fined $16,000 for illegally importing ovulation and pregnancy test kits to sell on Qoo1017/5/2019 8:49 pm South Korean megachurch leader's rape term extended17/5/2019 8:48 pm Airlines face scramble to restore 737 MAX flights once regulators approve fix17/5/2019 8:48 pm Asian markets mixed after US rally, Brexit back to haunt pound17/5/2019 8:48 pm Australia's vast election campaign reveals political fractures along regional lines17/5/2019 8:47 pm International labour organisation criticises 2020 Olympics working conditions17/5/2019 8:44 pm Number of dengue cases in 2019 surpasses last year's total count17/5/2019 8:44 pm Malaysia: Shares close higher on Friday17/5/2019 8:44 pm Follow Grand Choice, Karisto17/5/2019 8:43 pm Tuition centre and second-hand car trader fined for failing to register for GST17/5/2019 8:38 pm Hearings begin to halt dolphin hunting in notorious Japan village17/5/2019 8:35 pm Pompeo meets Hong Kong pro-democracy leader17/5/2019 8:30 pm New election clashes hit Indian city after Modi rally17/5/2019 8:28 pm Dr M's grandchild, family friend keep it honest in documentary ‘M for Malaysia’ (VIDEO)17/5/2019 8:28 pm Hearings begin to halt dolphin hunting in notorious Japan village17/5/2019 8:27 pm ICA uncovers two cigarette-smuggling attempts just minutes apart17/5/2019 8:27 pm Football: Mother's pride but Sterling denies he is a role model17/5/2019 8:25 pm