19 December 2019, Thursday NewsLatest News On 19 December 2019, Thursday Football: Sacking Pochettino was 'hardest decision', says Spurs chairman Levy20/12/2019 7:41 am Former Taliban hostage found not guilty of abusing wife20/12/2019 7:41 am US House Speaker Pelosi digs in against McConnell over impeachment trial standoff20/12/2019 7:41 am Poland's ruling nationalists signal they could weaken court reforms20/12/2019 7:26 am Big Ben to bong for Brexit? British MPs hope so20/12/2019 7:26 am Democrats debate in shadow of Trump impeachment drama20/12/2019 7:12 am Football: Ferguson stays in interim charge of Everton for Arsenal match20/12/2019 6:58 am House set to approve new North American trade deal replacing NAFTA20/12/2019 6:58 am US probe of Saudi oil attack shows it came from north20/12/2019 6:43 am World Bank warns massive debt wave could crash on developing countries20/12/2019 6:36 am US says 'very confident' China trade deal will be signed20/12/2019 6:20 am French PM Macron, unions fail to break pension strike deadlock as Christmas looms20/12/2019 6:14 am Lots of fur, few purrs as critics claw 'Cats' musical film20/12/2019 6:14 am Canada health minister proposes ban on vaping product advertising in public spaces20/12/2019 6:13 am US vaping-related deaths rise to 54, hospitalizations to 2,50620/12/2019 6:13 am Starbucks settles New York probe into illegal sick leave policy20/12/2019 6:13 am Lyon parent company acquires NWSL's Reign FC20/12/2019 5:53 am French strike enters third week as government, unions clash on pension reform20/12/2019 5:53 am Amazon to deliver 3.5 billion packages through own network in 201920/12/2019 5:53 am Facebook bans all ads that aim to limit US census participation20/12/2019 5:43 am Boeing astronaut capsule faces key test on trip to space station20/12/2019 5:39 am FSB agent killed, attacker 'neutralised' in Moscow shootout20/12/2019 5:23 am General Motors issues two recalls worldwide for more than 900,000 new vehicles20/12/2019 5:12 am Casualties in Moscow shootout near FSB security service office20/12/2019 5:12 am How sick woman can access funds: CPF Board20/12/2019 5:12 am US House set to approve new North American trade deal replacing NAFTA20/12/2019 5:01 am French warship to spearhead European mission in Gulf from next year20/12/2019 4:53 am Bolton named as first female AELTC chief executive20/12/2019 4:30 am Top Republican in Senate launches harsh attack on 'toxic' impeachment20/12/2019 4:30 am Exercise reduces falling risk for older adults20/12/2019 4:24 am Casualties in Moscow shootout near FSB security service office20/12/2019 4:24 am Considering Veganuary? Take B12 and beware vegan junk, scientists say20/12/2019 4:24 am More than 300 people arrested in huge Italian mob swoop20/12/2019 4:08 am Israel avoids health crisis with last-minute new drug budget20/12/2019 3:47 am US-China to sign 'phase one' trade pact in early January: Mnuchin20/12/2019 3:42 am China urges US, North Korea to resume talks as tensions escalate20/12/2019 3:42 am Russia plans 'sovereign internet' tests to combat external threats20/12/2019 3:32 am Barty and Nadal claim season-ending ITF awards20/12/2019 3:24 am Volkswagen attracts bids for MAN Energy Solutions unit: sources20/12/2019 3:24 am Trump called Boeing CEO to inquire about 737 MAX production halt: sources20/12/2019 3:24 am Facebook separates security tool from friend suggestions, citing privacy overhaul20/12/2019 3:17 am Facebook bans all ads that aim to limit US census participation20/12/2019 3:17 am Caring from far away: The robot that transmits touch20/12/2019 3:17 am Goldman Sachs may admit guilt, pay US$2 billion fine to settle US 1MDB probes: Source20/12/2019 3:10 am Top Senate Republican McConnell blasts House impeachment, pledges Senate action20/12/2019 3:10 am Carollers bring Christmas cheer to streets of Jakarta for the first time20/12/2019 3:10 am Four UK men’s letter to play with neighbour’s dog warms internet users’ hearts20/12/2019 3:00 am Muslim nations must be strong to resist foreign interference: Mahathir20/12/2019 2:55 am Adidas and Beyonce to launch gender-neutral collection20/12/2019 2:55 am Bristol Rovers fined 7,500 pounds for homophobic chants - FA20/12/2019 2:41 am Student Rabada hails impact of 'greats' Boucher and Kallis20/12/2019 2:41 am Single mother who sought President's help to access CPF funds on medical grounds can reapply with doctor's certification: CPF Board20/12/2019 2:39 am 6-year-old boy thrown from London's Tate Modern gallery begins to speak20/12/2019 2:26 am 90-minute show with fireworks for Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 202020/12/2019 2:26 am Pope denounces 'torture, slavery' in Libyan migrant camps20/12/2019 2:26 am US: Wall St edges higher after jobless data; market shrugs off impeachment20/12/2019 2:21 am Goldman Sachs in talks to admit guilt, pay US$2 bln to settle 1MDB probe: WSJ20/12/2019 2:19 am N-Level candidate shone despite family breakdown, working part-time to support ill mother20/12/2019 2:15 am Iraq deadline to appoint PM looms, protesters unyielding20/12/2019 1:58 am Wall Street shrugs off impeachment, jobless data; set for flat open20/12/2019 1:58 am Air pollution soars in Thai capital Bangkok, authorities issue warning20/12/2019 1:51 am Free agent Rodwell training with Sheffield United, says Wilder20/12/2019 1:51 am China's economy may face greater downward pressure in 2020: Li Keqiang20/12/2019 1:43 am Greek police fire tear gas at migrants on island of Samos20/12/2019 1:43 am Sri Lanka president says he is 'victim' of Swiss kidnap claim20/12/2019 1:43 am Metal Component can sell dormant Chinese unit without shareholder vote20/12/2019 1:41 am 2 dead, hundreds detained as fresh violence erupts in Indian cities over new citizenship law20/12/2019 1:36 am Cummins becomes IPL's most expensive overseas buy20/12/2019 1:36 am Putin rejects charges of Russian meddling in UK politics, praises Boris Johnson20/12/2019 1:33 am Russia's Vladimir Putin says impeachment case against Trump is 'fabricated'20/12/2019 1:33 am Sri Lankan leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa says Swiss embassy employee's claim of abduction part of plan to discredit him20/12/2019 1:33 am Football: Eight things to know about Japan's Takumi Minamino, the first Asian to sign for Liverpool20/12/2019 1:33 am Explainer: Donald Trump faces impeachment. What’s next?20/12/2019 1:30 am 20 of the most memorable red carpet looks from the past decade20/12/2019 1:30 am Xi praises Macau for 'patriotism' and political calm20/12/2019 1:28 am Astaka Holdings unit faces contractor's claim20/12/2019 1:24 am Brazil's Bolsonaro says bill to allow mining on native reserves ready20/12/2019 1:15 am Tessa Therapeutics to open cell therapy manufacturing facility next year20/12/2019 1:09 am Data transfer clauses used by Facebook are legal, says EU court adviser, risks ahead20/12/2019 1:06 am India widens internet shutdown to parts of Delhi to curb protests20/12/2019 1:06 am US weekly jobless claims fall from more than two-year high20/12/2019 1:06 am 'Don The Con, You're Fired!' Trump Gets A Blunt Message At His Own Rally20/12/2019 1:00 am Real keen to seize on momentum after dominating 'Clasico'20/12/2019 12:51 am Goldman Sachs in talks to admit guilt, pay US$2 billion to settle 1MDB probe: WSJ20/12/2019 12:51 am Progress of non-Muslims 'left us in lurch', Malaysia tells Islamic summit20/12/2019 12:51 am Alliance Healthcare to make S$3.5m investment in startup Jaga-Me20/12/2019 12:50 am Russia 'shouldn't touch' Lenin's body in mausoleum: Putin20/12/2019 12:46 am GM issues two recalls for more than 900,000 new vehicles20/12/2019 12:46 am Rolls-Royce gives first look at one-seater electric plane20/12/2019 12:46 am Wholesale vegetable prices from flood-hit M'sia surge but retail prices steady: Stall holders, supermarkets20/12/2019 12:46 am Santa on a camel delivers Christmas trees in Jerusalem20/12/2019 12:30 am ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Director Rian Johnson Says Pandering to Fans Is a ‘Mistake’20/12/2019 12:30 am British PM puts Brexit top of new agenda20/12/2019 12:24 am Scotland's Laidlaw announces international retirement20/12/2019 12:24 am HKEX boss Li sells US$21.4 million worth of shares20/12/2019 12:16 am New president sworn in to lead protest-hit Algeria20/12/2019 12:16 am Facebook's Libra 2020 launch plan still unclear: Board member20/12/2019 12:16 am Break ups & break downs: Marriage Story and new trailers reviewed | Double Feature Movie Podcast - ST & BT Podcasts - Omny.fm20/12/2019 12:10 am Lebanon talks on new PM begin20/12/2019 12:01 am Review round-up: Claws out for Cats as critics savage star-studded musical20/12/2019 12:00 am Dongfeng, Peugeot maker PSA extend joint venture despite stake sale to smooth mega-merger19/12/2019 11:55 pm Accenture beats quarterly estimates on digital and cloud strength19/12/2019 11:55 pm Swatch ticked off with Swiss anti-trust agency parts ban19/12/2019 11:55 pm New Year countdown event at Marina Bay area to feature 90min-long musical featuring fireworks and 500 drones19/12/2019 11:48 pm Football: Top-ranked Belgium named Fifa Team of the Year, England up to fourth19/12/2019 11:48 pm Jimmy Lin And Son Show Why The Mushroom Haircut Will Last For Generations19/12/2019 11:45 pm Football: Arteta speculation spikes as Arsenal cancel press conference19/12/2019 11:43 pm EU court says Spain should have freed Catalan MEP to take office19/12/2019 11:25 pm Hong Kong police freeze US$10 million in protest fund19/12/2019 11:25 pm Criticism of Japan's coal policy is raising climate awareness at home: Koizumi19/12/2019 11:25 pm Police NSF accused of insulting woman's modesty at HQ of Police K-9 Unit19/12/2019 11:17 pm Airlines liable for passengers scalded by spilt coffee, top EU court rules19/12/2019 11:17 pm Exclusive: Ant Financial takes stake in Vietnam's eMonkey - sources19/12/2019 11:11 pm Football: Top-ranked Belgium named FIFA Team of the Year, England up to fourth19/12/2019 11:03 pm Football: Arteta speculation spikes as Arsenal cancel press conference19/12/2019 11:03 pm Football: English clubs triumph in Europe's year of comeback shocks19/12/2019 11:03 pm New survey finds fewer Singaporean employers view foreign domestic workers positively than in 201019/12/2019 11:00 pm KS Energy wins fresh contract extension for rig in Vietnam19/12/2019 11:00 pm IOC, Tokyo 2020 approve new marathon route following move19/12/2019 10:57 pm Doping: Russia to appeal four-year Wada ban19/12/2019 10:46 pm Football: Ozil cut from video game in China over Xinjiang comments19/12/2019 10:46 pm Man fined after submitting forged poly certificates as he was 'desperate' to gain a place at university19/12/2019 10:46 pm Satay In A Stylish Setting, With An Organic Salad Bar19/12/2019 10:45 pm India seamer Chahar ruled out of final West Indies ODI19/12/2019 10:42 pm English clubs triumph in Europe's year of comeback shocks19/12/2019 10:35 pm US House impeachment of Trump sets stage for trial in Senate19/12/2019 10:35 pm Teen girl sneaks into California airport, crashes plane into fence19/12/2019 10:35 pm Ascott Reit, A-HTrust investors to get new stapled units on Dec 3119/12/2019 10:33 pm What’s next for Trump? A Senate impeachment trial, probably19/12/2019 10:30 pm Russia to appeal WADA's four-year doping sanctions - Tass cites RUSADA19/12/2019 10:28 pm Singapore-based RedDoorz in talks with Indonesian government for property management deal19/12/2019 10:28 pm Despite her struggles with rare genetic disorder, N-level student gets into optician course at ITE19/12/2019 10:14 pm German court bans Uber services via rental cars in Germany19/12/2019 10:07 pm Singapore shares dip in lacklustre Thursday session19/12/2019 10:05 pm Malaysia: Shares close lower on Thursday19/12/2019 9:52 pm Instagram bans influencers from promoting vaping products19/12/2019 9:48 pm China calls EU rights prize-winning Uighur 'a terrorist'19/12/2019 9:48 pm New Traffic Police BMW motorbikes to hit the road from April19/12/2019 9:44 pm Daily Debrief: What Happened Today19/12/2019 9:39 pm Johor chief minister defends Middle East visit amid floods19/12/2019 9:19 pm Airbnb wins fight to remain exempt from European property rules19/12/2019 9:19 pm Chicken supply in Johor feared affected by floods in Kota Tinggi19/12/2019 9:19 pm This Countdown Party Is Free — And Has Fantastic Views Of The Fireworks & The Stars19/12/2019 9:15 pm Edison Chen Plans To Retire In 202019/12/2019 9:00 pm Greenland to pick Ericsson over Huawei for 5G rollout19/12/2019 8:51 pm Lights out for multilateralism? Alarm as UN faces cash squeeze19/12/2019 8:51 pm Student forged poly transcripts to apply to SIM and SUSS, fined S$5,50019/12/2019 8:45 pm Pakistan finds fault with death sentence for Musharraf, who plans to file appeal19/12/2019 8:42 pm Michelle Chia welcomes chance to play psychopath in thriller Mind's Eye19/12/2019 8:42 pm Police arrest PMD rider who allegedly assaulted pedestrian at walkway in Yio Chu Kang19/12/2019 8:42 pm Pasir Ris trail opens as part of National Heritage Board move to bring heritage to the heartland19/12/2019 8:42 pm Basketball: Murray fuels big third quarter run in Nuggets' 113-104 win over Magic19/12/2019 8:42 pm Novartis plans Zolgensma giveaways as some fear 'health lottery'19/12/2019 8:36 pm Bangladesh 'reluctant' to play tests in Pakistan, says PCB19/12/2019 8:36 pm Chinese national arrested for trespass at Trump Florida resort: Media19/12/2019 8:36 pm Singapore maintains 30th spot on global Human Freedom Index19/12/2019 8:30 pm YouTube’s Highest Paid Creator Is 8 Years Old19/12/2019 8:30 pm New survey finds fewer S’porean employers view foreign domestic workers positively than in 201019/12/2019 8:30 pm Football: Takumi Minamino becomes 1st Japanese player to join Liverpool19/12/2019 8:29 pm China students protest as university charter cuts 'freedom of thought'19/12/2019 8:29 pm Zodiac window cleaners set Tokyo sparkling for New Year19/12/2019 8:29 pm Wet weather woes for small businesses with rainy days set to continue19/12/2019 8:23 pm Small blasts hit Rakhine town as Myanmar's Suu Kyi visits19/12/2019 8:15 pm Emma Watson and Tom Felton Reunite With 'Harry Potter' Co-Stars for Epic Holiday Photo19/12/2019 8:15 pm German Bundesliga club FC Cologne scraps China football academy19/12/2019 8:01 pm Tencent, Sina apps targeted in Chinese privacy crackdown19/12/2019 8:01 pm Golf: Scott and Cink lurk at Australian PGA Championship19/12/2019 8:01 pm Small blasts hit Rakhine town as Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi visits19/12/2019 7:48 pm Iran urges fight against US 'economic terrorism' at Muslim summit19/12/2019 7:48 pm Youngest Hong Kong protester to plead guilty in court avoids criminal record after West Kowloon magistrate dismisses charges19/12/2019 7:45 pm Property investment volume 'respectable' despite 31.8% drop in 2019: CBRE19/12/2019 6:21 pm Australia beats hottest day record by full degree19/12/2019 5:58 pm China students protest as university charter cuts 'freedom of thought'19/12/2019 5:58 pm Change to Chinese university's charter dropping 'freedom of thought' stirs debate19/12/2019 5:45 pm Cuba to name first prime minister in 40 years19/12/2019 5:30 pm China announces new tariff exclusions for some US imports19/12/2019 5:29 pm KL Summit a small start in addressing Muslim issues: Mahathir19/12/2019 5:29 pm Year in Review 2019: Highest-yielding condominiums in S'pore19/12/2019 5:27 pm Rise of Skywalker reviews are among most critical in Star Wars galaxy19/12/2019 5:10 pm Tsitsipas sets Grand Slam target for 202019/12/2019 5:10 pm 19/12/2019 5:00 pm US proposes allowing more investors access to private companies19/12/2019 4:47 pm Pakistan win toss, bat first in Karachi test19/12/2019 4:47 pm Automakers to pay US$3 billion in new US tariffs under USMCA: Budget estimate19/12/2019 4:47 pm Former Pakistan leader Musharraf slams death sentence 'vendetta'19/12/2019 4:40 pm Practice of withholding results slips should be reviewed: Ong Ye Kung19/12/2019 4:40 pm India's NTPC snubs foreign emissions tech, shuts out GE, others from US$2 billion orders19/12/2019 4:40 pm Ship captain jailed 5.5 years for role in largest gas oil theft from Shell’s Pulau Bukom refinery19/12/2019 4:30 pm White House says it is confident U.S. Senate will exonerate Trump after impeachment19/12/2019 4:30 pm Wakanda free trade forever? Fictional nation removed from US trade list19/12/2019 4:25 pm Former SMU student who filmed woman in toilet during internship given short detention order19/12/2019 4:22 pm United will give City different look in Cup semi, says Solskjaer19/12/2019 4:18 pm Freddie Mac offers early retirement to 25% of workforce: Sources19/12/2019 4:18 pm Nvidia to win unconditional EU okay for US$6.8 billion Mellanox buy: Sources19/12/2019 4:18 pm Homeward bound? Deadline looms for North Korea's overseas workers19/12/2019 3:58 pm British PM Johnson sets out plan for power19/12/2019 3:50 pm Masterminds of Philippines' worst political massacre guilty of murder19/12/2019 3:50 pm China repeats call for restraint as North Korea tensions build19/12/2019 3:50 pm More women directors in Singapore companies but number still lags global average: MSCI19/12/2019 3:46 pm Philippine ex-politicians get life in prison for 2009 massacre19/12/2019 3:46 pm