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VATICAN CITY - Maria Pia Caruso travelled to Rome from her hometown in northern Italy after she learned Pope Francis had died at age 88, to say a final goodbye to a pontiff she believes brought important changes to the global Catholic Church. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The April 26 funeral is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, as well as world leaders. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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straitstimes.com | Alyssa Woo |Andrew Wong
SINGAPORE - The PAP will be up against the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC once again, with a new anchor minister at the helm for the ruling party. Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat, 51, will lead the four-man PAP team for the GRC, following Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen’s retirement from politics.
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3 days ago | 
straitstimes.com | Osmond Chia
SINGAPORE - Singaporean property tycoon Robert Ng Chee Siong and three of his children have been designated as “politically significant persons” under the nation’s foreign interference law designed to guard against the risks of foreign influence in domestic politics.
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straitstimes.com | Caroline Hopkins
I love cereal, but sometimes, it seems nutritionally no better than dessert. Are healthier options available? And if so, how can I find them? There is a lot to love about cereal. It is often delicious, easy to prepare, available in seemingly endless varieties and flavours, and can contain beneficial nutrients. But with that abundance comes many ambiguous or misleading health claims, and ingredients you may not associate with good health.
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straitstimes.com | Stephanie Saul
Harvard, the world’s wealthiest university, sued the Trump administration on April 21, fighting back against its threats to slash billions of dollars from the school’s research funding as part of a crusade against the nation’s top colleges. The lawsuit signalled a major escalation of the ongoing fight between higher education and President Donald Trump, who has vowed to “reclaim” elite universities.
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straitstimes.com | Jonathan Eyal
LONDON – There is a certain irony in the fact that the last foreign leader Pope Francis received, before his passing, for an audience was US Vice-President J.D. Vance.
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straitstimes.com | Zhaki Abdullah
Follow our live coverage here. SINGAPORE - Dr Maliki Osman’s decade of service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) helped strengthen Singapore’s partnerships with other countries, as well as rally international support for the Republic’s survival and success, said Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
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straitstimes.com | Nadine Chua |Clement Yong |Zhaki Abdullah
SINGAPORE - Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Leader of the House Indranee Rajah will anchor the newly-created Pasir Ris-Changi GRC, in a surprise move from her Tanjong Pagar GRC ward. This fuels speculation that Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean, who was expected to helm the GRC, could be moved elsewhere, possibly to the hotly-contested Punggol GRC. The WP has been active there, with both parties keeping their electoral cards close to their chest.
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straitstimes.com | Callie Holtermann
NEW YORK - American actress Brooke Shields recently posted an image of an action-figure version of herself that came with a needlepoint kit and a pet terrier. United States Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene imagined her own figurine accompanied by a gavel and a Bible. These hyper-realistic dolls are nowhere to be found in toy stores, at least for the time being. They are being created using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including ChatGPT.