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Singapore – Over nine in 10 children living in Singapore prefer to spend more time with their family than making money while becoming a football player is kids’ top career choice. The fifth annual Children’s Career Survey conducted by Adecco Singapore has found that 96% of children, aged between seven to 14, said it’s more …

BRISBANE (Australia) – AUSTRALIA’S third-biggest city Brisbane was besieged on Wednesday by once-in-a-century floods that could hit up to 20,000 homes, as the death toll in raging torrents rose to 12. Thousands of people took refuge with friends and central districts were eerily quiet as the river city of two million battened down for its …

THE authorities are exploring the option of installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in housing estates in a bid to nab high-rise litterbugs, said Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor in Parliament on Tuesday. Two trials were carried out last year in HDB blocks along Commonwealth Close and Bukit Panjang Ring …

MANCHESTER (England) – MANCHESTER City striker Edin Dzeko has taken no time at all to aim a dig at his new club’s rival Manchester United. The Bosnia international used the occasion of his official presentation as a City player on Tuesday to taunt United about their reputation for attracting fans from across England and around …

THERE will be fewer new drivers on the road this year compared to last year, going by fresh statistics from the Traffic Police. The number of people taking up lessons to get their driving licences is estimated to have dipped by 30 per cent between the period from January to September last year, and the …

MySpace has seen its audience numbers plummet precipitously over the past several years. Now, its roster of employees is following suit. The News Corp.-owned site announced on Tuesday (Jan. 11) that it has laid off 47 percent of its staff, or roughly 500 employees. The staff reductions had been rumored for weeks as News Corp. …