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Israeli chess team penalized after Yom Kippur scheduling agreement falls apart

According to the Israel Chess Federation, the International Chess Federation agreed in writing that matches scheduled for Yom Kippur would be moved to accommodate the Israeli team.

The Dutch chess team is seen on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the Chess Olympiad  in Samarkand Uzbekistan sat across from empty seats and the Isreali team refused to play on Yom Kippur.
Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall from Massive Attack stand with a Palestinian flag onstage at the end of their performance in Singapore, July 29, 2026.

Massive Attack band members detained in Singapore after unfurling Palestinian flag at concert

Grant Marshall and Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack perform onstage during Lido Festival at Lido Field on June 06, 2025 in London, England.

Musical band Massive Attack members barred from Singapore after displaying Palestinian flag

THE WRITER and his wife the elephants at the Family Friendly Farm in Chiang Mai.

Before Tisha B'Av: Lessons from Singapore and Japan for repairing Israeli society - opinion


Otter family invades apartment block to go swimming in pool in Singapore

Singapore has a thriving population of otters, which swam across the Johor Straits from Malaysia in the 1990s. They now live all over the island.

Otters take over a pool in Singapore

Singapore arrests would-be terrorist planning to kill Jews for Hamas

The man, 20, was interested in joining the Hamas military wing.

Maghain Aboth Synagogue

An Interview with the Founders of Stacked: Creating the Informative Property Reviews in Singapore


Singapore experts studying effect of COVID on unborn babies

KK is one of the hospitals involved in the study of infected pregnant women in Singapore, details of which surfaced after the case of the baby born with antibodies was made public.

A doctor examines a pregnant woman at a hospital in the province of Fayoum

Singaporean gives birth to baby with COVID-19 antibodies

The baby was born this month without COVID-19 but with the virus antibodies, the Straits Times newspaper reported on Sunday, citing the mother.

Pregnant woman (Illustrative)

Voices from the Arab press: Give Kuwaiti women the rights they deserve

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

STAYING LOCAL: A Saudi farmer displays dates to customers during Unaizah Season for Dates, in Saudi Arabia on August 15

Infectious COVID-19 mutation may be 'a good thing' – disease expert

The new mutation may make the coronavirus more infectious, bu it appears to be less deadly.

Lung cells infected with coronavirus

Singapore scientists to start COVID-19 vaccine human trials in August

More than 100 vaccines are being developed globally, including several already in human trials from the likes of AstraZeneca and Pfizer.

Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration

Singapore plans for all citizens to wear coronavirus tracing device

"If this portable device works. We may then distribute it to everyone in Singapore ... This will be more inclusive, and it will ensure that all of us will be protected."

A medical professional conducts tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bolinas, a coastal enclave in Northern California where all residents are being tested for the novel coronavirus and its antibodies on Monday, one of the first such efforts since the pandemic hit the United States three

Singaporean gets jail time for COVID-19 Facebook post

The man, a taxi driver, falsely claimed food outlets would close and urged people to stock up due to impending COVID-19 restrictions.

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