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Australia braces for its own fire season after sweltering European summer
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (286+ words) Published Sep 08, 2026, 11:47 AM Updated Sep 08, 2026, 11:59 AM CLARENCE TOWN, Australia - Australian firefighters say they are on alert as temperatures in the southern hemisphere begin to pick up, following a devastating fire season in Europe. Australia is already experiencing a strong El…...
Top things to do in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong’s bun-loving island
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (124+ words) straitstimes.com Top things to do in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong’s bun-loving island Cheung Chau Bun Festival features a Bun Scrambling Competition where athletes climb a tower covered in 9,000 plastic buns to grab as many as possible. Published Sep 07, 2026, 11:32 AM…...
More than 300 cooling centres to open if S’pore faces heatwave: New heat office
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (1180+ words) The public will be alerted to an impending heatwave at least four days in advance via the national weather app myENV. Published Aug 31, 2026, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE - More than 300 cooling centres will open islandwide if a heatwave hits Singapore, as part of…...
Foraging in Singapore: Unethical practices threaten biodiversity and cultural heritage
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1104+ words) Communities have long been foraging along local shores for food and to carry on traditional practices. Published Aug 30, 2026, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE – Nor Syazwan Abdul Majid remembers, as a child, scraping through the sands of Changi Beach with his mother to look…...
No sweat: Japanese men turn to hair removal in scorching summer
3+ week, 3+ day ago (324+ words) Yuki Kubo undergoes leg hair removal treatment at Gorilla Clinic, a men's beauty clinic, in Tokyo, on Aug 19. Published Aug 21, 2026, 09:35 AM TOKYO - Summer is peak demand season at a men’s grooming clinic in Japan, where appointments are becoming harder to…...
Climate damage: The next hit to Europe’s public finances
3+ week, 6+ day ago (866+ words) Wildfires in 2026 in south-western Europe, among other disasters in recent years, show how climate damage is adding to a list of strains on Europe’s finances. Published Aug 18, 2026, 01:11 PM Updated Aug 18, 2026, 03:08 PM LONDON – Someone will have to pick up the tab…...
Free children’s events to spark imagination and family conversations
4+ week, 1+ day ago (505+ words) Pre-schoolers have fun painting their creation together for the exhibition. Published Aug 16, 2026, 01:20 PM SINGAPORE – Make family time all the more special with these ideas and activities. Kids often relate best to stories and ideas from their peers, so seeing art…...