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1 dead, others injured after London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines says

May. 21, 2024 07:07 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — One person has died aboard a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence, Singapore Airlines said Tuesday, in which the plane apparently plummeted for a number of minutes before it was diverted to Bangkok, where emergency crews rushed to help injured passengers amid...

Singapore Airlines says a person has died and others were injured when a London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence

May. 21, 2024 06:22 AM EDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Singapore Airlines says a person has died and others were injured when a London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence.

Trip.com: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 20, 2024 18:09 PM EDT

SINGAPORE (AP) — SINGAPORE (AP) — Trip.com Group Limited (TCOM) on Monday reported net income of $597 million in its first quarter. The Singapore-based company said it had net income of 88 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 83 cents per...

A man in Malaysia who killed 2 police officers acted on his own, a minister says

May. 18, 2024 05:15 AM EDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The man who attacked a Malaysian police station and killed two officers was a recluse and is believed to have acted on his own despite suspected links to the Jemaah Islamiyah extremist group, the country's home minister said Saturday. The man stormed...

Singapore's new prime minister vows to 'lead in our own way' as Lee dynasty ends after half-century

May. 15, 2024 21:24 PM EDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore’s new Prime Minister Lawrence Wong vowed to make “tomorrow better than today” as he took his oath of office Wednesday in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure stability in the Asian financial hub. A U.S.-trained...

Singapore's deputy leader Lawrence Wong is sworn in as prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years

May. 15, 2024 08:15 AM EDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore's deputy leader Lawrence Wong is sworn in as prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years.

As work continues to remove cargo ship from collapsed Baltimore bridge, what about its crew?

May. 13, 2024 20:48 PM EDT

A crew of Indian and Sri Lankan men has spent the last 49 days confined to a hulking and motionless cargo vessel in Baltimore, its bow pinned by what's left of the shattered bridge it struck. Demolition crews set off explosives Monday to push broken bridge trusses away from the...

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Scheffler takes aim at another major at Valhalla course favorable to No. 1

May. 10, 2024 06:04 AM EDT

Only 31 days separate that moment from when Scottie Scheffler slipped on the Masters green jacket to when the world's No. 1 player embarks on the second leg of the Grand Slam at the PGA Championship. And yet it seems so much has transpired in such a short period of time. ...

Wave Life Sciences: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 09, 2024 07:52 AM EDT

SINGAPORE (AP) — SINGAPORE (AP) — Wave Life Sciences Pte. Ltd. (WVE) on Thursday reported a loss of $31.6 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Singapore-based company said it had a loss of 24 cents. The results fell short of Wall Street...

Analysis: Brooks Koepka has a big game. He doesn't need a lot of words

May. 07, 2024 11:11 AM EDT

Brooks Koepka leaves the bluster to everyone else at LIV Golf. He cares about only his golf, especially when it's not going the way he wants. He was burning inside a year ago when he played not to lose in the final round of the Masters and watched his two-shot lead turn into a...