2015-09-28 Singapore Health

AsiaOne   

Woman, 60, is 2nd person to die of dengue this year   
AsiaOne
A 60-year-old female Indian national, who had been in Singapore to visit her son, died from the disease on Saturday at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. In February, a 53-year-old Chinese national died from dengue at the National University Hospital. She had ...
60-year-old woman dies from dengue   Channel News Asia
60-year-old woman visiting from India dies from dengue   TODAYonline

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TODAYonline   

Haze care packs distributed to Pulau Ubin residents   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — With the annual haze upon Singapore, WeCare packs, containing N95 masks and other provisions, were given out to Pulau Ubin residents today (Sept 27). Distributed by Minister of State for National Development Maliki Osman and Siglap ...

2015-09-28 Singapore Science

Lifeboat Foundation (blog)   

Ultimate VR simulator throws you around in mid-air   
Lifeboat Foundation (blog)
Virtual reality headsets can trick our eyes and ears into believing we're someplace else. Fooling the rest of the body is a little trickier though. Companies have tried spinning chairs and omnidirectional treadmills, but nothing comes close to the ...

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BBC News   

'Supermoon' coincides with lunar eclipse   
BBC News
People around the world are watching the skies to observe a rare celestial event, as a lunar eclipse coincides with a so-called "supermoon". A supermoon occurs when the Moon is in the closest part of its orbit to Earth, meaning it appears larger in the ...
Photo gallery: Images capture Sunday's rare supermoon eclipse   Kansas City Star
Stargazers in for double treat tonight with supermoon, total lunar eclipse   CTV News
Supermoon total lunar eclipse offers rare sky event   CBC.ca
Toronto Star   
CBS Local   
Montreal Gazette   
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CTV News   

Speculation of water, alien life as NASA set to reveal 'major' Mars discovery   
CTV News
NASA says its scientists have cracked a mystery on Mars, but space enthusiasts will have to wait until Monday for the big reveal. The “major science finding,” as NASA calls it, will be unveiled Monday at 11:30 a.m. ET, in a live online broadcast from ...
Mars 'mystery solved': has Nasa found water flowing on the Red Planet?   Telegraph.co.uk
NASA to hold urgent press conference to announce major science finding from Mars   NEWS.com.au
Has NASA discovered an ocean on Mars?   Daily Times
ABC Online   
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Firstpost   

Astrosat, India's first dedicated space observatory, to be launched at 10 am today   
Firstpost
Bengaluru: Astrosat, India's first dedicated space observatory, will be launched on Monday at 10 AM from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. It is aimed at studying celestial objects. PSLV-C30 carrying Astrosat along with six other co ...
ASTROSAT launch: India reaches for the stars   The Indian Express
India's first dedicated space observatory Astrosat to be launched today   Financial Express
India's first space observatory Astrosat to be launched today   Zee News
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Times of India   
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Morning Ticker   

Breakthrough: Huge new genome discovery shakes human medicine   
Morning Ticker
The human genome has been sequenced, a discovery that has scientists cheering and ethicists fretting about what's next for humanity. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter · Share on Reddit · Follow on Feedly. It's a term probably known only to the ...

2015-09-28 Singapore Entertainment

TODAYonline   

Concert review: Muse in Singapore   
TODAYonline
SINGAPORE — Just in case there are people out there who still wonder about Muse's power and ability to drive its audiences berserk, the band's gig at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday night should put those doubts to rest. The band's previous ...

2015-09-28 Singapore Sports

AsiaOne   

$75m budget for first ASEAN Para Games here   
AsiaOne
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong (far left) and former national player Fandi Ahmad (second from right) playing a friendly match with Team Singapore Cerebral Palsy footballers Suhaimi Sudar (second from left) and Abdul Mahdi ...

2015-09-28 Singapore Technology

Channel News Asia   

More riders opting for higher-end motorcycles, bigger engine capacities   
Channel News Asia
TODAY reports: The number of higher-end motorcycles on Singapore's roads have doubled in the past 10 years as more affluent riders are undeterred by skyrocketing premiums. By Joy Fang, TODAY; POSTED: 28 Sep 2015 09:02. PHOTOS. Besides being ...

2015-09-28 Singapore Business

TODAYonline   

Asia: Shares sag on caution, dollar consolidates   
THE BUSINESS TIMES
[TOKYO] Asian stocks sagged on Monday after Wall Street's uninspiring Friday performance and ahead of key economic indicators, while the dollar consolidated its gains against the yen and euro. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan ...

2015-09-28 Singapore World

Channel News Asia   

Catalan separatists claim victory in regional vote   
Channel News Asia
Separatists in Catalonia claimed victory on Sunday in a regional election that they have vowed will lead to them declaring the region independent from Spain. POSTED: 28 Sep 2015 03:31; UPDATED: 28 Sep 2015 05:14. PHOTOS. Catalonia's regional ...

2015-09-28 Singapore Southeast Asia

The Sun Daily   

Ambassador Huang's behaviour is unacceptable   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
COMMENT Wisma Putra is right to summon Ambassador Huang Huikang of China to protest his unwarranted interference in our domestic affairs. Huang's symbolically-charged visit to Petaling Street, in the heart of Chinatown, and his insensitive remarks, ...

2015-09-28 Singapore Singapore

Channel News Asia   

Singapore to launch new sustainable development programme   
Channel News Asia
Under the programme, Singapore will work with partners to provide technical assistance and capacity building to developing countries in the areas of leadership and governance, sustainable cities, and water and sanitation solutions. POSTED: 28 Sep 2015 ...