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Decentralized finance is an open alternative to all the kinds of financial tools people have available nowadays. This includes loans, trading, insurance, savings, and more. These tools are available to anyone around the globe with just a smartphone and an internet connection. The thought of it is pretty interesting, isn’t it? Let’s look at the […]

The year 1973 marked the unexpected end of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. He died at the young age of 32. After his sudden demise, debates and a succession of stories and conspiracy theories emerged. After several decades though, the biggest question remains – what killed Bruce Lee? Funny, but it seems drinking too much […]

The world is undergoing a steady yet deadly change at the moment. The environment is changing due to the ever-growing threat of climate change. 4 out of 5 Singaporeans acknowledge that they deeply care for the environment and about 29% say they would definitely go for more sustainable products if they know the impact their […]

Ikigai Izakaya has made it to the Top Ten in the Singapore River Signatures 2022. While it is no secret that Singaporeans are foodies, We Singaporeans love our food so much that we go to great lengths to get them. On our days off, we willingly travel from West to East and eagerly stand in […]

A poisonous snake attacked an 8-year-old boy in a small village around 215 miles northeast of Raipur, India. The boy did not die. The cobra did. After the boy bit it two times. “The snake got wrapped around my hand and bit me,” the boy told local media, thru the New Indian Express. “I was in great […]

Recent covid-19 lockdowns in China forced the world’s biggest iPhone plant to shut down. Thus, Apple has advised phone buyers to expect delays in getting their ordered products. Manned and operated by Foxconn, the factory, is operating at “significantly reduced capacity,” Apple officers said. Officials locked down the district where the factory is located beginning November 2. […]

“Thirty-five years ago, when I was a priest, I behaved in a reprehensible way with a young girl aged 14,” confesses Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard in a statement about his child abuse act with a female minor. Ricard is a high-ranking prelate of the French Catholic Church. The revelation came after a report recently issued exposed […]

It was reported recently that Japan’s oldest toilet was damaged by a 30-year-old man whose job is to conserve Japan’s cultural heritage. He accidentally rammed his car into the toilet and broke down its wooden door in the process. The employee works for the Kyoto Heritage Preservation Association, which adds to the oddity of the […]

Plant-based meat options is not a new concept. Food scientists from as early as the 19th century have been trying to use different protein rich vegan ingredients like soy, peanuts, and wheat into items like burgers to satisfy vegans. Today’s vegan menus have a higher goal though, they have to please the vegan community and […]

On the evening of October 29, 2022, a traditional Celtic celebration supposedly to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, was turned into a nightmare. A frightening horde of people in mayhem made the Halloween festivities in Itaewon, the killing field of at least 156 people and wounding at least 172 more. The Itaewon tragedy is the most […]

More than 150 people died during the Seoul Halloween fracas on Saturday. Videos posted on social media showed Seoul’s oblique 10-foot-wide lane crammed with people moving in many directions. Countless bystanders complained about the lack of crowd control measures. While the National Police Agency was quoted to have sent a total of 137 police officers to the […]

There is always a significant difference in quality between the premium cut and the usual range; you really do get what you pay for and which restaurants offers the best. So how do you choose where to go to satisfy your cravings for a perfectly marbled steak? At this fest, you can enjoy a selected […]

The pandemic has affected the investment markets across the globe. The global investment landscape started slowing down well before the pandemi. All three types of investments i.e Corporate M&A, greenfield foreign direct investments (FDI), and Private Equity investments (PE) saw an annual growth of 2% only. Business investment commitments in Singapore also dropped as much […]

Weeping, grief-stricken families gathered Friday outside a Thai nursery where an ex-policeman murdered nearly two dozen children in one of the kingdom’s worst mass killings (Childcare Centre). Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha will later visit survivors of the attack that left at least 37 people dead, including the attacker’s wife and […]

Having a quick snack is part of today’s tradition and now the SpongeBob SquarePants Popcorn Series is adding new flavours to this tradition. Ask any Singaporean what they think the national pastime is, and the answer is likely to involve food. There is no better way to taste our diverse food culture than through the […]