Monthly Archives: February, 2026

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]   ATLANTA (AP) — Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. Foege died Saturday in Atlanta at the age of 89, according to the Task Force for Global Health, which he co-founded. The

An­drea Perez-Sobers Se­nior Re­porter an­drea.perez-sobers@guardian.co.tt As the glob­al en­er­gy sec­tor ac­cel­er­ates its shift away from high-car­bon fu­els, T&T’s largest methanol pro­duc­er is repo­si­tion­ing one of its longest-stand­ing prod­ucts for a new role. Switzer­land-head­quar­tered Pro­man is ad­vanc­ing methanol as a low­er-emis­sion tran­si­tion fu­el that can be de­ployed be­yond chem­i­cals and man­u­fac­tur­ing, with ap­pli­ca­tions in trans­port and

Saturday 27 December 2025 - 11:00am JOHANNESBURG - There are increasing concerns over the rising number of teenage mothers in the country. On Christmas Day, 130 teenage mothers gave birth.  The Department of Health has described the situation as a serious social and public health problem.

A man has taken to social media to argue his case that $750 a month for full-time national servicemen (NSF) is not enough in today’s economy. In a TikTok video on Wednesday (Dec 24), the man named Sheldon said that he decided to speak up after seeing social media comments where people complained that they

Former F4 member Ken Chu has apologised for the snarky remarks he had made about Mayday's Ashin. The comments seemingly took place during the recent F4 reunion tour, which the 46-year-old was conspicuously absent from. The remaining three members — Vic Chou, Jerry Yan and Vanness Wu — embarked on the tour starting Dec 19

A Singaporean man was jailed for 12 weeks on Friday (Dec 26) after pleading guilty to one count of dishonest misappropriation.  Mohamed Basheer Hanif Mohamed, 27, refused to return more than $9,000 that the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) had mistakenly transferred to him on Nov 10, 2023. He spent the funds on daily expenses and

Large crowds are expected around the Marina Bay and Kallang Basin areas on New Year's Eve and the police will be implementing security and traffic arrangements such as crowd control measures, enhanced patrols, and road closures to keep partygoers safe. In an advisory on Sunday (Dec 28), the police said the arrangements will be in

PUBLISHED ON December 28, 2025 1:03 AM UPDATED December 28, 2025 9:42 AM Add us on Google as a Preferred Source JAKARTA — Fernando Martin, a coach with Valencia CF, has died with three members of his family after their boat capsized in Indonesia, Spanish football clubs said. Valencia said they were "deeply saddened by