By Jack Kim SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database stole the personal information of about 1.5 million people, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the government said on Friday. The attack, which the government called “the most serious breach of personal data” that the country has experienced, comes as the […]
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat CHIANG RAI (Reuters) – Memorabilia featuring a young Thai soccer team and their coach rescued from a flooded cave is flying off the shelves, said Suwit Jaipom, who heads an art gallery in the northern province of Chiang Rai, where the boys live. The 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, and their […]
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) – Thailand’s rescued cave boys woke up in their own homes for the first time in more than three weeks on Thursday, with many rising at dawn to take part in a religious ceremony. The 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach were discharged […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Britons will from next week start receiving weekly information bulletins from the government about how to make sure they’re ready for a disorderly Brexit, The Times reported on Friday. The information will be distributed as “bundles” to consumers and companies as Britain counts down to its departure from the European Union on […]
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) – “Fight on, don’t despair”: the 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave complex described on Wednesday how they survived on nothing but dripping water, and even tried to dig their way out. The Wild Boars team were making their first public […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker asked for “respect” after a journalist asked him on Wednesday if he was drunk when he staggered and needed help walking at a NATO summit last week. The EU chief executive told a news conference on an EU project financing plan that he had, as his aides […]
CHIANG RAI, Thailand (Reuters) – The 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave left a hospital in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Wednesday for a news conference to be broadcast on national television, a Reuters witness said. The boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach sparked […]
By Kawa Omar Amin MOSUL (Reuters) – A year after Iraqi forces recaptured Mosul from Islamic State the city’s healthcare system remains broken, its hospitals lie in ruins and even basic services are lacking, according to aid groups. The government retook Mosul with help from a U.S.-led coalition and Kurdish forces a year ago but […]
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – The 12 Thai boys and soccer coach who were rescued from a flooded cave will be discharged from hospital on Wednesday and hold a news conference the same day to satisfy huge media interest in their story, a government official said. “We want to reduce public curiosity,” government spokesman […]
