Bronx building fire kills at least 19 – a large blaze broke out in a New York Bronx 19 story apartment at 333 East 181st Street `11am on Sunday, leaving nine children dead, and dozens injured and several are in life threatening conditions. Almost 200 firefighters had responded to the scene to fight the flames, […]
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VC firm Vertex Holdings files for $150m SPAC – Singapore is getting its first blank check listings, as SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) backed by Temasek Holdings. and Tikehau Capital SCA kicked off their sales. Temasek backed Vertex Holding’s Vertex Technology Acquisition Corp (VTAC) – lodged the preliminary prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Monetary Authority […]
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Korean actress in Snowdrop – Kim Mi-Soo, dies aged 29 – Kim played a supporting role in the Disney+ series Snowdrop, as a student activist Yeo Jung-min, who shares a women’s dormitory with Jisoo of K-pop group Blackpink, who is cast as protagonist Young-ro. Kim suddenly left us on Jan. 5. The bereaved are deep in their sorrow […]
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US reports over 1 million new Covid-19 cases in a single day – 1,082,549 new cases was reported on Monday following the long New Year’s weekend in the United States. According to CDC estimates, the Covid-19 Omicron variant B.1.1.529, was detected in about 95.4% of all new cases for the week of 26th December to 1st […]
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Youngest player in NBA history to record triple double – Josh Giddey, rookie in Oklahoma City Thunder, surpassed LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. Aged 19 years old and 84 days, Josh took the record set by Ball last January at age 19 years old and […]
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