Their executions come just two months after Singapore hanged a controversial mentally disabled man for drug trafficking, bringing the country’s total number of death sentences this year to four. In a statement on Tuesday, Singaporean authorities said Norasari and Singh — both convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty — had exhausted their legal appeals. Both men had been on death row for the past six years, with many campaigners calling for clemency....

A federal MP from Newfoundland and Labrador says she’s grateful to carry a government-issued panic button as threats and harassment directed at politicians increase in Canada. St John East MP Joanne Thompson is one of several members who have used the buttons, also called mobile duress alarms, in recent months. The buttons alert the Parliamentary Protection Service or local police for security purposes when pressed. While Thompson said she didn’t have to use the button while working at St....

The S&P 500 fell 0.4% as of early afternoon Wednesday. The broad benchmark notched a 0.2% gain on Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite Index turned lower after an initial burst, slipping 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.5%. 

The Supreme Court’s chief security officer has written letters asking top officials in Maryland and Virginia to direct police to enforce laws she says prohibit picketing in the suburbs of Supreme Court justices, after weeks of rights protests of abortions. In four separate letters addressed to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), Montgomery County Supervisor Mark Elrich (R), Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngin (R) and Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey McKay (R ), Supreme Court Marshal Gail Curley said protests and “threatening” activity have increased since May at the justices’ homes....

The suspect returned to Illinois, where he was later arrested after deciding he wasn’t willing to shoot in the Madison, Wisconsin area, Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference after the hearing. Denied commitment to 21-year-old. Speaking in court, Lake County Assistant District Attorney Ben Dillon said the gunman “looked up, took aim” and fired at people across the street, killing seven and injuring more than a dozen....

The suspect returned to Illinois, where he was later arrested after deciding he was not willing to carry out another attack in Wisconsin, Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference after a hearing where the 21-year-old denied the charge. bond. The parade shooting left another American community reeling — this time affluent Highland Park, home to about 30,000 people near the shores of Lake Michigan....

Eine Aussicht, die von manchen wohl missverstanden wird: Swiss kürzt ihren Flugplan für die kommenden Monate. Olaf Schülke / Imago Ich rannte. Swiss streicht unter anderem wegen “erheblicher” Engpässe und Streikaktivitäten an einigen europäischen Flughäfen und einzelnen Flugsicherungssystemen weitere Flüge im Sommer und Herbst. Das gab sie am Dienstagnachmittag in einer Mitteilung bekannt.

Sommaire [Mise à jour le 29 juin 2022 à 19h25] L’épidémie de Covid a recommencé début juin en France. Toutes les tranches d’âge sont concernées, y compris les enfants, mais ces derniers conservent les taux d’incidence les plus faibles, selon les données de la Santé publique française. Un enfant qui présente des symptômes évocateurs de Covid peut être testé gratuitement en pharmacie ou en laboratoire (les tests sont gratuits pour les mineurs)....

During an interview with The Associated Press, the 46-year-old director explained that he wanted to make the Thor sequel a love story. “I wanted to show him in a light that most Thor fans wouldn’t really like if you told them,” Waititi said. “If you said to them, ‘Yeah, I’m going to make Thor fall in love,’ that’s probably the last thing a Thor fan really wants to hear.” Thor: Love and Thunder sees the return of Jane Foster, played by Natalie Portman – Thor’s love interest from the first film, who has been absent since her appearance in 2013’s Thor: The Dark World....

Allein am Freitag gingen bei der Polizei des Kantons Aargau 50 Anzeigen wegen versuchten Telefonbetrugs ein, teilte die Behörde am Samstag mit. Die meisten Gäste hätten die Masche sofort gesehen. In drei am Freitag gemeldeten Fällen waren die Betrüger jedoch erfolgreich. Drei Frauen im Alter zwischen 63 und 88 Jahren fielen auf die Betrüger herein. Die Polizei schreibt, sie habe stundenlang telefonischen Druck erhalten. Dann wurden die drei Aargauerinnen dazu verleitet, Geld und Schmuck bei unbekannten Kurieren an einem vereinbarten Ort zu deponieren....

The company, which imposed a pipe ban from August to September amid the summer heatwave, said the increase in leaks and supply interruptions due to bursting of the network was the result of “hot weather and dry ground”. Thames Water has also come under fire over sewage discharges and executive pay, with its chief executive, Sarah Bentley, earning £2m. The company made a pre-tax loss of £386m in the half to the end of September last year, compared with this year’s profit of £493....

The U.S. Coast Guard was notified of the altercation at 4 a.m. and deployed a boat to escort the cruise ship through New York Harbor. “After that, a boarding team from the USCG Sector New York assisted the NYPD and (Customs and Border Protection) in processing the crew,” the Coast Guard told People magazine. The video of the incident has since gone viral on social media. A huge brawl breaks out at a Carnival cruise ship nightclub just outside New York Harbor....

“The Navy accepts responsibility for what happened,” said Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, in a press conference Thursday. The management inquiry did not make any recommendations for individual disciplinary or administrative action. These decisions will come from a separate consolidated deployment authority led by Admiral Daryl Caudle, the commander of the U.S. Navy. “The consolidated disposal authority will review the evidence and make an independent accountability decision under the Single Code of Military Justice,” Paparo said....

This trailer only shows a small part of Sumeru, but it shows all the rainforests and greenery we can expect on our travels to this new region. Everything looks fantastic, and the trailer is enhanced by a new soundtrack inspired by Middle Eastern music – a theme we can expect to see more of in this new region. (There is some controversy over the authenticity of many of Sumerus’s additions, such as the categories for many of the new characters....

(CNN) – Very few people try to walk around the world and even fewer manage to complete the journey. On May 21, 2022, Tom Turcich, from New Jersey, became the 10th person in the record to achieve this remarkable feat, and Savannah’s four-legged companion was the first dog to do so. The couple hosted a huge celebration of returning home, which was attended by many friends and family of Turcich, along with good gods....

Rolling Stone tuned into the station on Wednesday afternoon and was still playing the 1992 track on the loop, only two DJs imitating Zack de la Rocha’s grunts in the song – “A little further down… close enough” a female DJ told her partner . The memorable grunts come before the caustic outro of the singer of “Fuck you, I will not do to do you them”, which of course was left out of the radio reruns....

Hospital numbers also continue to rise, with early signs of an increase in intensive care admissions in older age groups. A total of 2.3 million people in private households are estimated to have had the virus last week, a 32% increase on the previous week, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is the highest estimate for total infections since late April, but is still well below the record high of 4....

In west London, Chelsea are eyeing their first major deal since taking over the club and a battle with Barcelona is brewing for Rafinha amid the Blues’ push to sign Raheem Sterling, Frankie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt. Tottenham hope to unveil Clement Lenglet soon as he flies to the capital to undergo his medical today to follow Richarlison through the door as Antonio Conte’s push for a Champions League-capable squad includes a move for Jesse Lingard....

While the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Authority had airlifted three people to safety on Saturday, hopes of finding other survivors were fading after the agency said on Sunday night that the chance of that happening was “very, very small”. However, a few hours later, southern China’s Guangdong Maritime Search and Rescue Center said it had rescued a fourth crew member — described as being in “normal physical condition.” The finding of the fourth crew member followed the resumption of search operations on Sunday....