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Today in Pictures, July 14, 2026
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (256+ words) Published Jul 14, 2026, 03:54 PM A lightning strike as fireworks light up around the Eiffel Tower during a choreographed firework and drone show to celebrate Bastille Day, in Paris, on July 13, on the eve of the annual Bastille Day Parade in the…...
The Straits Times - Breaking News, Lifestyle & Multimedia News
8+ hour, 14+ min ago (103+ words) Breaking News, Lifestyle & Multimedia News The Straits Times Singapore Oceanarium: Revamped SEA Aquarium 2.0 Pull-ups? 100m race? No problem for fitspo grandma Mother shares videos showing effects of Kpod addiction on her sons New third-generation trains enter service on Sengkang-Punggol LRT HSA…...
World Cup Panini sticker collectors unite
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (1188+ words) The FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Panini Adrenalyn XL Card & Sticker Collection Grand Draw brought together 500 collectors hoping to swop and trade their way to a complete World Cup album. Published Jul 14, 2026, 04:02 PM SINGAPORE – Sporting a German football kit, Nanyang Polytechnic…...
Jay-Z pays tribute to NY hometown crowd and his 30-year legacy
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (507+ words) Jay-Z takes the stage after midnight after a three-hour delay on the final night of a three-show series at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 13. Published Jul 14, 2026, 04:26 PM NEW YORK – Jay-Z has exploded back onto the stage after years…...
Model Fiona Fussi claims Grab driver locked her in car until she paid for wet tissue he gave her
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (426+ words) Model Fiona Fussi claims she was made to pay $2 for wet tissue she thought was given to her by the driver. Published Jul 13, 2026, 10:15 PM Updated Jul 14, 2026, 02:05 PM Model Fiona Fussi shared on TikTok about “one of her worst Grab experiences…...
Sam Neill dies, aged 78
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (747+ words) Published Jul 13, 2026, 02:13 PM Updated Jul 14, 2026, 02:27 PM SYDNEY – Jurassic Park star Sam Neill died in Australia on July 13, aged 78, his family said in a statement that described the beloved actor’s death as “sudden and unexpected”. The New Zealander had undergone treatment…...
Millie Bobby Brown on Enola Holmes 3 and Stranger Things
12+ hour, 32+ min ago (814+ words) Published Jul 14, 2026, 10:15 AM Updated Jul 14, 2026, 12:05 PM NEW YORK – It has been six months since Stranger Things (2016 to 2025) ended its run, but Millie Bobby Brown still gets emotional talking about it – though she has little patience for fans complaining about the…...
Bangkok bar fire: Thai band recount deadly blaze
10+ hour, 52+ min ago (544+ words) A charred guitar at the scene of the fire as a Thai forensic police officer examines broken windows. Published Jul 14, 2026, 06:30 AM Updated Jul 14, 2026, 01:45 PM BANGKOK – First, the band saw smoke. Then the lights went out and an explosive fire ripped…...
Nansun Shi, HK film producer, dies at 75
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (568+ words) Hong Kong film producer Nansun Shi told The Straits Times in an interview in 2014 that she entered the movie industry by accident. Published Jul 14, 2026, 12:45 PM Updated Jul 14, 2026, 02:01 PM Hong Kong veteran film producer Nansun Shi has died on July 13 at…...
Playing leading men in Old & Dangerous is ‘rare opportunity’, say senior actors like Chen Shucheng
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (1237+ words) Singaporean actors (clockwise from top left) Wang Yuqing, Zhu Houren, Richard Low, Chen Shucheng and Li Wenhai at a screening session for Old & Dangerous on July 13. Published Jul 14, 2026, 01:20 PM A new local series is out to prove that old is…...