Photo: Ramir Borja . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSingapore Haze Persists as PSI Readings Hit Unhealthy Levels Across All Regions
The 24-hour PSI readings reached the unhealthy range in all five Singaporean regions as of 7am on October 9.
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AI-generated imageMLB Proposes 154-Game Regular Season Plus Expanded Seven-Game Division Series Format
Major League Baseball has submitted a proposal to the MLB Players Association to reduce the regular season to 154 games while restructuring the postseason.
AI-generated imageGuardians stall White Sox playoff push with dominant 9-3 road victory
The Cleveland Guardians forced a Game 4 after defeating the Chicago White Sox 9-3 in Wednesday's playoff matchup at Rate Field.
Illustrative photo · Photo: Hamster28 · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsRefinance demand plunges to half last year's pace as mortgage rates hit 3-year high
Mortgage rates rose to 7.49% for 30-year fixed loans, the highest in nearly three years, causing refinance applications to drop 8% in a week and fall 56% below the same week last year.
Illustrative photo · Photo: Shixart1985 · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSun and warmth continue as temperatures surge into the lower 80s
Expect sunny skies and highs reaching the lower 80s on Thursday in Louisville and throughout the week in Lexington.
AI-generated imageCelebrity Traitors Returns Tonight: Who Will Be The First Banished Star?
The Celebrity Traitors game continues tonight at 8pm on BBC One as contestants face their first banishment.
Illustrative photo · Photo: Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsUOB Shares Slip 2.93% as Singapore Banking Sector Faces Market Correction
UOB shares fell to $42.44 on October 7, joining fellow Singapore lenders DBS and OCBC in a broad market pullback.
Photo: NASA · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsCanada indefinitely blocks MAID access for patients with sole mental illness
The federal government will introduce legislation this fall to permanently exclude individuals suffering exclusively from mental disorders from medical assistance in dying.
AI-generated imageHear'Say and Liberty X unite for massive 13-date 2027 arena tour
The Popstars class of 2001 will reunite for a 13-date arena tour marking 25 years since their debut.
AI-generated imageWNBA Scoring Machine Kelsey Mitchell Declares Intent To Be Selfish In Free Agency
Free agent Kelsey Mitchell is weighing her future after recording a league-record 1,086 total points for the Indiana Fever this season.
AI-generated imageHit Drama This City Is Ours Returns To BBC iPlayer October 25
The second series of the award-winning crime drama debuts in full on BBC iPlayer on Sunday, 25 October.
AI-generated imageBritish Covid cases surge 230 per cent as XFG strain spreads worldwide
The XFG variant, known as the American strain, has driven a sharp increase in UK infections and hospital admissions since August.
Photo: LucaFazPhoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJonathan Bailey Clinches Global Role as Face of New Armani Fragrance
Actor Jonathan Bailey celebrates his appointment as the global fragrance ambassador for Armani Beauty’s new scent, 'I Will,' at a launch event in London.
Photo: Noemi Núñez Jiménez · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsJames Blunt Evades Early Exit in Tense Second Series of Celebrity Traitors
Tidworth-born singer James Blunt remains in the running for charity on the BBC’s The Celebrity Traitors after surviving the opening episodes.