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One person taken to hospital in accident at Suntec City’s Fountain of Wealth Photos posted on social media showed an overturned light-coloured car, with debris scattered in the vicinity. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Wia3E3

Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on July 13, 2024 Read more: https://bit.ly/4bBkqqY

Iran's Pezeshkian rejects U.S. pressure, praises Russia, China DUBAI - The United States should realise that Iran will not respond to pressure, President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said in a statement published on Saturday, in which he also highlighted his country's friendship with China and Russia. Read more: https://bit.ly/4eZo296

North Korea denounces declaration at Nato summit: KCNA Pyongyang criticised US moves to expand military blocs with Nato countries and Asian partners. Read more: https://bit.ly/3xXhNC2

She had doubts about sticking it out as a volunteer, but kids she worked with changed her mind These young people found their purpose in volunteering. Read more: https://bit.ly/3zCLYiv

Crafting the National Pledge: How S. Rajaratnam put S’pore’s essence into words The “oath” was recited for the first time by students in all government and aided schools on Aug 24, 1966. Read more: https://bit.ly/3LmWz3B

Severe depression derailed her uni plans, but a gap year of volunteering set her on a new path These young people found their purpose in volunteering. Read more: https://bit.ly/45ZCXvX

How S. Rajaratnam handled S’pore’s 1964 race riots in the face of ‘arsonists playing firemen’ Raja planted himself in the thick of action in the operations room at the police headquarters at Pearl’s Hill. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Ljhftc

‘Marco Polo on his first visit to China’: When S. Rajaratnam met Zhou Enlai His dialogue with then Chinese Premier Zhou opened a new era in Sino-Singapore relations. Read more: https://bit.ly/3LnK8Vc

He volunteers at TTSH to hone his future nursing skills These young people found their purpose in volunteering. Read more: https://bit.ly/3zIXxVq