A retired banker in Singapore was looking for his next venture. He found it by reviving a dying trade: traditional coffee shops.

[ad_1] Singapore is known for its kopitiams, or traditional coffee shops. Killiney Kopitiam is one of the most successful chains in the city-state. Woon Tek Seng grew up in the…

Sir Keir Starmer supports assisted dying law change

[ad_1] “The amount of my colleagues who say ‘I’ve reflected, I’ve changed my views’… I really do think that the national conversation has changed,” she told the BBC, adding: “In…

Esther Rantzen: Minister says he is ‘not averse’ to new assisted dying vote

[ad_1] Mel Stride says MPs may wish to revisit topic after Esther Rantzen announces she is joining Dignitas. [ad_2] Source link

Sunak on Israel-Gaza war: Too many civilians are dying

[ad_1] The PM said a Conservative MP was putting words in his mouth over his reply on the deaths in the Middle East. Rishi Sunak told Alicia Kearns that “too…

UK government is in its dying days – Mark Drakeford

[ad_1] First minister says Rishi Sunak’s Conservative administration is running “out of time and steam”. [ad_2] Source link

Therese Coffey: Brain abscess from stress left me ‘close to dying’

[ad_1] The Suffolk MP spent a month in hospital in 2018 and had to rebuild “aspects” of her memory. [ad_2] Source link

The Big Read: Are public libraries dying? Not in Singapore – far from it

[ad_1] One such example is a new Children’s Biodiversity Library by SEA Aquarium that will be housed within the Central Public Library after it reopens on Jan 12 next year. The…

The shepherdesses whose unique way of life is dying out – BBC News

[ad_1] By Farhat Javed BBC 100 Women 2 hours ago Image source, Taseer Beyg Image caption, Three of the last Wakhi shepherdesses: Sakina (left), Thai Bibi (centre) and Annar (right)…

US cancer patient’s dying wish erases $16m in people’s medical debt

[ad_1] Casey McIntyre left a heart-wrenching goodbye on social media – and multi-million dollar gift. [ad_2] Source link

Why the Dying DVD Business Could Be Headed for a Resurrection

[ad_1] Illustration by Kathleen Fu This year has been a melancholic one for collectors of physical media. DVDs and Blu-ray discs, once a source of billions in revenue for Hollywood…