COPENHAGEN: Firefighters worked through a second night to quell the remaining flames that destroyed Denmark’s Old Stock Exchange, while the Copenhagen mayor was invited to Paris to learn how the city dealt with a similar fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. The blaze ripped through Copenhagen’s 400-year-old landmark stock exchange on Tuesday (Apr 16), toppling its spire and triggering the collapse of a large roof section, in scenes reminiscent of the 2019 fire in Paris. Firefighters…

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SINGAPORE: A 45-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday (Apr 17) for suspected drug trafficking, with an estimated $286,000 (US$210,000) worth of drugs seized during the operation. The haul comprised about 2,682g of heroin, 20g of Ecstasy, 10g of Ice, 10g of cannabis and two Erimin-5 tablets, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Thursday. …

Bishop Emmanuel, who has a popular youth following on TikTok and had criticised homosexuality, COVID-19 vaccinations and Islam in his sermons, was injured in the attack, which has been deemed a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism. A male teenager has been arrested in the attack on the bishop…

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TOKYO: Japanese banks have improved their resilience to rising interest rates by rebalancing domestic bond portfolios but growing real estate exposure poses a potential risk, the Bank of Japan said in its report on the financial system on Thursday (Apr 18). The BOJ’s latest analysis of risks in the financial…

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One of his favourite accommodations is The Capitol Hotel Tokyu. The original hotel has an illustrious history. It was built in 1963 as Japan’s first foreign-affiliated hotel (then, as Tokyo Hilton Hotel) and hosted many dignitaries. The new building was completed in 2010 and rebranded as The Capitol Hotel Tokyu,…