Posts by Riah Marton
S-Reits score lower in transparency overall but five see marked improvement
IN THIS year’s Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) 2024 rankings, the overall scores for Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) and business trusts declined to 86.6 points from 89.3 last year. Nearly two-thirds of the 38 S-Reits with rankings decreased year-on-year in overall scores. This year’s assessment had mean penalty points for poor disclosure…
Read MoreGypsy Rose Blanchard Reveals Sex of Her and Ken Urker’s First Baby – E! Online
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is going to be a girl mom. The pregnant star of Lifetime docuseries Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up announced Aug. 10 that she and boyfriend Ken Urker are expecting a daughter. Gypsy shared on Instagram a photo from their sex reveal party, celebrating after popping a balloon filled with light pink…
Read MoreOlympics 2024: Australian Exec Defends Breaker Raygun Amid Online Trolling – E! Online
Rachael “Raygun” Gunn was a breaker of social media when she competed in the 2024 Olympics. The breakdancer, an Australian university lecturer with a Ph.D. in cultural studies, was the target of hateful comments from internet trolls after her viral performance during the sport’s Olympic debut Aug. 9, during which she lost all three of…
Read MoreOlympics 2024: Simone Biles, Suni Lee and More Weigh in on Jordan Chiles Medal Controversy – E! Online
Jordan Chiles' 2024 Olympics teammates are rallying behind her after the U.S. gymnast was moved down in the rankings in the women's gymnastics individual floor final, putting her bronze medal in…
Read MorePilot of Ill-Fated Brazilian Plane Crash That Claimed All 62 Lives Onboard, Identified
A catastrophic plane crash in São Paulo, Brazil, on Friday resulted in the deaths of all 62 people on board, including an experienced pilot and a father traveling with his young daughter. Captain Danilo Santos Romano, 35, was identified as the pilot of the twin-engine ATR 72-500 that crashed into a residential area in Vinhedo.…
Read MoreJordan Chiles’ Olympic Bronze Medal in Jeopardy After Floor Exercise Score Reversed – E! Online
But Jordan might keep her medal as the controversy could end with a three-way tie for bronze. In addition to their request for Team USA’s inquiry to be dismissed as “untimely,” the Romanian team asked that a 0.1-point execution penalty given to Maneca-Voinea be removed to incrase her score. The court rejected this. The Romanian…
Read MoreWHO Warns of Mpox Virus Spread Across Africa, May Declare Global Health Emergency
The academic journal Science has raised alarms about the spread of the mpox virus across several African countries. Originally detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the virus has now spread to Uganda and Kenya, and there are concerns it may continue to spread across the continent. X The World Health Organization (WHO)…
Read MoreWhat is a Dust Devil? US Female Skydiving Instructor Devrey LaRiccia Chase and Student Kayla Black Killed in Tragic Accident Caused by Intense Whirlwind
A skydiving instructor and her student tragically lost their lives after being caught in a “dust devil” during a routine parachute jump in Riverside County, California. The victims have been identified as 28-year-old Devrey LaRiccia Chase, the instructor, and her student, Kayla Black, also 28. The incident has left the community and the families of…
Read MoreSusan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, Dead at 56 After Cancer Battle – E! Online
At Google, she also oversaw its fledgling Google Video initiative, which soon faced extreme competition. “Another site launched YouTube and it started growing faster—a lot faster—and all of a sudden, we saw our newfound success slipping away,” she recalled. “And just after we thought we were winning, we found out that we were losing. “…
Read More“Jin Effect”: Gucci Website Crashes After BTS Star Named Global Ambassador
Gucci’s website experienced an unexpected crash following the announcement of BTS member Jin as their new global ambassador. The news sparked an overwhelming response from BTS fans, known as ARMY, leading to a surge in website traffic that temporarily brought the site down. Gucci’s website crashed after declaring K-Pop band BTS’ member Jin as its…
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