SINGAPORE: The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) will review the adequacy of the network resilience, and back-up plans and arrangements of mobile operators.This follows the disruption in M1 mobile services this week.IDA said it takes serious view of M1's service disruption.It will investigate the service outage thoroughly under the Code of Practice for Telecommunication...
Lie, spin, repeat: Armstrong admits drug use 'too late'
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Navy ship gets stuck on coral reef in Philippines
Labels: Health MANILA, Philippines Most of the sailors on a U.S. Navy minesweeper that struck a coral reef in the Philippines left the ship Friday for safety reasons after initial efforts to free the vessel failed, the Navy said. The ship ran aground Thursday while in transit through the Tubbataha National Marine Park, a coral sanctuary in the Sulu Sea, 400 miles southwest of Manila. There were no injuries or...
Armstrong Admits to Doping, 'One Big Lie'
Labels: Business Lance Armstrong, formerly cycling's most decorated champion and considered one of America's greatest athletes, confessed to cheating for at least a decade, admitting on Thursday that he owed all seven of his Tour de France titles and the millions of dollars in endorsements that followed to his use of illicit performance-enhancing drugs.After years of denying that he had taken...
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Did Scientology ad cross line?
Labels: WorldThe Church of Scientology is also at fault for thinking the advertorial would survive The Atlantic readers' scrutiny, Ian Schafer says.STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe Atlantic published and pulled a sponsored Scientology "story"Ian Schafer: On several levels, the ad was a mistakeHe says the content was heavy-handed and comments were being moderatedSchafer: Experimenting to raise revenue makes sense, but standards...
Commuters welcome news of MRT line extension, new MRT lines
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: Many commuters welcomed news of two new lines and extension of three MRT lines.On Thursday morning, Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew announced two new MRT lines will be built, while three existing lines will be extended.The new lines are the Cross Island Line and Jurong Region Line.Those heading to the west, such as to the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), find it most...
Gun bills may be a long shot
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSObama's proposed assault weapon ban isn't likely to survive the House, analyst saysVulnerable Democrats may not support legislation in the Senate, either But supporters say December's killings in Connecticut changed the equation(CNN) -- Despite supporters' hopes that this time it's different, President Barack Obama's new call for restricting some semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity...
Manti Te'o says he's the victim of "girlfriend" hoax
Labels: Health Updated 11:20 p.m. ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. Notre Dame said a story that star Manti Te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia — a loss he said inspired him all season and helped him lead the Irish to the BCS title game — turned out to be a hoax apparently perpetrated against the linebacker. 13 PhotosManti Te'oNotre Dame Fighting Irish Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick held a press conference late Wednesday...
Notre Dame: Football Star Was 'Catfished' in Hoax
Labels: Business Notre Dame's athletic director and the star of its near-championship football team said the widely-reported death of the star's girlfriend from leukemia during the 2012 football season was apparently a hoax, and the player said he was duped by it as well.Manti Te'o, who led the Fighting Irish to the BCS championship game this year and finished second for the Heisman Trophy,...
Jan
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Give Lance another chance?
Labels: WorldSTORY HIGHLIGHTSMike Downey: I haven't a smidgen of sympathy for the dope "pedaler"Randy Cohen: If many cycling fans are right, most of the top riders engaged in doping Jeff Pearlman: Lance racing again is not truly an option anyway -- he's almost 42 John Hoberman: Any lifting of his lifetime ban should be based on his total cooperation (CNN) -- CNN asked for views on whether disgraced cyclist Lance...
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