Disruption

Slovak PM says EU should drop sanctions on Russian oil and gas to boost energy security

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico speaks during a press conference after meeting with representatives of refinery Slovnaft in Bratislava, Slovakia, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa

Gulf war batters India’s glass heartland, testing New Delhi’s manufacturing drive

The furnaces in Firozabad, famed as India’s “Glass City”, in Uttar Pradesh, are burning low, putting thousands of day labourers out of work in what would normally be peak season.

Meet Junior – the new AI employee and the most driven co-worker you’ll ever work with

China's Kuse AI is creating the kind of workplace that feels both inevitable and unsettling, offering a new type of colleague who is entirely virtual.

Iran war ‘shock’ is dimming outlook for many economies, IMF says

People inspect damage to a residential building after it was hit by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 30, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Russia's Ust-Luga port damaged by more Ukrainian drones, fire under control

A satellite image shows smoke rising from Russia's Baltic port of Ust-Luga after a Ukrainian attack, in Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast, March 27, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS

Power fully restored at Queen Street HDB block hit by blackout after coffee shop fire

Workers accessing at Block 269B Queen Street on March 20, after a blackout hit the block.

Palestine cancel friendlies in Morocco amid Middle East travel disruption

Singtel says mechanical fault, software bug behind outages; 600,000 affected

For three days in a row, Singtel mobile customers faced problems connecting to its network.

DBS, POSB digital banking services restored after one-hour disruption during lunchtime

Over 2,100 reports in total were recorded for DBS and POSB services as at 12.30pm.

Singtel says ‘momentary connectivity issues’ resolved after users face issues for third day in a row

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