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SINGAPORE - Nursing a chronic back injury and having missed a full year of international tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic, national paddler Yu Mengyu returned with a bang as she reeled off four straight 3-0 victories to make it to the last 16 of the US$200,000 (S$266,000) WTT Contender Doha. On Wednesday (March 3), the world No. 50 beat compatriot Zeng Jian 14-12, 11-9, 11-6 to set up a meeting with Japan's world No. 11 Miu Hirano for a place in the quarter-finals. Yu showed good tenacity to save three game points against world No. 73 Zeng in the first frame and was the more consistent of the two. In the earlier qualifying rounds, the 31-year-old whitewashed German's Chantal Mantz, Egypt's Farah Abdel-Aziz and Chinese Taipei's Liu Hsing-Yin. Yu told The Straits Times: "Zeng Jian and I beat each other during national team training and we are very familiar with each other's game. My back issue will always be there, but I have been receiving adequate treatment while … [Read more...] about Table tennis: Yu bursts back onto international scene at WTT Contender Doha

The decorators at Ikea has Stranger Things, The Simpsons and Friends on their mind. The Swedish furniture chain referenced pop culture for its Real Life Series campaign that aims to bring life to “iconic living rooms of the most beloved families of all times.” The campaign that runs in the United Arab Emirates reinterprets 3 set designs from popular shows such as Stranger Things, The Simpsons and Friends. "We brought to life the iconic living rooms of the most beloved families of all times, through tons of furniture combinations in lots of different styles and sizes – and at affordable prices," Ikea wrote of the Real Life Series on their website. Described as being for “everyone”, the Stranger Things room includes Christmas lights, a Tuvalie throw on the couch, a bookshelf, Will Buyer coloured pencils and even the instantly recognisable alphabets scribbled on the wall. The Friends living room where “mates” hang out features lookalike elements such as potted … [Read more...] about Ikea recreates Stranger Things, Friends and The Simpsons living rooms for ad campaign

NEW YORK: Tankers like those apparently attacked Thursday (Jun 13) in the Gulf of Oman operate through increasingly treacherous waters, facing mounting dangers from piracy and collision as well as geopolitical hazards. Around 60 million barrels of petroleum product move each day on the seas globally, according to the US Energy Information Administration. And around a third of this volume passes through the Straits of Hormuz, a critical shipping passage. READ: Iran 'responsible' for Gulf of Oman attacks: Pompeo This waterway is a principal route for crude exports from Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq. It is also a key route for natural gas exports from Qatar. Other highly strategic waterways include the Strait of Malacca between Singapore and Indonesia, the Suez Canal in Egypt and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. "Blocking a chokepoint, even temporarily, can lead to substantial increases in total … [Read more...] about Piracy, collisions, missiles: Tankers in troubled waters