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Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FASTSINGAPORE: A preschool teacher was sentenced to two weeks’ jail for passively allowing a colleague to abuse a two-year-old girl. The 29-year-old teacher pleaded guilty to permitting the ill-treatment, while her 30-year-old colleague faces six charges pending court. The incident, captured on CCTV, involved the...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FASTSINGAPORE: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has granted the Lion City Sailors provisional approval to host the upcoming AFC Champions League Two final at Bishan Stadium, pending final inspection in early May. The Sailors, who recently became the first Singaporean team to reach a continental...

Donald Trump announced that tariffs on Chinese goods will be reduced "substantially," although he clarified they "won't be zero," following comments from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about a potential "de-escalation" in the trade war between the US and China. This comes after Trump imposed import taxes of 145% on China, leading to a retaliatory 125% tariff on US goods, which has contributed to stock market volatility and raised concerns over global economic growth. Meanwhile,...

During a White House news conference, US President Donald Trump announced that tariffs on imported goods from China will be reduced from their current rate of 145%, stating they will "come down substantially, but it won’t be zero." This statement followed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's remarks that the high tariffs were unsustainable and indicated an expectation for a "de-escalation" in the ongoing trade war between the US and China. Trump maintained that the US is...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FASTSINGAPORE: What was meant to be a day of celebration turned solemn for Mrs Samantha Pereira. Just three hours before she was due to be baptised, she heard the news that Pope Francis had died."We were a bit shocked, but I'm so grateful that I'm...

Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: Voters may hear about many “tempting” and “appealing” proposals to manage cost-of-living pressures during the General Election, but Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Apr 22) warned that not all of these are sound and could put public finances and the economy at...