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In the grand scheme of things, few took note. There were no medals at stake, no Olympic berths on the line. But look a little closer, and Canadian Sevens rugby posted a result critical to its ailing ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE -- South Africa, rallying from a 19-point deficit, won for the second time in three tournaments while Canada finished tied for 11th on Sunday at the Singapore Rugby Sevens. The Canadian men ... ( read original story ...)

Canada ended its HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Singapore tournament with a loss and tied for 11th place in the Challenge Trophy semifinals on Sunday. France defeated the Canadians 19-12. Canada ... ( read original story ...)

Canada ended their HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Singapore tournament with a loss in the Challenge Trophy semifinals on Sunday. France defeated the Canadians 19-12. Canada advanced to the semis with ... ( read original story ...)

Canada beat Japan 33-14 in the Challenge Trophy quarter-finals at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Singapore on Saturday. Canada will play in the Challenge Trophy semis at 2:44 a.m. ET on ... ( read original story ...)

Canada dropped its opener 50-12 against Fiji in pool play at the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Singapore on Saturday. Fiji entered the tournament as defending champions. Canada continues ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s economy grew more than expected in the first quarter from the quarter before on an annualized basis, preliminary data showed on Friday. Gross domestic product (GDP) ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank on Friday kept its monetary settings unchanged after two consecutive rounds of tightening, underscoring policymakers' concerns about a cooling economy ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's central bank on Friday kept its monetary policy unchanged as expected, citing easing economic growth and mild inflationary pressures. The Monetary Authority of ... ( read original story ...)

At first glance, visitors to the new Jewel complex at Singapore’s Changi Airport might feel like they have entered some mythical dimension. An indoor waterfall — the tallest in the world — drops 130 ... ( read original story ...)

It is official. Canada is running on empty. There are only fumes left in the tank but the journey is not over. It was inevitable. When it finally happened it looked and felt ugly. On the biggest ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore seized more than 28 tons of pangolin scales belonging to around 38,000 of the endangered mammals in the past week, a global record that spurred calls for more protection for pangolins, whose ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Olivia Lum is running out of time to save the company she spent a lifetime building. The founder of Singapore-based water and power company Hyflux Ltd., which could see its court ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore intercepted a second shipping container packed full of pangolin scales destined for Vietnam in less than a week, authorities said on Wednesday, a combined haul that set ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore has seized 14 tons of pangolin scales belonging to around 21,000 endangered mammals in the second such bust in less than a week. The scales, which were en route from Nigeria to Vietnam, were ... ( read original story ...)

More than 12.9 tonnes of pangolin scales, one of the world's most endangered species, have been seized in Singapore. The scales, packed in 230 bags in a shipping container along with 177kg (390lb) of ... ( read original story ...)