Singapore World News API

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            "title": "Shaped Panda Is So Popular, People Queue 3 Hours Just To See Her For 3 Minutes",
            "description": "You better hope she is doing something cute when you visit here. Or else, better luck next time.",
            "content": "If you thought queueing for hours to enter a K-pop concert venue was intense, think again.\nAn 8days.sg reader, who is based in China, recently shared that she queued for two hours just to see a giant panda. “This is not just any panda,” she tells us.... [1461 chars]",
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            "title": "Singapore's illicit vape market generated $10.4m in 2 years: Study",
            "description": "A study reveals Singapore's illicit vape market generated $10.4 million in revenue between 2024-2025, highlighting significant lost government earnings. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – The illicit vape market in Singapore generated about $10.4 million in revenue between 2024 and 2025, a study has found.\nIn a report published on May 18, the EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) and market research firm Euromonitor Internati... [5018 chars]",
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            "title": "Nigeria, US carry out new strikes on Islamic State in Nigeria",
            "description": "LAGOS: Nigeria and the United States have carried out fresh strikes against Islamic State militants in northeast Nigeria, the US military said Monday (May 18), with the Nigerian army saying at least 20 militants were killed.The strikes were conducted on Sunday, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement.",
            "content": "LAGOS: Nigeria and the United States have carried out fresh strikes against Islamic State militants in northeast Nigeria, the US military said Monday (May 18), with the Nigerian army saying at least 20 militants were killed.\nThe strikes were conducte... [2530 chars]",
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