Singapore's only racecourse is to close and be redeveloped for housing, bringing an end of more than 180 years of horse racing in the city-state. The final race, the 100th Grand Singapore Gold Cup, will be held in October 2021. The Singapore Turf Club, founded in 1842, said it recognised the need for housing on the land. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/iKoSxTw
India-born Vikram Patel, a well-known researcher and mental health expert, will be the next chair of the Harvard Medical School's Department of Global Health and Social Medicine. Mumbai-born Patel, who is the Pershing Square Professor of Global Health at the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, will assume charge on September 1, according to an official announcement last week. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/cFkeds8