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A Holiday Gift Guide: Presents for Music Lovers
It’s easy to think of music as ephemeral and essentially free, rather than a thing you can dotingly select, acquire, and present to your…
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Singapore: 12 Migrant Workers Arrested in CNB Drug Raid at Woodlands Dormitory
Twelve migrant workers were arrested for suspected drug-related offences during a multi-agency raid at a Woodlands dormitory on Thursday,…
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Singapore Cyclist, 39, Killed in Collision with Tower Transit Bus Along Admiralty Drive
A 39-year-old cyclist died on Saturday, November 29, after he was involved in an accident with a bus along Admiralty Drive, near Sembawang…
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Singapore: 64-Year-Old PMD User Dies in Hospital After Falling onto Tracks at Fajar LRT Station
A 64-year-old man has died on Friday, November 29, after falling onto the tracks at Fajar LRT station on the evening of November 19. SMRT…
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Singapore: Two People Hospitalised After Fire Breaks Out at Telok Blangah Coffee Shop
About 80 residents living in a Housing Board block in Telok Blangah were evacuated on Friday, November 29, after a fire broke out at a…
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Singapore: 35-Year-Old Man Charged with Dangerous Driving Causing Death Following Fatal Tampines Accident
A 35-year-old man will be charged in court on Friday, November 28, for dangerous driving causing death and several other traffic offences…
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Kent Man Who was Obsessed with Violent Pornography, Killed His Mother's Friend, Tried to Have Sexual Intercourse with Her Corpse
Ernestas Juska, 21, murdered his mother's friend, Nina Denisova, 39, while she slept in a spare bedroom at his mother's house in Dartford,…
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Typhoon Family Episode 15 to Feature Kang Tae Poong, Pyo Hyun Jun showdown
Typhoon Family episode 15 will air on tvN on Saturday (November 29) at 9:10 PM KST. The chapter is likely to feature the final showdown…
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Death toll from floods and landslides in Indonesia jumps to 225
At least 225 people have been killed and dozens remain missing after a series of floods and landslides swept through three provinces on…
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Airbus Grounds 6,000 Passenger Jets for Urgent Software Update after Flight Suffered Sudden Altitude Loss Mid-Air
Airbus has temporarily grounded more than 6,000 of its popular aircraft for an urgent software update after one plane unexpectedly dropped…
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Bank Indonesia seeks rate cuts while balancing stability, growth
Tariff worries have made the rupiah South-east Asia’s worst-performing currency this year Bank Indonesia (BI) will strike a balance…
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Dutch Teen Tied Up, Thrown into Swamp in Honor Killing Because Her 'Western Behavior' Brought 'Shame' to the Family
A teenager has died after her family tied her up and threw her in a swamp in an honor killing for bringing disgrace to the family with her…
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Amazon, Flipkart take aim at India’s banks with new consumer loan offerings
Interest rates on loans for consumer durables from traditional lenders typically range between 12% and 22% Amazon is preparing to offer…
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Human Made seeks growth beyond China as tensions with Japan rise
Its expansion coincides with a global surge in interest in Japanese pop culture, fuelled by anime and video games, while a weaker yen…
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China’s robotics stocks face investor scrutiny over bubble fears
Beijing has been on a so-called anti-involution drive this year, aiming to curb destructive competition across industries Investor hype…
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Silver hits fresh record after topping peak from October squeeze
Silver jumped to a record, surpassing a peak set during a historic squeeze in the London market in October. Spot prices surged as much as…
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Worldwide markets roiled by data-centre snafu in Chicago suburb
The 450,000-square-foot Aurora complex has served as the primary hub of digital operations for CME for nearly two decade One of the first…
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Inch by inch: the search for Mexico's disappeared in a city cemetery
Elizabeth Alvarez has been searching for her brother since 2013, when the 31-year-old left his home to run an errand in Mexico City. For…
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Chinese carmakers shift to ‘asset-light’ models in overseas expansion
CHINESE carmaker Geely is betting that an “asset-light” investment model will accelerate its overseas expansion, as competition among…
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Air travel faces disruptions over A320 software switch
Airbus has sold 12,257 of the aircraft by the end of September, compared with the sale of 12,254 Boeing 737s Several airlines announced…
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Temasek eyes stake in Quest Global at US$4.6 billion pre-IPO price
The company is preparing for an IPO in India, joining a wave of companies tapping the country’s buoyant capital markets Singapore state…
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India’s Adani seeks up to US$5 billion investment in Google data centre to join AI boom
Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have also unveiled investments in building data centre capacity India’s Adani Group…
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ECB’s Lagarde says interest rates are at correct level
Most officials have signalled they do not see a need to adjust borrowing costs when they meet in December The European Central Bank (ECB)…
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S&P 500 extends rally after CME glitch, reversing monthly slide
Markets are continuing to bet that the central bank will cut its benchmark next month US stocks notched a fifth-straight day of gains, as…