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Rediscovering a Great Film Critic of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Sometimes there’s light at the end of the rabbit hole. When Josef von Sternberg’s film “The Devil Is a Woman,” from 1935, was recently…
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Sigrid Nunez on the Beauty of Narrative Restraint
“Plot, shmot,” the writer and editor William Maxwell once said to John Updike. Sigrid Nunez couldn’t agree more. She used to tell her…
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ColourPop Introduces the May Color of the Month With Warm Shades of ‘Sweet Peach’ for Summertime Makeup Routines
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Paris Exhibition Celebrates the Gilded Age Glamour of the Founder of Haute Couture
PARIS — Today’s Met Gala stars have nothing on the grandes dames of the Gilded Age. A new exhibition in Paris revives the glittering balls…
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Pakistan authorises ‘corresponding’ retaliation after India missile strike kills 26
Pakistan has authorised its military to take “corresponding” retaliatory action against India after an overnight missile attack by the…
Fashion
Hermès Hikes Prices in the U.S.
PARIS — As the business world adjusts to the Trump administration’s tariffs, Hermès International has followed through with the price…
Business
Isetan Tampines to shutter in Nov 2025
Department store operator Isetan Singapore will close its outlet at Tampines Mall in November 2025, it announced on Tuesday (May 6).…
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US: Wall St opens higher on China trade de-escalation hopes, Fed decision
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Wednesday (May 7) as investors hoped for a de-escalation in trade tensions with…
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Lendlease Global Commercial Reit posts 10.4% retail rental aversion for Q3 FY2025
Lendlease Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (LReit) on Wednesday (May 7) posted a positive retail rental reversion of 10.4…
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Gang who smuggled thousands of queen ants sentenced in Kenya
A Kenyan court has sentenced four men to one year in prison or pay a fine of $7,700 (£5,800) for trying to smuggle thousands of live queen…
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Grab looks to strike a deal to acquire Indonesia’s GoTo in Q2: sources
[SINGAPORE,HONG KONG] US-listed ride-hailing and food delivery firm Grab is looking to strike a deal to take over smaller Indonesian rival…
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Low-cost carriers hit hardest by US travel demand slump
A slump in travel demand due to President Donald Trump’s trade war has left all US airlines reeling, but the pain is most acute at budget…
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Amara appoints W Capital Markets as IFA for offer from Hwa Hong-led consortium
Hotel group Amara on Wednesday (May 7) said it has appointed W Capital Markets as its independent financial adviser as it considers a…
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Potential solar boom in South-east Asia an opportunity to invest in storage systems
In the face of punishing solar tariffs from the US, South-east Asia has a silver lining: a glut in the supply of photovoltaic panels could…
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Alibaba, Xiaohongshu in tie-up as China e-commerce competition intensifies
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is partnering with popular content platform Xiaohongshu to allow users on Xiaohongshu to directly click…
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Clip shows missile-hit building in Lebanon, not Pakistan
Before New Delhi and Islamabad exchanged heavy artillery fire along their contested border in the worst violence between the nuclear-armed…
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Singapore-based biotech firm Nuevocor raises US$45 million in Series B round
Biotechnology company Nuevocor announced on Wednesday (May 7) that it completed a US$45 million Series B funding round from new and…
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Ex-Pavilion Energy chief Alan Heng to lead Singapore’s new central gas entity
Singapore has established a new government-owned entity to centralise natural gas procurement, and appointed Alan Heng, who previously led…
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Indian Pakistani civilians describe aftermath of strikes and shelling
Mohammed Waheed was fast asleep at his home in Pakistan-administered Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday morning when a huge blast…
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Mitsubishi Motors signs MOU to outsource EV model development to Foxconn unit
Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors and Foxconn subsidiary Foxtron Vehicle Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
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Hong Kong dollar interest rate falls most since 2008 after intervention
The Hong Kong dollar’s funding costs plunged the most since 2008, as the monetary authority’s intervention to defend the currency peg…
Beauty
Here’s How the Beauty Industry Is Responding to the ‘Ozempic Face’ Phenomenon
After having her first child, New York City-based internist and longevity specialist Dr. Amanda Kahn used a GLP-1 drug to lose the…
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Lucien Pagès Communication, AIPR Partner on New Agency
LONDON — Lucien Pagès Communication and fellow agency AIPR are joining forces in an ever-more competitive climate for fashion and…
Business
EXCLUSIVE: More Executive Changes for Flos B&B Group as Arclinea Family CEO Steps Down
MILAN — Italian luxury design conglomerate Flos B&B Italia Group, which is said to be in the throes of a major phase of restructuring, on…