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Italy probes CK Hutchison unit on tax in 3.4 billion euros asset sale
CK HUTCHISON’s Italian telecommunications unit is the target of a probe alleging that it evaded taxes during a 3.4 billion euros (S$4.8…
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Singapore shares open lower on Friday; STI down 0.5%
SINGAPORE stocks opened lower on Friday (Dec 20), following another downbeat session on Wall Street as the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish…
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Singapore shares mirror regional declines; STI down 1.1%
THE Straits Times Index (STI) continued to falter on Friday (Dec 20), mirroring regional indices. The STI was down 1.1 per cent or 42.95…
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Dozens of men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot mass rape trial that shocked France
Dozens of men including the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot were found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting her in a historic trial that…
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Elite UK Reit divesting property in England for £1.6 million
THE manager of Elite UK Reit announced in a bouse filing on Friday (Dec 20) that Perpetual (Asia) Limited, the trustee of the real estate…
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Nvidia’s Vietnam deal: a game changer or just noise?
IN VIETNAM, Google Trends – a feature that shows what people are searching for online in real-time – is usually dominated by... Source link
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Carey Hart shares the surprising secret to his strong marriage with Pink
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Carey Hart opened up about the secret behind his strong marriage to…
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Nike results beat low expectations; CEO warns turnaround will be a slog
NIKE’S results beat modest estimates on Thursday (Dec 19) and its shares jumped briefly, but the company soon dashed investor hopes and…
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Oil drops as dour economic outlook adds to oversupply concerns
OIL prices fell on Thursday (Dec 19) after central bankers in the US and Europe signalled caution over further easing of monetary policy,…
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2 more Mexican soldiers killed by an improvised landmine, after 2 died earlier this week
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two more members of Mexico’s armed forces have been killed by an improvised landmine, just days after two soldiers died…
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Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza, civil defence reports
At least 15 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes on two former schools housing displaced people in northern Gaza, the civil…
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8 Hallmark Hanukkah movies you can watch
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Hallmark isn't just about Christmas anymore — the popular…
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Woman lives next to train, here's why she will never move out
A video showcasing a woman's enchanting view of a "magical" holiday train, as seen from her apartment window in Chicago, Illinois, has…
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Kenya announces plan to combat rising gender-based violence as 100 women are killed in four months
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenyan government on Thursday declared gender-based violence the nation's most pressing security threat, with…
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Who are the men convicted in French mass rape trial?
France's trial of a man who drugged his now ex-wife so he and dozens of strangers could rape her while unconscious ended on Thursday with…
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Every anime coming to Crunchyroll this Winter
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Anime is seasonal, which means that every few months, anime studios start releasing new seasons of…
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CDL Hospitality Trusts ventures into student accommodation with £37.3 million UK deal
CDL Hospitality Trusts is venturing into the student accommodation business for the first time, with the purchase of a purpose-built…
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Germany triples submarine order to six boats in joint buy with Norway
PARIS — Germany will buy four more submarines from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to increase the number of boats to six, part of a joint…
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Rolling hills are now barren: BBC sees destruction in cyclone-hit Mayotte
Landing over Petite-Terre, Mayotte's smaller island, the level of destruction from Cyclone Chido is immediately apparent. It's hard to…
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Fed’s hawkish tilt has emerging markets scurrying to save currencies
CENTRAL banks from Brazil to Indonesia scrambled to defend their struggling currencies on Thursday (Dec 19), hours after the Federal…
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Swedish police to go aboard Chinese ship that was seen near Baltic cable ruptures
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish police said Thursday they would participate as observers as Chinese authorities conduct investigations aboard a…
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Burkina Faso releases four French nationals after detaining them for a year
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — France said Thursday that Burkina Faso released four French nationals it had detained for a year, following…
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CapitaLand Investment sells 4.9% stake in CapitaLand Ascott Trust for S$162 million
PROPERTY investment manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI), through its subsidiary The Ascott Ltd, has sold its stapled securities in…
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Women's prisons are rife with trauma. Can California set a new course at Chowchilla?
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — Gazing across the crowd of women, fresh from county jail in their orange prison jumpsuits, Lena Coleman wishes she…