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Investors mining new data to predict retailers’ results
HEADING into holidays some expect to disappoint, Wall Street investors like Goldman Sachs are using new ways to monitor shoppers’ actions…
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Bristol Airport lays out plans for long-haul flights
Bristol Airport has opened a consultation on its expansion plans, which include launching direct long-haul flights to destinations such as…
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Danish Backpackers Who Drank Methanol Tainted Alcohol in Laos Told Friend They Were Vomiting Blood for Hours Before They were Found Dead
Two Danish backpackers who tragically died in a mass poisoning in Laos had messaged a friend, saying they had been vomiting blood for…
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Pakistan tense as police clash with ex-premier Khan’s supporters
Pakistan’s police on Monday fired tear-gas shells and used baton charges as thousands of supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran…
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South Korea prosecutors seek 5-year jail term for Samsung Electronics chief in appeals case
SOUTH Korean prosecutors requested on Monday (Nov 25) a five-year jail term for Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong over actions in…
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Moo Deng is a worldwide phenomenon. How long can this global love affair last?
CHONBURI PROVINCE, Thailand — Like most babies, Moo Deng spends a lot of her time sleeping. But for a few hours a day, the 4-month-old…
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Perfect Family Actor Yoon Sang Hyun Transforms into Music Producer in ENA Drama Namib
Yoon Sang Hyun, who portrayed Choi Hyun Min in the KBS drama Perfect Family, will transform as a music producer in the upcoming ENA Drama,…
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Revealed: Deadliest Stretch of US-Mexico Border
Dozens of children and hundreds of young women are among thousands of migrants who have died in desperate attempts to enter the US,…
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Warm weather welcomes the opening of many German Christmas markets
Unseasonably warm weather greeted the opening of many of Germany's famed Christmas markets on Monday, with visitors unlikely to need to…
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Video of China 'bending bridge' falsely shared as new tourist attraction in Indonesia
After a distinctive glass tourist bridge opened with limited access in Indonesia, a video spread online with a false claim that it showed…
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DHL cargo plane crashes into house in Lithuania
✓ Link copied to clipboard! A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house near Lithuania's capital on Monday morning, killing at least one…
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Israel strikes Beirut again after 29 killed in multi-storey building
Israel's military once again bombed buildings near the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday, a day after one of its strikes on a densely…
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Italy’s UniCredit offers to buy Banco BPM for 10.1 billion euro
ITALIAN lender UniCredit said on Monday (Nov 25) it had offered to buy rival Banco BPM in a roughly 10.1 billion euro (S$14.2 billion)…
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Unlocking green hydrogen fuel supply chains
Countries across the Asia-Pacific and Africa regions have great potential in the emerging hydrogen economy. However, as well as…
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Hezbollah fires rocket barrages into Israel after deadly Beirut strikes
Israel's military says around 250 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah across the border from Lebanon, marking one of the heaviest…
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Thai medical tycoon wanted for alleged fraud flees to China
THAI hospital tycoon Boon Vanasin, who allegedly lured some 7.5 billion baht (S$294 million) of investments in fake medical projects, has…
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Eagles Star CB Darius Slay Suffers Second Injury, Exits Game
Philadelphia Eagles star cornerback Darius Slay has been injured for the second time in the team's Week 12 faceoff against the Los Angeles…
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BYD’s hybrid pickup targets Australia’s love of fuel-guzzlers
ONE of the world’s safest havens for fuel-guzzling pickups, Australia, is set for its biggest shakeup in years with the arrival of new…
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Raiders' Gardner Minshew Out for Season With Significant Bone Break
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew is officially out for the rest of the 2024 season after…
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CLI to rebalance portfolio, grow India and South-east Asia businesses
CAPITALAND Investment (CLI) will rebalance its portfolio to grow its India and South-east Asia business and optimise its China holdings,…
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STI rises, tracking Asia gains as RHB upgrades Singapore banking stocks
SINGAPORE stocks traded higher on Monday (Nov 25) as they followed other markets in the region in making gains. As at noon, the Straits…
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STI falls despite Asia gains and RHB upgrading Singapore banking stocks
SINGAPORE stocks closed lower on Monday (Nov 25), even as most regional markets ended in positive territory. The benchmark Straits Times…
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Raiders QB Garden Minshew Suffers Significant Injury, Heads to Locker Room
In the Las Vegas Raiders' game against the Denver Broncos, quarterback Gardner Minshew headed directly to the locker room with an injury.…
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AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
THE global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) has turned an obscure 139-year-old Japanese company into a stock-market star. Fujikura,…