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Lorry Slides Down Slope Near Orchard Road; Singapore Police Launch Investigation
An accident involving a truck that skidded on Nutmeg Road near Orchard Road is being looked into by the police. The accident, which left a…
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Singapore: 42-Year-Old Man Gets 46 Months' Jail for Donation Scam Involving Over 12,600 Victims
A 42-year-old man who orchestrated an elaborate donation scam that misled thousands of people over more than four years has been sentenced…
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US: Wall St opens lower as valuation concerns, rate-cut jitters linger
Wall Street’s main indexes fell at the open on Tuesday (Nov 18), as concerns over lofty equity valuations and dimming chances of an…
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Temu-owner PDD Holdings beats profit expectations, outlook uncertain
Adjusted earnings per share of 21.08 yuan (S$3.86) beat analysts’ average forecast of 16.84 yuan China’s PDD Holdings beat forecasts on…
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Toyota lays out US$912 million plan to boost US hybrid production
Factories in West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Missouri will see 252 new jobs as a result of the initiative Toyota Motor…
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Amazon's Zoox offers free robotaxi rides in San Francisco
Amazon-owned Zoox is offering free rides on its San Francisco fleet of boxy, driverless taxis. The company said Tuesday it is providing…
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Nissan to cut more output at Kyushu plant on chip supply troubles
Japan’s Nissan will cut production by another 1,400 vehicles at its Kyushu plant next week, as the fallout from chip supply disruptions…
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ChatGPT, X among sites blocked in widespread Cloudflare outage
ChatGPT and the social-media platform X were among the websites blocking some users’ access on Tuesday (Nov 18) as the web security firm…
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Malaysia palm oil output to meet forecast despite monsoon season, says SD Guthrie
The arrival of the monsoon season has raised concerns about potential disruptions to Malaysian palm oil production over the next two…
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Elon Musk's X down for thousands of US users, Downdetector shows
Elon Musk’s X was down for thousands of users in the US on Tuesday (Nov 18), according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There…
Business
Xiaomi reports 81% jump in third-quarter profit on strong EV sales
Adjusted net profit reaches 11.3 billion yuan (S$2.1 billion), exceeding the average estimate of 10.3 billion yuan China’s Xiaomi reported…
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Xiaomi’s EV arm makes a profit for the first time
The division, which sold its first car last year, posts a profit of 700 million yuan in the September quarter Xiaomi reported quarterly…
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Temasek-backed Manner Coffee seeks Hong Kong IPO, 10 years after starting as tiny stall: sources
China’s Manner Coffee is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong as soon as next year, according to people with knowledge of…
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The Epstein Conspiracy in Plain Sight | National Review
An element of the American elite embraced Epstein as one of its own, even after his guilty plea, thanks to his wealth and his connections.…
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Trans Activists Now Have Veto Power over Medical Education Courses | National Review
The suppression of video courses I was featured in is yet another blow to open and honest debate about pediatric transgender medicine.…
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Coliwoo expects stronger core profit despite lower net profit before tax for FY2025
Better profit is attributed to absence of net fair value gain on investment properties in the financial year ended Sep 30 Co-living…
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AkzoNobel, Axalta to merge creating US$25 billion paint giant
Under the merger, AkzoNobel shareholders will receive a US$2.5 billion dividend payout Dulux paint maker AkzoNobel said on Tuesday (Nov…
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AkzoNobel and Axalta to merge, creating US$25 billion paint giant
Under the merger, AkzoNobel shareholders will receive a US$2.5 billion dividend payout Dulux paintmaker AkzoNobel said on Tuesday (Nov 18)…
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Singtel users report getting hit by mobile service disruption on Nov 18
Singtel was hit by an outage on Tuesday (Nov 18), with more than 1,600 users affected at its peak at 4.55 pm. Reports of outages spiked on…
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Singtel users report mobile service disruption on Nov 18
Singtel was hit by an outage on Tuesday (Nov 18), with more than 1,600 users affected at its peak at 4.55pm. Reports of outages spiked on…
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“Joan Crawford: A Woman’s Face” Brings a Star’s Genius to Light
Once Crawford slipped into her style, she never slipped out of it—not publicly. “Never in the thousands of times in our association, was…
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IOI Properties eyes Reit listings in Malaysia, Singapore, with assets of US$8 billion
Malaysia’s IOI Properties Group is exploring two real estate investment trust listings in Malaysia and Singapore, with a combined asset…
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IOI Properties eyeing Reit listings in Malaysia and Singapore: sources
Malaysia’s IOI Properties Group is exploring two real estate investment trust (Reit) listings in Malaysia and Singapore, with a combined…
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North Carolina Deputy Who was Convicted of Child Sex Crimes, Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
A former Harnett County deputy convicted of child sex crimes was sentenced to 23 years in prison, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said…