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Philippines seeks fix for world’s worst-performing stock market
It’s the textbook investment strategy – save consistently and let time and compound interest do its work. That’s what Carl Edison Balagtas…
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Inside the race to train AI robots how to act human in the real world
CHENNAI, India — Now that artificial intelligence has mastered almost everything we do online, it needs help learning how we physically…
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Chicago, ICE, and the Lie of the American Pastoral
The taunt—a tack—isn’t new, only reinvigorated under the current regime. Assuaging the anxieties of folks who are not from around here is…
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James Van Der Zee’s Dreamlike Images of the Departed
You could tell that he was getting back to work when the drinking stopped and the parties stopped. Sitting in uneasy silence—he hated…
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Claire-Louise Bennett’s Misanthropic Breakup Novel
And the narrator, despite her waning attraction, continues to call and write to him. She is recalcitrant as a rule. This is a woman who,…
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Winter Culture Previews
Lorde, Clipse, Sudan Archives There’s a little something for everyone sprinkled across this winter’s slate of shows in contemporary music.…
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Vietnam, UK Deepen Partnership with New Comprehensive Strategic Deal Covering 6 Sectors
Vietnam and the United Kingdom have formed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership that outlines six major areas of cooperation, including…
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Daniel Waterman: Father-to-be Wakes Up from Coma to Tell Cops that Angry Girlfriend Caused Car Crash Before Dying
A young Florida father-to-be, who was left in a coma after a violent car crash, briefly regained consciousness and used the moment to…
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Who is Kristyne Schaaf-Olson? Arizona Judge Resigns After Video Allegedly Shows Her Urinating in Public
An Arizona judge has tendered her resignation just two days after she was reportedly caught urinating in public, with the incident…
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XDC Ventures Acquires Contour Network, Launches Stablecoin Lab to Redefine Cross-Border Finance
In a significant move for institutional blockchain adoption globally, XDC Ventures, the investment arm of XDC Network has recently…
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Colorado Olympic Hopeful Fatally Stabbed Uber Driver, Then Claimed She Did it Because He Tried to Sexually Assault Her
An Olympic hopeful from Colorado allegedly stabbed an Uber driver to death inside his car and then dumped his body in a field before…
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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie Slip Out of UK After Father Andrew Is Stripped Of His 'Prince' Title
Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie quietly slipped out of the UK just as their father, Prince Andrew, was stripped of his royal titles…
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Scientists Witness Cosmic Rings Forming in Real Time — and It's Not Around Saturn!
Astronomers have observed, for the first time, a ring system forming and evolving around 2060 Chiron — a small icy body orbiting between…
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MAMA AWARDS 2025: Date, Venue, Time, Host, Presenters, Performers, Nominees, and More
MAMA AWARDS 2025 is all set to premiere with a new set of presenters, performers, and nominees towards the end of November. The organizers…
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Mathis Woman Killed 7-Month-Old Baby Because She was Mad at Child's Father
A Texas woman will most likely spend the rest of her life in prison over the brutal killing of her infant daughter in a fit of rage.…
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Lenskart starts taking orders for 72.8 billion rupees India IPO
Lenskart Solutions began taking public orders for an initial public offering (IPO) that could raise as much as 72.8 billion rupees (S$1.1…
Culture
As You Stood By: Everything We Know So Far About Upcoming Netflix Drama
With only a week left for the premiere of the upcoming Netflix drama As You Stood By, the production team has shared some new details. The…
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Gayle King Leaving 'CBS Mornings' and Likely to Depart Network Amid Sweeping Changes Under Bari Weiss
Gayle King is reportedly preparing to leave CBS News, with the anchor expected to step away from the network's morning show amid sweeping…
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Asia: Markets mostly up on heels of Apple, Amazon earnings
ASIAN stock markets mostly rose Friday morning, with a surge in Japanese shares coming after better-than-expected earnings reports from US…
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Ford to invest 32.5 billion rupees in India defying Trump’s local push
More recently, other US companies have been building up their manufacturing presence in India, despite the political tension Ford Motor…
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Japanese semicon photomask maker Tekscend breaks ground on new Singapore plant, set to create 60 jobs
New plant will be fully operation end-2026 or early 2027; aims to serve customers in Singapore, Malaysia and India Tekscend Photomask…
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Trump’s TikTok deal with China – what do we know?
US and Chinese officials have discussed a deal under which Oracle and several other companies would invest in a US version of the social…
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Raffles Education jumps 19% on debt conversion; special dividend plan
Shares of Raffles Education surged over 19 per cent on Friday (Oct 31) morning after the company announced a debt conversion plan. It…