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Europe: Shares tumble as French political risks, Fed independence concerns weigh
EUROPEAN shares closed lower on Tuesday, led by losses in France where the minority government looked increasingly likely to be ousted…
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Bank of Korea likely to extend hold on fears over household debt
The Bank of Korea (BOK) is poised to keep its policy settings steady while updating economic forecasts as authorities weigh risks that a…
Business
US: Stocks shrug off Trump attempt to fire Fed official
Wall Street’s major indexes ticked up Tuesday as investors shook off President Donald Trump’s move to oust a governor from the central…
Celebrity
How Much Does Taylor Swift's Engagement Ring Cost? Fans Go into Meltdown Over Popstar's Engagement with NFL Star Travis Kelce
Newly engaged Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce sent fans into a frenzy on Tuesday with the bombshell announcement of their wedding plans. The…
News
Singapore Faces Spike in Molestation Cases, Rising Over 20% in Just Six Months
The first half of 2025 saw a 21.2% increase in outrage of modesty, or molestation, cases in Singapore compared to the same period in 2024.…
Celebrity
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Engaged after Dating for Two Years as Singer Shows Off Sparkling Engagement Ring on Instagram
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged after dating for two years, the singer and athlete announced on Instagram Tuesday, confirming…
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Singapore: Former Teacher, 51, Sentenced to Jail for Filming Male Victims in Changing Rooms
A 51-year-old teacher was sentenced to five months and five weeks' jail on Tuesday, August 26. This comes after a member of the public…
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Authorities Seize 90,000 Vapes in 19 Smuggling Cases at Singapore Checkpoints from April to June 2025
Approximately 90,000 vapes and related products were seized as a result of 19 significant vape smuggling cases that were discovered at…
Business
US: Wall St opens subdued after Trump's latest attack on Fed
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly lower on Tuesday (Aug 26), pressured by a rise in longer-dated Treasury bond yields after US…
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Sinopec wins engineering contract for Saudi Arabian green hydrogen project
The project will produce annually 400,000 metric tons of green hydrogen and 2.8 million tons of green ammonia China’s Sinopec said on…
Business
London Stock Exchange wins first approval for private share platform
The London Stock Exchange has become the first company to win regulatory approval to operate a new platform allowing investors to trade…
Business
AT&T to buy wireless spectrum licences from EchoStar for US$23 billion
AT&T said on Tuesday (Aug 26) it will purchase key wireless spectrum licences from EchoStar for about US$23 billion, as the US telecom…
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Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and the Mysterious Hand | National Review
The week of August 18, 2025: The economics of GLP-1s, Bolivia, the economy, tariffs, and much, much more. Source link
Business
Wing Tai narrows H2 net loss to S$71.1 million
Property developer Wing Tai narrowed its net loss in the second half of its 2025 fiscal year ended Jun 30 to S$71.1 million, down from…
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Why Embracing Constant Growth Is My Key to Happiness
I’ve come to realize that stagnation is my worst enemy. The thought of looking up two or three years from now and seeing that I’ve been…
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Revolutionizing Medical Image Processing with Cloud Technologies
Over the last few years, the medical image management challenges have proven to be hard for the healthcare industry. The conventional…
Business
Maybank Q2 net profit up 3.9% on higher investment, trading income
Maybank posted on Tuesday (Aug 26) a 3.9 per cent increase in net profit to RM2.63 billion (S$802.2 million) for the three months ended…
News
Scientist Claims to 'Solve' Mystery Surrounding Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle, a mysterious location between Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and France has a long history of deadly wrecks. It is known as a…
Business
Sea overtakes DBS as South-east Asia’s most valuable company
Shares of the Internet company rise 1.1% in New York for a market capitalisation of US$111 billion Singapore’s Sea Ltd has reclaimed its…
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The Bolton Investigation Warrants Skepticism | National Review
The Trump administration looks as if it is targeting a critic. Source link
Business
Mercedes-Benz offloads Nissan stake for US$325 million
The pension trust of German automaker Mercedes-Benz has sold its entire stake in Japan’s Nissan Motor for US$324.65 million, a source with…
Business
When the Man Tried to Sell Minimalism to the Counterculture
“The Man can’t bust our music,” an advertisement in the underground newspaper Berkeley Barb proclaimed, in November, 1968. The…
Culture
“Eden” Is a Desert-Island Thriller That Despoils Itself
The new movie “Eden” features bursts of foul temper, wild sex, grisly violence, and nihilist ideology—a departure, you might say, for Ron…
Business
Keppel to start arbitration against Seatrium for S$68.4 million related to Brazil’s corruption probe
Asset manager Keppel is starting arbitration proceedings against Seatrium for a S$68.4 million claim related to Brazil’s corruption…