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Singapore to Launch Digital Halal Certificates with QR Codes from Oct 1
Customers will be able to view updated information by scanning the new QR codes that will be featured on these certificates starting on…
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Vietnam President Luong Cuong Calls on US Businesses to Strengthen Ties with Vietnam
In an effort to usher in a new era of bilateral cooperation, Vietnam President Luong Cuong has urged the US business community to increase…
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Former Edwardsville Asst. Principal Admits to Having a Sexual Relationship with Teenage Student She Mentored
A former high school assistant principal was sentenced on Monday after pleaded guilty to having an illegal sexual relationship with a…
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Idaho Parole Officer Charged Over Sexual Relationship with Female Parolee
An Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) probation and parole officer faces charges after being accused of sexual contact with a parolee…
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Singapore stocks slip as US Fed chair Powell says equities ‘highly valued’; STI drops 0.3%
In the wider market, gainers edge out losers 285 to 270, after 1.6 billion shares worth S$1.4 billion change hands The Straits Times Index…
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OCBC appoints Carina Lee as new group chief risk officer
OCBC has appointed Carina Lee – its current group chief credit officer for the wholesale banking business – as its new group chief risk…
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Elderly Man Arrested for Stabbing Woman to in Singapore's Yishun Noise Dispute
A 67-year-old man was taken into custody for murder on Wednesday, September 24, after a fight over noise at a housing block in Yishun…
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CapitaLand India Trust unit to divest two assets in Chennai, Hyderabad for 11 billion rupees
The total enterprise value of the sale is about 3 per cent higher than the aggregate of the independent valuations The trustee-manager of…
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Illinois Man Shot His Ex To 'Prove His Love' to New Girlfriend
A 23-year-old man with a previous firearm-related conviction is now accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend, Illinois officials say. The…
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UBS boosts payouts for US wealth advisers amid intense hiring battle
The move comes after UBS lost several high-profile US wealth adviser teams to rivals or independence UBS Group is raising the payouts…
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Japan's Nikkei closes at record as AI rally helps overcome early losses
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a record high on Wednesday (Sep 24), fighting back from early losses on optimism buoyed by…
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Asia’s real-time payments surge, but gaps persist: StanChart
A common challenge is reconciling payment data, where mandatory fields needed in one country’s transactions differ from those in another…
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Bay Area Man Fatally Stabbed Sex Offender Because 'They Hurt Children' After Looking Them Up on Online Registry
A Fremont man is accused of targeting a sex offender in a fatal stabbing that took place last week. Varun Suresh, 29, was arrested by…
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Alibaba launches Qwen3-Max AI model with more than one trillion parameters
The company has announced plans to invest 380 billion yuan in artificial intelligence-related infrastructure over the next three years…
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Alibaba to open new data centres; unveils most powerful AI model
The expansion comes as the company positions AI, which includes cloud, as a core business priority alongside its traditional e-commerce…
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Where Is Lance Twiggs? Charlie Kirk's Assassin Tyler Robinson's Partner Flees Couple's Utah Home Despite Not Being Charged with Crime
The transgender partner of Charlie Kirk's accused killer, Tyler Robinson, has fled their cozy Utah townhouse, where mail is now stacking…
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Australian central bank blasts ASX for trading settlement failures
The Australian Securities Exchange must make “foundational changes” to its governance, culture and risk management after last year’s…
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Petronas reaffirms gas supply commitments after Malaysian court win
Shell Malaysia says that Shell MDS respects and will comply with the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the matter Malaysian state energy…
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China’s Comac said to slash delivery targets for its C919 jet
The Chinese aircraft maker is seeing bottlenecks in virtually all key parts of its supply chain, hampering its ability to produce jets at…
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EXCLUSIVE: Selma Blair Cocreates Her First Skin Care Product With ESK
ESK, the Australian cosmeceutical brand cofounded by Dr. Ginni Mansberg and Daniel Rubinstein, has found a new celebrity collaborator.…
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Asia: Markets waver after Wall Street retreats from record
EQUITIES wavered on Wednesday following a down day on Wall Street, where worries about high valuations were compounded by mixed messaging…
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US hedge fund Verdad plans to launch new Japan small-cap fund
A gauge of smaller stocks has outperformed the broader Topix this year with a gain of 19%, compared to 14% for the index Boston-based…
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Zijin Gold delays US$3.2 billion IPO as typhoon pummels Hong Kong
Zijin Gold International delayed its US$3.2 billion listing after Super Typhoon Ragasa slammed Hong Kong, bringing the city to a…
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Cathie Wood buys Alibaba after four years in China comeback
Cathie Wood’s funds reopened positions in Alibaba Group Holding for the first time in four years, just as the stock rallied to a multiyear…