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Gold surpasses inflation-adjusted record high set in 1980
The precious metal has risen nearly 40% this year as US President Donald Trump has cut taxes, expanded his global trade war Gold has…
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Hyundai says battery plant delayed after immigration raid
Efforts to repatriate workers are moving forward and the chartered plane bringing them back is expected to depart the US on Thursday and…
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Microsoft, OpenAI reach non-binding deal to allow OpenAI to restructure
MICROSOFT and OpenAI said on Thursday they have signed a non-binding deal for new terms of their relationship that would allow OpenAI to…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 ends higher after ECB’s expected ‘hold’ verdict, defence stock boost
EUROPEAN shares finished higher on Thursday as a rally in defence stocks helped lift the main index, with investors taking in a widely…
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Microsoft to put more computing power behind in-house AI models
The world’s largest software maker has mostly relied on large language models from the ChatGPT maker to power its products Microsoft plans…
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US: Major indexes notch fresh records on rate cut hopes
Wall Street’s major indexes hit fresh records on Thursday as US inflation and jobless claims data added to conviction that the Federal…
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Retaliation on Unionists in Southeast Asia Shows ‘Worrying Corporate Backslide on Human Rights’
Chea Chan and Myo Myo Aye hail from different countries—Cambodia in the former and Myanmar in the latter—yet the difficult predicaments…
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EXCLUSIVE: French Interior Design Firm Liaigre’s First Branded Residences Will Open With Capella Hotels and Resorts in Florence
MILAN — Liaigre’s timeless elegance has enhanced the allure of landmark hospitality projects around the world: The Mercer hotel in New…
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The Muted, Melancholy Synesthetics of “The History of Sound”
In “The History of Sound,” a new romantic drama set during and after the First World War, passion is an intensely private thing, and in…
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Charlie Kirk: Mystery Bearded Man Seen in Crowd Cheering and Looking Back after Gunman Fired and Killed Conservative Influencer
A video has emerged that appears to show a bearded man celebrating and looking back at the source of the gunfire just moments after…
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Libertine Offers Up a Peaceful Message of Protest
In a time when the whole world seems angry, Johnson Hartig took the opposite tack, aiming to offer a positive alternative to all the…
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South Sudan vice-president charged with murder and treason
South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear…
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South Korea Warns U.S. As Fallout From Massive Hyundai Raid Continues
But Lutnick’s perpetual growth promises have historically not panned out. Americans still weren’t feeling the boon of Trump’s plan by…
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IReit Global’s German subsidiaries served with payment order by former tenant
The dispute stems from a dilapidation cost agreement made with the former main tenant of its Berlin Campus Subsidiaries of IReit Global…
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Frasers Hospitality Trust to suspend trading on Sep 12, expected to delist on Oct 6
Payment for the scheme consideration to eligible securityholders is set to be made on or around Sep 30 Frasers Hospitality Trust (FHT) has…
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Singapore Police Probe 274 Suspected Scammers and Money Mules Linked to S$6.4M Losses
During a two-week police operation, 274 suspected money mules and scammers are being investigated for ruses that resulted in losses of…
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CNB Arrests 8 Singaporeans, Seizes Over 400 Kpods and $22K in Cash in Islandwide Raids
Eight Singaporeans were arrested on Wednesday, September 10, during the first major Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) operation against…
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Apple analyst sentiment hits five-year low after two downgrades
Apple was hit with a pair of downgrades on Thursday (Sep 11), in the latest sign of caution towards the iPhone maker, which has sharply…
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How Did Charlie Kirk Shooter Flee? FBI Under Fire for Keeping Airport Just Miles Away from Assassination Scene Open as Private Jet Vanishes after Shooting
The FBI has come under fire for keeping an airport open after Charlie Kirk's assassination, as speculation grows about a possible jet…
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Charlie Kirk: Gunman Who Shot Dead Conservative Influencer Was of 'College Age' as His High-Powered Bolt-Action Rifle Used in the Attack Is Recovered
Charlie Kirk's killer was of "college-age" who mingled with students before climbing onto a rooftop and using a high-powered bolt-action…
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US: Wall St opens higher after inflation data keeps rate cut bets firm
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Thursday (Sep 11) after the latest inflation reading kept the US central bank on…
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ECB holds rates unchanged, offers no clues about next move
The ECB halved its key rate to 2% in the year to June but has been on hold ever since The European Central Bank left interest rates…
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Low Keng Huat sinks into the red with S$10.2 million net loss in H1
The property developer’s half-year revenue tumbles 85% to S$38.7 million, from S$257.9 million the previous year Property developer Low…
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Oracle marches toward US$1 trillion club; tech stocks cheer
The stock’s gains also put co-founder Larry Ellison on course to beat Elon Musk as the world’s richest man Oracle’s shares rose on…