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Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Top United Nations officials in Africa warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that…
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Batsheva Fall 2025: Joyful Clothes to Dance In
Last year Lori Belilove, founder and artistic director of the Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation, opened Batsheva Hay’s fantastic fall 2024…
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Julia Stiles Makes Directorial Debut With Heartfelt Film ‘Wish You Were Here’
Julia Stiles is pretty sure she mentioned here and there that she was interested in directing, but how exactly Gabby Kono-Abdy came to…
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Microsoft unveils quantum computing chip for future data centres
MICROSOFT announced its first quantum computing chip, a major step in the company’s effort to produce devices that might someday solve…
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The Story Behind the Mysterious Face That Adorns Most of Fornasetti’s Décor
Edwardian-era opera singer Lina Cavalieri is one of the most ubiquitous faces in design, made so in the contemporary age by Milan-based…
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Fast Company Discusses the Rise of AI Tools in 2025
The past year has marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of artificial intelligence, fundamentally reshaping how we work, create, and…
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Reviving SGX is not the endgame – creating a vibrant financial ecosystem is
IT IS somewhat counterintuitive that shares of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) have weakened since the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)…
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Russian mafia money-laundering ring broken up in Spain
Fourteen people have been arrested in Spain and Portugal in a series of raids targeting a €1tn (£828bn) criminal, money-laundering network…
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‘Lambo Guy’ Adrian Portelli Buys $6.5M Koenigsegg Jesko
Read the full story on Modern Car Collector Australian entrepreneur and high-profile car collector Adrian Portelli has made headlines once…
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Helly Hansen ‘Ticks All the Boxes’ for Kontoor, According to CEO Scott Baxter
Kontoor Brands has amassed a lot of cash since being spun off from VF Corp. in 2018. On Wednesday, it found a place to invest that money.…
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Inside the ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Costume Studio With Designer Katrina Lindsay
Since premiering on the West End in 2016 and Broadway in 2018, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” has established itself worldwide.…
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Google pays 326 mn euros to settle Italy tax dispute: prosecutor
Italian authorities had accused Google of failing to declare and pay taxes on advertising income generated in the country (Kirill…
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Tombolo Recreates 1976 ‘SNL’ Staff Shirt for New Capsule Collection
Tombolo has joined “Saturday Night Live‘s” 50th anniversary celebrations with a capsule collection inspired by a custom shirt gifted to…
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US: Wall St opens slightly lower as markets assess latest tariff threats
WALL Street’s main indexes opened marginally lower on Wednesday (Feb 19) on worries over US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats…
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Germany marks fifth anniversary of racist mass shooting in Hanau
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Musk’s X in talks to raise money at US$44 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reports
ELON Musk’s X social media platform is in talks to raise money from investors at a US$44 billion valuation, Bloomberg News reported on…
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Kontoor Brands to Acquire Helly Hansen
Helly Hansen has a new home. Kontoor Brands, Inc., said Wednesday that it has acquired the outdoor and workwear brand for an undisclosed…
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Apple to launch new lower-cost iPhone to capture a broader market
APPLE is set to launch its latest budget iPhone model on Wednesday (Feb 19) as it looks to grab a bigger share of the mid-range smartphone…
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Caleres to Acquire Tapestry’s Stuart Weitzman Brand for $105 Million
Caleres, which operates a diverse portfolio of popular footwear brands, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Stuart Weitzmanfrom…
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Grief and tears as Hamas hostage returns to family
When newly-released Hamas hostage Eli Sharabi saw his brother-in-law for the first time in over a year, the first thing he did was make…
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Ant Group enters China’s growing humanoid robot industry amid rising tech interest
ANT Group, the Alibaba-linked fintech giant, is venturing into the humanoid robot industry, joining a growing list of major Chinese tech…
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CSE Global records S$235.3 million in new Q4 orders
SYSTEMS integrator CSE Global has secured S$235.3 million worth of new orders for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2024. In a bourse…
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Cordlife ID Teo Tong Kooi steps down; new ID appointed
CORDLIFE Group’s independent director Dr Teo Tong Kooi stepped down from his role at the embattled cord-blood bank on Wednesday (Feb 19).…
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United Hampshire US Reit declares 4.2% lower H2 DPU of US$0.0205
UNITED Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) for the half year ended Dec 31, 2024, fell to…