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Tokyo Gas to steer more than half of overseas investments to US in next three years, CEO says
Tokyo Gas, Japan’s top city gas provider, plans to direct more than half of the 350 billion yen (S$2.9 billion) it has earmarked for…
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Sherrone Moore: Ex-Michigan Football Coach Seen in Prison Jumpsuit as He Is Charged with Felony and Could Face up to Five Years in Prison
Scandal-marred former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was formally charged on Friday with home invasion, stalking,…
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Malaysian ringgit hits highest in four years on growth optimism
It rose 0.3% versus the greenback to 4.0955 on Friday, the highest since May 2021 The Malaysian ringgit reached the strongest level…
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TerraUSD creator Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over US$40 billion crypto collapse
Kwon pleaded guilty in August to two counts, conspiracy to defraud and wire fraud Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur…
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Jacksonville Church Leader Who Sexually Abused His Stepdaughter, Then Asked Her for 'Forgiveness,' Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
A Former Jacksonville church leader will spend two decades behind bars for crimes committed several decades ago. 70-year-old Jerome…
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Nick Knight Marks 25 Years of ShowStudio, Shooting 3D Film With Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses
SHOW TIME: Nick Knight is marking the 25th anniversary of his creative media platform ShowStudio with a fashion film made using a new…
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Who Is Brian Cole Jr? FBI Arrests Virginia 'Anarchist' Five Years After He Planted Pipe Bombs Outside US Capitol on Eve of Jan. 6 Riots
A Virginia 'anarchist' suspect has been arrested in connection with planting several pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican…
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Fossil hunters find tracks of animals from about 3 million years ago – a first in South Africa
South Africa is well known for its fossil heritage, a record of plants and animals that tells us what the world was like long ago. Over…
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Man Who Killed Gay Ole Miss Student to Cover Up Sexual Affair, Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
A Mississippi man was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison after being convicted of murdering a university student to allegedly cover…
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Singapore Agritrade Founder Arrested for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud After Five Years on the Run, Faces Cheating Charges
Singapore police announced on Tuesday, December 2, that the founder of commodity trading firm Agritrade has been arrested and charged in…
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Amazon’s giant anacondas reached their peak size 12 million years ago, study shows
A study of anaconda fossils shows that these snakes reached their maximum size 12.4 million years ago and then stopped growing. As some of…
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Karoline Leavitt Lied That She Hadn't Met Her Nephew's Mother Bruna Ferreira for Years after ICE Detained Her
Lawyers for the arrested mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew say the White House press secretary misrepresented the situation, accusing…
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JPMorgan sees DBS at S$70 in a year’s time; with potential S$3.30 dividend for years
As Singapore’s financial sector evolves, DBS could get “unjustifiably expensive”, and UOB may face volatility over the next six months,…
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Ontario Teacher Who Engaged in Sexual Contact with Her Teenage Students, Exchanged Explicit Photos with Them, Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Former Grade 8 Port Hope teacher Kelly-Anne Jennings has been sentenced to four years in a penitentiary. As previously reported, the…
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Do Kwon says five years in prison enough for Terra crypto fraud
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon says he should get no more than five years in prison in the US for his role in a fraud tied to the US$40…
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Joan Branson: Sir Richard Branson's Wife of 50 Years Dies Aged 80 as Heartbroken Virgin Tycoon Pays Tribute
Sir Richard Branson has shared the heartbreaking news that his wife of 50 years, Lady Joan, has died. Branson announced her death in a…
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Who Is Stephanie Hockridge? Ex-Arizona TV Anchor Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Covid Loan Scam and Will be Jailed with Ghislaine Maxwell
Disgraced former TV anchor Stephanie Hockridge has been sentenced to ten years in prison for her involvement in a massive Covid relief…
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Canva’s Obrecht says firm eyeing IPO in ‘next couple of years’
Canva, Australia’s most high profile startup, has had a surge in users of its new product suite as it builds toward listing as a public…
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Pierre Hotel Marks 95 Years Amid Dispute Over Potential Sale
While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the…
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Prakazrel Michel: Fugees Rapper Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Illegally Funneling Millions of Dollars to Obama Campaign
Prakazrel "Pras" Michel of the Fugees has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of secretly funneling millions in…
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IMDA to co-fund deployment of robots by 500 firms over next 3 years
The authority’s support will focus on improving integration and interoperability Five hundred local enterprises will receive support from…
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Foreigners buy most Philippine stocks in two years on BSP Bets
Global investors snapped up the most Philippine shares in more than two years on expectations the central bank will cut interest rates…
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Forget Musk’s latest pay package, his last one could wipe out years of Tesla profits
Tesla faces potential US$26 billion profit hit if it loses its appeal over Musk’s pay ruling Tesla’s gaudy US$1 trillion…
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Temasek-backed Manner Coffee seeks Hong Kong IPO, 10 years after starting as tiny stall: sources
China’s Manner Coffee is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong as soon as next year, according to people with knowledge of…