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Toyota Industries 4.7 trillion yen buyout plan faces antitrust delays
Toyota Motor chairman Akio Toyoda’s proposal to buy out Toyota Industries for 4.7 trillion yen (S$40.5 billion) has been delayed because…
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Culture
John Oliver Calls Bad Bunny ‘One of the Hottest, Most Commercially Successful People Alive’ Amid Super Bowl Controversy, Slams ‘Nauseating’ ICE Raids
John Oliver has made it clear where he stands amid controversy over Bad Bunny being tapped for next year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. While…
Culture
The Female Friendship Novel in the Era of the Group Chat
The novel begins in 2008 when Desiree accompanies her grandfather Nolan to Switzerland, where he is seeking assisted suicide. Desiree has…
News
For God’s Sake, Democrats: Don’t Cave
That CBS poll, which has some absolutely brutal numbers for Trump (more on which later), also includes this little morsel. Respondents…
Celebrity
Jilly Cooper, Prolific Romance Author Who Wrote ‘Rivals,’ Dies at 88
Jilly Cooper, the famed and hugely prolific British author best known for her hugely popular steamy romance novels, has died. She was 88.…
News
Trump’s War on America Is Expanding
Trump’s decision to label “antifa” a domestic terrorist organization after Charlie Kirk’s assassination—even though his assassin had no…
News
Eran Riklis on Tallinn TV Beats-Bound ‘The Abduction of Yossele Schumacher’ and the Challenge of Raising Financing When the Israeli Film Industry Faces Boycott (EXCLUSIVE)
Prominent Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis, known for his Middle-East set humanistic films “Lemon Tree,” “The Syrian Bride” and most recently…
Business
Japan’s stocks zoom, yen slumps as Takaichi win dims BOJ hike bets
Japanese shares surged to a record high on Monday (Oct 6), while the yen and long-term bonds tumbled as Sanae Takaichi was all but…
Celebrity
Spanish Horror Film ‘Lily’s Ritual’ Acquired by Black Mandala Ahead of Grimmfest Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
New Zealand-based sales outfit Black Mandala has acquired international sales rights to “Lily’s Ritual,” the Spanish horror feature from…
Business
OCBC launches upskilling programme to turn mortgage specialists into wealth advisers
OCBC has launched an “intensive four-month” upskilling programme to train mortgage specialists as wealth advisers, equipping them with…
Business
Fullerton launches first retail fund under MAS’ S$5 billion equity initiative
It is offered as a collective investment scheme to retail, accredited and institutional investors in Singapore and selected international…
Business
DBS, UOB, OCBC eye risks while banking on tokenised assets for the future
Singapore banks are accelerating their push into asset tokenisation, but they are wary of regulatory and talent hurdles. Take DBS, for…
Culture
Korea Box Office: Action-Comedy ‘Boss’ Debuts at No. 1, Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ Moves to Second
“Boss” opened at the top of the Korean box office with $4.5 million from 666,679 admissions over Oct. 3–5, commanding 31.5% of weekend…
News
Indonesia transfers seized assets to state tin miner as crackdown intensifies
[PANGKALPINANG, Indonesia] Indonesia’s attorney general on Monday handed over assets including smelters and heavy equipment seized in a…
News
Fed’s independence still in jeopardy even as governor Lisa Cook stays in job for now
Analysts say that an ouster by Trump would undermine trust in an institution that lies at the heart of the trust-based financial system…
Culture
China Box Office: Chen Kaige’s ‘The Volunteers: Peace at Last’ Opens at No. 1
China Film Group’s patriotic war film “The Volunteers: Peace at Last” topped the China box office over the Oct. 3–5 weekend, earning…
News
Trump tariffs cast a cloud over Jaipur, India’s gemstone capital
[JAIPUR, India] Inside a bright, bustling room in a factory in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, Neeraj Lunawat held out a piece of…
Business
Brompton wants you to ride for yourself, and planet Earth
The manufacturing process is designed to cut waste at every stage, and its bicycle rims are mostly made from recycled aluminium MARKS and…
Culture
The 7 Best Movie Couples With an English Teacher-Gym Teacher Vibe
Your English teacher and gym teacher are getting married! Since Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement (and the release of her 12th…
Business
US airlines go beyond first class to adapt to luxury-seeking fliers
United, Delta and American are among the major carriers overhauling their cabin layouts, including adding private suites on some widebody…
Business
Cordlife says operations for next 12 months will continue if suspension takes effect
It is able to continue as a going concern until Sep 30, 2026, but the future beyond that is not certain, says board Embattled cord-blood…
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‘Task’ Star Jamie McShane Breaks Down That Shocking Episode 5 Scene: ‘Perry Had No Intenion of Killing [SPOILER]’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Vagrants,” Episode 5 of “Task,” now streaming on HBO Max. Amidst the backdrop of violent…
Business
Stellantis said to plan US$10 billion in US turnaround investments
The carmaker is temporarily pausing production at eight of its plants in Europe amid lagging demand for models including the Alfa Romeo…
Business
Australia: Financials, gold stocks help shares notch 6-week high
AUSTRALIAN shares rose to a six-week high on Monday, driven by gains in index heavyweight financials and gold stocks, while Wall Street’s…