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DBS, UOB, OCBC chiefs’ salary packages still lag global peers
The trio of local banks on the STI are smaller in terms of revenue, but appear to be making their money work harder Piyush Gupta, who on…
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Who is Nikita Casap? Wisconsin Teen Accused of Murdering Parents and Living with their Bodies for Weeks Also Discussed Plans to Assassinate President Trump with Someone in Russia
A Wisconsin teen, Nikita Casap, has been charged with the brutal murders of his mother and stepfather, whose bodies were discovered in…
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Elon Musk DOGE to Target Members of Congress Who Got 'Strangely Wealthy' Despite Modest Public Salaries
The world's richest man is desperate to figure out how lawmakers on Capitol Hill got "strangely wealthy" despite earning modest public…
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Virginia Giuffre: Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Says She Has Just Days to Live after Being Bus Hit Her Vehicle as She Suffered Kidney Failure
Virginia Giuffre, the most prominent survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse who has accused influential figures of sex trafficking, claims…
Culture
Li’l Kayla Endures It All
“Precious Rubbish,” a début graphic novel by Kayla E., a book designer turned cartoonist, delivers an unflinching look at the author’s…
Business
Renault, Nissan further loosen ties to support Japanese firm's turnaround
Automakers Renault and Nissan said on Monday (Mar 31) they had agreed to further amend their two-decade-old partnership to allow for a…
Business
US: Wall Street opens sharply lower on tariff worries
US stock indexes opened sharply lower on Monday (Mar 31) as investors shied away from risky assets on mounting concerns that the Trump…
Fashion
Chinese contractor of collapsed Bangkok building under scrutiny
In promotional material posted on its official social media channels in 2024, China Railway No10 Engineering Group declared that its first…
Lifestyle
Want to be bossed around by an algorithm? Try L.A.’s 'first full-scale AI powered gym'
The genius knows all. It knows my height, my weight, my hydration, my cardio stamina — even, regrettably, my body’s visceral fat…
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Why the Court Hit the Brakes on School Desegregation
This is structural racism: the system is not self-correcting. Government has to intervene to break the cycle, and that is something that…
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It’s Always the Other Side That’s Been Brainwashed
It wasn’t so long ago that respectable psychologists didn’t really talk about “brainwashing.” The term had the slightly kitschy flavor of…
Culture
Joan Didion’s Notes on Therapy
Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne met in the late fifties, when she was working at Vogue and he at Time. They married in 1964, and in…
Business
ECB’s Lagarde says keeping inflation in check is a ‘constant battle’
President Christine Lagarde said that the European Central Bank can’t relent on inflation, with the US administration’s trade policy…
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Oklahoma Cop Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Woman During Traffic Stop, Threatening to Put Her in Jail if She Didn't Engage in Sexual Act
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman after a traffic stop. According to the…
Business
Japan's Nikkei closes near 8-month low on US tariff jitters
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed near an eight-month low on Monday (Mar 31), following sharp losses on Wall Street in the previous…
Business
China to recapitalise 4 big banks with 500b yuan
China’s Finance ministry will inject 500 billion yuan (S$92 billion) into four of the nation’s largest state banks via share placements,…
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Myanmar Earthquake: SCDF Along with Local Rescuers Freed Man Trapped Under Collapsed Building After 8-Hour Long Mission
Following Friday's catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake that killed over 1,700 people, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel and…
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Tennessee Substitute Teacher Accused of Engaging in Sexual Intercourse with Her 17-Year-Old Student
A substitute teacher with Sevier County Schools was arraigned Friday in Sevier County General Sessions Court on a charge alleging she had…
Business
Stock slump deepens, bonds rise as traders de-risk
Global stocks sold off for a fourth day ahead of US President Donald Trump unveiling a fresh round of tariffs... Source link
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Stocks slide; bonds, gold buoyed as tariffs stoke recession fears
Major global share markets fell sharply on Monday (Mar 31) and gold surged to another new record after US President Donald Trump said…
Business
Temasek, GIC are said to buy Novotech stake in deal with TPG
Temasek and GIC will acquire a significant stake in Novotech to fuel growth and accelerate acquisitions for the clinical research and…
Business
BOC Aviation buys 120 single-aisle jets from Airbus, Boeing
Aircraft lessor BOC Aviation will buy 120 Airbus and Boeing single-aisle jets, in its single-largest aircraft purchase, as it bolsters its…
Business
UBS expands wealth service to target Australia’s mining capital
UBS Group promoted Tim Clemenger to be its first client adviser for wealth management based in Perth, the Swiss bank’s latest move to…
Business
Seoul overtakes Paris in beauty boom with dealmakers rushing in
As South Korean cosmetics gain popularity in the US, the world’s biggest market for beauty products, personal care startups in the east…