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The strange triumph of Rosie the Robot
Hello again, and thank you for spending time with Fast Company’s Plugged In. Last October, I visited the Silicon Valley headquarters of 1X…
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Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82
Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter Best-selling author Joanna Trollope has died aged 82, her family has announced. The writer was…
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Comedian Stanley Baxter dies aged 99
Scottish actor and comedian Stanley Baxter has died at the age of 99. Born in Glasgow in 1926, he was one of the biggest stars on British…
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Nancy Shaver Is the Real Deal
The choreographer Marla Phelan is interested in the birth of stars—not Barbra Streisand or Lady Gaga but the cosmic kind. Working with the…
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Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes: What Could Go Wrong?
Oh, but the Hunting Husbands would like a word.Neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes is beefing with Owens, whom he has called, with unexpected gender…
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OUE Reit secures S$100 million unsecured loan facility
Proceeds will be used for capital expenditure, working capital and general funding purposes OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (OUE Reit)…
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OUE Reit gets S$100 million unsecured loan facility
Proceeds will be used for capital expenditure, working capital and general funding purposes OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (OUE Reit)…
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Singapore stocks gain more ground on Friday; STI up 1.5%
Singapore stocks ended higher on Friday (Dec 12), following regional indices. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.5 per cent…
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UWCL goals of the week: Lucy Bronze’s ‘beautiful’ chip features
Strikes from Lucy Bronze, Linda Caicedo and Melchie Dumornay all feature in the best goals of the week from the Women's Champions League.…
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Foxconn to invest US$510 million in Kaohsiung headquarters in Taiwan
Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, said on Friday (Dec 12) it will invest US$509.94 million to build its Kaohsiung…
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December cut to UK interest rates ‘nailed on’ after economy shrinks unexpectedly in October – business live
UK economy SHRANK in October Newsflash: Britain’s economy shrank unexpectedly in October, as the budget cast a shadow of uncertainty over…
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Ringgit hits three-year high against Singdollar, four-year high versus greenback
The ringgit hit a three-year high against the Singapore dollar and a four-year high against the US dollar this week, as optimism around…
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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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Sumitomo to put US$1.3 billion into India renewable power projects
Sumitomo Corp will invest US$1.3 billion on several Indian renewable power projects, to take advantage of rapid growth in demand from…
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Gold clings to 7-week high as investors gauge Fed trajectory; silver near record peak
GOLD prices held near a seven-week high on Friday, supported by expectations of more interest rate cuts next year after the US Federal…
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Karl Lagerfeld Signs Deal for Residences on Al Marjan Island
The Karl Lagerfeld fashion house is on a roll with branded residential projects. On Friday, it revealed a partnership with Dubai-based…
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Seatrium back on track with estimated S$2 billion TenneT order: analysts
Analysts were positive on Seatrium’s latest contract win, stating that the marine engineering company was back on track in terms of its…
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Asian markets track Wall Street record after Fed cut
ASIAN equities rose on Friday as investors tracked a record day on Wall Street in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate…
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Philippine central bank chief tempers hawkish view, sees one more cut
PHILIPPINE central bank Governor Eli Remolona said monetary authorities may cut the benchmark interest rate one more time in the current…
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SoftBank eyes data centre group switch as Son hunts for AI
SOFTBANK Group is studying potential acquisitions including data centre operator Switch Inc., as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son ramps…
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Hongkong Land shares jump 5.5% on news of S$8 billion real estate fund
Shares of Hong Kong Land soared as much as 5.5 per cent after the company announced plans to inject its interests in One Raffles Quay,…
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Hongkong Land shares close 3.5% down following news of S$8 billion real estate fund
Shares of Hongkong Land soared as much as 5.5 per cent after the company announced plans to inject its interests in One Raffles Quay,…
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Celtic: Does Wilfried Nancy 'know what he's walked in to' amid horror start?
As the players walked out at a packed Celtic Park, and a stirring rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone echoed around the stadium, the…
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How 'entrepreneurs' are fuelling the UK's shoplifting problem
Jim Connollyand Cherry Wilson Behind the counter of his convenience store, surrounded by rows of crisps, sandwiches and spirits, Muhammed…