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The Tragedy of the Computer Science Major
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Golden Agri-Resources’ H1 net profit rises 56.5% to US$160.3 million
Golden Agri-Resources recorded a net profit of US$160.3 million for the first half of 2025, a 56.5 per cent jump from the year-ago period,…
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Paul Doyle: Liverpool parade accused faces 24 new charges
Jonny Humphries BBC News Reporting from Liverpool Crown Court A man accused of deliberately driving into a crowd of fans at Liverpool FC's…
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Singapore stocks close lower on Thursday, tracking regional losses; STI down 0.4%
Most stocks on the local bourse declined on Thursday (Aug 14), mirroring losses in regional markets, as investors anticipate a potential…
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Great Eastern to resume trading on Aug 21 as bonus issue lifts free float to above 10%
Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) is set to resume trading on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Aug 21, as a proposed bonus share issue will lift…
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How the science of storytelling helps creative collaboration
A while back, we facilitated a strategy workshop for a leadership team at a law firm. We felt confident going in and opened by setting the…
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“An Open Heart,” by Jamil Jan Kochai
This is the seventh story in this summer’s online Flash Fiction series. Read the entire series, and our Flash Fiction from previous years,…
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Over 160 Blizzard workers in Irvine join union as gaming-industry labor movement expands
More than 160 workers at video game company Blizzard Entertainment have voted to unionize. The workers, who produce in-house cinematics,…
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Dominik Moll’s ‘Case 137’ Acquired by Film Movement for North American Release (EXCLUSIVE)
Dominik Moll‘s Cannes competition title “Case 137” (“Dossier 137“) has been acquired by Film Movement for release in North America. Film…
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The Future of Immigration in America—After Trump Is Gone
As the Supreme Court showed in its ruling in United States v. CASA, the court has given the president unchecked power over federal judges…
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“Alarming”: Trump’s Threat of Troops in Cities Just Got Much Scarier
The Defense Secretary surely will throw this letter in the garbage. But, as hopeless as the prospects for real congressional oversight…
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Donald Trump Is a Bird Killer
Trump’s obsession with birds killed by wind turbines is also, like so much else that he complains about, not grounded in fact. Wind power…
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The US could really use an affordable electric truck
As Andrew Hawkins pointed out in The Verge this week, “Ford seems to realize its timing is unfortunate.” During the announcement,…
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The Democrats Are in a Strong Position to Win the House
Republicans in Texas, under the orders of President Trump, are doing a very unusual redistricting in the middle of a decade, trying to win…
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Dentsu plans to cut about 3,400 overseas jobs to trim cost
The reduction, focused on headquarters and back-office functions in markets outside of Japan Japanese advertising company Dentsu Group…
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CK Hutchison sees ‘reasonable chance’ of US$22.8 billion ports sale going through
CK Hutchison said on Thursday (Aug 14) its US$22.8 billion ports business sale had a “reasonable chance” of going through after a plan to…
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Sudan war: Children dying of hunger in Darfur's el-Fasher city
Barbara Plett Usher Africa correspondent, BBC News Watch: BBC obtains rare video from inside besieged el-Fasher in Sudan The women at the…
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Improved KrisFlyer redemption scheme for Scoot is “win-win” for SIA group: analysts
A new airline-miles redemption scheme on budget airline Scoot for members of KrisFlyer, the loyalty programme for Singapore Airlines, is a…
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Insurer Aviva raises dividend after jump in half-year profit
British insurer Aviva raised its interim dividend on Thursday (Aug 14) after reporting a 22 per cent jump in half-year operating profit,…
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‘The Pavilion’ Director Dino Mustafić on Ageism, Dark Comedy and Desire in Sarajevo Fest Opening Film
A group of spunky seniors launch an armed rebellion against the employees of their retirement home, where they’ve been subjected to years…
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From Gaming to AI to IP: Why Sarajevo’s Industry Event Is Doubling Down to Ensure Balkan Filmmakers ‘Are Part of the Conversation’
In the more than two decades since it launched as the parallel industry arm of the Sarajevo Film Festival, CineLink Industry Days has…
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Sinéad O’Connor Biopic in the Works From ‘Slow Horses’ Banner See-Saw Films and Producers of ‘Nothing Compares’ Doc (EXCLUSIVE)
A Sinéad O’Connor biopic is in development. Variety has learned that a film is in the works that will tell the story of the early life and…
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Jollibee posts record sales as China business recovers
Top Philippine restaurant operator says net income rises 5.6% to 3.2 billion pesos in April-to-June quarter Top Philippine restaurant…
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China Aviation Oil H1 profit rises 18% to US$50 million on higher gross profit and associates’ share of results
Asia-Pacific’s largest physical jet fuel buyer China Aviation Oil (CAO) posted a net profit of US$50 million for the first half of its…