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CATL gets China’s sign-off to proceed with Hong Kong share sale
Stock sales in the Chinese territory have raised more than US$15 billion so far this year, compared with US$18.6 billion in all of 2024…
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Trump and intelligence chiefs play down Signal group chat leak
Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House & Brandon Drenon on Capitol Hill BBC News, Washington DC Watch: Key reactions to reports of a leaked…
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Gold steady as concern looms over Trump’s reciprocal tariff plans
Gold prices held steady on Wednesday (Mar 26) as market participants squared positions ahead of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping…
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Americans react to Signal group chat leak among US officials
Americans in Washington DC are reacting to a Signal group chat leak where a journalist was inadvertently added to a chat where US national…
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FKA Twigs Postpones Several North American Eusexua Tour Dates Due to Visa Issues
FKA Twigs has postponed shows in three cities—Chicago, Toronto, and New York—on her current Eusexua tour after her production failed to…
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Digital Core Reit acquires 20% stake in Osaka data centre for 13.2 billion yen
The purchase is expected to be about 1.8% accretive to the Reit’s distribution per unit Digital Core Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)…
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Sarah Everard's parents join campaign for harsher sentences
Sarah Everard's parents are campaigning for tougher sentencing for serious violent and sexual criminals as part of a new campaign group…
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FCT’s upsized private placement closes at S$2.09 apiece, equity fundraising totals S$421.3 million
A total of 105.3 million new private placement units are expected to be issued on or around Apr 4 Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s upsized…
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FCT’s private placement raises S$220 million to finance Northpoint City deal, repay debt
Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) closed its upsized private placement at S$2.09 apiece, raising around S$220 million in gross proceeds with…
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Japan’s corporate service inflation hits 3.0%, keeps BOJ rate hike bets alive
A leading indicator of Japan’s service-sector inflation hit 3.0 per cent in February, data showed on Wednesday, keeping alive expectations…
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Airlines booking jet repairs years in advance shows supply pain
Airlines are booking in their planes for maintenance years ahead of time in order to secure a slot as supply chain issues crimp the…
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Nick Frost Nears Deal to Play Hagrid in HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series
HBO’s “Harry Potter” television series has honed in on another British vet for its vast ensemble of Wizarding World characters. Nick…
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Stocks to watch: FCT, Digital Core Reit, Nanofilm Technologies
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of its securities on Wednesday (Mar 26). Frasers Centrepoint Trust…
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OCBC group CEO Helen Wong paid S$12.8 million for FY2024
OCBC group chief executive officer Helen Wong received S$12.8 million in total remuneration for the financial year ended December, up 5.8…
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Top China phonemaker wants 70% of sales from overseas by 2027
China’s No 1 smartphone maker Vivo wants to increase sales from overseas markets such as South-east Asia to as much as 70 per cent of…
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Bachelor Grant Ellis on His One Finale Regret and the ‘Weight’ of Being the Second Black Series Lead: ‘I Could Have Done Better’
In the wake of the news that “The Bachelor” showrunners Claire Freeland and Bennett Graebner are negotiating their exits from the…
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David Steven Cohen, Head Writer on ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog,’ Dies at 66
David Steven Cohen, an Emmy-winning writer and composer who served as head writer on “Courage the Cowardly Dog,” died March 15 of cancer…
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Craig Bellamy: Wales boss revels in North Macedonia chaos
The injury-time chaos warped the narrative arc of the game. Wales had dominated for 90 minutes but looked to have fallen for a sucker…
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Ripple Labs says it settles with US SEC, will pay reduced US$50 million fine
XRP is the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market value, trailing bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether, the market service CoinMarketCap says…
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SOS: Adam Scott and Tramell Tillman Have No Right to Look *This* Good in Jeans
Remember when Mr. Milchick sprinted away from Dylan in the season two finale of Severance? Yeah, that's as fast as I'm running to…
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Sussex university fined £585,000 in transgender free speech row
Branwen Jeffreys Education Editor The University of Sussex has been fined £585,000 by the higher education regulator, the Office for…
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Apple poised to unveil new software at June 9 developers event
Major enhancements and improvements to the company’s AI features are not expected until later Apple plans to hold its annual Worldwide…
Culture
Japan Airlines orders 17 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft
US aviation giant Boeing on Tuesday said it had finalised a firm order from Japan Airlines for 17 737 MAX 8 aircraft, almost doubling the…
Culture
‘The Assessment’ Stars Elizabeth Olsen and Alicia Vikander on How the Sci-Fi Parenthood Film Makes You ‘Reflect on Your Own Innate Rights’
While filming the dystopian indie drama “The Assessment,” stars Elizabeth Olsen and Alicia Vikander found nature to be a crucial…