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Pontypridd: Parents 'turn up TV when it rains' as kids fear floods
Steffan Messenger BBC Wales Environment Correspondent Children in some flood-hit communities are so frightened when it rains that their…
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Seven Ultra-luxury Beauty Launches to Splurge On — or At Least Marvel At
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Coach Slows Down Time in Most Recent Campaign
Coach has tapped some of its longtime global ambassadors as faces of its new spring campaign. “On Your Own Time” features Elle Fanning,…
Fashion
Kering Is Appointing a General Secretary
TOP BRASS: Reinforcing its top management amid a challenging climate for luxury players, Kering is poised to promote Mélanie Flouquet to…
Lifestyle
EXCLUSIVE: Laetitia Casta Stars in Balmain’s Spring Campaign
Signaling a new visual direction for Balmain, and with an even stronger French accent, Laetitia Casta appears in its spring campaign, her…
Lifestyle
Why Many Elements of Modern Life Are Irksome to the Point of Rage
Editor’s Note: The Hungarian Countess Louise J. Esterhazy was a revered — and feared — chronicler of the highs — and generally lows — of…
Business
Japan’s Suzuki aims to boost sales by a third by 2030, invest heavily in India
JAPANESE small car maker Suzuki Motor said it will target 4.2 million vehicles in global sales in five years’ time – an increase of nearly…
Business
Analysts raise target prices, dividend estimates on UOB as they get positive on earnings outlook
Maybank forecasts return on equity to increase, thereby driving higher valuations ANALYSTS have raised their target prices for UOB after…
Business
Fog harvesting could provide water for the driest cities
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Capturing water from fog - on a large scale - could provide some of the driest cities in the…
Business
Lenovo’s profit beats estimates as AI fuels PC recovery hopes
Investors are betting that PC makers from HP to Dell Technologies will benefit in 2025 as consumers pick up devices with more AI features…
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EXCLUSIVE: Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Marks Cécred’s First Year in Business With First Retail Expansion
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter isn’t letting her upcoming tour slow down her beauty business. One year after the multihyphenate launched her big…
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KKR wins control of US$4.4 billion Fuji Soft after clash with Bain
The scramble to take Fuji Soft private is rooted in the value of the software company’s trove of human resources and real estate KKR has…
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A$AP Rocky's trial: Five things we learned
Samantha Granville BBC News, Los Angeles Watch: A$AP Rocky found not guilty in assault trial It was a trial that could have dismantled the…
Business
Manulife US Reit to sell Plaza office building for US$40 million as H2 distributable income falls 57.6%
THE manager of Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) reported on Thursday (Feb 20) that its distributable income fell 57.6 per…
Business
Netflix Leads Southeast Asia Streaming Revenues to $1.8 Billion as Regional VOD Viewership Surges
Southeast Asia‘s premium video-on-demand market saw robust growth in 2024, with total industry revenues jumping 14% to $1.8 billion and…
Culture
Hot Off Success of ‘Beast Games,’ MrBeast Tops the Toy Charts With New ‘Lab Swarms’ Series Figurines
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‘Significant’ investor interest in South-east Asia’s wellness real estate sector amid global boom: CLI
INVESTOR interest in wellness real estate is steadily on the rise and South-east Asia offers significant opportunities within its health…
Business
Singapore, Malaysia, Thai Wellness Real Estate a Compelling Story for Investors
INVESTOR interest in wellness real estate is steadily on the rise and South-east Asia offers significant opportunities within its health…
Business
Rio Tinto opposes bid to cut London listing, 2024 profit hits five-year low
RIO Tinto does not support a push by some shareholders to consolidate the company’s dual-exchange share listing in Sydney, its CEO said on…
Culture
‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Identity of Fuzzy Peas: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 13, Episode 2 of “The Masked Singer,” “Shrek Night,” which aired February 19 on Fox. Oscar De La…
Culture
Crumbling English museums get £270m funding from government
Museums, galleries and other cultural venues in England are to receive £270m funding to stay afloat and fix their crumbling buildings, the…
Business
Complex AI chips will drive demand for Lam Research chipmaking tools, CEO says
LAM Research chief executive Tim Archer said on Wednesday (Feb 19) that the thirst for complex artificial intelligence (AI) silicon will…
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Newcastle man's eye saved with help of placenta
Sharon Barbour BBC North East and Cumbria health correspondent A donated placenta has been used to help save a man's eye after an acid…
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Singapore shares open lower on Thursday; STI down 0.4%
SINGAPORE stocks declined on Thursday (Feb 20) morning, tracking overnight losses in European markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times…