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Passengers 'jolted' after Qantas plane suffers engine failure
An engine failure forced pilots on a Quantas flight to make an emergency landing shortly after it took from an airport in Sydney,…
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Sembcorp Industries to sell waste management unit to Indonesian energy company for S$405 million
ENERGY and urban development company Sembcorp Industries on Friday (Nov 8) announced that it intends to sell its wholly owned unit…
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India vs South Africa Live Streaming: How to Watch the 1st T20I Match in the US, UK and India
South Africa and India are set to face off in a four-match T20I series starting Friday, November 8, at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban. This…
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Make new friends and boost hiring: How China’s chip industry plans to deal with Trump
CHINA’S semiconductor industry is readying itself for four more combative years under Donald Trump as US president by ramping up purchases…
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Mozambique on edge as army is deployed to help stop post-election protests
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique has deployed soldiers on the streets to help keep order following weeks of protests against the…
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Ikea reports higher profit despite revenue hit from price cuts
INTER Ikea, the owner of the world’s biggest furniture brand, reported higher profits for 2024 thanks to lower interest payments, despite…
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SBS Transit Q3 earnings 1.7% higher at S$18.2 million in spite of lower operating profit
LISTED bus and train operator SBS Transit’snet profit inched up 1.7 per cent year on year to S$18.2 million for the third quarter of…
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F&N FY2024 earnings rise 12.7% to S$150.2 million on higher revenue
BEVERAGE and publishing company Fraser and Neave (F&N) on Friday (Nov 8) announced a 12.7 per cent rise in net profit to S$150.2 million…
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TSMC to suspend production of advanced AI chips for China from Nov 11, FT reports
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has notified Chinese chip design companies that it is suspending production of their…
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Xiefangzheng Sun On The Art Of Redesigning Education And Culture Spaces
Architectural designer Xiefangzheng "Will" Sun is no stranger to renovations of education and culture spaces, like community libraries and…
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UMS Integration Q3 profit slumps 32% to S$10.4 million
SEMICONDUCTOR manufacturer UMS Integration on Friday (Nov 8) reported a 32 per cent decline in profit to S$10.4 million for the three…
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Indian politician targeted with 'beef eating' claim ahead of Maharashtra election
Screenshot of the false post taken on November 5, 2024 The false claim surfaced ahead of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election on…
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India’s Tata Motors posts surprise Q2 profit drop on weak sales
INDIA’S Tata Motors reported a surprise drop in second-quarter profit and its first revenue decline in 10 quarters on Friday (Nov 8), hurt…
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For transgender Americans, Trump's win after a campaign targeting them is terrifying
Avery Poznanski was excited for a new chapter. The nonbinary transgender senior at UCLA had decided last month, after years of personal…
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Commentary: Donald Trump is now '47'. Why Pomona College alumni want the number back
My favorite baseball cap is emblazoned with the number 47 on it. But it’s not what you think. Long before Donald Trump launched his bid to…
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Food, fluoride and funding: How a new Trump term might affect health in California
Donald Trump’s return to the White House stands to significantly shape the health of Californians — the foods they eat, the medicines they…
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Why Latino men voted for Trump: 'It's the economy, stupid'
Tomas Garcia and Maria Viesca-Garcia toasted the presidential win with an old fashioned and a martini inside the opulent, 64-story Trump…
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Arizona voters back homeless crackdown. Will other states follow?
Arizona voters have approved a first-in-the-nation ballot initiative intended to force local police to crack down harder on homeless…
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AI startup funding hit a record in L.A. area last quarter. Here's who got the most money
The Bay Area has long held the title for attracting the most venture capital funding in the nation, and that naturally includes the hot…
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Kacey Musgraves, Offbeat Pageant Princess
Hilton Als Staff writer It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost twenty years since I first saw the great director David Cromer’s work.…
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He thought he'd found Amelia Earhart's plane. It was a pile of rocks
When Tony Romeo and his crew saw the bright yellow shape resembling a cross on their computer, they thought they had answered one of the…
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Stamford Land returns to black with H1 profit of S$15.2 million
This is largely due to the absence of a S$71.2 million fair value loss on investment property recorded a year ago PROPERTY company…
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China passes energy law to 'promote carbon neutrality'
China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to…
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Venture Corp’s Q3 net profit falls 4.7% to S$60.6 million
TECHNOLOGY company Venture Corporation reported a 4.7 per cent quarter-on-quarter (qoq) fall in net profit to S$60.6 million for the third…