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As lead changes in knife-edge Honduran election, will Trump fail to get his way?
Will GrantCentral America correspondent, Tegucigalpa With a little over two-thirds of the ballots in the Honduras election tallied, the…
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James Solomon elected Jersey City mayor, turning away ex-NJ Gov. Jim McGreevey's comeback bid
James Solomon was elected mayor of Jersey City on Tuesday, thwarting former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's bid for a political comeback.…
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Malaysia palm oil reserves seen at six-year high as exports slump
Palm oil stockpiles in Malaysia surged to the highest in more than six years as exports dropped in November, according to a survey.…
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Van Epps wins in Tennessee special election
Republican Matt Van Epps scored a closely watched win Tuesday over Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn in a special congressional election in…
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Airbus to inspect some planes over 'quality issue' with panels
Airbus has confirmed an unspecified number of its aircraft will undergo inspections after a "supplier quality issue" with metal panels…
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Trump-Backed Republican Wins Special Election—But Just Barely
“Unless this provision is added back into the bill to prevent illegal political weaponization of the intelligence community in our…
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Apple Tap to Pay now available in Singapore, allowing merchants to use iPhones as contactless payment terminals
The function also supports contactless credit and debit cards from American Express, JCB, Mastercard, UnionPay and Visa Apple has…
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Apple Tap to Pay launches in Singapore, allows merchants to use iPhones as contactless payment terminals
Payment platforms Adyen, Revolut, Stripe among first to offer Tap to Pay. Grab will join in 2026. Apple has announced that Tap to Pay on…
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Kremlin signals no breakthrough after Ukraine talks with US
Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump's senior negotiator appear to have failed to…
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Gold flat as investors await US data for rate-cut signals
US rate futures are pricing in an 89% chance of a rate cut in December, according to the CME’s FedWatch tool Gold prices were little…
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Infinity Development sees muted Catalist debut; up 1.3% from all-placement offer price
Shares of adhesive manufacturer Infinity Development were up 1.3 per cent at Wednesday’s (Dec 3) open – as the company debuted on the…
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Infinity Development closes flat at S$0.39 on Catalist debut
Shares of adhesive manufacturer Infinity Development were up 1.3 per cent at Wednesday’s (Dec 3) open – as the company debuted on the…
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David Matalon, ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Producer and TriStar Co-Founder, Dies At 82
David Matalon, a founding member of TriStar Pictures and producer of films like “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” and “Hear No Evil,” died on…
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Adani Group plans US$15 billion India airports expansion by 2030
The Adani Group plans to invest US$15 billion to boost passenger capacity at its airports to 200 million annually in the next five years,…
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UltraGreen.ai shares jump 10% from IPO price on SGX mainboard trading debut
Shares of UltraGreen.ai surged 10 per cent on Wednesday (Dec 3) morning from its offer price of US$1.45, as the company debuted on the…
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UltraGreen.ai shares up 7.6% at midday on SGX trading debut in largest non-Reit IPO since 2017
After hitting a high of US$1.62 in the morning, it eases to S$1.56 by midday; offer was 13.6 times subscribed UltraGreen.ai surged 12 per…
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UltraGreen.ai closes up 4.8% on SGX trading debut in largest non-Reit IPO since 2017
It ends the day US$0.07 higher at US$1.52 after hitting a high of US$1.62 in the morning UltraGreen.ai surged 12 per cent on Wednesday…
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Chanel Métiers d’Art 2025: The ‘C’ Line
Chanel returned to New York on Tuesday with its annual Métiers d’Art collection show — the first for the house’s artistic director…
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Justice Department expands legal action against states that have refused its demands for voter data
The Justice Department on Tuesday sued six more states in its ongoing campaign to obtain detailed voter data and other election…
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YouTube says it will comply with Australia’s teen social media ban
The Australian ban is being closely watched by other jurisdictions considering similar age-based measures Google’s YouTube said that it…
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Stocks to watch: Far East Group, UltraGreen.ai, Infinity Development
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Dec 3): Far East Group: The company…
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‘The Traitors’ Heads to Korea With Actor Cha Seung-won as Host
All3Media International has teamed with Korean production companies Luyworks Media and Something Special to bring a local adaptation of…
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JD.com’s supply-chain technology unit seeks up to HK$3.3 billion in Hong Kong IPO
JD.com’s supply-chain technology unit has started taking investor orders for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) that may raise as…