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Vietnam Launches Campaign to Strengthen its Footprint in Global Tourism Market
The northern province of Vietnam's Ninh Binh hosted a conference on national tourism promotion for 2026 with the goal of boosting…
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European arms makers retreat as Ukraine peace plan gains traction
European defence shares fell to their lowest levels since late August on Friday (Nov 21), pausing their strong run this year, after…
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Google is spending $40 billion to build 3 new data centers in Texas
Google has 44 data centers in operation or in development around the world, but as demand for AI and the need for compute capacity grows,…
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Dev Hynes Returns as Blood Orange
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Is AI making some people delusional? Families and experts are worried
Generative artificial intelligence has quickly permeated much of what we do online, proving helpful for many. But for a small minority of…
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Parenthood Has Made Me Detest Robots
You can’t throw a pacifier in American discourse without hitting someone talking about how having kids changed them. From Pete Buttigieg…
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“Hamnet” Feels Elemental, but Is It Just Highly Effective Grief Porn?
Zhao’s first three features were steeped in documentary realism, shot with a sturdy, windswept lyricism and abounding in nonprofessional…
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Polluters Have Their Claws in These Democratic Governors
Lil Sis, a group that tracks corporate influence in politics, reports that polluting industries have spent $15.9 million on lobbying in…
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Trump’s Polls Are Tumbling. So Is the Stock Market. Coincidence?
It would be difficult to dispute that the economy has stumbled on Trump’s watch. Inflation started rising immediately after Trump…
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Donald Trump Is a Lame Duck Now
When Democrats ended the government shutdown a week after the election—without securing an extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act…
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Foxconn-Nvidia US$1.4 billion Taiwan supercomputing cluster to be ready by H1 2026, Foxconn says
The Apple’s top iPhone assembler has been expanding beyond electronics into electric vehicles and AI data centres Foxconn said on Friday…
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Singapore Police Warn of Concert Ticket Scams as BLACKPINK Fans Report Losses
The Singapore police have issued an advisory urging the public to stay alert to concert ticket scams, after at least 11 people reported…
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Indian rupee slides to record low, central bank likely intervenes near 89.50/USD
The Indian rupee weakened to a lifetime low against the greenback on Friday (Nov 21), pressured by shrinking risk appetite amid fading…
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Olivia Dean Just Flew 18 Hours in the Jeans and Leather Jacket Combo I’d Wear For a Night Out in London
As an Australian living in England, I know the machinations of dressing for a long-haul flight well. So, you can only imagine my surprise…
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St Mary's School in Niger state: Pupils abducted from Nigerian Catholic school
An unknown number of pupils have been abducted by armed men from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, marking the second school…
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‘The Beatles’ Movies Cast ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Harry Lloyd as Producer George Martin (EXCLUSIVE)
The Beatles have found their legendary producer. Harry Lloyd, the British actor best known for playing Viserys Targaryen in the first…
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Changi Airport October passenger traffic rises 3.4% to 5.8 million
Changi Airport on Friday (Nov 21) reported a 3.4 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger traffic in October. Passenger traffic came in…
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Japanese logistics firm Nippon Express expands footprint in Singapore
Move enables it to meet increasing demand for logistics services amid development of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone Logistics…
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Steven Soderbergh Says His John Lennon Doc Will Get People to Hear ‘What John and Yoko Had To Say on That Afternoon Before He Was Killed’
Stephen Soderbergh has completed his still-untitled documentary centered on John Lennon‘s final interview which he describes as “an…
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Singapore stocks track regional declines on Friday; STI down 1%
On the STI, Sembcorp Industries is the biggest loser, falling 3.6% or S$0.23 to S$6.08 Local stocks ended lower on Friday (Nov 21),…
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Now On Sale: The Chic Cardigan and Scarf Stylish People Adore
The weather is officially freezing, and it's time to bundle up. Our warmest accessories of scarves, hats and gloves have returned to our…
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Asia tech rout resumes as stocks slide on AI valuation fears
ASIA’S tech-heavy markets slumped as sell-offs in sector leaders resumed on mounting concerns over stretched artificial intelligence…
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TikTok cares about your well-being and now has a special hub to prove it
Instead of teens simply putting down their phones to take a break, TikTok wants them to use the app’s new breathing exercises and…
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Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly
On Thursday, President Trump called for the execution of a number of members of the opposition party. This came after Democratic lawmakers…