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Fire at ASL Marine unit’s Batam shipyard leaves 13 dead, 18 injured
Anotherfire at a Batam shipyard belonging to an ASL Marine unit hasleft 13 workers dead and 18 injured, the mainboard-listed shipbuilder…
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Gold trader hiring spree drives up pay as bullion market booms
In addition to the demand from trading houses, hedge funds, refiners, brokers and banks are also hiring precious metals traders, leading…
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Stocks to watch: ASL Marine, mm2 Asia
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Oct 27): ASL Marine: The shipbuilder…
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Tokyo: Nikkei tops 50,000 mark for first time on stimulus euphoria
Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed past the 50,000 level for the first time on Monday, continuing a run of successive records on…
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India and China resume direct flights as ties improve
The world’s two most populous nations remain strategic rivals competing for regional influence, but ties have eased gradually since a…
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One of Christopher Nolan’s Very First Films Was This Unsettling Lynchian Horror Story
Even for cinematic titans like Christopher Nolan, you have to start at the bottom. Before helming his own Batman trilogy and an array of…
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Australia sues Microsoft over AI-linked subscription price hikes
AUSTRALIA’S competition regulator on Monday sued Microsoft, accusing it of misleading customers into paying higher prices for Microsoft…
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Mum's warning after Temu brush rips out child's hair
A mother whose three-year-old girl's hair was ripped out by an electric cleaning brush says the internet giant Temu "does not care about…
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MoJ owes us £20m after contractor ISG's collapse, say suppliers
Josh Sandifordin Birmingham The government is facing questions over tens of millions of pounds owed to suppliers who worked on upgrades to…
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HSBC to book US$1.1 billion provision after Luxembourg court ruling in Madoff case
HSBC Holdings said on Monday it will recognise a provision of US$1.1 billion in its third-quarter results after a Luxembourg court ruling…
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The Greatest Martial Arts Movie From Every Year of the 1970s
Martial arts, a genre that is incredibly simple in scope as it is wide-ranging in influence. While martial arts films have long been a…
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Danny Murphy column: 'The Thomas Frank effect' - but is there more to come from Spurs?
I don't believe Tottenham's current identity is set in stone because we saw how Brentford evolved under him over a number of seasons and…
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Citigroup opens Riyadh HQ as Wall Street CEOs forge deeper Saudi ties
he firms join several other international financial giants, including Morgan Stanley and BlackRock, in securing an HQ license and moving…
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RBA braces for policy test as disinflation fades, jobs at risk
Just as Australia’s central bank was on track to meet its inflation and employment mandate, fresh data may suggest emerging headwinds that…
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The Greatest Movie of Every Year of the 1960s
The 1960s sparked a significant shift in American culture that ultimately influenced the movie industry, ushering in a collection of…
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Inside Syria's jail for IS suspects as officials say attacks by group are rising
In the complex mosaic of the new Syria, the old battle against the group calling itself Islamic State (IS) continues in the…
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9 Cashmere Sweaters That Have an Actual Cult Following
Not all sweaters are created equal, and I think most would agree that the type that's superior to all the others is the cashmere sweater.…
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Suspect video released after 'racially aggravated' Walsall rape
A woman in her 20s has been raped in what police have called a racially aggravated attack. West Midlands Police were called to the Park…
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Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ Is a Stunner — A Divorce Album That Feels Like a Stage Drama Unfolding in Real Time, but With Bops: Album Review
Out of the many thousands — surely tens of thousands — of albums I’ve listened to in my time, I can’t recall one that had me on the edge…
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Boy thrown from Tate Modern can now run, swim and jump family say
The family of a young boy who was left with life-threatening injuries after he was thrown from the 10th floor of London's Tate Modern art…
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Box Office: ‘Springsteen’ Fizzles Overseas With $7 Million Start, ‘Black Phone 2’ Climbs to $80 Million
Bruce Springsteen is one of music’s biggest names, but his global popularity didn’t exactly translate at the box office. “Springsteen:…
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‘Star Wars’ Fans Launch Billboard Campaign to Save ‘The Hunt for Ben Solo’: ‘No One’s Ever Really Gone’
After discovering that a potential “Star Wars” project titled “The Hunt for Ben Solo” was shelved back in 2021, fans are rallying for…
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El Clasico highlights: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona - La Liga
Jude Bellingham assists the first goal and scores the second for Real Madrid as they beat Barcelona 2-1 in the first Clasico of the La…
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Brooks Nader Puts a Sharp Twist on the Barely-there Shoe Trend
Brooks Nader’s penchant for black pumps knows no bounds. On Saturday, the “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit” model was seen out and about in…