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Australia’s Insignia agrees to A$3.3 billion takeover by CC Capital, ending bidding war
RALIA’S Insignia Financial agreed on Tuesday to a A$3.3 billion (S$2.8 billion) all-cash takeover by investment manager CC Capital, ending…
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G-III Brings War of Words to PVH in Licensing Lawsuit
The marriage of the PVH Corp.’s brand power and G-III Apparel Group’s production prowess has been crumbling since 2022, when PVH moved to…
Lifestyle
Jason Momoa and His Kids Lola Iolani and Nakoa-Wolf Coordinate in Earth-toned Boots and Sandals at ‘Chief of War’ Premiere
Jason Momoa turned the “Chief of War” red carpet into a family affair over the weekend, arriving in Hawaii with his kids, Lola Iolani and…
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The Price of Occupation
On January 26, 2023, Israeli soldiers, hidden in the cargo hold of a dairy truck, rode into the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, where…
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Trump Team Sabotaged Fed Renovation as Trump Started War With Powell
President Trump’s followers offered a measly defense against The Wall Street Journal’s exposé of the president’s close relationship with…
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Cathay cinema survived a world war, but there may not be a sequel for the icon
Cathay cinema could face its final curtain call after 85 years, as streaming and shifting consumer patterns deal a fatal blow to theatres…
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China probes US$100 underwriting fee amid Xi price war clampdown
China is investigating some of the nation’s top investment banks over bond underwriting fees that hit below US$100, as regulators expanded…
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Asia: Stocks struggle as traders eye Fed saga, trade war
Asian markets fluctuated on Thursday after a rollercoaster day on Wall Street punctuated by fears Donald Trump was considering sacking the…
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Trump Issues Nonsensical Threat to Putin Over Ukraine War
Border czar Tom Homan’s speech at this weekend’s Turning Point USA convention was interrupted by a heckler who seemed to draw attention to…
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Trump threatens Russia with tariffs if war on Ukraine isn't resolved within 50 days
President Trump said Monday he would punish Russia with tariffs if there isn't a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days, the latest…
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Gold hits three-week high as Trump widens trade war
Gold prices touched a three-week high on Monday (Jul 14), supported by safe-haven demand after US President Donald Trump threatened to…
Culture
How ‘Superman’ Inspired a Movie-Review War: When Is It Fair to Say That Too Much Fun Is No Fun at All?
Critics, more than ever these days, tend to lean into the same opinion of a movie. More and more, the collective wisdom rules. “Superman,”…
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Donald Trump Renews Global Trade War With Canada Facing 35% Tariff
President Donald Trump has launched a fresh assault on global trading partners with Canada likely to be among the worst hit. In a letter…
Business
Alibaba risks deepening US$100 billion rout as turf war heats up
A protracted battle in China’s food-delivery market has chopped US$100 billion in market value from Alibaba Group Holding, with no end in…
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How Trump’s trade war fizzled with just two deals
President Donald Trump and his advisers promised a lightning round of global trade negotiations with dozens of countries back in April.…
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Marseille firefighters 'waging war' on wildfire at city's edge, mayor says
Watch: Planes douse flames as wildfire rages near Marseille A rapidly spreading wildfire has reached the outer edge of Marseille, France's…
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China car sales jump in June but EV price war concerns intensify
China’s car sales rose in June for the fifth straight month, but reports by some major electric vehicle makers of easing demand raised…
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Trump Creates Dozens of New ICE Facilities as Immigration War Expands
Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is on its way to his desk thanks to a 218–214 vote in the House. MAGA representatives, however, could…
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New York’s War on Rats has a new secret weapon: the big gray bin
In late June, I was standing at an intersection in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem, at 5 a.m., surveying a row of hulking gray…
Culture
Ukrainian Doc ‘Divia,’ Scored by Grammy-Winning Sam Slater, Takes on the Destruction of War – in the ‘Koyaanisqatsi’ Way
In 1982, a wordless documentary by Godfrey Reggio, featuring music by Philip Glass, took the world by storm. Over 40 years later, it’s…
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BYD shelves plans to build major Mexico car plant over Trump’s trade war
China’s top electric vehicle (EV) maker, BYD, has shelved plans to build a major plant in Mexico over geopolitical tensions and…
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The war in Ukraine has sparked a revolution in off-the-grid clean energy
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Russia has persistently targeted attacks on power grids and energy infrastructure, often leaving…
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Trump’s War on Harvard Ramps Up as DOJ Threatens to Pull All Funding
Even the Iranians are surprised by how little damage Donald Trump’s bombs apparently did. An intercepted communication between Iranian…
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Ukraine war: Mariupol residents deny Russian stories about the city
"What they're showing on Russian TV are fairy tales for fools. Most of Mariupol still lies in ruins," says John, a Ukrainian living in…