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World's longest direct flight to connect China with Argentina
Chinese airline China Eastern plans to offer the world's longest direct flight, starting next week. The airline announced on Wednesday…
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Africa-EU summit seeks to reinvigorate ties
About 70 African and European leaders met in Angola on Monday for a summit where they committed to stronger trade ties, alignment on…
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Snapchat is nearing 1 billion monthly users. Why can't it turn a profit?
Snapchat, an app whose disappearing messages and silly face filters made chatting with loved ones more casual, is close to a milestone…
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Volkswagen revs up designed-in-China approach to catch up with local rivals in EV market
Volkswagen Group has ramped up its "all in" strategy for China, banking on local development capabilities and a new electric vehicle (EV)…
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SoftBank’s 40% slide since October underscores mounting worry over its giant OpenAI bet
Japanese tech investor leads AI selloff amid concerns over new pressure on OpenAI after Gemini 3.0 debut Growing unease over frothy…
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Germany's Steinmeier to visit Guernica on three-day trip to Spain
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier begins a three-day state visit to Spain on Wednesday. Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender…
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Land Rover Just Unveiled Its Dakar Rally Defender
Land Rover is going racing at the Dakar Rally in January, and it just unveiled the Defender it’s using to do it. The Land Rover Defender…
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Man triggers smoke bomb during failed crypto robbery
A crypto trading exchange operating inside a hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia, was the target of an attempted robbery, as per a local media…
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Why Is GM Designing Its Coolest EVs for Overseas Markets?
American Buyers Missing Out on Bold Design… Potentially General Motors just unveiled a striking electric crossover design study through…
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Coliwoo reports 75.1 per cent fall in H2 net profit to S$5.7 million
Co-living operator Coliwoo reported a net profit of S$5.7 million in the second half ended Sep 30, a 75.1 per cent drop from S$22.9…
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US stocks opens mixed as investors assess data, Alphabet shines
Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed at the open on Tuesday (Nov 25) as investors took stock of a series of delayed economic data to…
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ComfortDelGro and Hello Robotaxi partner on robotaxi deployment in China, overseas markets
The venture will focus on deploying and managing Robotaxi services via ComfortDelGro’s point-to-point operations Transport company…
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Ivory Coast: Gervinho sees strengths to win AFCON 2025
Gervinho AFCON 2025 kicks off in less than a month. Gervinho, an Ivorian football legend, reveals the strengths Ivory Coast holds to…
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ABN Amro to cut 5,200 jobs by 2028
ABN Amro Bank outlined a plan to cut 5,200 full-time roles by 2028 as new chief executive officer Marguerite Berard unveiled her vision…
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Exclusive-Nigeria's Dangote picks Honeywell to help fulfill ambitious capacity expansion
By Utkarsh Shetti DUBAI (Reuters) -Nigeria's Dangote has tapped Honeywell to provide services and help double its refining capacity to 1.4…
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Citigroup India nears US$1 billion book of asset backed securities
While securitisation deals are common in developed economies, the country’s market is still nascent Citigroup’s India unit has more than…
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Bitcoin Heist: Family Members Waterboarded, Sexually Assaulted as Attackers Steal $1.6 Million
A sentencing decision in the Provincial Court of British Columbia this month revealed the graphic details of a 2024 attack in which the…
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Qantas and Virgin Australia Ban Power Bank Usage on Flights Following Safety Incidents
Australia's two largest airlines are implementing comprehensive bans on power bank usage aboard their aircraft following a series of…
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Scott Bessent Gives Deranged Financial Advice on Beating Inflation
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent thinks that people struggling with rising inflation should simply move from a blue state to a red state.…
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Moody’s downgrades StanChart from ‘positive’ to ‘stable’
The move is in line with revisions to the rating agency’s credit assessment methodology for banks Credit rating agency Moody’s Ratings, on…
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JTC, NUS to explore setting up new facility on Jurong Island to test green data centre innovations
Separately, refiner Aster will invest US$150 million in a new gas turbine, and inks deal to produce low-carbon hydrogen Industrial…
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Old clip misrepresented as recent bear attack in Japan
Japan is battling a spate of fatal attacks by bears in 2025 with sighting of the animals reported almost daily including in the northern…
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Alibaba’s main AI app debuts strongly in effort to rival ChatGPT
The Chinese e-commerce leader’s Qwen is among the faster risers, particularly in China Alibaba Group Holding’s Qwen app drew more than 10…
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Lum Chang Creations subsidiary secures 2 contracts worth S$63.4 million
Urban revitalisation specialist Lum Chang Creations on Monday (Nov 24) said its wholly owned subsidiary, Lum Chang Interior, clinched two…