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Image shows collapsed dam in Ukraine, not India
New Delhi suspended a key water treaty with Islamabad days before the nuclear-armed rivals saw their worst clashes in decades, but online…
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Sembcorp, Aster sign over S$650 million in energy and utilities deals for regional projects
Both also ink an MOU to explore strategic initiatives across Singapore, Indonesia and rest of South-east Asia Energy provider Sembcorp…
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Indonesia eyes cut in fuel imports from Singapore as part of tariffs negotiations
Indonesia could shift as much as 60% of its total fuel imports from Singapore to the United States in the early stages Indonesia plans to…
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Vet shaves goldendoodle's leg, nobody prepared for what owner does next
A trip to the vet left one goldendoodle with a bald leg, so a dog mom took grooming into her own hands—by shaving her entire pooch and…
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OCBC mulls capital management as it closes in on three-year target for S$3 billion incremental revenue
As OCBC reaches the deadline for its three-year target to achieve S$3 billion in incremental revenue by 2025, it is setting its sights on…
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Old Gaza explosion footage misused in posts about India-Pakistan
India has launched numerous missile strikes in retaliation for an attack it blames on Pakistan, but footage spread widely online does not…
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Foreign banks sell record Indian sovereign debt as tensions rise
Foreign banks sold a record amount of Indian government bonds on Thursday (May 8), as a growing border conflict with Pakistan weighs on…
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Ex-Australia spinner MacGill avoids jail over drug deal
Former Australia cricketer Stuart MacGill has avoided jail after being found guilty of taking part in the supply of cocaine. The…
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China’s top chipmaker SMIC plunges after projecting lower sales
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) plunged on Friday (May 9) after China’s leading chipmaker warned sales could…
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OCBC keeps 2025 guidance, but loan growth targets could be buffeted by headwinds: CEO Helen Wong
OCBC is keeping its financial targets for 2025, but noted that its loan growth guidance of a mid-single digit will likely see the most…
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After Spain's blackout, questions about renewable energy are back
MADRID (AP) — FOR FRIDAY 0500GMT The massive power outage that hit the Iberian peninsula on April 28 has reignited a debate in Spain over…
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Singapore banks set aside extra allowances to account for heightened uncertainty
The local banking trio have taken extra allowances in their first-quarter 2025 results amid a rise in uncertainty in the macroeconomic…
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DBS, OCBC, UOB set aside extra allowances to account for heightened uncertainty
The local banking trio have taken extra allowances in their first-quarter 2025 results amid a rise in uncertainty in the macroeconomic…
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Nvidia modifies H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources
Nvidia plans to release a downgraded version of its H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chip for China in the next two months, following US…
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Trump firing Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden sparks backlash online
President Donald Trump has fired the first woman congressional librarian, Dr. Carla Hayden, after nearly a decade in the position, the…
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Direct impact of trade tariffs affects about 3% of OCBC’s loan book; portfolio remains ‘resilient’
Current trade tariffs are expected to have a “first-order impact” on 3 per cent of OCBC’s loan book, group chief financial officer Goh…
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Asia: Stocks lifted by hopes for US-China talks after UK deal
Most Asian equities rose on Friday (May 9) on growing optimism that the worst of US President Donald Trump’s trade war is past after he…
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Nissan drops plan for Fukuoka battery plant to focus on recovery
The company is betting on a broad restructuring and new leadership team helmed by chief executive officer Ivan Espinosa, who took office…
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Indonesia seeks to end rice imports this year as output jumps
Indonesia is set to stop importing rice this year for the first time in decades, thanks to surging production and stockpiles in one of the…
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SEC seeks to settle legal fight with Ripple Labs for US$50 million
The SEC has dismissed or paused several other legal cases and investigations targeting crypto companies since US President Donald Trump…
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From Apple to GM, tariffs to cost companies tens of billions
From Apple to General Motors (GM), corporate America is bracing for tens of billions of US dollars in damages from Trump’s trade war – and…
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What Pope Leo XIV has said about climate change
Robert Prevost, newly named Pope Leo XIV, has previously expressed his position on climate change, hurtling the thorny issue back into the…
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Bain Capital to sell China data centre business likely valued at over US$4 billion: sources
US investment firm Bain Capital is seeking to sell the China business of data centre operator WinTriX DC Group, in a deal that could value…
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How the Singapore dollar could perform against the US dollar this year
Fading US exceptionalism could pave the way for further appreciation of the Singapore dollar against the greenback, said analysts. The…