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Temu, Shein see US sales drop in week after tariff price hikes
Shein Group and Temu saw double-digit sales declines in the week after they raised retail prices to cover the costs of increased US…
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Drones strike Kyiv and Moscow, as Putin plans WW2 parade
At least two people have reportedly been killed after a night of heavy fighting between Ukraine and Russia - with drone strikes on Kyiv…
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Hot, dry weather threatens output in China’s wheat-growing belt
Drought in the country’s northern grains production region is set to continue in the next ten days, while heavy rains are forecast to…
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Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield falls to 2.3%
The cut-off yield for Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 2.3 per cent, according to auction results released by…
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Amazon’s Zoox to scale up robotaxi production for US expansion
ON’S self-driving start-up Zoox will increase production next year as it ramps up plans for a commercial rollout of its robotaxi fleet in…
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Hong Kong dollar interest rate falls most since 2008 after intervention
The Hong Kong dollar’s funding costs plunged the most since 2008, as the monetary authority’s intervention to defend the currency peg…
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India to stop water flowing across international borders, Modi says
India has announced that it will stop its water from flowing over international borders. "Now, India's water will flow for India's…
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Rivian cuts EV delivery outlook, sees tariff impact
Rivian Automotive said full-year deliveries will decline more sharply than it anticipated just a month ago, citing risks that US President…
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Asian airlines re-route, cancel flights due to India-Pakistan fighting
Several Asian airlines said on Wednesday they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and from Europe because of fighting between India…
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SIA and Scoot among Asia airlines rerouting flights amid flare-up in India-Pakistan hostilities
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its budget arm Scoot have stopped flying over Pakistan airspace after fighting broke out between the country…
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UOB not ‘overly alarmed’ by US tariffs as its trade finance lending is mostly intra-regional: Wee Ee Cheong
A strong balance sheet and capital base will help UOB navigate the uncertainties arising from US tariffs, said deputy chairman and chief…
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Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories
When Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, returned from the Group of 20 summit in Brazil last November, he made a stopover in Casablanca, where…
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Asia: Stocks rise as China-US trade talks boost optimism
Asian equities rose on Wednesday after China and the United States said they would hold trade talks at the weekend, fanning optimism that…
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World’s trade superhighway feels strain from US-China decoupling
Container liners are starting to sever shipping routes that link the US and China across the Pacific, as US President Donald Trump’s trade…
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JD Vance’s Half Brother Advances in Race for Cincinnati Mayor
A half brother of Vice President JD Vance who is running for mayor of Cincinnati advanced on Tuesday to compete in the general election.…
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Investors flocked to these Singapore stocks in April
Traders rode a wave of sharp swings in Singapore stocks in April, as tariff-driven volatility pushed investors into risk-off mode and to…
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Timberwolves Star Exits Game 1 With Apparent Injury
A key Minnesota Timberwolves star has departed the first game of the team's ongoing second round series against the Golden State Warriors.…
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Second $60 million fighter jet lost by US Navy in Red Sea: Report
A second F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has been lost in the Red Sea from USS Harry S. Truman, CNN reports on Tuesday. Newsweek has…
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J.D. Vance's half brother advances in primary, to face Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval
Vice President JD Vance's half brother Cory Bowman placed second in Cincinnati's mayoral primary on Tuesday, sending the Republican…
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<i>ProPublica</i> Wins Pulitzer for Politicized Deception
The real story, which has received little attention, is how the FDA has removed most of the original safeguards for the administration of…
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Elon Musk Tried Keeping Issues at His Texas Mansion Private, Emails Show
Few people want beefs with their neighbors to become public. That includes Elon Musk. In March, Mr. Musk’s team lobbied officials in the…
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Fans React to Sabrina Carpenter Resembling Gunther at Met Gala
The Met Gala is an annual fundraising festival that gives celebrities the opportunity to show off truly fantastic looks. More Pro…
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Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust posts 13.8% lower H1 DPU of S$0.03
Frasers Logistics and Commercial Trust (FLCT) on Wednesday (May 7) posted a 13.8 per cent fall in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.03…
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Acrophyte Hospitality Trust Q1 revenue falls 7.7% to US$33.5 million
Acrophyte Hospitality Trust’s revenue for the first quarter of 2025 fell 7.7 per cent to US$33.5 million, from US$36.2 million in Q1 2024.…