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I Was a VIP Nordstrom Stylist—These Are the 8 Fall Items I'm Excited to Wear First This Season
Building a fall shopping list may be of utmost interest given that fall collections are starting to trickle into stores and September is…
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Russia is experimenting in Ukraine's robot war with uncrewed rocket launchers, hoverboards, and a box on wheels
Russia has increasingly been trialing new types of ground drones as Ukraine's robot war heats up. Designs include a "dronobus" for fiber…
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More customer interest in floating-rate home loans amid Sora decline in Q2
The local banks have observed more customer interest in home loans on floating-rate packages, following a decline in the Singapore…
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JPMorgan Asset Management registers 8 more active ETFs in Singapore for local investors
JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM) announced on Monday (Aug 18) the registration of eight active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Singapore,…
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JP Morgan Asset Management registers 8 more active ETFs in Singapore for local investors
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) announced on Monday (Aug 18) the registration of eight active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in…
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Spotted: The Simple Way Fashionable People Are Styling Their Bobs Right Now
It's no secret by now that the bob hairstyle is one of the biggest hair trends of the season. Whether you're going for a blunt bob, a…
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Dongfeng Motor to sell 50% stake in joint venture with Honda
The plan to divest the business highlights how cut-throat the Chinese market has become in its fast-paced shift to electric vehicles…
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Ethiopian migrants face kidnappings and death, leaving behind heartbroken families
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — When 19-year-old Nigus Yosef told his parents he was going to leave home in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and try…
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Hold the Miniskirts—Fashion People Are Opting for This Forgotten Style Instead Right Now
For a while, it felt like knee-length skirts had a bit of an identity crisis—too modest for some, too tricky for others. Overshadowed by…
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Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work order
Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy…
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PBOC signals no urgency for rate cuts despite poor economic news
China’s central bank indicated it’s holding back from aggressively easing monetary policy with moves such as interest-rate cuts, even…
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Video of protest outside Indonesian court falsely linked to Thai-Cambodian border clashes
Following a ceasefire between Bangkok and Phnom Penh that ended five days of deadly border clashes, a video of a rally in Indonesia was…
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Google agrees A$55 million fine for anti-competitive deals with Australian telcos
Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million (S$46 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition…
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Klook taps banks for US IPO: sources
Klook, a travel booking services company, has hired investment banks to help arrange a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the US,…
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Indonesia’s ‘Gasoline Godfather’ targeted in US$18 billion graft probe
[LONDON/JAKARTA] A reclusive oil merchant dominated Indonesia’s fuel trade for decades. Now he is embroiled in a US$18 billion probe into…
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Israel Railways settles with Paralympic medalist over gender discrimination case
A supervisor demanded that Roni Ohayon give up a seat for the disabled because an ultra-Orthodox man refused to sit next to her. The Tel…
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Qantas fined A$90 million over illegally sacking 1,800 workers during pandemic
Qantas Airways, Australia’s largest airline, has been fined A$90 million (S$75.2 million) for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff and…
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Buffalo family stranded in Sicily due to Air Canada strike
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Among the thousands impacted by the Air Canada strike is a Buffalo family who’s stranded in Sicily after their…
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CapitaLand Ascendas Reit proposes S$329 million divestment of five Singapore properties
The manager of CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) announced on Monday (Aug 18) the proposed divestments of five Singapore properties. These…
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Former City of David cmdr. charged for breach of trust over secret relationship with officer
The affair was exposed via an anonymous letter and an article, prompting the commander to delete all messages with the officer from his…
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Tesla almost halves UK monthly lease fee as sales slump: The Times
ISH motorists can now lease a Tesla electric vehicle for just over half of what they would have paid a year ago, The Times reported on…
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Experts sound alarm after deadly scenario unfolds in high-stakes region: 'Unprecedented and largely irreversible changes'
A glacial lake outburst flood on the border of Tibet and Nepal took at least nine lives in Nepal. The flood destroyed the Nepal-China…
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Church Leader Shot in Apparent Home Invasion. Then, His Wife Texted ‘We Need Prayers Immediately’ to Their Family
NEED TO KNOW The president of a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was shot at his Mexico City home in an alleged…
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A2 Milk to buy New Zealand formula plant to target China growth
The company forecasts high single-digit per cent increase in revenue in the 2026 full year A2 Milk has agreed to buy a New Zealand infant…