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South African rapist loses bid to block Netflix film about his life
Convicted South African rapist Thabo Bester has lost a court bid to block Netflix from broadcasting a documentary about his life -…
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Paramount Skydance prepares bid for Warner Bros Discovery, source says
PARAMOUNT Skydance is preparing a bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday,…
Culture
Sembcorp wins bid to build 86 MWp floating solar farm on Pandan Reservoir
Sembcorp Industries, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sembcorp Solar Singapore, has won a bid by the Public Utilities Board to build a…
World
The Waldorf-Astoria’s Fresh Bid for Dining Relevance
Waldorf has brought in Michael Anthony, the longtime executive chef of Gramercy Tavern (where he remains), to create the menu. A hotel…
Culture
Ex-Fed chief Yellen says Trump bid to oust US governor Cook ‘dangerous’
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s move to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook marks a direct attempt to politicise the central bank and is…
Business
Father of slain Colombian candidate Miguel Uribe launches presidential bid
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The father of Miguel Uribe, the Colombian presidential candidate fatally shot at a political rally earlier this…
Culture
Singapore’s KPB Biosciences fails in bid to unfreeze assets in US$830 million Novo Nordisk legal battle
Locally headquartered biotech firm KPB Biosciences has failed to set aside a court order for its assets to be frozen, with the Singapore…
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19 Democrats Vote Against Bernie’s Bid to Block Arms Sales to Israel
With the help of 19 Democrats, the Senate rejected two resolutions Wednesday from Senator Bernie Sanders to block arms sales to Israel as…
Business
Palestinian rights group wins a legal bid to challenge UK ban
LONDON (AP) — The co-founder of a U.K.-based Palestinian rights organization that has been outlawed by the British government won a legal…
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Karoline Leavitt’s Failed Congressional Bid Comes Back to Bite Her
“On the other side, you’ve got, you know, Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, conspiracy theorists, who will never be satisfied by…
Business
Bid to bring back pesticide in France sparks unprecedented petition
A new law in France allowing the reintroduction of a banned pesticide has sparked a record-breaking petition opposing it, which on…
Culture
Blackstone drops out of consortium bid for TikTok US: source
PRIVATE equity giant Blackstone has withdrawn from a consortium seeking to invest in TikTok’s US operations, a source familiar with the…
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Hailey Bieber Makes a Bid for the Trend—and Fruit—of the Season
From the woman who brought you Strawberry Girl Summer comes—say it with me now—Lemon Drop Summer. Hailey Bieber is in Mallorca, where…
Business
Uganda's 80-year-old president in bid to extend 40-year rule
Uganda's long-serving president, Yoweri Museveni, 80, has been declared the governing party's candidate in next year's presidential…
Culture
Indonesia working on new e-commerce tax rule in bid to target 'shadow economy'
Indonesia is working on a new regulation that will require e-commerce platforms to collect and pass on sellers’ sales income in a bid to…
Culture
Abu Dhabi state oil firm makes US$18.7 billion bid for Australia’s Santos
Abu Dhabi’s state-owned oil company is leading a takeover bid for Australian energy group Santos, valuing it at US$18.7 billion, the two…
Culture
Great Eastern plans to delist through higher OCBC-backed bid: Bloomberg
The offer is expected to be fair and reasonable in accordance with Singapore’s listing guidelines Great Eastern is considering options…
Culture
Geely plans bid to take Zeekr private at value of US$6.4 billion
The proposal would see Geely buy all shares in US-listed Zeekr Intelligent Technology Holding that it does not already own for US$2.566…
Business
Top UN court rejects Sudan's bid to sue UAE for genocide
The UN's top court has dismissed Sudan's case against the UAE accusing the Gulf state of complicity in genocide. Sudan alleged the UAE…
Culture
Sias strongly disagrees with IFA opinion on ‘exploitative’ Sinarmas Land offer, urges offeror to revise bid
David Gerald, the president of Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, has criticised the offer for Sinarmas Land by the…
Business
Spain to approve BBVA bid for Sabadell, Bloomberg reports
Spain’s antitrust agency approved with conditions BBVA‘s (BBVA) bid to acquire Banco Sabadell, Jorge Zuloaga of Bloomberg reports, citing…
Culture
Starbucks cuts 1,100 corporate jobs in bid to speed turnaround
STARBUCKS is eliminating 1,100 corporate jobs in a move aimed at increasing efficiency and quickly enacting changes to revitalise the…
Culture
Rio Tinto opposes bid to cut London listing, 2024 profit hits five-year low
RIO Tinto does not support a push by some shareholders to consolidate the company’s dual-exchange share listing in Sydney, its CEO said on…
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OpenAI Rejects Elon Musk’s Bid to Gain Control of the Company
OpenAI’s board of directors on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid by Elon Musk and a consortium of investors to gain control of the…