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Greek island sees surge in migrant boat arrivals despite harsher detention policy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say more than 120 migrants were intercepted off the island of Crete early Monday, the latest…
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Shein’s UK sales surge to £2.1 billion in 2024, boosting profits as IPO looms
Shein’s British business made £2.1 billion (S$3.7 billion) in sales in 2024, a 32.3 per cent increase from the previous year, a filing by…
Culture
Shares of UOL, PropNex surge 5% following H1 results
Shares of Singapore Exchange (SGX)-listed real estate companies in Singapore such as UOL Group and PropNex rose by more than 5 per cent in…
Culture
Paytm shares surge after RBI grants payment aggregator license
Payment aggregators are platforms that provide diverse payments options to customers, including merchants Shares of One 97 Communications…
Culture
Japan's Nikkei races to record high, SoftBank leads tech surge
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge powered to an all-time high on Tuesday (Aug 12), driven by sharp gains for tech companies and renewed optimism…
Culture
South-East Asian firms test Hong Kong waters amid IPO surge
South-east Asian companies have mostly sat out Hong Kong’s 2025 listing boom, but a cautious revival may be under way with four more…
Business
Ethiopia’s garment sector sees 70% surge in women leaders
The Women Leadership Development Programme (WLDP), an initiative of Better Work, equips these workers with essential skills and…
Business
Surge in anti-Druze hate speech linked to Syria unrest, CyberWell reports
According to the watchdog, the incitement includes explicit antisemitic language and conspiracy theories portraying Syrian Druze as…
Culture
BHP delays Jansen potash project as costs surge; logs record copper output
BHP Group flagged delays and cost overruns of about 30 per cent for its key Jansen Stage 1 potash project on Friday (Jul 18), even as the…
Culture
Pop Mart says Labubu craze to spur 350% surge in profit
Chinese toymaker Pop Mart International Group expects the soaring global popularity of its Labubu plush toys to drive a threefold increase…
Culture
Alibaba to Baidu lead surge in equity-linked bond sales in Asia
Asian sales of bonds that can be turned into shares have soared in 2025, heading towards multi-year highs, as interest rates remain…
Culture
China solar stocks surge as Beijing moves to calm price wars
Some China solar stocks jumped sharply on Thursday (Jul 10), continuing a multi-day rise. This comes on the back of news that Beijing…
Culture
Chinese property shares surge on unverified reports of meeting to revive sector
A gauge of Chinese property shares jumped the most in nearly nine months, fuelled by speculation a high-level meeting will be held next…
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Kristi Noem Guts ICE Oversight as Detainee Deaths Surge
As Donald Trump has rapidly expanded immigration enforcement, he and his administration have also begun stripping government oversight—and…
Culture
Manhattan home sales surge 17% with cash buyers leading the way
Manhattan home sales in the second quarter were stronger than they have been in almost two years, boosted by cash buyers undeterred by the…
Culture
Nvidia insiders sell over US$1 billion in stock amid market surge
The chipmaker’s stock hit a record on Jun 25, and it reclaimed the crown as the world’s most valuable company IA insiders sold over US$1…
Culture
AEM, UMS, Frencken lead semiconductor stock surge; robust weekly gains ride on domestic, global tailwinds
Semiconductor listcos were trading higher on Friday (Jun 27), notching double-digit gains over the week as a slew of domestic and global…
Culture
Sustainable investors hold their ground as energy, defence stocks surge
Regional wars, tariff threats and the US’ pro-fossil fuel policies have sent defence and energy stocks soaring in 2025, but not all is…
Culture
AI bets that fuelled Big Tech’s surge now threaten rich profits
Some investors are questioning the amount of cash Big Tech is throwing at artificial intelligence, fuelling concerns for profit margins…
Business
Portugal's Chega party becomes the main opposition and joins Europe's far-right surge
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s anti-immigration Chega party notched another political gain for Europe's far right on Wednesday after…
Culture
BYD beats Tesla in Europe for first time with 169% sales surge
sold more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for the first time, overtaking the American brand that’s long led the continent’s EV…
Business
Political crimes surge in Germany amid spike in far-right offences
Germany recorded an unprecedented 84,000 politically motivated crimes in 2024, amid a surge in offences linked to the far right. The…
Culture
IPhone maker Hon Hai’s April sales surge 26% ahead of US tariffs
Hon Hai Precision Industry, the main contract manufacturer for Apple and Nvidia, said its April revenue rose 26 per cent, likely boosted…
Culture
Tiny logistics firm’s shares surge on plan to buy Trump Coin
A small logistics company’s plan to hold US President Donald Trump’s memecoin as a treasury asset is fuelling its blistering stock rally.…