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CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — Gazing across the crowd of women, fresh from county jail in their orange prison jumpsuits, Lena Coleman wishes she could save them all. And it’s her job to try. In…
While working at a client's house, a plumber from the United Kingdom noticed one of their puppies escaping, so he stopped it and placed it right back in its crate. Now internet users are…
A court in Guinea has sentenced a former highly influential defence minister to five years in prison for corruption, illicit enrichment, embezzlement and money laundering. Mohamed Diane…
AMAZON.com will not have enough space for thousands of employees when they start returning to the office five days a week next month. The company recently told some personnel working in at…
What's New President-elect Donald Trump has said any Republican lawmaker who backs a continuing resolution (CR) without including an increase to the debt limit should face being primaried.…
Israel has said its fighter jets conducted a series of attacks against military targets in Yemen belonging to the Iran-backed Houthi movement. An Israeli military spokesman said the…
What's New China now possesses over 600 operational nuclear warheads, the Pentagon reported on Wednesday, about 100 more than last year's estimate. This enables China to target more…
EAGAN, MINN. — "I'm so anti-woke," said Tina Rexing, the owner of the eponymous T-Rex Cookie bakery based in this suburb of Minneapolis. "I'm not pandering. I'm not doing this to make…
KERAVA, Finland (AP) — Unsettled by Russia's expansionism and emboldened by its recent accession to NATO, Finland is rallying to strengthen its national self-defense beyond its traditional…
What's New Deaths from COVID-19 have slowed significantly but continue adding to a tally of more than 7 million deaths from the virus in the nearly five years since the World Health…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to hold his annual end-of-year press conference and televised call-in show on Thursday. The question-and-answer session for journalists is combined with…
APPLE is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence (AI) models into iPhones sold in China, according to three sources familiar with…
COMPANIES that spent billions on poorly timed acquisitions in recent years are now offloading those assets at knockdown prices. Alibaba Group Holding announced on Tuesday (Dec 17) that…
They note strong long-term outlook for banking, manufacturing sectors here, and add bond investors will benefit from less volatility ALTHOUGH the “hawkish” interest rate cut by the US…
They note strong long-term outlook for banking, manufacturing sectors here, and add bond investors will benefit from less volatility ALTHOUGH the “hawkish” interest rate cut by the US…
INVESTMENT bankers are pinning hopes on initial public offerings (IPOs) in Asia to grab a bigger slice of equity capital markets volumes in 2025, after such transactions fell to the…
THE cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) rose to 3.02 per cent, according to auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday…
THE Indonesian arm of Malaysia-based home improvement retailer Mr DIY Group dropped in its stock market debut on Thursday (Dec 19) after raising 4.2 trillion rupiah (S$352 million) in…
While it might have been released to the public back in October 2021, Wordle's popularity shows no signs of slowing down. The word-based puzzle became an online sensation during the…
Hong Kong interest rates could remain at relatively high levels for some time, says chief executive THE Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday (Dec 19) cut its base interest rate…
MALAYSIAN Resources has withdrawn from a consortium that is bidding for a proposed multi-billion dollar high-speed rail (HSR) line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, according to one of…
CONTEMPORARY Amperex Technology Co Limited (CATL) is considering a second listing in Hong Kong that could raise at least US$5 billion, making it the city’s biggest since early 2021,…
The New York Mets, who last week made the biggest free agent splash in baseball history, are on the verge of making a small but important addition to their roster. Right-hander Griffin…
JAPAN’S biggest securities firms are raising pay and benefits for workers who reach retirement age, highlighting the urgency to retain talent in one of the world’s fastest-ageing…
