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HELLO Kitty is famously the height of just five apples. But these days, the more striking statistic is that she’s worth more than 1 trillion yen — or S$8.7 billion. Stock in Japan’s Sanrio…
Around 540,000 people have fled Lebanon to neighbouring Syria since the escalation of the war between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia, according to UN figures released on…
DOWNER’S GROVE, Ill. (WTVO) — A 64-year-old woman from Darien faces felony hate crime charges after police say she attacked a couple who were wearing shirts reading “Palestine” at a Panera…
Industry players are increasingly concerned about storage and grid capacities, says the lender’s head of energy, renewables and infrastructure HAVING grit and being curious about emerging…
Industry players are increasingly concerned about storage and grid capacities, says the lender’s head of energy, renewables and infrastructure HAVING grit and being curious about emerging…
As summer approaches in Australia, residents are being warned to be on the lookout for one of the country's deadliest species of spider during mating season. The heads up is not simply to…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday offered a reward of $5 million for each hostage that is released from Gaza. He also promised that anyone who helps Israel with freeing…
Kerri-Anne Donaldson, a beloved performer from Britain's Got Talent, was found dead in her home in Farnborough, Hampshire, in June last year. The 38-year-old rose to fame in 2014 as part…
A struggling Brazil team is set to host second-placed Uruguay in a crucial CONMEBAL World Cup 2026 qualifier, with a big chance to overtake their visitors in the standings. Brazil's coach,…
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia will hold a presidential election on Dec. 29, Prime Minister Andrej Plenković announced on Tuesday. Authorities are yet to formally set the vote. If no…
The international break ends on Tuesday, with the group stage of the latest UEFA Nations League wrapping up this week. In Group C of the top division, two games are essentially meaningless…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping for support in curbing an escalation in the war in Ukraine, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20…
Sir Keir Starmer has promised Russia's "irresponsible rhetoric" on nuclear weapons will not affect UK support for Ukraine. Ukraine has fired US-supplied longer-range missiles at Russian…
Argentina will host Peru in its final FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier of the year at La Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. The reigning 2022 World Cup champions currently lead…
The opposition leader of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has won the territory’s presidential election. More popularly known as Irro, he won with…
Thailand is predicted to experience a $2bn (£1.58bn) boost to its tourism industry after the country passed a marriage equality bill that is two months away from being enacted. It has…
VIENNA (AP) — Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands, according to a confidential report by the…
APPLIED Materials, the largest US maker of chip-manufacturing equipment, launched an initiative to bring together firms from across the semiconductor industry in Singapore to accelerate…
French farmers stepped up their protests Tuesday against a proposed trade pact between the European Union and four South American countries, blocking a key motorway on the border with…
Operating under a DFSA Category 4 license, Rothschild & Co. has founded a wealth management office in Dubai which provides independent investment advice to ultra-high net worth families,…
THE authorities have renewed the casino licence of Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), an integrated resort (IR) operated by Genting Singapore, for two years – notably shorter than the standard…
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police arrested a man accused of insulting Islam's holy book, the Quran, in deeply conservative northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday after being alerted that a mob…
INVESTORS rushed into safe-haven currencies, including the US dollar, the Swiss franc and the yen, after a warning from Russia over its updated nuclear doctrine. President Vladimir Putin…
AROUND 500 staff at Hennessy, the cognac manufacturer owned by French luxury giant LVMH, went on strike on Tuesday (Nov 19) to protest plans to bottle the brandy in China to avoid tariffs,…
