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Stonepeak said to be in exclusive talks for RM9 billion buyout of Yinson
EPEAK Partners is in exclusive talks for a buyout of Yinson Holdings that may value the firm at as much as RM9 billion (S$2.73 billion),…
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Thakral’s associate GemLife in advanced talks to IPO on Australian exchange via stapled securities
There is still no assurance or certainty that the proposed IPO would proceed and close successfully, says the company Property investor…
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Twelve hurt after white powder found at DHL facility in Germany
Twelve employees suffered skin wounds at a facility operated by postal and logistics giant DHL in southern Germany after a white powder…
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Petrobras targets Africa for oil exploration region outside Brazil
Petrobras, the Brazilian state-run oil company, is setting its sights on Africa as its primary region for oil exploration activities…
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Russia cuts interest rates from two-decade high as economy slows
Friday's decision was the first time Russia's central bank has moved to cut rates since September 2022 (Alexander NEMENOV) Russia's…
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Transcript: Why Trump-Musk Feud Has White House in “Full Panic Mode”
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 6 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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Interpol issues red notice for Ghana's fugitive ex-minister
Ghana's former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been placed on Interpol's Red Notice list for allegedly using public office for…
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Procter & Gamble’s job cuts raise questions over possible impact on Singapore operations, new facility plans
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has so far stayed silent about how its planned reduction of about 15 per cent of its global non-manufacturing…
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Procter & Gamble’s job cuts raise questions over possible impact on 2,300 staff and operations in Singapore
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has so far stayed silent about how its planned reduction of about 15 per cent of its global non-manufacturing…
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Venture capital investment is rising in Los Angeles — and not just for AI startups
Early this year, private equity firm Blackstone bet big on the future of artificial intelligence by investing $300 million in a Chatsworth…
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The Quest to Bring Young Men Back to the Democrats
Ross Morales Rocketto, a Democratic strategist who served as lead organizer of White Dudes for Harris ahead of the 2024 election, believes…
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The Heartrending Movies of John Cazale
With his sallow face and boulder-like forehead, John Cazale was one of the indelible character actors of the nineteen-seventies, but his…
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The Sixties Come Back to Life in “Everything Is Now”
The film critic and cultural historian J. Hoberman’s new book, “Everything Is Now: The 1960s New York Avant-Garde—Primal Happenings,…
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Trump’s Odious New Demand of the Civil Service: Loyalty Oaths
As I say, that’s how it works under a normal president. Under the aberration that is Donald Trump, executive orders often have no role…
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The Real Reason Trump Has Created This Autopen Scandal
It is worth noting that the original autopen controversy stemmed largely around the president’s use of it to sign legislation, where the…
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Hello Kitty owner overtakes Toyota in stock turnover
Shares of Sanrio, which was added to MSCI’s Japan index last month, jumped 12% in May Hello Kitty owner Sanrio surpassed Japan’s biggest…
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Why Trump-Musk Feud Suddenly Has White House In “Full Panic Mode”
As you’ve surely heard, the feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has erupted, with the two men trading attacks on each other for hours.…
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University colleges seek injunctions over protests
Two university colleges are seeking High Court injunctions against pro-Palestine demonstrations after an encampment on their land over the…
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Russia strikes Ukraine with heavy wave of missiles and drones, 4 dead
At least four people have been killed after Russia launched an intense wave of drone and cruise missile strikes on Ukraine overnight,…
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India focuses on growth with larger-than-expected 50 bps cut in key rate; slashes reserve ratio
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key repo rate by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points on Friday, a third consecutive reduction,…
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Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX capsule, a key space station link, after Trump attack
As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to decommission a space…
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Collage of 'Philippine traffic conditions' misuses Vietnam photo
Supporters of President Ferdinand Marcos have misrepresented a photo of a congested road in Vietnam as depicting gridlock in the…
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Human rights committee blames Guatemala for forcing girl who was raped to carry out her pregnancy
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A panel of independent experts who make up the United Nations Human Rights Committee said Thursday they found that…
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Van Jones says Trump should fire, prosecute DOGE staffers: If he's "smart"
Van Jones, political analyst and former special adviser to ex-President Barack Obama, said that "if Donald Trump is smart," he would fire,…