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Sudan army makes huge gains as it seeks to recapture war-torn capital
Residents of Sudan's capital Khartoum say the army has recaptured large parts of the city from RSF paramilitaries, marking its biggest…
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UBS trounces profit forecasts, US$3 billion share buyback conditional on capital rules
UBS Group on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted fourth-quarter profit that beat forecasts by a wide margin and said it would buy back up to US$3…
Politics
China Building Massive Military Command Center in Capital, 10 Times Bigger Than Pentagon
China is constructing a new military command center near its capital, Beijing. This facility is expected to be 10 times the size of the…
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Was the Black Hawk Practicing for Evacuation in Case of Attack on Capital When It Crashed with American Airlines Jet? US Army Clarifies
The US Army helicopter involved in Wednesday's midair collision with American Airlines flight 5342 was conducting a training exercise…
Business
After DeepSeek, Venture Capital Investors Face Questions About Their A.I. Bets
Jordan Jacobs, an investor at the venture capital firm Radical Ventures, has spent the last few days fielding half a dozen calls from his…
Business
Crypto’s richest man CZ turns venture capital firm into giant family office
ZHAO Changpeng “CZ”, a few months out of prison and worth US$70 billion thanks to the relentless crypto rally, is turning the former…
Business
Sabana Reit posts 32.2% rise in H2 DPU to S$0.0152, with 10% kept for capital management
SABANA Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0152 for the half-year ended Dec 31,…
Business
Coller Capital expands in South-east Asia’s private equity secondary market with Singapore office
The move extends the company’s commitment to the region as demand from institutional and private wealth investors rise…
Politics
It's below freezing in D.C., but Trump supporters are thrilled to be present
WASHINGTON — Kelly Mann stood outside Capital One Arena early Monday, squinting at the winter sun, leaning against a wagon of red MAGA…
Business
Capital One Customers Complain of Being Locked Out of Accounts
Thousands of customers have reported problems getting their banking done with Capital One because of a disruption accessing online…
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Fire lessons from the Australian capital, where a 2003 inferno changed everything
The residents of Canberra might know a little about what Los Angeles is going through. Exactly 22 years ago, a wildfire became a…
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Sudan shelling kills more than 100 civilians near capital
At least 120 people are reported to have been killed in random shelling on Monday in the Dar-Salam area of the Sudanese city of Omdurman,…
Business
Capital One Is Accused of Cheating Customers Out of $2 Billion
The advertisement from Capital One had many of the same promises that other banks offer for high-yield savings accounts: There were no…
Business
Great Eastern Life prices US$500 million fixed rate perpetual capital securities
The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company has priced US$500 million fixed rate perpetual capital securities, first callable in 2032, to be…
Politics
Chadian government plays down gunshots in capital
The government of Chad has insisted the situation in capitol N'Djamena is stable after gunshots were heard near the presidential palace.…
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It was once the capital of Iran's axis of resistance. Now a Syrian town grapples with its future
SAYEDAH ZAINAB, Syria — In the shadow of the gold-domed Sayedah Zainab shrine, six miles south of Damascus, lie the abandoned remains of…
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Strong earthquake in China kills scores of people in Tibet
BEIJING — A strong earthquake killed at least 53 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook…
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Explosive device kills 2 at a school in Nigeria's capital city, police say
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An improvised explosive device detonated at a school on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital Monday, killing two…
Culture
Paco Ignacio Taibo II: A book-reading advocate in the era of TikTok
Mexico City — He is among Mexico’s most celebrated novelists, historians and left-wing activists. But Paco Ignacio Taibo II is best known…
Business
Debt capital market issuance volumes expected to remain ‘relatively stable’ in 2025
Financials, with strong issuances in the last 3 years, could remain major issuers in the Singapore dollar market in 2025, says portfolio…
Business
MAS review group exploring use of seed capital for equities market: Gan Kim Yong
The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group is studying how to make optimum use of seed capital to attract…
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'Tears of joy' - Sudan capital gets first aid convoy since war began
A convoy carrying food aid has arrived in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, for the first time since civil war erupted in April 2023. The country…
Politics
Israel unleashes airstrikes on ports and capital in Yemen
Israel has bombed key ports in Yemen as well as the country's capital Sana'a in response to more than a year of missile and drone attacks…
Business
S-Reits’ secondary fundraising rebounds in 2024; more may tap capital markets next year
Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have been more active in their equity fundraising (EFR) in 2024, with the total…