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Southfield Man Who Killed 8-Year-Old Sister for ‘Talking Back, Then Claimed She was Shot During Robbery, Learns His Fate
A Southfield, Michigan, man was sentenced to decades-long imprisonment for fatally shooting his 8-year-old sister in the living room of their apartment because she was "talking back" to him.Gyasi...
Asia: Stocks track Wall Street rally as trade fears ease, eyes on Japan debt
[HONG KONG] Asian equities rose on Wednesday following a Wall Street rally as traders cheered forecast-beating US consumer confidence data and a drop in bond yields, with eyes now...
Temu-owner PDD Holdings profit dives as it faces challenges at home and abroad
[SHANGHAI] Chinese e-commerce firm PDD Holdings saw first-quarter net profit fall 47 per cent to 14.7 billion yuan (S$2.6 billion) as its domestic platform suffered from intense local competition...
UBS’s Iqbal Khan sees rich customer demand for alternative assets
[HONG KONG] Wealthy customers of UBS Group are looking to buy more alternative assets as they seek to diversify investments during a volatile period for markets and global trade,...
SingHealth Duke-NUS’ AI spin-off inks MOUs with Roche, ST Engineering to improve healthcare operations
[SINGAPORE] Enigma Health, a healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) spin-off from SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre, has inked separate memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche and Singapore...
Valuetronics posts 3.1% higher H2 profit of HK$79.9 million
The board has proposed a final dividend of HK$0.11 per share and a special dividend of HK$0.08 per share[SINGAPORE] Electronics manufacturing services provider Valuetronics on Wednesday (May 28) posted...
Toyota sends first half of US$500 million pledge to air taxi maker
Joby says recently it now aims to start commercial services in Dubai by early 2026 after having previously targeted the end of this yearPublished Wed, May 28, 2025 ·...
Oil prices ease as US-Iran talks, Opec+ plans spur supply concerns
[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled 1 per cent lower on Tuesday as investors worried about a supply glut after Iranian and US delegations made progress in their talks and on expectations that...
Salesforce to acquire Informatica for $8 billion in latest AI push
Software company Salesforce said Tuesday it’s buying Informatica, which provides businesses with artificial-intelligence-powered data management tools, for $8 billion. The acquisition, one of Salesforce’s largest purchases, underscores how Bay...
Trump Orders to Halt All Student Visa Interviews in Social Media Vetting Push, Throwing $44 Billion Education Business into Chaos
The Trump Administration has ordered U.S. embassies to suspend all student visa processing as part of the president's efforts to tighten oversight of the country's higher education system. Donald...