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ESR appoints interim chairman amid search for successor
ESR appoints interim chairman amid search for successor
Brett Harold Krause joined the group’s board as an independent non-executive director in May 2019HONG Kong-listed ESR Group has named its existing independent non-executive director Brett Harold Krause as...
Spanish actor’s son jailed for life for grisly Thai island murder
Spanish actor’s son jailed for life for grisly Thai island murder
A THAI court on Thursday jailed a famous Spanish actor’s son for life for the grisly murder of a Colombian plastic surgeon on a tropical holiday island, in a...
Oil settles up over 1% on worries over supplies from Libya, Iraq
Oil settles up over 1% on worries over supplies from Libya, Iraq
OIL prices settled up by more than a dollar a barrel on Thursday as supply disruptions in Libya and plans to lower output in Iraq raised fears of tighter global...
Net foreign selling of Vietnamese stocks may 
ease ahead of potential market upgrade in 2025
Net foreign selling of Vietnamese stocks may ease ahead of potential market upgrade in 2025
Set against a strong inflow of FDIs, the sell-off by foreign investors points to divergent views on the country’s growth outlook, analysts say[HO CHI MINH CITY] Robust foreign direct...
AI safety bill passes California Legislature
A controversial bill that would require developers of advanced AI models to adopt safety measures is one step closer to becoming law.The bill, SB 1047, would require developers of...
GuocoLand H2 profit falls 58% to S.8 million
GuocoLand H2 profit falls 58% to S$62.8 million
PROPERTY developer GuocoLand’s net profit for the second half of its 2024 fiscal year ended Jun 30 fell 58 per cent to S$62.8 million, from S$148 million in the...
How Did Julian Ortega Die? Netflix Elite’ Actor Dies Suddenly Aged 41 after Collapsing on Beach In Front of Shocked Sunbathers
A Netflix actor died suddenly and unexpectedly on the beach, in front of shocked sunbathers, as his friends pay tribute to his "remarkable" contributions. Julian Ortega, 41, known for...
Ambani touts AI, bonus shares but stays silent on units’ IPOs
Ambani touts AI, bonus shares but stays silent on units’ IPOs
BILLIONAIRE Mukesh Ambani in his annual shareholders’ address on Thursday (Aug 29) unveiled plans for Reliance industries to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) tools, but gave not details on...
Massive Undersea Mountain Taller than Mount Olympus Discovered Off Chile, Home to Rare “White Casper Octopus”
Oceanographers have made a stunning discovery of a massive undersea mountain off the coast of Chile, which is taller than Greece's Mount Olympus. This seamount, found nearly 900 miles...
FACT CHECK: Is This a Real Photo of Kamala Harris’ Communist Party of Soviet Union Membership Card?
In late August, an alleged photo of a membership card identifying U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris as a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union started circulating...