ALONNISOS, GREECE – Emerging from the crystal-clear turquoise waters of the Aegean Sea, Mr Hans-Juergen Fercher has just returned from his fourth dive to where mounds of 2,500-year-old wine pots mark the site of an ancient shipwreck – and…
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Global investors from Tiger Global Management to Temasek Holdings are reeling after China imposed the harshest curbs yet on its US$100 billion (S$136 billion) private tutoring and online education sector. China on Saturday ordered…
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American actress Scarlett Johansson opened up that some other actress was cast to play Natasha Romanoff however, she did not accept the role owing to some schedule conflict. The Black Widow actress said Marvel Studio gave her the offer for…
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WASHINGTON/BEIJING – US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will make clear to China in upcoming talks that Washington welcomes competition with Beijing, but there needs to be a level playing field and guardrails to prevent that…
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ROME – Thousands of people protested in cities across Italy on Saturday (July 24) against the government’s introduction of restrictions on unvaccinated people as Rome tries to slow an upturn in Covid-19 infections. “Freedom!” and “Down…
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WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden on Friday (July 23) authorised the use of up to US$100 million (S$130 million) to address migration emergencies related to the situation in Afghanistan, the White House said. The statement said the money…
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Dua Lipa and her boyfriend Anwar Hadid seemed to enjoy the beautiful moments of their romance life together on Friday. The couple  improved they’re more loved-up than ever. They cosied up for a series of romantic Instagram snaps taken in…
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WASHINGTON – A United States Justice Department programme aimed at protecting American technology from China dropped five prosecutions of Chinese scientists after a draft of an internal FBI analysis questioned a main premise for the…
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LONDON – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has signed a new deal to stay at Old Trafford until at least 2024, with an option for an extra year, the Premier League club said on Saturday (July 24). Norwegian Solskjaer, 48, led…
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SINGAPORE – Households had to shell out more for cars, food, petrol, accommodation and tuition, plus other fees, in the first half of this year as overall inflation rose 1.5 per cent year on year. These price increases were partially…
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TOKYO – Hundreds of people gathered outside the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on Friday (July 23), hoping for a glimpse of an opening ceremony that will take place behind closed doors because of strict coronavirus rules. Only a few hundred…
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LONDON – Max Verstappen’s British Grand Prix collision with Lewis Hamilton cost Red Bull US$1.8 million (S$2.4 million) with “massive ramifications” for a team operating under Formula One’s budget cap, principal Christian Horner said on…
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Britney Spears’ newly appointed lawyer is currently working ‘aggressively and expeditiously’ to remove Jamie Spears as conservator of her estate and fortune. According to a report by Billboard, Matthew Rosengart even made a statement…
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WASHINGTON – The United States Justice Department on Thursday (July 22) moved to drop all charges against a Chinese researcher arrested last year on visa fraud, a case that is part of the department’s “China Initiative”, which aims to…
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A spokesman for the Taliban claimed Thursday they controlled 90 percent of Afghanistan’s borders, following offensives carried out by the hardline Islamist group as foreign forces withdraw. “Afghanistan’s borders with Tajikistan,…
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SINGAPORE – Sovereign wealth fund GIC is wary about the global economic outlook, given high asset valuations, inflation concerns and uncertainty over the trajectory of the pandemic. It expects that the returns from a broad range of asset…
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