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TSMC on alert and Singapore on the rise
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial TimesWorld - Financial Times - October 31 -
Pope Francis memoir to be released in January
Pope Francis will release his memoir next year, in what is being described as the first autobiography to ever be published by a pontiff. "Hope" publisher Penguin Random House said in a Wednesday ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
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Singapore to Halt $1.7 Billion Allianz Deal
The Singapore government plans to put a halt to a proposed deal by Germany’s Allianz to buy a majority stake in Singapore insurance company Income Insurance.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 14 -
UK gives asylum to son of Singapore founder over persecution claims
Lee Hsien Yang has alleged he faced oppression back home from the government his brother had led.Top stories - BBC News - October 23 -
A Messy Problem in Orderly Singapore: Keeping Track of Cats
The reversal of a 35-year ban on cats in public housing won’t be a quick fix for cat-related problems. It’s not even clear how many cats live in the city-state.World - The New York Times - 9 hours ago -
Can Francis Ngannou still be the baddest man on the planet?
Returning to MMA for the first time since 2022 is nothing compared to Ngannou's latest personal challenge.Sports - ESPN - October 19 -
Francis Fukuyama: what Trump unleashed means for America
Republican is inaugurating a new era in US politics and perhaps for the world as a wholeWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
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Son of founder of modern Singapore says he is now a political refugee
Lee Hsien Yang, whose father Lee Kuan Yew founded modern Singapore, said Tuesday that he is now a political refugee under the U.N. Refugee Convention.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Son of Singapore founder Lee Kuan Yew granted UK asylum
Lee Hsien Yang claims he and his family faced persecution at homeWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
Son of Singapore’s First Prime Minister Says He Is Granted Asylum in the U.K.
Lee Hsien Yang accused his brother, a former prime minister, of persecuting him politically, inflaming the feud in Singapore’s first family.World - The New York Times - October 23 -
Addison Lee to be bought by Singapore-listed group in £269mn deal
UK private-hire taxi company is due to undergo its third change of ownership in just over a decadeBusiness - Financial Times - October 23 -
Singapore Airlines will add first class, revamp cabins for longest flights
Singapore Airlines will add a first class to its ultra-long-range aircraft and increase the number of business class seats in race for high-spending travelers.Business - CNBC - 5 days ago -
Pope Francis to publish Hope, the first memoir from a sitting pontiff
Due out in January, the book deals with ‘some of the crucial moments of his papacy and some of the most controversial questions of our present times’. Pope Francis has written an autobiography, ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Francis Ngannou doesn't disappoint in his long-awaited PFL debut
UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou didn't disappoint in his long-awaited PFL debut against 2023 PFL heavyweight champion Renan Ferreira.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 19 -
What's next for title winners Francis Ngannou, Cris Cyborg and Johnny Eblen?
After an emotional PFL debut, what's next for Francis Ngannou and other champions in Riyadh?Sports - ESPN - October 20 -
New Pope Francis Encyclical Urges Catholics to Reject Individualism
In an encyclical titled “He Loved Us,” Francis draws on spiritual themes in the hopes of helping people find deeper meaning while living in today’s hectic societies.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Francis Ford Coppola to receive AFI Life Achievement Award
Francis Ford Coppola will receive the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the American Film Institute announced TuesdayEntertainment - ABC News - October 29 -
Pope Francis appears to accidentally bless the NFL's New Orleans Saints
Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach.Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
'Fat Leonard' Francis sentenced to 15 years in massive military bribery scandal
Former Navy contractor Leonard Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," the mastermind of one of the largest U.S. military bribery scandals, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for his role in ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Passengers injured after land train tips over
Ten people are thought to have been injured after a land train with passengers on board tipped over.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
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Air India flight escorted by Singapore fighter jets after latest hoax bomb threat
The Air India flight landed at Changi Airport after being escorted by air force F-15SG jets, in what was the third threat to the national carrier in recent days. Singapore’s air force mobilised two ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Son of Singapore founder says ‘campaign of persecution’ forced him to seek asylum in UK
Exclusive: Lee Hsien Yang says Singapore is no ‘paradise’ after fleeing authoritarian regime that his older brother inherited and still holds sway over through their revered father’s legacy. A ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Lee Kuan Yew's youngest son says the UK has granted him asylum from persecution in Singapore
Lee Hsien Yang, the estranged brother of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, says he is now a “political refugee” after the British government granted him asylum from what he described ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
‘The dynamics are different’: Singapore and Malaysia aim to finally crack economic integration with Johor special zone
The number of Singaporeans visiting or relocating to Johor could increase in coming years when a rail link between Singapore and Johor Bahru is completed.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
Singapore's affluent veneer hides repression and corruption, says son of its modern-day founder
Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's youngest son, who fled to Britain to seek asylum from what he describes as a campaign of persecution, says the city-state has become much more ...World - ABC News - October 31 -
Kokila Annamalai, the first activist in Singapore to defy its ‘stifling’ online speech laws
The activist risks jail after refusing to ‘correct’ online posts criticising Singapore’s death penalty and drug laws, a first in the city state under its ‘Pofma’ act. Kokila Annamalai, a prominent ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
From coffee beans to milk, this Singapore-based startup uses AI to determine ingredient quality
ProfilePrint's AI platform could have implications for improving food security.Business - CNBC - 2 days ago -
US banks ride ‘soft landing’ high
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo beat forecasts as consumers prove more resilient than fearedWorld - Financial Times - October 14 -
SpaceX catches rocket booster in dramatic landing
In one of the most dramatic, high-risk space flights to date, SpaceX launched a gargantuan rocket and used giant mechanical arms to pluck the descending booster out of the sky. Mark Strassmann has ...Top stories - CBS News - October 14 -
‘Land politics’ are at the root of our costliest natural disasters
Patterns of home-building in climate frontiers and the resources provided to communities following natural disasters are deeply rooted in the political power of land.Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Bills land star WR Cooper in trade with Browns
The Bills acquired wide receiver Amari Cooper in a trade with the Browns on Tuesday.Sports - ESPN - October 16
