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Typhoon Noul Causes Over 20 Weekend Flight Cancellations Between Singapore and Southern China
Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines and Scoot scrap services as Hong Kong raises storm alert to Signal No. 9 and Guangdon...
France Overtakes Finland as EU's Top Spender, Public Debt Hits 117.6% of GDP
France's public spending ratio rose to 57.3% of GDP in the first quarter of 2026, regaining the top spot in the European...
Zalando Faces Structural Headwinds as Online Fashion Discovery Shifts Away
Zalando's operating margin stays razor-thin at around 5% while net profit fell last year despite a 17% revenue jump. Com...
CXMT Set for Landmark Shanghai Debut After $9.8 Billion IPO
China's memory chip maker CXMT is poised to become the mainland's most valuable listed company after a heavily oversubsc...
Vienna's Iconic Heuriger Taverns Battle Real Estate, Climate and a Succession Crisis
Once numbering over 500, Vienna’s traditional heuriger wine taverns are now fewer than 100. Hit by land speculation, ext...
Hyundai Tucson Hits 10 Million Global Sales as It Prepares for Fifth Generation
South Korea’s best-selling SUV cements its dominance in Europe and Spain with over 21,000 units sold in 2025, ahead of a...
Dermatologists Urge a Return to Basics as Social Media Fuels Costly, Overcomplicated Skincare Routines
Viral multi-step regimens and pricey gadgets promise youthful skin, but dermatologists say a simple cleanser, moisturize...
WAHVE Recruits Remote Commercial Lines CSRs as Phased Retirement Trend Reshapes Insurance Workforce
WAHVE is seeking experienced commercial lines CSRs for remote, flexible roles with full benefits, betting that semi-reti...
Omega Taps Shin Min-a to Strengthen Korean Celebrity Ambassadorship
Swiss watchmaker adds the K-drama star to its roster alongside Hyun Bin and Park Bo-gum, deepening its bet on Hallyu to ...
US Intel Sees Iran’s New Supreme Leader as More Open to Nuclear Weapons Amid War
American intelligence assesses that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is more inclined to pursue a nuclear bomb than his father...
Airstrikes Pause as US and Iran Weigh Diplomatic Off-Ramp Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis
After nearly two weeks of US bombing, a pause in airstrikes and intensifying talks raise hopes for de-escalation—but con...
Foreign Lobbying Becomes a Flashpoint in Nigeria's 2027 Presidential Race
Atiku Abubakar's lobbying firm distributes decades-old U.S. court records about President Tinubu, provoking a political ...
Argentina sets new rules for pets on long-distance buses and planes
Resolution 2076/2025 ends decades-old bans, allowing small domestic animals in carriers on intercity buses and trains. A...
How Singapore’s Divorce by Mutual Agreement Offers an Amicable Path
A writer’s experience shows how a new legal option lets couples divorce without blame, reducing acrimony — and lawyers s...
Kirkenes: The Arctic Port Where Geopolitics Freezes Logistics Ambitions
Climate change opens a shortcut between Europe and Asia through the Arctic, but for the Norwegian town of Kirkenes, the ...
Goldman Sachs: Small-Cap Rally Is a Catch-Up, Not a Bubble — But Rate Risk Looms
The Russell 2000 surged 22% in H1 2026, its best start since 1991, driven by semis and recovering earnings. Goldman Sach...
He Hugged a Gangster's Daughter, Then Led to His Arrest — An FBI Agent's Undercover Life
Scott Payne spent years building trust with biker gangs and neo-Nazis, capturing evidence that put them behind bars, whi...
Gold and S&P 500 Hit Simultaneous Records, Defying Traditional Correlation
The rare coincidence of gold and equities reaching all-time highs on the same day underscores an unusual market divergen...
Taiwan Industries Seize Tariff Edge Over Japan, Korea as US Section 301 Bites
With a 10% rate that is 2.5 points below Japan and South Korea, and a vast gap versus China’s 40%+ tariffs, Taiwanese ma...
Pause in US-Iran Fighting Fuels Hope for Talks, but Path to De-escalation Remains Uncertain
After nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing, the US has halted airstrikes on Iran while diplomatic efforts seek to av...
Saudi Oil Exports Pivot to Suez as Red Sea Attacks Escalate
Houthi attacks on tankers in the Red Sea force Saudi Arabia to reroute millions of barrels through the Suez Canal, strai...
AI Tools and Sports Partnerships Reshape This Week's Marketing Landscape
Amazon's AI video tool cut months from a Cuisinart ad, third-party generative AI adoption doubled, and brands from State...
Korea Artist Prize 2026 explores how AI, memory and the politics of images shape perception
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea unveils works by four finalists in its annual prize, each inte...
Delhi Returns to Normal as CJP Protest Ends; Metro, Internet Restored After Pradhan Exit
Clearance operations began at Jantar Mantar after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called off its month-long agitation fo...
MSF Demands $40 Lenacapavir Price as Gilead’s $28,000 Drug Divides AIDS Conference
Médecins Sans Frontières calls for a drastic cut to Gilead’s injectable HIV prevention drug price at the World AIDS Conf...
Neymar’s Card-Dealing Celebration Reignites Poker Criticism After Santos Brace
The star forward scored twice in a 2-2 draw against Chapecoense and mimicked dealing cards, fanning fresh controversy ov...
SSI Program Streamlines Services, Appoints New Head to Cut Payment Errors and Delays
The Social Security Administration announced operational changes to Supplemental Security Income, including a dedicated ...
Craig Venter, the Scientist Who Redefined Life, Has Died
The maverick who raced to map the human genome and showed that a cell could be built from synthetic DNA leaves a legacy ...
Japan’s ‘Strong and Wealthy’ Strategy Could Amplify Yen Volatility
Japan’s pivot to investment-driven growth, under PM Takaichi’s ¥370 trillion ‘Strong and Wealthy’ plan, may destabilise ...
Sainsbury’s Locks In British Salad Supply with 10-Year Grower Deals to Sidestep Import Droughts
The UK’s second-largest supermarket is shifting tomato, cucumber and pepper sourcing to domestic glasshouses, aiming for...