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Trump’s AI plan to boost Asia data centre projects, says Singapore-based CEO
PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan unveiled this week is set to be a positive driver for data centre projects in Asia, a…
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Victoria Tentler-Krylov’s “Chiaroscuro at the Met”
For the cover of the August 4, 2025, issue, the artist Victoria Tentler-Krylov depicted the scene in front of the Metropolitan Museum of…
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Was the Renaissance Real?
Roeck goes on to address the great question of why Europe became the center of prosperity and innovation on the planet. Colonialism and…
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Life Inside a Singular Artists’ Enclave in Brooklyn, in “The Candy Factory”
Watch “The Candy Factory.” Some forty years ago, Ann Ballentine, a real-estate agent with an eccentric sense of style and a knack for…
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On Planet Earth, Obama Can’t Be Indicted. But We Live on Planet Trump.
A normal prosecutor would think of things like: But who will have testimony against him? Who will say they saw him do X thing? Fair…
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L.A.’s Food Culture, Transformed by Immigration Raids
In early July, while shopping at a farmers’ market on the east side of Los Angeles, where I live, I bought a few packages of raw chicken…
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What We Miss When We Talk About the Racial Wealth Gap
His reluctance to treat family structure as a causal factor is similarly puzzling. He notes that married Black households have an average…
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Singapore shares fall amid mixed regional showing on Monday; STI down 0.5%
Local stocks fell for the second straight session on Monday (Jul 28) amid a mixed performance by Asian bourses, as optimism over…
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Miu Miu Teams With Artist Helen Marten for Sophomore Art Basel Paris Participation
ART COMMISSION: What does pop culture icon and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner and experimental British artist Helen Marten have in common? Miu…
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Australia’s green bank makes record A$3.5b in clean energy investments
Australia’s green bank on Monday (Jul 28) said that it invested a record A$3.5 billion (S$2.9 billion) in clean energy projects and grid…
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Bendita Film Sales Boards ‘Dance of the Living,’ José Alayón’s San Sebastián New Directors World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Boutique sales agency Bendita Film Sales, (“The August Virgin,” “Samsara,” “Manas”) has boarded “Dance of the Living” (“La Lucha”), the…
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‘Customer satisfaction at the end of the day’: TikTok users push Costco’s return policy to the limit with wild refunds
Costco is well-known for its no-questions-asked return policy. Now some shoppers are taking it upon themselves to test the limits of that…
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Nicola Coughlan to Lead New Season of Channel 4’s BAFTA-Winning ‘I Am’ Anthology Series (EXCLUSIVE)
“I Am,” the BAFTA-winning female-led drama anthology series that has starred the likes of Kate Winslet, Letitia Wright, Lesley Manville…
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The Real Reason for Zohran’s Success Should Rattle National Democrats
Despite being mired in a cutthroat New York mayoral campaign, Zohran Mamdani recently released a video announcing that he was taking a…
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England v India: Jamie Overton called up for final Test at The Oval
Overton, 31, has played only one first-class match since May, partly because he suffered an injured finger playing for England in a…
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Singtel associate Airtel’s data centre firm inks renewable-energy partnership to boost capacity
The tie-up promises to boost the data centre company’s infrastructural efficiency, decarbonisation efforts and operations Singtel regional…
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Takahiro Miyashita Departs The Soloist with Fall 2025 Swan Song
Japanese designer Takahiro Miyashita, one of the most talented and buzzworthy designers to come out of Tokyo in recent years, is leaving…
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The coming battle among YIMBYs
The YIMBY (“yes in my backyard”) movement has achieved remarkable growth in the past few years, uniting people across the political…
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Five killed in Thailand market mass shooting
Five people have been killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok, according to Thai officials. The suspect in the attack at Or…
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Bangkok Mass Shooting: 6 Dead as Gunman Opens Fire at Local Food Market Before Committing Suicide
At least six people have been killed in a mass shooting incident in Thailand on Monday. As per reports, four of the deceased have been…
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iFast targets higher dividend payout ratio amid growth across business units
Digital bank and wealth management platform iFast is targeting a payout ratio of between 25 and 30 per cent as profitability improves…
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Heineken beer sales fall as price dispute took longer to resolve
The Dutch brewer reported a 0.4% fall in volumes during the second quarter, worse than analyst estimates Heineken saw a decline in beer…
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Korea Box Office: ‘Omniscient Reader’ Debuts at No. 1, ‘Fantastic Four’ Bows in Third
Fantasy action film “Omniscient Reader” opened in first place at the Korean box office, earning $3.2 million from 427,358 admissions over…
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BOJ may paint less gloomy view, signal rate-hike resumption
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to hold off raising interest rates on Thursday (Jul 31) but may offer a less gloomy view on the outlook…