Singaporeans vote on May 3 in an election that will test Prime Minister Lawrence Wong's leadership, as the wealthy city-state faces a turbulent global economy upended by US tariffs.
Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had issued a cease-and-desist order to US tech titan Google over an alleged violation of national antitrust laws.
Equities mostly rose Tuesday as some stability returned to markets after last week's rollercoaster ride, with auto firms boosted by Donald Trump's possible compromise over steep tariffs on the sector.
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As clouds gather and humidity rises across west Africa, whose annual rains bring an uptick of deadly, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, Musa Adamu Ibrahim, a nurse, is sitting at home, unemployed.
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Senior officials gather in London on Tuesday aiming to chart a pathway to peace for Sudan on the second anniversary of its brutal civil conflict, but without the presence of the warring parties.
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Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces a retrial starting Tuesday, on rape and sex assault charges for which a previous verdict was overturned, forcing survivors who helped fire up the "MeToo" movement to testify against him once again.
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As Canada heads into an election this month, voters looking for campaign news on Facebook or Instagram will find material filtered through online creators and influencers -- and no links to articles from major media outlets.
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All Blacks wing Mark Tele'a said Tuesday that he will play in Japan next year, depriving New Zealand of a key player ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
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The world's leading maker of electric vehicle batteries, Chinese firm CATL, posted a 32.9 percent jump in first quarter profit, even as demand for electric vehicles slows.
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US regulators on Monday issued an emergency order grounding the helicopter tour company behind last week's deadly crash in New York.
China is expected to post first-quarter growth of around five percent on Wednesday, buoyed by exporters rushing to stave off higher US tariffs but still weighed by sluggish domestic consumption, analysts say.
South Korea on Tuesday announced plans to invest an additional $4.9 billion in the country's semiconductor industry, citing "growing uncertainty" over US tariffs.
Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism.
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Hamas said Monday that Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, which the United Nations said is now in the grip of its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the war.
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US immigration authorities on Monday arrested another Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian campus protests, detaining him as he attended an interview to become an American citizen.
Argentina's peso slumped more than 11 percent against the US dollar Monday, after Javier Milei's libertarian government loosened currency controls to win a $20 billion IMF bailout.
Luxury giant LVMH saw sales fall two percent to 20.3 billion euros ($23 billion) in the first quarter of 2025 as US President Donald Trump's tariffs shook the global economy, the company said on Monday.
Hamas said Monday that Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, that the United Nations said is now in the grip of its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the war.
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