TEXAS CLASH The president of the University of Texas at Austin, Jay Hartzell, faced a similar backlash from faculty on Friday, two days after he joined with Republican Governor Greg Abbott in calling in police to break up a pro-Palestinian protest. Dozens of protesters were arrested but charges against most…
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NEW YORK/LONDON :Global stocks were higher on Friday as Big Tech gains lifted Wall Street shares, while Japan’s yen sank to a 34-year low after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept monetary policy loose.MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe rose 6.80 points, or 0.90 per cent, to 762.39 on tech sector optimism following robust results from Alphabet and Microsoft.U.S. data also boosted sentiment, with the consumption expenditures (PCE) price index up 0.3 per cent…
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SINGAPORE: Four men in their twenties were arrested in the early hours of Thursday (Apr 25) after a fight involving weapons along Prinsep Street. Police were alerted to the incident at 12.40am and upon arriving at the scene, officers spotted two injured men. Preliminary investigations revealed that the two men,…
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HOPES FOR PROGRESS US officials and experts believe that Xi’s foremost priority is to manage headwinds in the Chinese economy and that, at least in the short term, he is looking to avoid flare-ups with the West. Blinken raised concern with Wang about China’s support for Russia, which has rapidly…
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SEOUL: A South Korean music executive credited with creating popular K-pop group NewJeans denied allegations that she was trying to break her label away from HYBE, home to global sensation BTS, sending the K-pop giant’s shares tumbling on Friday. The internal dispute at HYBE, South Korea’s biggest music firm, has…
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With the mercury rising on Singapore’s shores, the idea of a winter break in the months ahead comes as welcome relief. Nestled near the southernmost edge of Western Australia in the Pemberton wine region lies Ampersand Estates, a haven awaiting discovery. Say hello to sweater weather, with temperatures lingering between 10…
