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Signage for SGX Group at the Singapore Exchange Ltd. stock exchange headquarters in Singapore, on Monday, July 14, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSingapore is doubling down on its efforts to make the city-state’s stock market more attractive for companies and investors. The country’s bourse has tied up with the Nasdaq to simplify dual listings in the U.S. and Singapore, introducing a “Global Listing Board” for companies with a market capitalization of more than 2 billion Singapore dollars (about $1.5 billion). The “Landmark partnership” is aimed at enabling firms to “access global capital, investors and liquidity through a harmonized…

Mount Semeru on the island of Java is one of the Indonesia’s most active volcanoes. Its latest eruption forced hundreds to flee their homes. Source link

Residents in the northern region of Akita are living in fear after dozens of assaults on humans. Riot police and the army have been sent to help. Source link

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA’s Perseverance rover may have stumbled on a visitor from outer space – a strange, shiny rock on Mars that scientists think could be a meteorite forged in the heart of an ancient asteroid.According to a new blog post on the rover’s mission page, the rock – nicknamed “Phippsaksla” – stood out from the flat, broken terrain around it, prompting NASA scientists to take a closer look.Tests revealed high levels of iron and nickel, the same elements found in meteorites that have crashed onto both Mars and Earth.While this isn’t the first…

One of the world’s first calculating machines will not go to auction as scheduled, France, after a Paris court provisionally blocked the historic item from being export.Auction house Christie’s has confirmed it will not proceed with a bid for the machine La Pascaline, developed by the French mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1642.Valuations suggested the machine could fetch €2 to 3m (£1.77m to £2.65m). Christie’s called it the “most important scientific instrument ever offered at auction”.Scientists and researchers made a legal appeal to grant heritage protections to the historic instrument, arguing it should be classified as a “national treasure”.Pascal was just…

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterEPAAlbania’s prime minister accused Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood of “ethnic stereotyping” after she singled out Albanian families in a speech about abuses of the asylum system.Edi Rama criticised Mahmood for telling MPs around 700 Albanian families were “living in taxpayer-funded accommodation having failed their asylum claims” as she announced major reforms on Monday.Rama called the number a “statistical drop in the ocean of post-Brexit Britain’s challenges”.Official data show the UK has deported more than 13,000 people to Albania since a returns deal was signed in 2022. Rama called the deal one of “Europe’s most successful partnerships on illegal…

BBC Trending & BBC News UkrainianSBU’Vlad’ was under surveillance when he planted a bomb in a vanIn July this year a 17-year-old travelled 500 miles from his home in eastern Ukraine to collect a bomb and a phone hidden in a park in the western city of Rivne.He says he was promised $2,000 (£1,520) to plant the bomb in a van used by Ukraine’s military conscription service.”When I was connecting the wires, I thought it could explode then. I thought I might die,” he told the BBC.Vlad is one of hundreds of children and older teenagers who the Ukrainian government…

Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic athlete said to be a major cocaine trafficker, is accused of ordering the murder of a witness who was set to testify against him. Source link

A view of Tokyo’s skyline on July 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.Julian Finney | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Thursday as investors digested Nvidia’s latest quarterly beat — released after the closing bell stateside — which appeared to restore confidence in major technology stocks.Shares of the chip giant jumped more than 4% in extended trading after its fiscal third-quarter earnings beat earnings and revenue expectations. The AI chip darling also gave a stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter sales forecast, with CEO Jensen Huang saying demand for its current-generation Blackwell chips is “off the charts.”Investors in the region will be…

Senior Pentagon officials have arrived in Ukraine to “discuss efforts to end the war” with Russia, the US military has said.The team, led by US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday when he returns from a trip to Turkey.Reports began surfacing on Wednesday that the US and Russia had prepared a new peace plan, containing major concessions from Ukraine. Neither Washington nor Moscow has officially confirmed the plan.Earlier in the day, at least 26 people were killed in a Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil,…

Sarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent, RomeDanish Defence HandoutThe Nord Stream pipeline, which runs between Russia and Germany under the Baltic Sea, was attacked in 2022 Italy’s top appeals court has ruled that a Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany should be extradited to Berlin.There, former Ukrainian military officer Serhiy Kuznetsov will face a charge of anti-constitutional sabotage. He is due to be removed from Italy under German police escort in the next few days.Prosecutors believe Mr Kuznetsov coordinated and led a group that planted explosives on the pipes…

A court ruled that the hidden cash, which the police found while searching for an illegal gun in Ontario, did not lawfully belong to the man living on the property. Source link

For first time in at least 30 years, the United States has exported more to Mexico than Canada, U.S. government data show, in a sign of how much North American trade has consolidated. Source link

An ounce (28 grams) of 70–85% dark chocolate contains 64.6 milligrams (mg) of magnesium, which is over 15% of the daily value (DV). Your body needs magnesium for the healthy functioning of nerves, brain, heart, muscles, and bones. However, many more foods contain more magnesium than dark chocolate. MirageC / Getty Images Magnesium content: 168 milligrams (mg), 40% of the DVServing size: 1 ounce (oz), 28 grams (g) Pumpkin seeds are rich in protein, fiber, and healthy fats. One serving provides 8 grams of protein and 1.7 grams of fiber, which helps you feel full and maintain muscle. Eating seeds…

The world’s most valuable company has reported another series of expectation-beating results, heading off fears of an end to the AI bubble, for now. Nvidia had revenue of $57bn in the three months to October, higher than Wall Street estimates and the company’s own guidance. A profit measure called earnings per share was also better than expected at $1.30.It matters as Nvidia has powered the artificial intelligence (AI) boom through its computer chips, which are key parts in AI chatbots such as ChatGPT. It counts major tech companies as clients and so acts as a good proxy for whether the…

Paul Kirby,Europe digital editor and Guy Delauney,Balkans correspondentAFPThe club’s owner, nearest the camera, is among those on trialThirty-five people and three institutions have gone on trial in North Macedonia over a devastating fire at a nightclub that killed 63, mainly young, people in March.”I know about the pain of loved ones, we are all parents,” Judge Diana Gruevska-Ilievska told the crowded courtroom, filled with defendants and dozens of victims’ relatives. She promised the case would be conducted in a transparent and disciplined manner.Club Pulse, in the eastern town of Kocani, was packed with young Macedonians attending a concert by a…

Amaranth (also known as Amaranthus blitum or Amaranthus cruentus) is full of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and fiber, and the seeds are used to make heart-healthy grains and oil. It’s been used for generations by the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans for its nutrients, and in some African countries. The seeds of amaranth plants contain antioxidants like phenolic acids, flavonoids, and carotenoids. Antioxidants help offset the harmful effects of unstable atoms called free radicals, which cause inflammation at high levels. Systemic (whole-body) inflammation can lead to conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension (high blood pressure). Animal studies have shown that amaranth…

Anna Kepner, 18, was found dead on the Carnival Horizon on Nov. 8. Her stepbrother, 16, is under an investigation related to her death, his mother wrote this week in a legal filing. Source link

There are countless protein powders, including ones made from plant protein (pea, soy, hemp, brown rice) and ones made from animal products (whey, casein, egg white, collagen). The best option for you may depend on your individual goals, dietary restrictions, and health needs. However, certain factors may make some protein powders better than others. Protein is a vital macronutrient that provides the amino acids your body needs for processes like muscle growth, immune function, and hormone production. “Complete” proteins provide all nine essential amino acids your body can’t make on its own, which are: HistidineIsoleucineLeucineLysineMethioninePhenylalanineThreonineTryptophanValine Animal-based and soy-based protein sources are…

Meta will stop Instagram, Facebook and Threads for users in Australia under the age of 16, the company has said.The block will come into effect by 10 December to comply with the country’s social media ban for young teenagers. Meta, which operates the three apps, said it had begun notifying users it believed were between 13 and 15 that their accounts will be shut down through in-app messages, email and texts.From 4 December, it will start deactivating the accounts and blocking new sign-ups by anyone under 16.The company said the process was expected to be completed by 10 December. It…

The western province’s conservative government has invoked a rarely used clause in Canada’s Constitution to shield its bills limiting transgender rights from legal challenges. Source link

He helped make and distribute millions of LSD tablets in the 1970s. After seven years in prison, he ran mountain climbing expeditions in the Himalayas. Source link

That’s according to Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, who told journalists in New York that it was “essential now to translate the diplomatic momentum into concrete and urgently needed steps on the ground.”Although the UN has no defined role in either finalizing the Board of Peace chaired by President Trump – which will oversee the transition and reconstruction of Gaza – or the planned stabilization force, Mr. Haq said the UN was “committed to implementing the roles entrusted to it in the resolution.”Aid providerIt is tasked with scaling up humanitarian assistance for stricken civilians across the Strip following more than two years of war…

Humanitarian conditions are “extremely serious,” UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi told the Security Council on Wednesday.There are over 16 million people in need of aid with hundreds of thousands displaced, according to the UN humanitarian coordination office (OCHA).Ms. Rochdi began her briefing by welcoming the removal of UN sanctions against President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab but urged the repeal of further secondary sanctions against third parties doing business with Syria.“These are a key impediment to enabling reconstruction and reviving the devastated Syrian economy,” she said.She highlighted that Israeli military incursions into Syria continue, “in grave…