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Philippines

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  1. Cebu City Mayor Reviews Extreme Heat Class Suspension Rules as DepEd Sets New 4H Guidelines — Will Schools Stay Open Even When Temperatures Soar?

  2. Cebu City and Boy Scouts of the Philippines Seal Deal for ₱500-Million Scout Camp Redevelopment — New 1,400-Capacity Jamboree Hall Planned in Lahug

  3. Sinulog 2027 to Deploy More Than 3,000 Cops as Cebu Reviews Possible Cellphone Signal Shutdown — Could Festivalgoers Face Communication Disruptions?

Business

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  1. He Is Only 22, Still Studying at NTU and Already Drives a Mercedes-Benz — But Rayyan Roulette Says the Real Story Began With Businesses That Failed

  2. Asia’s Fuel Oil Prices Just Plunged as Iran War Peace Hopes Grow — But Could Expensive Tankers and Another Supply Shock Send Prices Soaring Again?

  3. Asian Stock Markets Plunge as AI Sell-Off Wipes Out US$3 Trillion — South Korea Halts Trading as Chip Giants Face Fresh Pressure

Politics

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  1. Davao Police Debunk Viral Bato dela Rosa Cemetery Photo — The Image Behind the Undas 2026 Sighting Claims Is Three Years Old

  2. China Indicts Former Politburo Member Ma Xingrui Over Massive Bribery Allegations — Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Purge Reaches Another Powerful Political Figure

  3. Masked Group Storms Athens University Campus With Axes and Molotov Cocktails, Leaving 3 Injured — Political Student Clashes Raise Fears Over Campus Safety in Greece

Tech

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  1. SK hynix’s US$45 Billion New York Chip Factory Plan Hits US-China Roadblock — Washington’s Next Move Could Change the AI Memory Race

  2. Singapore Weighs National Identity Registry for AI Agents — Jasmin Lau Raises the Big Question: Who Is Accountable When AI Acts for You?

  3. Claude Closes In on ChatGPT in Britain’s $1-Billion Consumer AI Battle as Paid Subscriptions Surge — But Could Anthropic Overtake OpenAI Before 2027?

Asia

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  1. Singapore Traveller Caught With 105 One Piece Trading Cards Worth S$400,000 at Changi Airport — Told ICA He Had Only Two Cards

  2. 64-Year-Old Driver Hospitalised After Car Flips on Singapore’s PIE — Massive Traffic Congestion Stretches to Toa Payoh

  3. Singapore MRT Staff Pay S$27 Grab Fare for Injured 53-Year-Old Cyclist — But What His Family Discovered Afterward Makes Their Kindness Even More Meaningful

United States

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  1. New York Court Hands Mamdani Major Victory as $500-Million Luxury Home Tax Survives Lawsuit — But Could Billionaires Still Have It Struck Down?

  2. Americans Approve $67 Billion in New Borrowing for Schools and Housing — But Could the Biggest Infrastructure Vote of 2026 Trigger a Debt and Taxpayer Backlash?

  3. Canada’s C$10-Billion Indigenous Loan Program Faces Calls for Expansion as Carney Pushes Massive Energy Projects — But Could Financing and Legal Battles Derail His Plans?

After Hours

Culture, lifestyle & sport

Entertainment

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  1. Nearly S$500,000 Raised for Six-Year-Old Orphaned by Tampines Crash — But Give.Asia Says the Money Will Stay Protected Until Legal Arrangements Are Finalised

  2. Ferrari Star Charles Leclerc Becomes a Father for the First Time — Meet Baby Bianca as F1 Champion Prepares for Brazil GP

Lifestyle

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  1. Singapore Mum, 50, Defies Stage 4 Breast Cancer Prognosis After Being Told She Had Just 3 to 6 Months to Live

  2. Small Laude’s Luxury Undas Celebration Goes Viral as Catered Feast and Elegant Cemetery Setup Stun Netizens — But Has the Filipino Tradition of Remembering Loved Ones Become a Status Symbol?

Sport

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  1. A Tournament Turns Tragic: What Happened to Thailand’s 15-Year-Old Golf Star?

  2. Gavin Lee Names 24-Man Singapore Lions Squad for Brazil and Paraguay Friendlies — One Young Midfielder Earns His First Call-Up

Across APAC

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Singapore

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  1. Lawrence Wong Breaks Silence on GovTech Layoffs as 131 Officers Face Retrenchment — What Singapore’s Digital Government Shift Means for Workers

  2. Singapore’s LTA Plans Transport Changes for Ageing Population — Could People Living With Dementia Soon Find Commuting Easier?

Taiwan

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  1. Super Typhoon Champi Leaves 1 Dead, 527 Injured and Over 288,000 Homes Without Power in Taiwan — But Is Another Disaster Looming as the Storm Heads Toward Japan?

  2. Typhoon Champi Knocks Out Power Across Taiwan—But the Worst Damage May Not Be Over

Thailand

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  1. Thailand Discovers ฿800 Billion in Overlooked Factory Output as AI Boom Lifts Growth Forecasts — But Is Southeast Asia’s Economy Stronger Than Official Data Suggest?

  2. Thailand’s $20 Billion AI Data Centre Boom Threatens Forests, Villages and Over 100 Wild Elephants — But Who Will Pay the Price for Its Digital Future?

Malaysia

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  1. Malaysia Cuts Petrol and Diesel Prices for November 5–11 as Oil Markets Ease — But Middle East Tensions Still Threaten Another Reversal

  2. Brickfields Deepavali Traders Turn to TikTok as Relocated Kuala Lumpur Bazaar Struggles to Attract Shoppers

Indonesia

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  1. Indonesia Arrests Former Police Chief and 2 Generals Over Alleged Spying on President Prabowo — But Who Ordered the Secret Wiretaps?

  2. Indonesia Slashes Natural Gas Exports to Singapore as Electricity Price Fears Rise — But Could a Bigger Energy Crisis Be Looming?

Japan

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  1. Sony’s ¥1.72-Trillion Profit Ambition Faces a Major Test as GTA 6 and Spider-Man Fuel Comeback Hopes — But Could PlayStation’s Rising Costs Crush the Rally?

  2. From Jollibee Worker to Japan’s Karaoke Empire: Abby Watabe Graduates at 49 After Leni Robredo Inspires Her — But What Dream Is She Chasing Next?

Hong Kong

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  1. Joshua Wong Faces Potential Life Sentence in Hong Kong — Second National Security Case Could Keep Activist Behind Bars Beyond 2027

  2. China’s $480-Billion AI Stock Meltdown Crushes Retail Investors as Tech Frenzy Collapses — But Could an Even Bigger Market Crash Be Coming

Vietnam

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  1. EU–Vietnam Trade Is Booming, but Human Rights Are Under Fire—Will Brussels Finally Draw the Line?

  2. NBI Raids Alleged Subic Scam Hub, Secures 200 Vietnamese Nationals—What Investigators May Uncover Next

South Korea

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  1. South Korea Orders IPO Investors to Hold Shares for Up to 10 Months in Major Market Shake-Up — But Can the New Rules Stop Post-Listing Stock Crashes?

  2. South Korea’s KOSPI Plunges as Samsung and SK Hynix Slide on US Election Shock — But Could a Democratic Sweep Trigger a Bigger AI Chip Selloff?

China

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  1. China’s $3.5-Trillion Stock Market Crash Exposes Massive Insurance Losses as Beijing Rushes to Rescue Shares — But Is the Government Helping Fuel the Crisis?

  2. China Eastern Airlines Ex-Chairman Liu Shaoyong Sentenced to 14 Years Over US$10.1 Million Bribery Case

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