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Philippines

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  1. PLDT Brings AI to 4 Philippine LGUs as Baguio Tests Smarter Business Permits — But Could a Nationwide Digital Divide Derail the Government’s AI Revolution?

  2. Kubota Enters Philippine Construction Market With 3 Mini Excavator Models as ₱33-Billion Farm Road Push Accelerates — But Can It Transform Rural Infrastructure?

  3. BingoPlus Launches 24/7 Viber Customer Support as DigiPlus Revenue Falls 32% — But Can Better Service Restore Player Trust?

Business

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  1. US Jobs Report Shocks Wall Street With 165,000 New Hires, Nearly Triple Forecasts — But Are Economists Losing Their Ability to Predict America’s Economy?

  2. Trump Expands Cuba Sanctions to French and Chinese Business Interests as 8 Companies Are Blacklisted — But Could His Economic Offensive Trigger a Global Trade Backlash?

  3. Kenya’s Quick Mart IPO Attracts KSh18.4 Billion as Investors Scramble for Supermarket Shares — But Can Africa’s Stock Market Comeback Last?

Politics

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  1. Trump’s Defense Chief Pete Hegseth Faces Revolt From Republican Allies as Iran War Backlash Grows — But Could His Own Party Force Him Out?

  2. Maxine Waters Targets Wall Street, Private Equity and AI After Democrats’ Congress Victory — But Could Trump’s Financial Deregulation Era Be Coming to an End?

  3. Europe Defies Trump and Putin, Demands End to Ukraine War Before Russia Gets New Security Deal — But Could This Ultimatum Derail Peace Talks?

Tech

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  1. Onsemi Cancels $2-Billion European Chip Factory Expansion as Semiconductor Market Shifts — But Is the Global EV Chip Boom Losing Steam?

  2. US AI Boom Sparks 26,000 Tech Jobs as Hiring Spreads Beyond Data Centers — But Could Artificial Intelligence Soon Replace the Workers It Creates?

  3. EU Lawmakers Demand Security Probe Into BYD Cars — Could Chinese Electric Vehicles Face Restrictions Across Europe as Spying Fears Intensify?

Asia

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  1. Trump Weighs Return of 50 Sanctioned Oil Tankers as Shipping Costs Explode to $80 Million — But Could His Plan Revive Russia’s Shadow Fleet?

  2. Asia’s AI Stock Crash Triggers South Korea Trading Halt as Japan Plunges 6% — But Could a Global Tech Meltdown Be Next?

  3. US Sanctions 8 Canadian Firms Over Iran-Linked Crypto Transfers as $16-Billion Money-Laundering Crackdown Widens — But Could More Global Exchanges Be Next?

United States

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  1. Trump’s Republicans Have Just 57 Days to Push Through Final Agenda After Democrats Seize Congress — But Could a Last-Minute Power Play Change America’s Future?

  2. Trump’s Vaccine Deadline Faces Collapse as US Measles Cases Hit 5,182 — But Could America’s Deadliest Immunization Crisis in Decades Get Even Worse?

  3. Apollo-Backed Dental Startup Targets $4.37-Billion Valuation in $229-Million US IPO — But Can Its Drill-Free Cavity Treatment Revolutionize Dentistry?

After Hours

Culture, lifestyle & sport

Entertainment

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  1. World No. 1 Anna Leigh Waters Returns to Manila for a Big Dome Showdown — Could Her December Visit Trigger a Pickleball Boom in the Philippines?

  2. Converge Moves Within One Win of Historic PBA Semifinal Berth as San Miguel Beer Survives Ginebra Sweep Threat

Lifestyle

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  1. Singapore to Subsidise Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genetic Tests From December — Around 2,000 Could Benefit, But Who Qualifies?

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

Sport

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  1. Alex Eala Conquers Hong Kong With Filipino Fans Behind Her — Can She Turn Her Quarterfinal Run Into Another WTA Trophy?

  2. HYROX Malaysia Apologises After Carlsberg Sponsorship Backlash — Sports Ministry Warns Kuala Lumpur Race Could Lose Approval

Across APAC

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Singapore

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  1. Singapore Man Gets Life Imprisonment for Murder of 19-Year-Old Sister After Years of Abuse in Clementi Flat — Court Explains Why Death Penalty Was Not Imposed

  2. PAP Brings Jeffrey Siow, Ng Chee Meng, Sim Ann and Chan Hui Yuh Into Its Top Leadership Body — But What Does the Full 18-Member Line-Up Signal for Lawrence Wong’s Future Team?

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. Thai Nursing Assistant Killed After Stopping to Help Injured in Violent Brawl — Police Detain 20-Year-Old Driver as Investigation Expands

  2. 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?

Malaysia

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  1. He Accepted an Online Job Offer in Malaysia — Then Singapore Officers Found 4,300 Vape Pods in His Van

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

Indonesia

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  1. Indonesia Deploys Nearly 21,000 Troops to Jakarta as Three Police Generals Are Detained in Explosive Wiretapping Scandal

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

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. Hong Kong Gold Jewelry Sales Soar 20.3% to HK$4.71 Billion as China’s Wealthy Seek a Safe Haven — But Could the Gold Rush Be Hiding a Bigger Economic Warning?

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

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 Expands Anti-Piracy Mission Toward Strait of Hormuz, Adding P-8 Patrol Aircraft and Mine-Clearing Team Amid Iran War Tensions

  2. Record as AI Chip Exports Surge 260% — But Could a Semiconductor Crash Wipe Out the Boom?

China

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

  2. Chinese Genetic Testing Giant Novogene Sues Pentagon Over US Military Blacklist — Could the Case Become Another Major Flashpoint in the US-China Tech War?

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