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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. JetBlue CFO Rejects Bankruptcy Rumors Despite $8.4-Billion Debt and $823-Million Loss — But Can the Airline Survive the Fuel Crisis?

  2. Wall Street Loses $3.2 Trillion in AI Stock Rout as Investors Search for Safer Bets — But Could the Next Tech Crash Be Even Worse?

  3. Hedge Funds Slash Bullish Oil Bets Before Crude Crashes 13% After US Midterms — But Could a Failed Iran Peace Deal Send Prices Soaring Again?

Politics

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  1. Trump’s DOJ Loses 2 Top Officials as “Grand Conspiracy” Probe Stalls After Democratic Election Sweep — But Is the Investigation Falling Apart?

  2. Houston Mayor Defies Trump’s ICE Crackdown After Democrats Flip Texas, Reversing Police Policy Amid $110-Million Funding Threat — But Could a Legal Showdown 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?

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. Hong Kong’s The Boar Turns British Pub Classics Into Gourmet Dining as Michelin-Trained Chefs Take Over Soho — But Is a HK$1,400 Dinner Worth the Hype?

  2. O!Save Hits 1,000 Stores in Just 5 Years as Philippine Inflation Soars to 7.8% — But Could Its Low-Price Strategy Threaten Traditional Supermarkets?

  3. IKEA Brings Its 12.8-Meter Home Furnishing Bus to Cebu Ahead of December 16 Store Opening — But Could Mandaue Become the Philippines’ Next Home Design Capital?

United States

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  1. Arini Hedge Fund Crashes 32% as $7-Billion Credit Portfolio Faces Fire Sale Pressure — But Could Europe’s Junk-Debt Crisis Spread Across Wall Street?

  2. Trump’s FEMA Stops Publishing Disaster Aid Requests After Reports of Political Favoritism — But Is Washington Making Emergency Relief Harder to Track?

  3. Groq Seeks $8-Billion Valuation Just Three Months After $350-Million Funding Round — But Could Wall Street’s AI Selloff Crush Its Ambitions?

After Hours

Culture, lifestyle & sport

Entertainment

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

  2. Angel Polo Leaves Dakar Youth Olympics Without a Medal but Gains Crucial Experience for Her Next Wushu Challenge

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

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

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. 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 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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