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Philippines

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  1. Philippines Moves Toward Under-18 Social Media Restrictions as 2 Million Children Face Online Abuse — But Could the New Law Also Shut Students Out of Free Education?

  2. Ayala’s Jaime Zobel Sounds Alarm as Only 28% of Filipinos Trust the News — But Are Philippine Businesses Ready to Face Tougher Public Scrutiny?

  3. Ayala Land Unleashes 250 New Stores as IKEA, Marks & Spencer and Global Brands Join Christmas Shopping Rush — But Can Its Mall Boom Reverse an 18% Profit Dro

Business

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  1. Trump Loses Congress but Retains Power to Act Abroad — Could Iran, Ukraine and China Face His Boldest Foreign Policy Moves Yet?

  2. Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Cut US Government Revenue Below 10% as AI Business Explodes — But Could a $7.6-Billion AI Gamble Become Its Biggest Risk?

  3. Microsoft Pulls Back From Oracle AI Cloud Deal as $80-Billion Rental Strategy Faces Scrutiny — But Is Big Tech’s AI Spending Boom Starting to Crack?

Politics

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  1. Argentina’s Bonds Plunge Toward Distress as Milei’s Reelection Odds Collapse to 45% — But Could a $25-Billion Debt Crisis Trigger Another Default?

  2. Trump’s China Trade Deal Faces New Crisis as Bessent and Greer Demand Action on Rare Earths and US Farm Purchases — But Could Another Tariff War Be Coming?

  3. Trump’s Gerrymandering Gamble Backfires as Democrats Poised to Gain 18 Seats on Redrawn Maps — But Could the GOP’s Own Strategy Destroy Its House Majority?

Tech

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  1. OpenAI Engineer Pleads Not Guilty After Secret Recording Device Found in Executive Meeting Room — But Was ChatGPT’s Creator Facing a Bigger Security Threat?

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

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

Asia

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  1. 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?

  2. Google Takes Over Crusoe’s Wyoming AI Data Center in $17-Billion Mega-Project After Developer Loses Control — But Is Big Tech Turning Against AI Infrastructure Middlemen?

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

United States

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  1. Walleye Capital to Return $2 Billion After 5.9% October Loss as Hedge Fund Slashes Stock-Trading Teams — But Is Wall Street Facing a Bigger Shakeout?

  2. Trump’s Transgender Sports Restrictions Win in Democratic States as Colorado and Washington Voters Approve Bans — But Could a Nationwide Political Shift Be Underway?

  3. NWSL’s Top 3 Teams Face Playoff Stadium Crisis as Men’s Games Take Priority — But Could Women’s Soccer Be Forced Out of Its Own Biggest Matches?

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

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

Market by market

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. Ju Ji-hoon Is Ready to Be Hated in The Remarried Empress — But Could His Betrayal Turn Shin Min-a’s Empress Into the Most Powerful Woman in the Kingdom?

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

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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