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Philippines

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  1. Cebu City Still Not Flood-Ready One Year After Typhoon Tino — Warning Sensors and Evacuation Centre Remain Unfinished

  2. BJMP Denies Claims Martin Romualdez Sneaked Out of QC Jail — But Sandiganbayan Orders Jail Officials to Explain His Detention

  3. Ricky Vargas Returns to Lead TV5 as Guido Zaballero Steps Down After Nearly 14 Years — But Can MVP’s Media Empire Finally Turn a Profit?

Business

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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. Apple Slashes AI Budgets by 33% as Research Spending Hits Record $45.8 Billion — But Is the Tech Giant Preparing for a Bigger Cost-Cutting Shake-Up?

  3. Nike’s $20-Million Fitness Bet Unravels as FitLab Files Bankruptcy With Up to $500 Million in Debt — But Could Trump’s Tariffs Push More Fitness Brands to the Brink?

Politics

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  1. 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?

  2. Trump Admits Iran War Hurt Republicans in Midterm Defeat but Says He Would Do It Again — Why His ‘Transfer the Love’ Remark Is Raising Bigger Questions

  3. Trump Defends Iran War After Democrats Seize Control of Congress — Could His Biggest Political Crisis Be Just Beginning?

Tech

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

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

  3. Singapore Reports No Evidence of PHP Cyberattacks on Government Systems — But Tan Kiat How Warns Businesses Not to Wait for a Breach

Asia

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  1. Wang Leehom Reunites With Former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo — Their Longtime Friendship Has a Deeper Story

  2. Two Bicycle Locks Used to Secure Taman Jurong Flat Gate as 32-Year-Old Is Arrested in Loanshark Harassment Case

  3. Maya Joins DOJ’s Anti-Scam Offensive as Filipinos Face ₱121.8 Billion in Estimated Fraud Losses — But Can the Crackdown Stop Criminals Before Money Disappears?

United States

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  1. 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?

  2. Democrats Prepare Five-Front Congressional Offensive Against Trump After Historic Midterm Sweep — But Could Subpoenas, Iran War Probes and Crypto Investigations Shake the White House?

  3. Democrats Make Stunning Gains in Rural America as Trump Strongholds Turn Blue — Could This Reshape the 2028 Presidential Election?

After Hours

Culture, lifestyle & sport

Entertainment

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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. Carrie Wong Breaks Down While Playing Abusive Mother in Singapore Film ‘Ah Girl’ — The Real Story Behind Her Heartbreaking Role

Lifestyle

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  1. 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?

  2. The Modern Wellness Equation Comes to Okada Manila — Why Movement, Nourishment and Rest Matter More Than Ever

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. 64-Year-Old Suspected Drug Trafficker Bites CNB Officer and Spits at Two Others During Singapore Arrest — More Than S$55,000 in Drugs Seized

  2. Oil Prices Crash Nearly 9% as Brent Falls Below $95 After Democrats Sweep US Congress — But Could a Failed Iran Peace Deal Send Crude Soaring Again?

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. Johor’s Data Centre Boom Is Unsettling Iskandar Puteri Residents — And Some Homeowners Are Considering Selling

  2. Motorcycle Bursts Into Flames While Refuelling at Johor Petrol Station — How Did the Rider Escape?

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

  2. Mao Hamasaki Hospitalised After Suspected Hong Kong Club Drugging — Police Arrest One Man, but Two More Suspects Remain at Large

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 Services Growth Slumps to 3-Month Low as Consumer Confidence Weakens — But Could Beijing’s Economic Slowdown Trigger a Bigger Asian Market Shock?

  2. China’s Lipstick King Ditches Beauty Products for AI — 100,000 Subscriptions Sold in Just 30 Minutes

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