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Hold the Miniskirts—Fashion People Are Opting for This Forgotten Style Instead Right Now
For a while, it felt like knee-length skirts had a bit of an identity crisis—too modest for some, too tricky for others. Overshadowed by…
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Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work order
Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy…
Culture
PBOC signals no urgency for rate cuts despite poor economic news
China’s central bank indicated it’s holding back from aggressively easing monetary policy with moves such as interest-rate cuts, even…
Business
Video of protest outside Indonesian court falsely linked to Thai-Cambodian border clashes
Following a ceasefire between Bangkok and Phnom Penh that ended five days of deadly border clashes, a video of a rally in Indonesia was…
Culture
Google agrees A$55 million fine for anti-competitive deals with Australian telcos
Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million (S$46 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition…
Culture
Klook taps banks for US IPO: sources
Klook, a travel booking services company, has hired investment banks to help arrange a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the US,…
Culture
Indonesia’s ‘Gasoline Godfather’ targeted in US$18 billion graft probe
[LONDON/JAKARTA] A reclusive oil merchant dominated Indonesia’s fuel trade for decades. Now he is embroiled in a US$18 billion probe into…
Business
Israel Railways settles with Paralympic medalist over gender discrimination case
A supervisor demanded that Roni Ohayon give up a seat for the disabled because an ultra-Orthodox man refused to sit next to her. The Tel…
Culture
Qantas fined A$90 million over illegally sacking 1,800 workers during pandemic
Qantas Airways, Australia’s largest airline, has been fined A$90 million (S$75.2 million) for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff and…
Business
Buffalo family stranded in Sicily due to Air Canada strike
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Among the thousands impacted by the Air Canada strike is a Buffalo family who’s stranded in Sicily after their…
Culture
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit proposes S$329 million divestment of five Singapore properties
The manager of CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) announced on Monday (Aug 18) the proposed divestments of five Singapore properties. These…
Business
Former City of David cmdr. charged for breach of trust over secret relationship with officer
The affair was exposed via an anonymous letter and an article, prompting the commander to delete all messages with the officer from his…
Culture
Tesla almost halves UK monthly lease fee as sales slump: The Times
ISH motorists can now lease a Tesla electric vehicle for just over half of what they would have paid a year ago, The Times reported on…
Business
Experts sound alarm after deadly scenario unfolds in high-stakes region: 'Unprecedented and largely irreversible changes'
A glacial lake outburst flood on the border of Tibet and Nepal took at least nine lives in Nepal. The flood destroyed the Nepal-China…
Business
Church Leader Shot in Apparent Home Invasion. Then, His Wife Texted ‘We Need Prayers Immediately’ to Their Family
NEED TO KNOW The president of a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was shot at his Mexico City home in an alleged…
Culture
A2 Milk to buy New Zealand formula plant to target China growth
The company forecasts high single-digit per cent increase in revenue in the 2026 full year A2 Milk has agreed to buy a New Zealand infant…
Culture
A factory town in crisis shows Japan’s fading manufacturing era
Nissan Motor’s Oppama factory, opened in 1961, was once a crown jewel in Japan’s postwar rise to manufacturing powerhouse. Today, it…
Business
Iraq starts mass grave excavation from ISIL (ISIS) carnage south of Mosul
Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass grave left behind by ISIL (ISIS) during its years of carnage…
Business
Huge crowds gather in Israel calling for hostage deal and end to Gaza war
Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Israel to call for an end to the Gaza war and a deal to secure the release of hostages…
Business
Prices plummet in Gaza as aid influx transforms markets
SCOOP - According to internal security data, which was presented to decision-makers, prices of essential products in Gaza’s markets have…
Fashion
I Never Really Considered Trainers Elegant Until I Spotted Them in This Grown-Up Shade
If you, like me, often default to trainers for their unparalleled comfort, you may also know they don’t always deliver in terms of…
Business
Large hostage release demonstrations criticized by Netanyahu
Thousands of Israelis expressed their solidarity on Sunday with the hostages held by Hamas and others militants in the Gaza Strip with…
Beauty
Want to Get a Facelift Abroad? You Might Need a Plastic Surgery Broker
“Every year I see patients who have had surgery abroad that did not meet any reasonable standard of care,” adds Dr. Rosenberg. “This…
Business
Police appeal Magistrate Court's decision to allow Urich to meet with PM
What police tried to do in this case is prove that Yonatan Urich worked as a public servant, including gathering testimonies from various…