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Malaysia is building malls like crazy – but shoppers aren’t…
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia – Looking from behind his counter on a recent Saturday afternoon, computer shop owner Goh Sook Lam surveyed the empty corridors of 3 D
‘Obscene’ amounts spent at Indian billionaire Ambani’s son’s wedding
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son marries on Friday in a lavish ceremony that has been a hot talking point at home and abroad, with his father’s $260bn
Why is Greece introducing a six-day working week?
While some countries in the world are considering a switch to a four-day working week, Greece is swinging in the opposite direction. Its government is implement
Archegos founder Bill Hwang convicted at fraud trial over fund’s…
Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang has been convicted of fraud and other charges by a jury in a Manhattan federal court at a crimina
Elon Musk beats $500m severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers
The US judge said the federal law governing benefit plans did not cover the former employees’ claims.Elon Musk has won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming he refu
CNN to cut 100 jobs and switch to paywall for…
Media organisations including CNN have struggled to grow audiences and revenue and are trying new offerings.CNN is eliminating approximately 100 jobs and plans
US DOJ says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation
The US Department of Justice reports that it disrupted a Russian-government-backed, AI-enabled propaganda campaign to use a bot farm to spread disinformation.Th
US Fed’s Powell cites slowing job market in signal rate…
The United States Federal Reserve faces a cooling job market as well as persistently high prices, Chairman Jerome Powell has said in testimony to the US Congres
‘Tourists go home’: Why Barcelona residents sprayed water on visitors
EXPLAINERThousands of people have protested against mass tourism in Barcelona amid rising housing costs.Videos of Barcelona residents shooting water pistols at
More than three million travellers pass through US security, a…
Agents checked 35 passengers per second as travel surged to a new high on Sunday, July 7.More than three million people passed through United States airport sec
Texas energy firms assess damage after Hurricane Beryl batters Gulf…
Beryl made landfall near Texas town on Monday, posing problems for the heart of the US energy sector.The Texas energy industry was evaluating the impact from Hu
Paramount, Skydance to merge and end Redstone family’s reign in…
Deal also signals rise of new power player, David Ellison, Skydance founder and son of Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison.The entertainment giant Paramount will m
