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Casino operator MGM in talks to sell Las Vegas property to former Trump partner
[LOS ANGELES] MGM Resorts International, the largest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip, is in talks to sell its…
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Trump announces new Iran sanctions but says no military strike planned
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran that he said were the toughest-ever against another…
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L'Oreal says agreed 320m euro settlement with French tax authority
[PARIS] L'Oreal, the world's biggest cosmetics company, said on Friday that it would pay the French government 320 million euros…
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US dollar to be main currency backing Facebook's Libra, Singapore dollar also included: Der Spiegel
[BERLIN] The US dollar will make up 50 per cent of the basket of currencies backing Facebook's planned digital coin…
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Canada PM's star has lost its shine over blackface scandal
[MONTREAL] Racism or youthful indiscretion? Images published one week into Canada's general election showing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in blackface…
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OPINION
Challenging the conventional notion of meritocracy
A RECENT article by BT journalist Marissa Lee highlighted the growing anxiety about inequality. It cited a poll by Blackbox…
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Trump removes tariffs on hundreds of Chinese goods
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Friday temporarily removed tariffs on more than 400 Chinese goods that he imposed last…
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Walmart ending sales of e-cigarettes
[AFP] Retail giant Walmart said Friday it would stop selling e-cigarettes in its US stores amid a growing crackdown on…
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China's Xi condemns oil attacks, urges restraint in call with Saudi king: Xinhua
[BEIJING] Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday condemned weekend strikes on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, state media reported, with tensions…
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Mitsubishi says Singapore-based oil trader lost US$320m in unauthorised trades
Tokyo MITSUBISHI Corp, Japan's biggest trading house by revenue, said on Friday a trader at its Singapore-based unit has lost…
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