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Japan weighs 3.8% assumed rate for next year’s budget request, sources say
TOKYO, Aug 21 : Japan’s finance ministry is considering setting the assumed interest rate for calculating debt servicing costs at a 29-year high of 3.8 per cent in its budget request for next fiscal year, two government sources said on Friday.This would mark an increase from 3.0 per cent in the fiscal 2026 bu
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Spurs reported to have agreed £75 million deal for City’s Savinho
Aug 21 : Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal worth £75 million ($102 million) to sign Manchester City winger Savinho, British media reported on Friday.The agreement was reported to include a further £10 million in add-ons and comes a year after Spurs’ unsuccessful attempt to sign the Brazil international.
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Samsung Elec sees up to $79.5 billion available for 2026 shareholder returns
SEOUL, Aug 21 : Samsung Electronics said on Friday it has available about 90 trillion won to 110 trillion won ($65 billion to $79.5 billion) for shareholder returns in 2026, subject to business performance, investment and cash flow.Samsung plans to distribute about 30 trillion won in cash dividends in the thi
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Dollar wobbles as Treasury’s bond-market buybacks raise fresh concerns
Aug 21 : The dollar slipped on Friday and was set to end a bumpy week lower, as investors questioned whether the U.S. Treasury’s efforts to calm the bond markets might end up undermining confidence in the currency.Those concerns pushed the euro up 0.13 per cent to $1.1694, on course for its fourth consecutive
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Woman in Hong Kong mauled to death by dog in pet hotel
The 33-year-old local woman had been working alone in a pet boarding facility when the attack occurred on Thursday (Aug 20), Hong Kong police said.
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Oil set for second weekly gain as US ramps up pressure on Iran
Aug 21 : Oil prices edged lower on Friday but were on track for a second straight weekly gain after the United States threatened to impose “the toughest sanctions in history” with no end in sight for disruptions to Middle East oil flows.Brent crude futures fell 17 cents, or 0.18 per cent, to $93.61 a…
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MOM looking into claims airport wheelchair assistant had S$5 docked from pay for being 11 seconds late
MOM has contacted the employer of the affected employee to establish the nature and extent of the deductions.
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China says US ‘sanctions and pressure’ on Iran not a solution
BEIJING: China said on Friday (Aug 21) that United States “sanctions and pressure” would not resolve the Middle East conflict, after Washington urged governments including Beijing to join efforts to isolate the Iranian econom
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Customers bring gifts, children to meet elderly stallholder after he was shoved over head-pat
Mr Yeo Song Khoon is mostly seated at his stall but occasionally walks unsteadily to the back of the shop. His family previously told the media that Mr Yeo has had difficulty walking for years.
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Musiala’s on-field collapses were the result of treatment change, says Bayern coach Kompany
Aug 21 : Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said a change in Jamal Musiala’s treatment for a neurological dysfunction was the reason the midfielder collapsed in two consecutive matches and that there is no cause for alarm.The 23-year-old Germany international went down six minutes after coming off the bench
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