Surging rental crushes Singapore flagship of chain bookstore Borders
SINGAPORE: The Singapore flagship outlet of chain bookstore Borders was placed under judicial management for six months, giving it a…
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5.9-magnitude quake hits Russian Far East islands region
VLADIVOSTOK: An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit the Kamchatka Strait in the Komandorskie Islands region in…
Pakistan’s flood death toll rises to 123
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has directed the authorities to immediately activate the National Health Emergency Response Unit…
Police help Apple hunt lost iPhone
BEIJING: San Francisco police said they had helped Apple search for a “lost item”, following reports saying that a prototype…
Obama to unveil 300-billion-dollar jobs package
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama is expected to announce a 300-billion-dollar plan on Thursday, including tax cuts and spending for…
Yahoo fires CEO
SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo on Tuesday fired chief executive officer Carol Bartz and replaced her temporarily with the company’s chief financial…
World Bank to set up financial hub in Singapore
SINGAPORE: World Bank president Robert Zoellick and Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam today signed an agreement marking a new…
TV news chief quits over mistake on air
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong television station news chief and his deputy have resigned over an erroneous report that former…