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Tech, finance sectors in US losing 28, 000 jobs monthly show AI impact on labour
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (546+ words) A decline in payrolls in the financial-activities and information sectors " where AI adoption rates have been fastest " has accelerated in 2026, to 28, 000 a month on average based on US government data. Published'Jul 01, 2026, 07: 45 PM Updated'Jul 01, 2026, 08: 37 PM Whether artificial intelligence will cause mass…...
US V-P Vance says Nixon Watergate scandal wouldn't end a presidency now
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (335+ words) US Vice-President J. D. Vance said he shares several things in common with former president Richard Nixon "at a personal level. Published'Jun 26, 2026, 12: 34 PM WASHINGTON " Vice-President J. D. Vance called it "crazy that the Watergate scandal toppled Richard Nixon's presidency, saying it would have barely…...
China, Myanmar pursue deeper ties as leaders hold talks in Beijing
2+ week, 3+ day ago (304+ words) BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 16: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing attend a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on June 16, 2026 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang/Pool via REUTERS Published'Jun 16, 2026, 12: 18 PM Updated'Jun 16, 2026, 01: 19 PM BEIJING, June…...
Iran's foreign ministry says "deep mistrust' in US remains despite deal
2+ week, 4+ day ago (453+ words) An Iranian woman walks past anti-US murals outside the former US embassy in Tehran on June 15. Published'Jun 15, 2026, 10: 25 PM TEHRAN " Iran's foreign ministry said on June 15 that Tehran still holds "deep mistrust" of the United States despite an agreed framework aimed…...
America's politics is reaching peak paranoia
2+ week, 5+ day ago (591+ words) The paranoid style of thinking that predisposes its people to indulge in conspiracy theories is as old as the country. MAGA and Democratic elites disagree over about what constitutes "Americanness." The angriest Trumpists feel that they are being deliberately replaced…...
On the ground with Ukraine's drone forces targeting Russia's battlefield rear
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (491+ words) A middle strike drone flies after being launched by service members of the 1st Center of Unmanned Aerial Systems of the Unmanned Systems Forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, on an undisclosed date, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn…...
Epstein island's billionaire owner is battling zealous voyeurs
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (444+ words) The release of the Epstein Files has spun the social-media frenzy over him into a cultural phenomenon. Read more at straitstimes. com....
High-powered dads are spending less time at work, more on childcare
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1102+ words) Published'May 13, 2026, 06: 48 PM Updated'May 13, 2026, 06: 54 PM For the first time in a generation, college-educated fathers are spending substantially more time on their homes and kids than they did just a few years ago, often cutting working hours to do it. Their changing…...
Singapore deep tech firms tap US market for expansion
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (959+ words) Published'May 13, 2026, 10: 10 AM TEXAS, CALIFORNIA - Once every three months, Mr Daryl Lim flies nearly 24 hours from Singapore to his first overseas office in Austin, Texas, where he builds artificial intelligence (AI) robotics solutions for manufacturers across aerospace, oil and gas and…...
Malaysia's seniors face a loneliness crisis as population ages
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (629+ words) Published'May 13, 2026, 09: 06 AM Updated'May 13, 2026, 10: 38 AM PETALING JAYA - Malaysia may face a "loneliness epidemic" if better social support is not in place to care for its growing number of senior citizens. This is following the current number of care centres in Malaysia,…...