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How can progress be sustained and extended to all communities? WASHINGTON, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Deaths due to drug overdose and alcohol misuse were down in the United States in 2023 according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data and newly released CDC 2024 provisional data predict an unprecedented 27 percent one year drop in overdose deaths. These reductions are encouraging and were likely related to a number of factors including investments in primary prevention, mental health, harm reduction, and overdose prevention programs. However, current and proposed federal budget cuts, public health workforce reductions, and proposed federal…
BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will on Wednesday (May 28) propose a 3.78 trillion baht (US$115.5 billion) budget to parliament for the 2026 fiscal year, as her government seeks to support a sluggish economy facing steep US tariffs. The draft budget bill, which will be debated in the house over the next four days, projects a 0.7 per cent rise in spending, and a 0.7 per cent drop in the budget deficit to 860 billion baht, or 4.3 per cent of gross domestic product, from the 2025 fiscal year that ends in September. “A deficit budget policy is aimed…
[SINGAPORE] Shares on the Singapore bourse ended higher on Wednesday (May 28), even as other regional markets languished in the red.In Singapore, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.4 per cent or 15.83 points to 3,911.92. Across the broader market, advancers edged out decliners 233 to 224, after 1.2 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion were traded. The top gainer on the benchmark index was Thai Beverage, which rose 2.2 per cent or S$0.01 to S$0.47. The beverage distributor was also the most actively traded counter by volume, with 48 million units worth S$22.5 million traded.The biggest decliner was investment holding company…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia is amassing “more than 50,000” troops on the front line around the northeastern Sumy border region, where Moscow’s army has captured a number of settlements as it seeks to establish a “buffer zone” inside Ukrainian territory. “Now they are also amassing troops in the Sumy direction. More than 50,000,” Zelensky told reporters on Tuesday, in remarks published on Wednesday.
[LONDON] ExxonMobil entered exclusive talks to sell its entire 82.89 per cent stake in French unit Esso SAF, including a key refinery, to North Atlantic France SAS for about 400 million euros (S$584.2 million).If completed, the deal would significantly diminish Exxon’s presence in France, after the company announced last year that it would shut down part of its petrochemical operations in the country. The moves highlight the challenges faced by Europe to keep energy-intensive industries running amid regulations to curb greenhouse gas emissions and international competition.The final acquisition price, which includes a significant amount of cash on Esso’s balance sheet,…
Vice President JD Vance is speaking Wednesday at a Bitcoin conference, marking the Trump administration’s latest overture to the cryptocurrency industry — a once-fringe business that President Trump and his allies have embraced in recent months.Vance is set to speak at noon ET at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas. A longstanding backer of cryptocurrencies, Vance owned between $250,000 and $500,000 worth of Bitcoin, according to an August 2024 financial disclosure.The Las Vegas event will feature a handful of other Trump backers: His two eldest sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, who have invested in crypto ventures, are…
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nissan has started offering buyouts to US workers and has suspended merit-based wage increases worldwide, internal emails reviewed by Reuters showed, as the automaker expands cost cuts amid weak performance in key markets. CEO Ivan Espinosa announced a new round of cost cuts this month that include closing seven production sites globally and cutting 11,000 more jobs, taking its total planned workforce reduction to around 20,000. As part of the cuts, Nissan has offered separation packages to workers at its Canton plant in Mississippi as well as to salaried workers in human resources, planning, information technology and finance, showed one…
Apple is testing a high-resolution camera sensor for one of its future iPhone models, as per a prominent tipster. However, the tipster does not reveal much aside from the fact that the Cupertino-based tech giant is testing a 200-megapixel camera. It is expected to be a part of the higher-end Pro models. We do not know which iteration of iPhone is expected to carry this sensor. From what we have seen in iPhone 17 and iPhone 18 series leaks so far, they are unlikely to include a higher resolution camera. Apple Reportedly Testing 200-Megapixel CameraTipster Digital Chat Station claimed in a…
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Finland’s Nokia and defence technology firm blackned, majority-owned by Rheinmetall, will jointly develop next-generation tactical networks for the German armed forces, the companies said on Wednesday.The new mobile communication systems will be specifically “tailored” for Germany’s defence requirements, Nokia said, with potential for adaptation to other countries’ defense needs.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.Nokia and blackned will bring together their 5G technology and software expertise to create tactical networks for battlefield operations, integrated with Rheinmetall’s Battlesuite digital platform. Tactical networks allow military personnel to share information, coordinate operations, and maintain situational awareness in the field, even in challenging…