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[BEIJING] Singapore and China on Monday (Jun 23) inked four agreements on cooperation in areas such as training and knowledge exchange, in a ceremony witnessed by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. This was on the first full day of PM Wong’s introductory visit to China, which is from Jun 22 to 26. One memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on Monday will see the joint development of legal talent. Under the MOU, trainees nominated by Singapore’s law ministry and China’s justice ministry will attend postgraduate law programmes in each other’s law schools. They will also take part in courses conducted…

NEW YORK — Taylor Mac does not set out to bite the hand that feeds in a new play satirizing cultural philanthropy. The MacArthur “genius grant” recipient claims to be “just trying to get some lipstick on it.”Set at a not-for-profit dance company’s gala, “Prosperous Fools” invites questions about the moral value of philanthropy in a society denounced by the comedy as “feudal.” A boorish patron goes mad trying vainly to wield his lacking creative capital and thus confirms the choreographer’s fears of selling out to a sleazy oligarch who represents everything his art opposes. The show, written by Mac…

LONDON :Oil prices oscillated on Monday, touching a five-month high before erasing most gains as oil and gas transit continued on tankers from the Middle East after U.S. airstrikes against Iran at the weekend. Brent crude futures were up 16 cents, or 0.2 per cent, at $77.17 a barrel by 1307 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 14 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $73.98. U.S. President Donald Trump said he had “obliterated” Iran’s main nuclear sites in strikes over the weekend, joining an Israeli assault in an escalation of conflict in the Middle East as Tehran vowed to…

The government’s industrial strategy aims to harness the best of British business, from automotive to video gaming via the City and life sciences, in order to deliver the economic growth on which all else depends. A year in the planning with a 10-year horizon for delivery, in its final months it was hijacked by a very short-term issue; how to give industries battered by the highest electricity prices in the world a chance of competing now, never mind the 2030s. The answer, as reported by Sky News last week, is a significant cut to bills not just for “energy intensive…

Endometriosis is often brushed off as “just painful periods.” But for many women, it’s much more—chronic pain, missed work, years without answers. These things stick in your mind. And for some, a deeper fear lingers: can endometriosis cause cancer? The fear is real and understandable. Endometriosis isn’t cancer. But research shows some ties between this condition and certain cancer risks. That doesn’t mean everyone with endometriosis will get cancer. It does mean that you need to understand the risks and know what to look for. Staying informed gives you control. And it helps you make decisions that protect your body…

Alexi Lalas, Landon Donovan and the “FOX Soccer” crew broke down the 2-1 victory for the United States against Haiti.

Dutch technology investor Prosus reported on Monday a 47 per cent jump in full-year core earnings to $7.4 billion, exceeding its financial targets, driven by its expansion into food delivery and e-commerce. Owned by South Africa’s Naspers, Prosus is transforming from an investment group to a technology company running such services as food delivery, fintech and ride sharing, a change in strategy a BofA analyst said could shift its investment case.Prosus announced in late February an agreement to buy Just Eat Takeaway for 4.1 billion euros ($4.72 billion) to create a “European tech champion” of food delivery.CFO Nico Marais said…

[LONDON] Britain’s populist Reform UK party presented plans on Monday (Jun 23) to offer wealthy, often foreign newcomers a “Britannia Card” to gain exemption from tax on international wealth, income or gains for 10 years for a one-off, £250,000 (S$432,602) payment.The policy draws a new battle line before the next national election with Britain’s governing Labour Party. The government has closed exemptions on so-called “non-doms”, or non-domiciled residents, who have long paid little or no UK tax on money earned overseas. Using a press conference to also criticise the opposition Conservative Party for hiking taxes on voters when it held power,…

Former minister Tulip Siddiq has accused the leader of Bangladesh of conducting an “orchestrated campaign” to damage her reputation and “interfere with UK politics”, according to a new legal letter seen by Sky News. The Labour MP also said comments made by Professor Muhammad Yunus in a Sky News interview have prejudiced her right to a fair investigation, meaning the ongoing corruption inquiries into her should be dropped. In March, the chief adviser – who is effectively the country’s interim leader – told Sky News that Ms Siddiq “has so many (sic) wealth left behind here” and “should be made…

[BANGKOK] Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra began a Cabinet reshuffle on Monday (Jun 23) as a political and judicial crisis sparked by a leaked phone call threatens to sink her government. The 38-year-old daughter of controversial former PM Thaksin Shinawatra began handing out ministerial posts vacated when her main coalition partner quit last week – a move that nearly took her government down. Paetongtarn, in office for less than a year, is hanging on by a thread, and on top of the party horse-trading she now faces a Constitutional Court case that could see her barred from office. She faced calls to quit…