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Car found as search continues for alleged shooter of Minnesota lawmakers – CBS News Watch CBS News SWAT teams rushed to a remote highway in rural Minnesota Sunday where police say they found a car and cowboy hat belonging to the suspect in the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers. Jennifer Mayerle of CBS Minnesota reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

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Trust in America as a global player has fallen to just 36 per cent, by far the lowest result in the Lowy survey’s 20-year historyPublished Mon, Jun 16, 2025 · 08:44 AM[CANBERRA] Australians are equally distrustful of both US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to a new survey, complicating Canberra’s task of managing ties with its key security ally and biggest trading partner.A new survey released by the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney showed that 72 per cent of respondents said they did not trust Trump to act responsibly in global affairs, just edging out…

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[JAKARTA] Proptech startup MilikiRumah is aiming to raise a US$50 million private equity fund to scale its rent-to-own housing programme in the country, targeting segments of the population typically excluded from conventional mortgage financing.With early backing from regulated asset managers – including Ruifeng Wealth Management, Tembusu Partners and Trigger Asset Management – the company kicked off its fundraising efforts with a planned first close of US$10 million in the third quarter of this year. MilikiRumah aims to raise the remaining capital in successive US$10 million tranches over the next two years, enabling it to gradually scale housing development under its…

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[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 16): Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit); ESR Reit; Sabana Industrial Reit; Acrophyte Hospitality Trust: ESR Group, which is the sponsor of Suntec Reit, ESR Reit, Sabana Industrial Reit and Acrophyte Hospitality Trust, is expected to delist from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Jul 3 as its shareholders on Friday approved a scheme resolution to privatise it. The real estate fund manager received a privatisation proposal from a consortium of investors comprising Starwood Capital Operations, Sixth Street Partners, and SSW Partners in…

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[HONG KONG] The Hong Kong stock exchange plans to attract listed companies in South-east Asia and the Middle East, in particular, for second listings in the financial hub, its chief executive said, as the bourse looks to burnish its global credentials.Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) also sees a pickup in the number of companies listed in mainland China markets seeking a listing in the city to raise capital for their global expansions, Bonnie Chan said.“We’re now more focused on companies which are actually already listed on another market, but might have outgrown their domestic market,” said Chan, a…

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[TOKYO] Oil prices climbed in early Asian trade on Monday after Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, heightening fears that escalating battle could trigger a broader regional conflict and widely disrupt oil exports from the Middle East.Brent crude futures were up US$1.70, or 2.3 per cent, to US$75.93 a barrel by 2253 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures gained US$1.62, or 2.2 per cent, to US$74.60. They had surged more than US$4 earlier in the session. Both benchmarks settled 7 per cent higher on Friday, having surged more than 13 per cent during the session to…

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[SINGAPORE] Many know the Genting Group only for its hotels and casinos, yet its businesses have mushroomed to straddle plantations, energy, and biotechnology businesses across the world.What started off as a hilltop casino in Malaysia’s Genting Highlands is today a conglomerate which includes Genting Plantations, Genting Singapore, Genting Energy and Resorts World Las Vegas. BeginningsThe Genting Group was founded in 1965 when the late Lim Goh Tong built a mountaintop resort in what is now known as Genting Highlands. In 1971, Genting Highlands Hotel was publicly listed in Malaysia with the addition of the first hotel, now known as Theme Park Hotel. A…

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