Posts by Liam Redmond
Mamdani reveals the secret to his chummy relationship with Trump during ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ NYC broadcast
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday revealed the secret to his chummy relationship with President Trump in a special Big Apple broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”. The social media savvy mayor joined host Jimmy Kimmel Monday night for the ABC late-night talk show’s eighth-annual weeklong broadcast stint at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera…
Read MoreAustralia’s central bank raises cash rate to 15-year peak
Published Tue, Sep 29, 2026 · 12:59 PM [SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank raised its cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6 per cent on Tuesday (Sep 29) in its fourth hike of the year, saying inflation was too high and it was prepared to hike further if needed. Wrapping up its September policy meeting,…
Read MoreAustralia’s central bank lifts rates to 15-year high, signals risk of further hikes
Published Tue, Sep 29, 2026 · 12:59 PM — Updated Tue, Sep 29, 2026 · 01:36 PM [SYDNEY] The Reserve Bank of Australia raised its cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6 per cent on Tuesday (Sep 29) in its fourth hike of the year, saying inflation was too high and that it was…
Read MoreJalen Brunson ready to go after ‘painful’ injury he didn’t let derail Knicks’ title hopes
Jalen Brunson sat at the podium during Knicks Media Day on Monday with no cast, brace or any type of protection on his left wrist. The captain is ready to go. Brunson underwent offseason surgery on that wrist to repair a tendon issue. He notably played through the injury during the end of the playoffs…
Read MoreOpenAI apologises for Australian government website hack, pledges to rebuild trust
Firm’s chief strategy officer to appear at an Australian Senate committee hearing on AI on Oct 6 Published Tue, Sep 29, 2026 · 12:28 PM [SYDNEY] OpenAI apologised for the hacking of an Australian government website by a rogue AI agent, committing funding to improve cyber defences and to establish a local response task force…
Read MoreFire protection specialist Deluge Corp files preliminary prospectus for mainboard IPO
[SINGAPORE] Fire protection specialist Deluge Corp on Tuesday (Sep 29) lodged a preliminary prospectus to list on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The offer will comprise a placement to institutional and other investors, with a public offer in Singapore. Separately, 23.4 million cornerstone shares will be issued to investors including Amova Asset Management Asia,…
Read MoreMoment California surfer smashed onto rocks by hurricane-powered wave before celebrity publicist’s daring rescue
A California woman jumped into rough waters and held an unconscious surfer’s head above the surface after watching a huge wave slam him into rocks along the San Diego County coast. Benita Karo, 39, was walking along the beach in Oceanside on the morning of Sept. 26 when she stopped to look at the unusually…
Read MoreJapan veers from rice shortage to glut, dealing blow to farmers
Extreme weather, rising costs and lower product prices add challenge to an already shrinking sector [TOKYO] In 2025, Japan was flooding its rice market with emergency stockpiles in a bid to mollify voters angered by the soaring price of its staple grain. Now, it has the opposite problem: a glut. That is welcome news for…
Read MoreMAS allocates S$1.45 billion to five asset managers in third EQDP batch: Chee Hong Tat
[SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will allocate S$1.45 billion to five asset managers under the latest round of its Equity Market Development Programme (EQDP), taking total allocations under the initiative to S$5.4 billion out of its S$6.5 billion. The five managers appointed in the third batch are Amundi, Franklin Templeton, HSBC Asset Management,…
Read MoreBrennan: Trump ‘Has No Concept’ of Taiwan’s Importance to the U.S.
Monday on MS NOW’s “Deadline,” former CIA Director John Brennan said President Donald Trump “has no concept of exactly just how important Taiwan is to the United States.” Brennan said, “It reflects the lack of principles or American values on the part of Donald Trump. I’m sure he sees Taiwan as simply an island, and…
Read MoreHundreds of lefties link arms for bizarre ‘hands across the sand’ protest against California oil drilling
Hundreds of anti-oil lefties linked arms on a Santa Barbara beach for a bizarre human-chain protest against oil drilling. Environmental advocates gathered at West Beach on Saturday for “Hands Across the Sand” to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the California Coastal Act. People gathered at West Beach on Saturday for “Hands Across the Sand.” People…
Read MoreShares of fast-fashion’s Shein plunge 14% to record low after profit slides 67%
Published Tue, Sep 29, 2026 · 10:24 AM — Updated Tue, Sep 29, 2026 · 01:42 PM [HONG KONG] Shares of fast-fashion retailer Shein tumbled as much as 14 per cent on Tuesday (Sep 29) after it reported a 67 per cent fall in quarterly profit in its first post-IPO results, fuelling investor concerns over…
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