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STI up 0.6% even as Asian markets slump amid bond sell-off, inflation fears
Published Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 06:33 PM [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Wednesday (Sep 2). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.6 per cent or 33.74 points to finish at 5,744.11. City Developments Ltd led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 2.1 per cent or S$0.18 to S$8.58. The worst performer…
Read MoreWhat Sean Ono Lennon’s baby name means
Sean Ono Lennon has welcomed his first child with his partner, Charlotte Kemp Muhl. Lennon, the 50-year-old son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, made the announcement on social media. “Charlotte and I would like to announce that we have indeed created a Human Bean! His name is Aurelius! Thank you!” In the image, he…
Read More‘Miraculous’ Studio Founder Jeremy Zag To Receive Deadline’s French TV Disruptor Award At The Unifrance Rendez-Vous
Jeremy Zag will receive Deadline’s 2026 French TV Disruptor Award. Zag founded the iconic Zag Entertainment banner in 2009 and it went on to become a leading international animation studio, responsible for shows including global hit Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir. France has traditionally had a dynamic animation sector and Zag has been…
Read More‘Bunker’: Watch Javier Bardem & Penélope Cruz In Florian Zeller’s Venice-Bound Psychological Thriller
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s an exclusive clip from Florian Zeller’s upcoming Venice competition title Bunker starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. The psychological thriller, which Zeller wrote, produced and directed, follows the emotional and moral challenges faced by a couple in an increasingly uncertain world. Bardem plays Miguel, a successful London architect, who considers a prestigious offer to build…
Read MoreEd Markey will win despite his views on trans athletes, not because of them
U.S. Senator Ed Markey, at 80 years young, defeated U.S. Representative Seth Moulton in Massachusetts’ Democratic Senate primary on September 1, taking about two-thirds of the vote after transgender athletes became one of the campaign’s sharpest fault lines. Trans athletes competing in women’s sports has captured renewed national attention in recent weeks after the Indiana…
Read MoreJean-Paul Rappeneau Dies: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Director Was 94
French director and screenwriter Jean-Paul Rappeneau, who was best known internationally for the 1990 Oscar-nominated drama Cyrano de Bergerac, died on September 2 his family has announced. He was 94. Born on April 8, 1932 in the town of Auxerre in central France, Rappeneau’s career spanned more than 50 years of French cinema history. His…
Read MoreMaureen Lipman Tells Gerard McCarthy To “Grow Up” Over Israel Views
Maureen Lipman, the BAFTA-nominated actress known for her work in The Pianist, has hit out at co-star Gerard McCarthy after he quit their Soho Theatre play over her pro-Israel stance. Lipman and McCarthy were due to share a stage in Stan Zimmerman’s Right Before I Go on September 5, but McCarthy walked away from the…
Read MoreMMM Films Boards Sales, Unveils Clip For Ukrainian Drama ‘Camouflage’
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based MMM Films has acquired international sales rights for Ukrainian director Mykyta Gibalenko’s drama Camouflage and released a first clip for the film ahead of its world premiere in Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori. Arthur Aliiev, who was in Venice in 2023 with Forever Forever, stars as 22-year-old Vitaly who leaves his native…
Read More‘Gunsmoke & Mirrors’, Show About Frontier Hero Chris Madsen, In Works
EXCLUSIVE: Denmark’s Lunderskov Magic, the UK’s CMG Productions and producers Nicole Finnan and Allan Sperling have teamed on a scripted series about a Danish criminal who became a war hero and American frontier legend. The show, Gunsmoke & Mirrors, is set in the late 19th Century and chronicles the transformation of Christian Rørmose Madsen, who…
Read MoreSIA to unveil new cabin products in November
The upcoming seats will be the first meaningful redesign of its long-haul business class in almost two decades [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be unveiling its highly anticipated next-generation cabin products, with its top-tiers of frequent fliers set to get a sneak preview in early November. Travel hack website The MileLion, in a post published…
Read MoreSome people with high-risk Alzheimer’s gene never get it. Scientists may know why
Some people who carry one of the strongest known genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease go on to develop the condition, others never do. Now, scientists say they have uncovered new clues that could help explain why, potentially opening the door to more personalized prevention and treatment strategies. An international team led by Michael E.…
Read MoreClíodhna O’Sullivan’s ‘Her Hidden Fire’ Getting YA Series Adaptation
EXCLUSIVE: Irish production company Great Island has optioned Clíodhna O’Sullivan’s bestselling romantasy novel Her Hidden Fire for a young adult series adaptation. The eight-part series will follow Éadha, a servant who has learned to survive by remaining unseen in a stratified world where magic is fuelled by enslaved ‘Fodder.’ Éadha hides her own power that she generates from within, but when…
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