South-east Asia’s polymer production crisis worsens as US-China trade shift looms

South-east Asia’s polymer production crisis worsens as US-China trade shift looms

[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia’s petrochemical industry is facing a double whammy of weakening export demands and potential import surges, as trade tensions could redirect US polymer to the region’s already-saturated market, sustaining pressure on production. Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), as crucial downstream segments, are encountering “considerable challenges” in the region, noted commodity markets intelligence firm…

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Elon Musk says he regrets some posts he made about Trump

Elon Musk says he regrets some posts he made about Trump

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Wednesday he regrets some of the posts he made last week about US President Donald Trump as they went “too far.” Trump and Musk began exchanging insults last week on social media, with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO describing the president’s sweeping tax and spending bill as a “disgusting abomination.”…

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Female Cincinnati School Counselor Who Had Sexual Intercourse with Her 17-Year-Old Student in Her Office, Sentenced

Female Cincinnati School Counselor Who Had Sexual Intercourse with Her 17-Year-Old Student in Her Office, Sentenced

A St. Xavier High School staffer who groomed multiple students and admitted to having sex with a 17-year-old student, has been sentenced to three years in prison. As reported by Cincinnati.com, On Tuesday, June 10, Emily Nutley was handed the sentence by Judge Jennifer Branch in the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. Nutley, 43, who…

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Los Angeles Put on Lockdown as Woke Mayor Karen Bass Imposes Curfew on Downtown after Anti-ICE Protesters Wreak Havoc

Los Angeles Put on Lockdown as Woke Mayor Karen Bass Imposes Curfew on Downtown after Anti-ICE Protesters Wreak Havoc

Los Angeles was put on lockdown after Mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency, bowing to pressure as chaos escalated. “We reached a tipping point,” Bass said during a press briefing, as she announced a local emergency following the vandalism of 23 businesses on Monday night. Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom slammed President Trump, blaming him…

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Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn’s son Wyatt addresses claim he was viral protester scolding National Guardsmen during LA riots

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn’s son Wyatt addresses claim he was viral protester scolding National Guardsmen during LA riots

Actor Wyatt Russell, son of Hollywood legends Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn, has cleared the air after he was mistakenly identified as a man scolding law enforcement during the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles in a viral video. The video showed a bearded protester, who has a fleeting resemblance to Wyatt Russell, donning a black…

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Chinese automakers pledge to make payments to suppliers within 60 days

Chinese carmakers vow to make timely supplier payments as backlash to price war grows

Published Wed, Jun 11, 2025 · 12:45 PM [SHANGHAI] Most Chinese automakers have pledged to make payments to suppliers within 60 days, responding to regulatory pressure that followed a recent outcry from suppliers over long payment times and other practices they call unfair. Chinese authorities issued new rules in March that require big companies to…

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Kirk Cousins sounds resigned to his sad Falcons fate

Kirk Cousins sounds resigned to his sad Falcons fate

Kirk Cousins might have already accepted his football fate.  Cousins was at the Falcons’ mandatory minicamp on Tuesday and seemed to know that his days as a starting quarterback in the NFL might be over.  “Obviously, you’d love to play,” Cousins told reporters. “But I’m not gonna dwell on things that aren’t reality.” “Obviously you’d…

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