Posts by Liam Redmond
21-year-old shot in neck and killed on NYC street: cops
A 21-year-old man was shot in the neck and killed in Chelsea Wednesday night following a fight with the gunman, police said. The NYPD received a call for an assault in progress in front of 431 W. 17th St. just before 9:20 p.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the victim unconscious and…
Read MoreDBS, UOB back 6.7 trillion rupiah loan facility for data centre campus in Batam’s Nongsa Digital Park
[SINGAPORE] DBS and UOB have jointly provided a 6.7 trillion rupiah (S$530 million) loan facility to finance the development of a new data centre campus in Batam, Indonesia. The project is jointly developed by DayOne, a Singapore-based data centre developer and operator, and the Indonesia Investment Authority, the country’s sovereign wealth fund. It will fund…
Read MoreShip carrying EVs abandoned in Pacific after catching fire
[LONDON] A ship carrying about 3,000 cars to Mexico was abandoned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean after catching fire on Tuesday (Jun 3), highlighting a growing risk to the transportation of electric vehicles (EVs). The fire aboard the Morning Midas occurred approximately 300 miles south of Adak Island in Alaska, according to the…
Read MoreNavy sailor returns home from deployment to find out family gave his dog away — before he tracks down pooch: ‘Isn’t just a pet’
A US Navy sailor returned home from an eight-month deployment to the Middle East only to find out that his beloved dog had been given away by a family member who had agreed to care for the pooch. Paulo Silva’s homecoming celebration was short-lived when he learned that his 5-year-old golden retriever, Archie, was gone.…
Read MoreLatest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield sinks to 2.05%
[SINGAPORE] The cut-off yield for Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) dropped to 2.05 per cent, based on auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (Jun 5). This was a decline from the 2.2 per cent cut-off yield offered in the previous six-month auction that closed on May 22. It was the lowest…
Read MoreLaopu Gold’s 2,300% rally faces test after stock hits HK$1,000
A BREATHTAKING rally in Laopu Gold is facing a critical test after its stock price hit HK$1,000 (S$164), a rare milestone that may deter retail investors due to the steep price tag. The jewellery maker soared more than 2,300 per cent since its listing in late June 2024 to set a new record earlier on…
Read MoreBarbaric dad who set sleeping daughter, 2, on fire in desert dies behind bars 26 years after ‘heinous, cruel and depraved’ slaying
An Arizona dad who told his 2-year-old daughter they were going to see Christmas lights but instead took her into the desert and lit the tot on fire has died in prison 26 years after the barbaric killing. The body of convicted murderer Shawn Ryan Grell, 50, was discovered by officials in the Arizona Prison…
Read MoreAsia: Most markets rise as US data feeds rate-cut hopes
[HONG KONG] Asian shares mostly rose on Thursday after soft US economic data boosted expectations the Federal Reserve will soon cut interest rates and put the focus on key jobs figures coming at the end of the week. Investors were also keeping track of developments in Donald Trump’s trade war and signs of movement on…
Read MoreCiti to cut 3,500 tech jobs in China in global revamp
[HONG KONG] Citigroup will reduce the number of employees at two of its technology centres in China by about 3,500, the bank said on Thursday (Jun 5), as it pushes to simplify and shrink global tech operations to improve risk and data management. The reduction of staff at the China Citi Solution Centres in Shanghai…
Read MoreGrabCab launching in July with initial fleet of 40 Toyota Prius taxis
[SINGAPORE] GrabCab vehicles will hit the road from July as Singapore’s sixth and newest taxi operator launches its services, with 40 cabs in its fleet for a start. Announcing this in a media briefing on Jun 4, GrabCab, a subsidiary of Grab’s rental arm GrabRentals, said it will be launching its taxi services with 40…
Read MoreLuigi Mangione’s ‘manifesto’ reveals reason for targeting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, failed plot for mass casualty event: court docs
The deranged “manifesto” of Luigi Mangione revealed the image-obsessed accused killer chose to “wack the CEO” of UnitedHealthcare during an investor conference in New York City to generate “headlines” — and had previously planned a bombing “catastrophe,” court documents revealed. Parts of Mangione’s scrawlings in red-spiral notebooks were revealed as part of a filing from…
Read MoreAll signs point to MLB’s automatic ball-strike challenge system coming in 2026
MLB appears ready to add another element of replay review to its game as early as next year. Rob Manfred said Tuesday he plans to propose a plan to bring the automatic ball-strike system to the majors for 2026, The Athletic reported from MLB headquarters. A proposal will go to the 11-person competition committee, and…
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