Posts by Liam Redmond
Woman sues fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby: ‘Never felt so violated’
Krystena Murray became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization two years ago, and said she was unaware until she gave birth that the fertility clinic had made a fateful mistake. In December 2023, Murray delivered a healthy baby boy. But she also knew immediately that it didn’t develop from one of her own lab-fertilized eggs.…
Read MoreApple to launch new lower-cost iPhone to capture a broader market
APPLE is set to launch its latest budget iPhone model on Wednesday (Feb 19) as it looks to grab a bigger share of the mid-range smartphone market and fend off competition from rivals such Samsung and China’s Huawei. The fourth generation of the lower-cost model, so far known as iPhone SE, will take on popular…
Read MoreNovo seeks US$830 million from Singapore firm, accusing it of fraud over drug
Novo Nordisk is seeking as much as US$830 million in damages in a Singapore court, saying it was misled by a local biotech about the effectiveness of an experimental hypertension drug. KBP Biosciences and its founder led the Danish drugmaker to believe they had “developed a new and effective drug to treat hypertension and kidney…
Read MoreAll assets of biotech founder in Novo Nordisk suit frozen, including US$218 million in DBS account
The Danish drugmaker alleges misrepresentations by KBP Biosciences founder Huang Zhenhua about the success of its kidney drug PHARMA giant Novo Nordisk has been granted an injunction by the Singapore International Commercial Court to freeze the worldwide assets of KBP Biosciences founder Huang Zhenhua to the tune of US$830 million. The Danish drugmaker was led…
Read MoreExclusive | Reputed Tren de Aragua gangsters nabbed in NYC felony drug raid — only to be cut loose with a slap on the wrist
A pair of reputed migrant gangbangers were nabbed in a drug raid at a Queens auto shop — only to be cut loose without bail after prosecutors reduced the charges, The Post has learned. Jose Tamaronis-Caldera, 27, and Richard Garcia, 33, both tied to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, were busted on felony drug…
Read MoreAnt Group enters China’s growing humanoid robot industry amid rising tech interest
ANT Group, the Alibaba-linked fintech giant, is venturing into the humanoid robot industry, joining a growing list of major Chinese tech companies exploring this emerging field. The company has opened positions related to humanoid robot systems and applications through its subsidiary, Shanghai Ant Lingbo Technology, which was established at the end of 2024 with registered…
Read MoreCSE Global records S$235.3 million in new Q4 orders
SYSTEMS integrator CSE Global has secured S$235.3 million worth of new orders for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2024. In a bourse filing on Wednesday (Feb 19), the company said that the new orders it secured fell 21.6 per cent year on year, from that of the S$300.3 million in the same period a…
Read MoreCordlife ID Teo Tong Kooi steps down; new ID appointed
CORDLIFE Group’s independent director Dr Teo Tong Kooi stepped down from his role at the embattled cord-blood bank on Wednesday (Feb 19). He relinquished the role to “focus on other commitments”, the company said. Dr Teo, 68, was appointed an independent director on May 14, 2024. The company also announced that it had appointed Yuen…
Read MoreSingapore shares end Wednesday higher on UOB earnings, Budget news; STI up 0.2%
The bank’s Q4 profit of of S$1.52 billion beat analysts’ consensus forecast S$1.48 billion SINGAPORE stocks closed higher on Wednesday (Feb 19), as investors digested company earnings reports and the country’s Budget 2025 announcements. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 8.48 points or 0.2 per cent to 3,934.04, below the record 3,943.23 that the index…
Read MoreSingapore shares end Wednesday higher on UOB results, Budget news; STI up 0.2%
The bank’s Q4 profit of of S$1.52 billion beat analysts’ consensus forecast S$1.48 billion SINGAPORE stocks closed higher on Wednesday (Feb 19), as investors digested company earnings reports and the country’s Budget 2025 announcements. The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 8.48 points or 0.2 per cent to 3,934.04, below the record 3,943.23 that the index…
Read MoreWinter’s next wave of storms takes direct aim at East Coast, threatening heavy snow in several states
The latest in a long line of winter storms is taking direct aim at the East Coast, threatening to dump heavy snow and some ice in several states. A storm that dropped snow in the Midwest was spreading across the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys on Wednesday, bringing more misery to some places just starting to…
Read MoreUnited Hampshire US Reit declares 4.2% lower H2 DPU of US$0.0205
UNITED Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) for the half year ended Dec 31, 2024, fell to US$0.0205, down 4.2 per cent from US$0.0214 over the same period a year earlier. Revenue rose 0.4 per cent to US$36.4 million for the half-year, from US$36.2 million in the year-ago period. This…
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