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Tough-talking right-winger elected Costa Rica president
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» SAN JOSÉ - Right-wing political scientist Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday by a landslide, after promising to crack down hard on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.
Maersk to take over Panama Canal port operations from HK firm
AFP, Published on 31/01/2026
» PANAMA CITY - Danish firm Maersk will temporarily take over operation of two ports on the Panama Canal from Hong Kong company CK Hutchison, whose concession has been annulled, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) said Friday.
PropertyLimBrothers CEO and VP resign, interim CEO appointed
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2026
» SINGAPORE - PropertyLimBrothers’ (PLB) CEO and co-founder Melvin Lim and vice-president of strategy, Grayce Tan, have stepped down from their roles amid allegations of adultery, which surfaced over the weekend.
Leftist New York mayor-elect faces Trump in White House showdown
AFP, Published on 22/11/2025
» WASHINGTON - New York's incoming leftist mayor Zohran Mamdani marches into the White House on Friday for a high-stakes sit-down with President Donald Trump, after a bruising war of words that lit up cable news and social media.
China vows to boost consumption
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» BEIJING - China’s ruling Communist Party said on Thursday the country has to “vigorously boost consumption” and “consolidate national security” in the next five years, state media reported, as a key gathering concluded in Beijing.
French premier resigns after Macron’s cabinet gamble backfires
Bloomberg, Published on 06/10/2025
» Sebastien Lecornu unexpectedly resigned as France’s prime minister on Monday, blaming the intransigence of the groups in the country’s fractured parliament and deepening a national political crisis.
France unveils new government amid political deadlock
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government on Sunday, putting together a team of largely familiar faces under Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu as he struggles to pull the country out of a political crisis.
White House says $100,000 H-1B visa fee to be one-time payment
AFP, Published on 21/09/2025
» WASHINGTON - The White House issued a major clarification Saturday to its new H-1B visa policy that had rattled the tech industry a day earlier, saying a $100,000 fee will be a "one-time" payment imposed only on new applicants.
Leo XIV, first US pope, to celebrate first mass as pontiff
AFP, Published on 09/05/2025
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV will celebrate mass Friday, the day after becoming the first US head of the Catholic Church, with the world watching for signs of what kind of pope he will be.
PAP on course for Singapore election win
Reuters, Published on 03/05/2025
» SINGAPORE - Samples from official vote counting in Singapore’s election on Saturday night showed the People’s Action Party (PAP) was on course to win its 14th successive poll and extend its six-decade rule.