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OMAHA (AP) – Warren Buffett’s company again reported a loss – this time only USD2.7 billion – because of a drop in the paper value of its investment portfolio in the third quarter, but most of its operating businesses performed well with the notable exception of Geico. Berkshire Hathaway reported a quarterly loss yesterday of […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) – A Singaporean businessman wanted by the United States (US) for violating sanctions on North Korea is currently in the city-state where he is under investigation, the Singapore police said. In a statement yesterday, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they have sought clarification from their US counterparts over the reward as they […]
Lindsey Bahr AP – After touching the stars with Brad Pitt, filmmaker James Gray has come back to earth to explore his own childhood in Armageddon Time. Set in the fall of 1980, in Queens, it is a patient and mature work about a very specific time and place when he was anything but – […]
THE STAR – A blast on a bus in the southern Philippines killed at least one person and injured 11 others shortly before noon yesterday, an army spokesperson said. Major General Roy Galido, commander of the Army’s Sixth Infantry Division, said the bomb, believed to be an improvised explosive device, went off around 11.30am local […]
BEIJING (XINHUA) – China’s Internet companies increased their spending on research and development (R&D) in the first three quarters of the year, data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed. Major Internet companies spent CNY56.6 billion on R&D during the period, up 8.8 per cent year-on-year. From January to September, the business revenues […]