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Shares skid in Asia as oil rises, rate hikes loom
8+ min ago (670+ words) Published Sep 14, 2026, 07:32 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 09:34 AM SYDNEY – Share markets slid in Asia on Sept 14 as supply concerns caused oil prices to spike anew, while investors braced themselves for possible interest rate hikes in both the United States and Japan this…...
A $9.4 billion gas bill sees developing Asian nations sour on LNG
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (798+ words) Qatari shipments of LNG through the Strait of Hormuz have all but dried up since the conflict started at the end of February. Published Sep 14, 2026, 08:35 AM The loss of a fifth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply due to the…...
Philippine Seven Corporation Selects RELEX to Improve Forecasting
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (26+ words) The Straits Times Philippine Seven Corporation Selects RELEX to Improve Forecasting Published Sep 14, 2026, 08:00 AM...
askST Jobs: Should I turn down a promotion to protect my work-life balance?
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (471+ words) Employees should consider discussing workload, resources, travel, flexibility and even the timing of the promotion with their employer, says the writer. ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO Published Sep 14, 2026, 05:00 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 06:33 AM For many employees, a promotion is supposed to be…...
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Sept 14, 2026
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (540+ words) Scottish Nationalist Party leader John Swinney (left), Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru in Wales (centre) and Michelle O’Neill of Irish Republicans Sinn Fein said they would meet in Cardiff to press for self-determination votes in their territories. Published Sep…...
Shares slip in Asia as oil climbs, rate hikes loom
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (634+ words) Published Sep 14, 2026, 07:32 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 07:57 AM SYDNEY - Share markets slid in Asia on Sept 14 as supply concerns caused oil prices to spike anew, while investors braced for possible interest rate hikes in both the United States and Japan this week....
Okinawa election win may give Tokyo freer hand on military build-up
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (337+ words) Published Sep 14, 2026, 07:26 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 08:00 AM TOKYO - A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government won Okinawa's gubernatorial election on Sept 13, ousting an opponent of Tokyo's military build-up across the strategically important island chain near Taiwan and China....
Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish parties to hold independence summit
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (246+ words) Scottish Nationalist Party leader John Swinney (left), Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru in Wales (centre) and Michelle O’Neill of Irish Republicans Sinn Fein said they would meet in Cardiff to press for self-determination votes in their territories. Published Sep…...
Houthis’ Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (988+ words) A screen grab taken from undated video footage released on Sept 12 purportedly showing a truck belonging to Saudi-backed forces burning after Houthi fighters set it on fire. Published Sep 14, 2026, 01:01 AM Updated Sep 14, 2026, 02:12 AM ANKARA - The Houthi capture of Yemen’s Red…...
Africa is bigger than you think. But does size matter?
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (138+ words) The Straits Times A new world map restores Africa to its true proportions. But geography is not destiny: the continent’s real challenge is to turn its enormous physical scale into economic scale. Published Sep 14, 2026, 05:00 AM After years of campaigning, African…...