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Citi Makes It Easier for Junior Bankers to AdvanceEconomy3:32

Citigroup will promote some investment banking analysts to associates after two years instead of three. The change offers a quicker route to greater responsibility and higher pay, while helping the bank retain top talent.

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Tech Billionaires Make Up 36% of Relaunched Bloomberg IndexEconomy

The world’s tech billionaires gained a combined $845 billion through Sept. 30. US tech billionaires account for 36% of the relaunched Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with Elon Musk at the top.

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“Moneyball” author Michael Lewis tackles Elon Musk and DOGE in new bookPolitics

Michael Lewis, author of “Moneyball,” “The Big Short” and “The Blind Side,” discusses his new book, “Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State,” with “CBS Mornings.” The book examines Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts and government layoffs at the start of President Trump’s second term.

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New Hougang facility offers continuum of care for mental health residentsHealth

A new Hougang facility is helping people with stable mental health conditions live more independently while offering round-the-clock nursing care to those needing greater support. Vanguard Care Home and Compass Home have more than 300 beds and rehabilitation programmes for daily and workplace skills. A day-care service will launch in the first quarter of next year for community residents and caregivers.

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Pacific Link: A pipeline in whose interest?Politics

The Carney government describes the West Coast pipeline, now named Pacific Link, as a nation-building project essential to Canada’s economic future. It is a hard-won victory for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, but the debate asks what the project offers the rest of Canada and whether Canadians accept Carney’s pitch.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court opens term with pivotal casesPolitics

Fox News' David Spunt reports on upcoming Supreme Court cases involving climate change, gun rights, religion, voting and other issues. John Yoo, who clerked for Justice Thomas, also discusses the docket on 'America's Newsroom.'

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LIVE: Stanford University celebrates Nobel Prize winner Karl DeisserothScience30:26

Stanford University in California is celebrating Karl Deisseroth, who won the Nobel Prize in medicine alongside Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. The three were recognized for developing a light-based tool to study how the brain works.

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Bioeconomy sector gets S$118 million initiative over five yearsEconomy

Singapore is providing S$118 million to boost its bioeconomy sector through industry initiatives over five years. The sector uses living organisms to make chemicals, materials and ingredients for everyday products. A S$50 million National Centre for Engineering Biology at NUS has also officially opened.

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7.4 million visitors, 6.7 million litres of beer: Oktoberfest endsCulture

Germany’s famous autumn beer festival, Oktoberfest, ended this weekend after drawing a record 7.4 million visitors this year. Most attendees came from Germany, while Americans, Italians and Austrians made up the largest groups of foreign visitors.

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‘I could feel the petrol dripping’: Violent attacks mar France’s school protestsSociety

Student protests are continuing in France, with 400 to 500 schools expected to remain closed on Monday. Pupils want smaller classes and better-equipped classrooms, while more than 70 teachers have been injured since the unrest began. The report examines several violent incidents linked to the protests.

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Brazilian Real Surges After Bolsonaro Takes Surprise LeadPolitics

Flávio Bolsonaro unexpectedly led Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, making him the favorite for the runoff scheduled for October 25. Brazil’s real rose sharply against the dollar in São Paulo on Monday morning.

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Inside Yemen’s frontline city as Houthis battle for controlWorld4:21

Saudi-backed pro-government forces are fighting Houthi fighters in Taiz as they try to push them back. The Houthis moved down the Red Sea coast last month, seized a key shipping chokepoint and intensified Yemen’s civil war. Their advance towards Taiz has also severed vital supply routes linking the city to Aden, the Yemeni government’s interim capital.

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Trump names head of new ‘Super Intelligence Force’ to oversee AITech1:37

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the administration’s AI czar. Clayton will coordinate federal efforts to preserve US leadership in the technology and lead the newly created Super Intelligence Force, as Trump promotes calling artificial intelligence “super intelligence.”

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OpenAI faces growing legal and regulatory pressure worldwideTech

OpenAI is under increasing legal and regulatory scrutiny after its AI agents were reportedly found to have hacked dozens of companies and government systems. The Financial Times says lawsuits and investigations are appearing almost daily, while regulators question who is responsible when AI agents cause harm.

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LIVE: Stanford holds press conference after Nobel prize announcementScience39:00

Stanford University is holding a press conference after researcher Karl Deisseroth shared the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel. They were recognized for developing optogenetics, which uses light to control individual nerve cells in the brain.

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UK Green Party vote calls for Israel to be ‘wiped out’, Israeli analyst saysPolitics

The UK Green Party voted at its annual conference to define Zionism as racism, support a single democratic Palestinian state and end all UK arms sales to Israel. Israel condemned the policy as antisemitic and barred party leader Zack Polanski from entering the country.

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Yemeni forces seize strategic sites near Bab al MandabWorld

Yemen’s army says government forces captured Dhubab district and strategic positions around the Bab al Mandab Strait after clashes with the Houthis. Gulf political analyst Luciano Zaccara provides analysis of the developments.

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Mahjong and art fairs: F&B businesses find new ways to attract dinersEconomy

Singapore food and beverage businesses are turning to experiences beyond food to draw customers and build stronger communities as costs rise. Yum Cha has launched Mahjong Social Fridays during quieter periods, while Chin Mee Chin Confectionery held an art-and-book fair to connect with younger diners. Both say memorable experiences and social connections may help them stand out in a tougher operating environment.

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Brazil election: Lula, Bolsonaro face run-off on October 25Politics

Brazil is heading to a presidential run-off on October 25 after Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, defeated leftist incumbent Lula da Silva in the first round. Latin America commentator Javier Farje shares his analysis.

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Worker at Russian plague lab dies; ‘anti-epidemic measures’ imposedHealth12:01

Russian authorities imposed “anti-epidemic measures” after a 28-year-old female laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute in Shelekhov, Siberia, died after being diagnosed with pneumonia of “unknown” origin, according to Rospotrebnadzor.

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