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]]>FILE PHOTO: A Qantas logo is visible on the tail of an aeroplane at an airport in Sydneyhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/us-oppose-china-taiwan-coercion-belize-paraguay-sanctions-6454641https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--sV6cT0Wo--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_42/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T015538Z_1_LYNXMPEM9B1RE_RTROPTP_3_CHINA-POLITICS-BELIZE-PARAGUAY.JPG?itok=v2-XO_AXParaguay President Santiago Pena attends a welcoming ceremony with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 8, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Ann Wang)

]]>FILE PHOTO: Paraguay President Santiago Pena attends a welcoming ceremony with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Taipeihttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/wallabies-back-suaalii-says-wing-switch-will-help-him-road-becoming-great-6455236https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--MwHcP9GS--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T065732Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C0HQ_RTROPTP_3_RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ZAF-AUS.JPG?itok=yZsshxj_Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - Australia Captain's Run - Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa - August 15, 2025 Australia's Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii during training REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

]]>https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/swiatek-aiming-end-year-positive-note-wta-finals-spot-hangs-in-balance-6455226https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--u2w6_SKt--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T065315Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C0HC_RTROPTP_3_TENNIS-BEIJING.JPG?itok=r-ch6bkvTennis - China Open - National Tennis Center, Beijing, China - October 9, 2026 Poland's Iga Swiatek looks dejected after losing her quarter final match against Belgium's Elise Mertens REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

]]>China Openhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/india-detains-cockroach-leaders-protest-6455131https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--_alQy7Ug--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-09-25T133355Z_2_LYNXMPEM8O0EX_RTROPTP_3_INDIA-POLITICS-GEN-Z.JPG?itok=ZYUhKwnOAbhijeet Dipke, head of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) speaks as the party's convenors Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das look on during a press conference to demand resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, India, Sep 24, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Bhawika Chhabra)

]]>Abhijeet Dipke speaks during a press conference in New Delhihttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/south-korea-supermarket-stabbing-incheon-injured-6455061https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--QpIw0Mn2--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2023-11:afp_watermark_14112023,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/13/000_d33c6ke.jpg?itok=rKr8_7RGPolice officers and firefighters arrive at the scene after a stabbing incident at a supermarket in Incheon on Oct 13, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Yonhap)

]]>000_d33c6ke.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/no-guarantee-nawaqanitawase-will-return-wallabies-agent-says-6455181https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--_BIlULLO--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T061205Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C0FL_RTROPTP_3_RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP-AUS-POR.JPG?itok=GS2BtvfyRugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool C - Australia v Portugal - Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France - October 1, 2023 Australia's Mark Nawaqanitawase celebrates after the match REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

]]>Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool C - Australia v Portugalhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/cyberattack-affected-80-stores-french-supermarket-chain-co-operative-u-6455176https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--IvOwvbpa--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T060751Z_2_LYNXMPEM9C0F9_RTROPTP_3_FRANCE-CYBERATTACK.JPG?itok=TegaRGO0View of the closed frozen food aisle at a supermarket near Nantes after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

]]>Several supermarkets hit by cyberattack targeting refrigeration systems in Francehttps://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--dl5oUM0M--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T060751Z_2_LYNXMPEM9C0F8_RTROPTP_3_FRANCE-CYBERATTACK.JPG?itok=Bg6lfUkuView of the closed frozen food aisle at a supermarket near Nantes after a cyberattack targeted refrigeration systems at French supermarket chains, causing food losses and fires at several stores, France, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

]]>Several supermarkets hit by cyberattack targeting refrigeration systems in Francehttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/sumo-salad-eatgreen-work-injury-compensation-claim-no-evidence-mom-spf-6454566https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s---YXaXXg6--/c_crop,h_898,w_1597,x_1,y_149/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2025/08/01/sumo_salad.jpg?itok=JIOc3Yc_Sumo Salad, which rebranded as Sumo Well, in Holland Village. (Photo: CNA/Davina Tham)

]]>Sumo Salad Sumo Wellhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/south-african-fashion-retailer-foschini-groups-uk-arm-hit-cyber-incident-6455071https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s---AVc4HDH--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T054128Z_2_LYNXMPEM9C0DZ_RTROPTP_3_FOSCHINI-GROUP-RESULTS.JPG?itok=BiO88amcA shopper walks past a Foschini store at a shopping centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

]]>Shopper walks past a Foschini store at a shopping centre in Johannesburghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/china-visa-approval-local-clearing-organisation-6455046https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--gCelxFzZ--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-09-29T160957Z_3_LYNXMPEM8S1BU_RTROPTP_3_FINANCE-VISA.JPG?itok=XNIQDvq2US payments firm Visa said on Oct 13, 2026 that it had received approval from China's central bank to begin preparations for a domestic bankcard clearing institution in China. (Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic)

]]>Credit card is seen in front of displayed Visa logo in this illustration taken, July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustrationhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/nokia-sells-enterprise-campus-edge-business-aurelius-6455031https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--phXpcVS1--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T051558Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C0CN_RTROPTP_3_NOKIA-NVIDIA.JPG?itok=pH5DAcYGFinnish technology and telecommunication company Nokia's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, October 28, 2025. Lehtikuva/Seppo Samuli via REUTERS

]]>https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/ai-models-may-soon-self-replicate-without-access-data-centers-anthropic-warns-6455036https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--BnNykE9---/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T052023Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C0D0_RTROPTP_3_ANTHROPIC-IPO-SENTIMENT.JPG?itok=8xmzEEf9FILE PHOTO: An Anthropic logo is displayed at Moscone Center during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California, US, September 17, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

]]>https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/csg-enters-space-sector-largest-shareholder-in-canadas-mda-space-6455021https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--Qpw52cnR--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T051200Z_2_LYNXMPEM9C0CB_RTROPTP_3_CZECH-DEFENCE-CSG-IPO.JPG?itok=mYSck86FA view of Amsterdam's stock exchange, as Ammunition and arms maker Czechoslovak Group (CSG), owned by Czech billionaire Michal Strnad, made its trading debut at Euronext Amsterdam, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

]]>CSG debut on Euronext Amsterdam in Amsterdamhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-haze-asean-transboundary-disaster-indonesia-6454916https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--HZFQVltn--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/07/dsc_9324_copy.jpg?itok=ppxGth4RA fisherman casts a fishing net near the RTS Link bridge as the Air Pollutant Index (API) reaches unhealthy levels in Johor Bahru on Oct 7, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Zamzahuri Abas)

]]>johor haze zam 7 octhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/seletar-airport-changi-airport-flights-haze-6454786https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--_Ula1r7Z--/c_crop,h_540,w_960,x_0,y_0/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/f_auto,q_auto/seletar-airport.jpg?itok=irtyDNT0Seletar Airport (Image: Changi Airport Group)

]]>Seletar airporthttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/sandbox-seven-viewers-singapore-films-cinema-support-6454691https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--0xgIeFoH--/c_crop,h_1125,w_2000,x_0,y_143/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/13/the_sandbox_movie.png?itok=r1Cx0AplThe cast members of local film The Sandbox made a surprise appearance during one of the cinema screenings, which had only seven attendees. (Photo: Instagram/@nathanhartono)

]]>the_sandbox_movie.pnghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/nasas-perseverance-rover-breaks-record-planet-driving-mars-6454961https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--R8bJ8lr4--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T044429Z_2_LYNXMPEM9C0A6_RTROPTP_3_SPACE-MARS.JPG?itok=YGeFSaRUFILE PHOTO: NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is seen in a "selfie" that it took over a rock nicknamed "Rochette", September 10, 2021. NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MSSS/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

]]>https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/south-korea-us-intelligence-cooperation-concerns-6454721https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--qt34KYIT--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_42/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T025336Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C06Z_RTROPTP_3_SK-HYNIX-CHIPS-INDIANA.JPG?itok=udto-9sIAmbassador of The Republic of Korea to the US, Kang Kyung-wha, speaks at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Aug 27, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Jim Vondruska)

]]>Ambassador of The Republic of Korea to the U.S., Kang Kyung-wha, speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for an advanced packaging production facility for memory chips used in AI applicationshttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/886-japan-households-expect-prices-rise-year-now-boj-says-6454966https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--BzT6lY7B--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T043539Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C0AE_RTROPTP_3_IMF-WORLDBANK-JAPAN.JPG?itok=AGSO-FnoFILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Traffic signs in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan, June 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo/File Photo

]]>FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Traffic signs in front of the Bank of Japan building, in Tokyohttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/characterai-files-bankruptcy-agrees-sell-some-assets-20-million-6454941https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--XGGMMo5I--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T042658Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C09R_RTROPTP_3_CHARACTER-AI-LAWSUIT-KENTUCKY.JPG?itok=Y-_OUssZFILE PHOTO: Letters spelling "AI," a keyboard and a robotic hand in this illustration created on September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

]]>https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--u_RDDfiw--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T042658Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C09T_RTROPTP_3_USA-STOCKS-OPEN.JPG?itok=7wIbu_IjA screen shows the logo and a ticker symbol for The Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 21, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

]]>A screen shows the logo and a ticker symbol for The Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New Yorkhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/lille-consider-legal-action-after-defender-suffers-ruptured-acl-in-tackle-6454921https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--NmHdh6re--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T041810Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C09G_RTROPTP_3_SOCCER-FRANCE-LIL-HAC.JPG?itok=DoegaenGSoccer Football - Ligue 1 - Lille v Le Havre AC - Decathlon Arena Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France - October 10, 2026 Lille's Tiago Santos is stretchered off REUTERS/Nicolas Economou

]]>Ligue 1 - Lille v Le Havre AChttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/japan-cabinet-backs-plan-help-oil-importers-pay-higher-transport-costs-6454926https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--xXsvhoyj--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_72/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T041644Z_2_LYNXMPEM9C09E_RTROPTP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-OIL-JAPAN.JPG?itok=GQqrZ2xjA small tanker sails near an oil refinery, in the Keihin Industrial Zone in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan, on Mar 17, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato)

]]>FILE PHOTO: Japan cabinet backs plan to help oil importers pay for higher transport costshttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/south-koreas-lee-says-country-cannot-avoid-raising-interest-rates-6454726https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--33fKl3RL--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_62/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T025242Z_2_LYNXMPEM9C06U_RTROPTP_3_SOUTHKOREA-MISSILES.JPG?itok=i1SAt-y4South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech during the 78th Armed Forces Day at a military base in Gyeryong-City, South Korea, on Oct 1, 2026. (Photo: Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool via Reuters)

]]>FILE PHOTO: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speechhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-firefly-extend-flight-cancellations-haze-6454756https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--TSOYG69a--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/13/istock-2229084552.jpg?itok=ZNyoauShA Firefly plane at Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Malaysia. (Photo: iStock/tupungato)

]]>istock-2229084552.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/imf-ai-investment-global-economic-growth-outlook-6454666https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--3UGP5QUA--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_42/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-11T152427Z_2_LYNXMPEM9A02K_RTROPTP_3_IMF-WORLD-BANGK.JPG?itok=CqmHaVTXThe logo of the 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct 9, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha)

]]>Preparations ahead of 2026 IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, in Bangkokhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/experiences/macallan-new-carta-nautica-collection-6452576https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--cERqQbYd--/c_crop,h_1125,w_2000,x_0,y_1/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/12/mac-2026-carta-nautica-1987-box-bottle-01-16x9-cmyk-300dpi.jpg?itok=f1PPyy3UThe Macallan's new Carta Nautica Collection is exceptional new series of single malt Scotch whiskies shaped by their journey across the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo: The Macallan)

]]>mac-2026-carta-nautica-1987-box-bottle-01-16x9-cmyk-300dpi.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/france-nationwide-student-demonstrations-school-protests-6454766https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--vRTRUhbW--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_one-cms:core:watermark:ap_data-1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/APTOPIX_France_School_Protests_64_76.jpg?itok=iWq_QKzeA person holds the French national flag during a protest against under-resourced schools in Paris on Oct 8, 2026. (Photo: AP/Aurelien Morissard)

]]>APTOPIX_France_School_Protests_64_76.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/france-school-teenager-shoots-headmaster-teacher-6454686https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--Ptlgg5AU--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2023-11:afp_watermark_14112023,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/13/000_d2yv8g2.jpg?itok=s6koOT76French municipal Police officers patrol outside the Joseph-Lakanal middle school after a headmaster was shot and wounded with a hunting rifle and a teenager was arrested in Aubagne, southern France on Oct 12, 2026. (Photo: AFP/Miguel Medina)

]]>000_d2yv8g2.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/ntt-data-in-final-talks-build-anthropics-first-data-centre-in-japan-nikkei-reports-6454731https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--zkrwIDsl--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T025106Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C06T_RTROPTP_3_TECH-AI-ANTHROPIC.JPG?itok=GfP5d1BSFILE PHOTO: People visit an Anthropic booth at Moscone Center during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California, US, September 17, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

]]>FILE PHOTO: An Anthopic logo during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, Californiahttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/selma-blair-arrested-abusive-passenger-plane-6454196https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--w8uVpRoX--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_17/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-12T232224Z_2_LYNXMPEM9B1Q9_RTROPTP_3_PEOPLE-SELMA-BLAIR.JPG?itok=UZMgbn01FILE PHOTO: Actor Selma Blair attends Variety’s 2026 Power of Women: Los Angeles event in Beverly Hills, California, US September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

]]>FILE PHOTO: Variety’s 2026 Power of Women: Los Angeles event in Beverly Hillshttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-house-speaker-says-execution-livestream-could-be-terrorist-recruiting-tool-6454116https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--Oir0muFw--/c_crop,h_358,w_637,x_1,y_4/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-12T200158Z_2_LYNXMPEM9B1LZ_RTROPTP_3_USA-MILITARY-EXECUTION-LIVESTREAM.JPG?itok=BHnQkhntNidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a Nov 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, is pictured in an undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on Jun 29, 2012. (Photo: REUTERS/Bell County Sheriff's Office/Handout)

]]>FILE PHOTO: Handout photo of Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood.https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ev-battery-lithium-recycling-singapore-6452506https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--cBeiI99k--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/12/119562.jpg?itok=qeWv45b4NEU Battery Materials' co-founders, chief technology officer Kenneth Palmer (left) and CEO Bryan Oh, at the firm's new plant in Tuas on Oct 12, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Raydza Rahman)

]]>119562.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-transboundary-haze-firefighting-prabowo-kalimantan-sumatra-6454696https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--U7vByHgv--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/09/17/bxy_8253.jpg?itok=mdIXf72UFirefighters work to contain a wildfire in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sep 12, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Wisnu Agung Prasetyo)

]]>bxy_8253.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/public-hospitals-healthcare-system-disruptions-6454651https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--sQTAeR1Z--/c_crop,h_1125,w_1999,x_1,y_1/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/13/pxl_20261013_050141781.jpg?itok=LIFd_YUaHealthcare institutions across Singapore reported system disruptions on Oct 13, 2026, affecting services ranging from appointment bookings to patient registration and call centre operations. (Photo: CNA)

]]>Singapore healthcare, hospitals disruptionhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/twice-tzuyu-interview-f1-dan-da-dan-6452121https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--9Z-hgCbQ--/c_crop,h_583,w_1037,x_440,y_52/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/12/tzuyu_hero.jpeg?itok=af_SaBv4K-pop superstar Tzuyu at a press conference for her collaboration with Williams F1 and the anime Dan Da Dan. (Photo: CNA/Hazeeq Sukri)

]]>tzuyu_hero.jpeghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/six-flags-roller-coaster-georgia-accident-dead-injured-6454431https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--zhzMVfdc--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/13/ap26286025297751_mod.jpg?itok=lhyJCOhNA roller coaster is shown at Six Flags over Georgia on Oct 12, 2026 in Austell, Georgia. (Photo: AP/Emilie Megnien)

]]>ap26286025297751_mod.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/imf-cuts-latin-america-caribbean-growth-forecasts-energy-shock-little-ai-boost-6454681https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--VtB2S5sZ--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T020946Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C05A_RTROPTP_3_IMF-WORLDBANK.JPG?itok=hDsIAaXVInternational Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during the IMF/World Bank 2026 Annual Meetings at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct 12, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha)

]]>IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings 2026 in Bangkokhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/games-brisbane-2032-olympics-committee-chief-step-down-end-2026-6454676https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--N-kIKHQ0--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T021009Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C05C_RTROPTP_3_OLYMPICS-IOC.JPG?itok=WBdcZ-l4Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during an Executive Board meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

]]>Olympic rings are pictured outside the International Olympic Committee in Lausannehttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/nobel-prize-hall-woodford-economic-fluctuations-6454646https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--ErpDXME4--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_64/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-12T105717Z_1_LYNXMPEM9B0UX_RTROPTP_3_NOBEL-PRIZE-ECONOMICS.JPG?itok=2_Blt7dSImages of Robert E Hall and Michael Woodford are displayed as they are announced as the laureates of the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct 12, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund)

]]>Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win 2026 Nobel economics prizehttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/north-korea-kim-jong-un-tactical-ballistic-missile-test-6454356https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--Hl7NwGFd--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_17/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T021946Z_2_LYNXMPEM9B1PW_RTROPTP_3_NORTHKOREA-MILITARY.JPG?itok=1gMbbGfAA tactical ballistic missile is launched during a test in North Korea, Oct 12, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. (Photo: Reuters via KCNA)

]]>North Korea says missile test confirmed technical upgradehttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/shanmugam-cybersecurity-strategy-csa-ai-6452641https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--w2wbHNCf--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/13/img_9856.jpg?itok=LSUesJkCSenior Minister K Shanmugam at the Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) conference held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre.

]]>img_9856.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/travel/time-fly-travel-fair-2026-sia-scoot-discounted-flights-6452191https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--TPUHf1hQ--/c_crop,h_1125,w_2000,x_0,y_1/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/12/time_to_fly_2025.jpg?itok=AIyArGQSAttendees at the Time To Fly travel fair in 2025. (Photo: Time To Fly)

]]>time_to_fly_2025.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/imf-expects-gradual-boj-rate-hike-towards-neutral-setting-6454661https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--6R-7WYZ8--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_67/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T020939Z_2_LYNXMPEM9C04B_RTROPTP_3_JAPAN-BOJ.JPG?itok=jFOU1aIrPedestrians walk past the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sep 18, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon)

]]>FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians walk past the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, September 18, 2026.https://www.channelnewsasia.com/brand-studio/four-scams-every-retiree-should-know-about-6442006https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--_1Dl2A4S--/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/10/08/bs_standard_chartered_3_hero.jpg?itok=Rf5zoC65FOUR SCAMS EVERY RETIREE
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]]>bs_standard_chartered_3_hero.jpghttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/tencent-markets-us-dollar-and-dim-sum-bonds-in-four-tranches-6454546https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--LOYbS1Bl--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T023541Z_2_LYNXMPEM9C031_RTROPTP_3_TENCENT-HOLDINGS-NOTES.JPG?itok=f7GymmGTFILE PHOTO: The Tencent logo at the company's headquarters during a government‑organised media trip in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

]]>FILE PHOTO: Tencent headquarters during a government-organized media trip, in Shenzhenhttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/japans-omron-buy-us-industrial-pc-firm-onlogic-675-million-in-physical-ai-push-6454536https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--6cacszS9--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T010512Z_2_LYNXMPEM9C02Q_RTROPTP_3_TECH-CES.JPG?itok=1d-BQnEcA demonstrator plays against Forpheus, a 6th generation AI-equipped robotic table tennis tutor, in the Omron booth during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo

]]>A demonstrator plays against Forpheus, a 6th generation AI-equipped robotic table tennis tutor, in the Omron booth during the 2020 CES in Las Vegashttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/pakistan-saudi-arabia-houthi-iran-mecca-pact-6452661https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--RnbnoPWW--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2025-01-23t205054z_3_lynxnpel0l0y1_rtroptp_3_israel-palestinians-yemen-shipping.jpg?itok=XsSKkpStFILE PHOTO: Houthi fighters take part in a parade for people who attended Houthi military training as part of a mobilization campaign, in Sanaa, Yemen December 18, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

]]>FILE PHOTO: Houthi mobilization trainees parade in Sanaahttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/oil-falls-russian-diesel-supply-prospects-counter-gulf-supply-risks-6454521https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--F_RD3Bkg--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T002513Z_1_LYNXMPEM9C00W_RTROPTP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-SHIPPING.JPG?itok=7jKBhxgRFILE PHOTO: Oil tanker JORYA sails at the sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 25, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

]]>FILE PHOTO: Middle East crude oil exports exceed pre-war levels but tanker attacks increasehttps://www.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/breaking-bad-actor-rj-mitte-dies-34-6454456https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--saB5ifBs--/c_fill,g_auto,h_468,w_830/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-10-13T022720Z_3_LYNXMPEM9B1QB_RTROPTP_3_FILM-BREAKING-BAD.JPG?itok=1dCshQkBActor RJ Mitte poses at the premiere for 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie' in Los Angeles, California, U.S., October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

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