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Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:59:48 GMTBMW to step up job cuts as China woes deepen
Chief executive Milan Nedeljkovic said he could not give a number for the new cuts but was ready to make as many as required.
"We'll go as far as our feet will carry us," Nedeljkovic said, during a conference call. "And as far as makes sense for us...
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:53:27 GMT'Blue tsunami' in US midterms 'pummels GOP out of power'
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, November 4: US papers react to the results of the midterm elections, with Democrats retaking control of Congress and the headlines running from a "repudiation" of US President Donald Trump to a "blue tsunami". We also loo...
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:31:47 GMTGoogle unveils $15 bn data centre investment in Malaysia
The country is Southeast Asia's fastest growing hub for new data centres -- warehouse-like buildings crammed with servers that can train and run AI tools such as chatbots and image generators.
"Malaysia is one of Southeast Asia's most dynamic digit...
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:26:55 GMTIran war, Epstein, impeachment? What will Democrats do with control of Congress?
Democrats have dominated the US midterm elections and are set to take both the House of Representatives and the Senate giving them a swathe of new powers. After the new Congress is sworn in on January 3, they will be able to block partisan legislati...
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:24:02 GMTUS midterms: Will Trump stick to his word and accept results?
Donald Trump struck a conciliatory note following sweeping victory for the in the midterm elections, telling The New York Times he was "absolutely willing" to accept the defeat. But the “crucial question” is whether Trump will stick to his word ...
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Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:03:59 GMTSingapore to toughen haze law with arrest powers, bigger fines
The proposed changes, which are expected to pass easily, come after weeks of air pollution from fires in neighbouring Indonesia angered Singaporeans and sparked calls for action.
"We need better ways to obtain and verify information, trace complex ...
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:08:04 GMTIndonesia govt says ex-police chief may have committed 'treason' by wiretapping president
Listyo Sigit Prabowo was fired from his latest post as presidential chief of staff, and arrested on Tuesday with two other senior police officials for allegedly spying on his boss and other high-profile individuals.
"What was done may have fallen i...
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:08:03 GMTHungary to open Communist-era informer files
Since Hungary's democratic transition in 1990, efforts to fully open the communist-era archives had repeatedly stalled, with critics blaming successive governments' reluctance to potentially implicate public figures across the political spectrum.
P...
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:06:01 GMTDeath is big business in I.Coast, where funerals cost fortunes
Dancing through the night in a flowing burgundy-and-black tunic at her father's wake in Yopougon, a working-class neighbourhood in Ivory Coast's economic capital, Abidjan, the 60-year-old recounted the hardships of organising and paying for this lav...
Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:42:06 GMTSouth Africa votes under shadow of service failures
The vote comes as a weary electorate contends with crumbling infrastructure, dry taps, persistent inequality and unemployment above 30 percent, deepening public disillusionment with the political establishment.
Polling stations opened at 7:00 am (0...
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