Posts by Nathan Pine
Nickel scam accused paid S$7 million for 8 luxury cars and S$1 million for vintage car plate: dealer
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Alleged nickel fraudster Ng Yu Zhi was said to have splurged about S$7 million on eight luxury cars – five of them transferred to his wife and girlfriends – and over S$1 million on a vintage car registration plate number. Michael Ho, a director of F1 Auto and F1 Auto Cars, testified in…
Read MoreInternational Insider: Cannes Lineup; UK Streamer Levy; China Vs Hollywood
[ad_1] Good morning Insiders, it’s Cannes lineup week, while tariff-shaped hell continues to break loose around the globe. Max Goldbart here penning your weekly mailer. Sign up here. Cannes Lineup JB Lacroix/FilmMagic. Fresh vibes (and Tom Cruise): “We’re loyal to our auteurs,” Cannes head Thierry Frémaux said yesterday during the presser for this year’s official selection. The…
Read MoreMoment missing senior dog with dementia finally found
[ad_1] A senior basset hound who became lost has been found safely, and the drone footage of the moment he was reunited with his owner has melted hearts online. When the senior dog, named Frank, wandered away from his home recently, his owner, Lucy Saxelby became increasingly concerned. She told Newsweek that he “doesn’t usually…
Read More‘Spider Island’: Production Begins On Comedy-Horror With Ensemble Cast Including Rose Williams & Tim McInnerny
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Cameras have started rolling on Spider Island, an original comedy-horror from UK indie Vertigo Films. The project is shooting on location in Mauritius. The film follows a group of social media influencers who go to the launch of a new hotel on a tropical island, where they find deadly spiders. Christopher Smith (Creep)…
Read MoreBlackRock misses long-term flow expectations amid Asia outflows
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock pulled in a less-than-expected US$83 billion of client money to its investment funds in the first quarter, which ended just days before President Donald Trump unleashed tariffs that stoked extreme volatility across stock and bond markets. Investors added US$107 billion to exchange-traded funds and US$38 billion…
Read MoreCubs Urged To Steal $21 Million Pitcher From Hated Division Rival
[ad_1] By Zach Pressnell is a Newsweek contributor based in Columbus, Ohio. His focus is MLB content. He has an extensive knowledge of professional baseball and all things that come with it after working closely with the sport for years. Zach has been with Newsweek since November 2024 and previously worked at FanSided and OnSI.…
Read MoreIranian ‘My Favourite Cake’ Filmmakers Receive Suspended Jail Sentence & Fines For Showing Actress Without Hijab
[ad_1] Iranian directors Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghadam have received a 14-month jail sentence as well as $14,000 worth of fines related to their feature My Favourite Cake which world premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2024. The filmmaking duo and their producer and Gholamreza Mousavi have been in the crosshairs of Iran’s authoritarian…
Read MoreLucy Markovic Dies: ‘Australia’s Next Top Model’ Star Was 27
[ad_1] Lucy Markovic, who starred in the 2015 season of Australia’s Next Top Model and went on to work for brands including Versace, has died. She was 27. Markovic’s death was confirmed on her Instagram page and by her agent Elite Model Management. The model had been battling arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare brain condition.…
Read MoreJob seekers turn to AI tools to gain a competitive edge. It can also backfire
[ad_1] Dani Schlarmann, a recruiter, noticed something fishy about the job applicants. Cover letters and resumes sounded identical. Candidates embellished their experience to match the job description. On top of that, engineers were caught using artificial intelligence tools to “cheat” on live coding tests. The California resident, who works for blockchain technology company Ava Labs,…
Read MoreWhy Trump’s war with China is much bigger than trade
[ad_1] “If the United States will not fight the world’s largest tyranny politically, then inevitably, it will have to fight it economically, and eventually, militarily,” Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng told the U.S. Congress in 2000. What has emerged as a trade war by President Donald Trump with Xi Jinping‘s China underlines the much larger struggle…
Read MoreTop US pension funds suffer US$169 billion blow from tariffs shock
[ad_1] The total losses for the whole US public retirement system will likely be “significantly higher” [NEW YORK] The top 25 state and local US pension investment funds suffered an estimated paper loss of US$169 billion in public equities after US President Trump’s tariff announcement. The losses came in the four trading days between Apr…
Read MoreEgyptian Actor Youssef Omar Joins Hong Kong-Set Action Thriller ‘Shashou’ As MAD Solutions Expands Arab Talent Packaging Strategy
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Cairo-based MAD Solutions has added rising Egyptian actor Youssef Omar to the cast of UK-Chinese action thriller Shashou, which the company will also release across Arabic-speaking territories. “It’s an Arab spin on the packaging strategy that Hollywood has long deployed,” said MAD Solutions co-founders Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab. “We remain adamant that…
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