Posts by Kim Browne
China sees record coal plant bids even as usage declines: report
Beijing wants to shift coal from baseload supplier of electricity to a role supporting solar and wind, which fluctuate through the day Published Tue, Feb 3, 2026 · 11:36 AM CHINA fielded a record number of proposals for new coal-fired power plants last year, even as generation from fossil fuels fell amid a surge of…
Read MoreICE Agents Whine That They Aren’t Getting Their Massive Bonuses
Some detainees have been quarantined, McLaughlin said, adding that everyone is “being provided with proper medical care.” The Dilley facility is where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, whose picture went viral after he was detained in Minneapolis, last month by ICE agents, was held, along with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, before being released Sunday. During…
Read MoreArmy Veterans Forced Out of Republican Town Hall as Crowd Erupts
Americans continue to denounce their local representatives over their support of ICE. After residents of Casper, Wyoming, booed Representative Harriet Hageman off stage last week, two protesters were removed from Representative Mike Lawler’s town hall on Sunday after demanding the congressman answer a question about ICE. Lawler, a Republican representing New York’s 17th district, held…
Read MoreMontreal Canadiens Hide From ICE Ahead of Minneapolis Game
After Trump’s announcement, Joe Kennedy III, a great-nephew of John F. Kennedy, wrote on social media: “While this trespass on the People’s will is painful, President Kennedy would remind us that it is not buildings that define the greatness of a nation. It is the actions of its people and its leaders. So, do not…
Read MoreWall Street opens lower as commodity rout rattles markets
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 10:43 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Feb 2), as a violent sell-off in precious metals unsettled investors at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and major economic data. At 09.30 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52.74 points,…
Read MoreIs Tulsi Gabbard Blocking a Huge Whistleblower Complaint Against Her?
And that’s just the cost to purchase the buildings—ICE also has to pay to turn them into jails with bathrooms, beds, dining, and recreation facilities. A third warehouse purchase in El Paso, Texas, could be one of the largest jails in the United States when completed, housing 8,500 beds. ICE plans to use up to…
Read MoreNursing home additions lift Parkway Life Reit’s H2 DPU by 3.5% to 7.64 cents
The Singapore hospital portfolio also saw organic rental growth with step-up lease agreements [SINGAPORE] Parkway Life Real estate investment trust (PLife Reit) saw a 3.5 per cent rise in distribution per unit (DPU) to 7.64 cents for the second half of the year ended Dec 31, 2025. The Reit, which owns 74 healthcare-related properties in…
Read MoreAlibaba to spend three billion yuan for Chinese New Year AI push as chatbot war heats up
The public holiday period this year begins on Feb 15 and is nine days long, longer than in most previous years Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 02:09 PM [BEIJING] Alibaba said on Monday (Feb 2) that it will spend three billion yuan (S$549 million) to attract users to its Qwen artificial intelligence (AI) app…
Read MoreDanantara to continue investing in Indonesian stocks after rout
Many of the country’s largest companies are thinly traded and controlled by a small number of wealthy individuals Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 07:18 AM [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s Danantara has instructed asset managers it places funds with to continue buying local stocks this week, the latest step by the government to restore confidence in its…
Read MoreHeavy earnings week, jobs data to test US stocks after Microsoft swoon
Results are due from about one-quarter of S&P 500 companies including Alphabet, Amazon, Lilly Published Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 10:31 PM [NEW YORK] Another huge batch of corporate earnings including from megacaps Alphabet and Amazon will test the US stock market in the coming week after a disappointing report from heavyweight Microsoft weighed on…
Read MoreHow Polarization Tore a Hole in America’s Mainline Churches
One Sunday, Ryan Burge looked out over his Mount Vernon, Illinois, church as the pianist played the service’s prelude. The American Baptist part-time pastor counted nine people in the sanctuary, including himself. Nine, total. The tiny head count was a shock to Burge but soon enough became the norm. In 2024, the church finally closed,…
Read MoreWhat is tokenised gold, and why is it taking off in Asia?
Market watchers note that Singapore’s banks have taken a more measured approach towards tokenised gold offerings for retail investors [SINGAPORE] Amid a year-long rally in gold prices that saw the yellow metal cross the US$5,000-an-ounce mark in the past week before pulling back, a quieter momentum has been building on the blockchain. Tokenised gold –…
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