Karol G Goes Goth in Sheer Black Dress at American Music Awards 2026
Karol G arrived at the American Music Awards on Monday night in Las Vegas, donning a sheer top with a matching black bubble skirt. Designed by Natalia Fedner, the two-piece ensemble gave the Colombian artist a gothic edge, with torn sleeves and a ripped hem. Layered over a triangle bralette, the top finished just below…
Read MoreOne-third of students not registered for school in Kiryat Shmona, mayor warns
“No parent or resident wants to raise their children like this,” said Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern, who warned that attendance in the North remains inconsistent. Approximately one-third of students have not registered for the upcoming school year in Kiryat Shmona, Mayor Avichai Stern said on Monday, warning that prolonged instability in northern Israel is…
Read MoreGold holds gain as Iran deal progress eases inflation concerns
Published Tue, May 26, 2026 · 09:05 AM [SINGAPORE] Gold held gains on signs the US and Iran were making progress on reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore oil flows, easing inflation fears. Bullion was trading around US$4,575 an ounce, after rising 1.4 per cent the day before. US President…
Read MoreMore than 1.5m foreign pilgrims begin Hajj despite Iran war fears
Muslims have begun the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia against the backdrop of a region deeply shaken by the Iran war. Saudi authorities said last week that some 1.51 million pilgrims had arrived from outside the kingdom. That is 11,000 more than last year, despite concerns in the region about a resumption of the…
Read MoreNorcia’s Civico Theater Reopens After Restoration by Cucinelli Family
SUPPORTING HERITAGE: Brunello Cucinelli continues to champion art and history. The Teatro Civico in the town of Norcia, severely damaged by the central Italy earthquake in 2016, reopened on Sunday afternoon after a restoration funded by designer Brunello Cucinelli and his family, in collaboration with the Municipality of Norcia. Guests including the archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia,…
Read More4 keys to handling the guilt of slowing down
There’s a strange kind of guilt that shows up once you become serious about building something. You finally get a quiet weekend, a lighter calendar, or a rare moment where your brain stops racing, and instead of feeling relieved, you feel behind. Founders talk constantly about burnout, but not enough about the discomfort that comes…
Read MoreBoustead more than doubles H2 profit to S$197.7 million
Full-year earnings are up 145%; the board proposes a final ordinary dividend of S$0.04 a share [SINGAPORE] Engineering and technology group Boustead Singapore’s net profit for its second half ended Mar 31 grew 235 per cent to S$197.7 million from the year-ago period. This came on the back of revenue rising 43 per cent to…
Read MoreFrasers Logistics & Commercial Trust grows presence in Europe with 4 property acquisitions
The agreed purchase price of about 294.9 million euros represents a 1.5% discount to their appraised value [SINGAPORE] Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust ( FLCT ) has acquired equity interests in four property-holding companies, the real estate investment trust’s (Reit) manager said on Monday (May 25). The four companies collectively own two freehold logistics properties…
Read MoreHajj pilgrimage to Mecca begins
On Monday, millions of pilgrims begin arriving in Mina, a small valley five kilometers east of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, where they will spend several nights in what becomes, briefly, the largest temporary city on earth. The tents they sleep in bear little resemblance to what earlier generations encountered: Today’s structures sit on permanent…
Read MoreDsquared2 Resort 2027: City-2-Sea
After the flashy parade of all things sporty and Winter Olympic-y of their runway show in January, Dean and Dan Caten seem to have shed their Team Canada hockey jerseys and decided to give some love their adopted country too. Their resort 2027 collection favored Italian polish and Mediterranean nods over Canadian tropes — without…
Read MoreGovernance, workforce gaps hinder companies’ AI adoption despite rising investments: KPMG
A new centre of excellence will help firms ‘embed artificial intelligence as a trusted, enterprise-ready asset’ [SINGAPORE] While more than seven in 10 CEOs rank artificial intelligence as a top investment priority, many companies are struggling to scale adoption, KPMG’s 2025 Global CEO Outlook survey showed. The findings highlight a widening disparity between ambition and…
Read MoreOnly 15% of workers in Singapore feel their jobs are safe amid AI-driven anxieties: survey
[SINGAPORE] Less than one-fifth of workers in Singapore feel their jobs are secure, reflecting growing anxiety over how artificial intelligence and workplace transformation could reshape careers, ADP said in its People at Work 2026 report. The 15 per cent figure falls below the Asia-Pacific average of 18 per cent and the global average of 22…
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