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SINGAPORE: To many, Dr Goh Keng Swee is regarded as one of Singapore’s founding fathers and a key architect of the nation’s transformation in its early decades.What is perhaps less well known is the role the former Deputy Prime Minister played after he left politics – he became an economic adviser to China between 1985 and 1990, during its early drive for reform.On Friday (May 15), a “museum-style memoir” – a 244-page book curated from a private archive – was launched to preserve for posterity Dr Goh’s interactions with China’s leaders during this period.Titled Dr Goh Keng Swee and China’s…

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is pointing to the Alpenglow consensus upgrade news, now live on a community test cluster and targeting mainnet as soon as Q2 2026, as direct evidence that the network’s core architecture is functioning as intended. The upgrade, the largest consensus overhaul in Solana’s history, replaces Proof of History and TowerBFT with two new components, Votor and Rotor, and is designed to cut transaction finality from roughly 12.8 seconds to around 150 milliseconds. Its more consequential claim is structural: Alpenglow changes the MEV calculus by making delay-based transaction ordering significantly more expensive for validators.Photo: Anatoly YakovenkoThe upgrade…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Applied Materials — The semiconductor equipment supplier fell about 2% despite reporting fiscal second quarter results that beat expectations on the top and bottom lines. Applied Materials posted quarterly earnings of $2.86 per share, excluding items, on revenues of $7.91 billion. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected per-share earnings of $2.66 on revenues of $7.65 billion. Chip stocks — A slew of semiconductor companies were lower as the iShares Semiconductor ETF was on pace to break a six-week win streak. Marvell Technology and Intel both were off 4%. ASML and Arm…

Larysa Navrotska is part of a quiet, but brave army of postal workers connecting remote Ukrainian communities close to the battlefield with the outside world. Working for the national postal service in eastern Ukraine often means entering dangerous frontline areas where drones dominate and cause the vast majority of this war’s casualties. Theirs is a dangerous job. In four years of war, Russian attacks have damaged or completely destroyed more than 500 Ukrainian post offices. Ukrposhta says delivery trucks like Larysa’s are also targeted because they carry things such as drone parts to frontline troops. The Russian Ministry of Defense…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Air Force One lifted off after U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his visit to China where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.The president spoke to the press aboard Air Force One, calling Xi “an incredible guy.”Trump said Xi “feels very strongly” on the Taiwan issue, but noted, “I made no commitment either way.””But, you know, I think the last thing we need right now is a war that’s 9,500 miles away,” Trump later opined.Trump indicated that Xi asked him whether he’d defend Taiwan. “I said, I don’t talk…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Good morning and welcome to Fox News’ morning newsletter, Fox News First. And here’s what you need to know to start your day …TOP 31. Trump departs China after touting trade deals, agreement with Xi on Iran2. Trump says China’s Xi Jinping offered to help end Iran conflict 3. Demi Moore accused of spreading ‘fascist propaganda’MAJOR HEADLINESHUNTING GROUNDS — Criminal profiler reveals ‘extremely rare’ red flag in case of suspected serial killer migrant in Texas. Continue reading …’THUCYDIDES TRAP’ — Trump responds to Xi’s reported comments about America’s decline. Continue reading …FOLLOW THE…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 15, 2026 8:39 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Toronto is expected to release Friday the second batch of free tickets for its World Cup fan festival. Fans can secure general admission tickets once the online portal opens at 10 a.m.The first allotment of 220,000 free tickets was snapped up within hours of becoming available last week. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Toronto reversed a controversial plan to charge $10 for…

Brodie Grundy has inspired Sydney to a sensational second-half fightback against his former side, overrunning Collingwood in a six-point wet-weather win.With the score level at 9.14 (68) deep in the fourth quarter, Grundy steadied the Swans to set up an 11.15 (81) to 10.15 (75) victory at the SCG in Friday’s Sir Doug Nicholls Round match.The Swans had kicked just one goal in an unusually dour opening quarter, with the Magpies leading by 33 points at one stage before half-time.Sydney roared to life with six goals to two in the third quarter, before key forward Logan McDonald benefited from Grundy’s…

TOKYO: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Japan on Friday, the country’s weather agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued.The quake hit at 8.22pm (7.22pm, Singapore time) in Pacific waters off northern Miyagi prefecture and at a depth of 50km, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.There were no immediate reports of any damage.The tremor comes after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the northern region in April, which prompted a tsunami alert at the time.

The iShares US 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) slumped to its lowest level since July 2025 as long-term US government bond yields surged to a 19-year high this week. TLT also plunged as it suffered the biggest weekly outflows in years. It has now plunged by 8% from its highest point in October last year.US 30-year Treasury yields are soaringThe TLT ETF stock plunged this week as concerns about the US economy continued. Investors are concerned about stagflation in the country as inflation jumps and economic growth slows. Data released this week showed that the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI)…