Hong Kong extends smart fire alarm scheme to another 6,000 old buildings
Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has extended a scheme allowing property owners to install smart fire alarm systems rather than traditional safety equipment to another 6,000 old buildings, but con...
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Gas Prices Are Up 34% From a Year Ago, Adding to Inflation Pressures
Energy prices have surged since the start of war with Iran, lifting inflation in the United States....
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US stocks: Wall Street opens lower after hot CPI data fuels rate-hike bets
All three major indices opened lower for the day...
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Singapore collecting data on haze, will ‘keep its options open’ on taking legal action: Grace Fu
Singapore has faced several haze episodes that crossed the threshold for its Transboundary Haze Pollution Act to be breached...
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Rising Costs Push Necessities Out of Reach for Nearly Half of Americans
Inflation has made basic goods hard to afford and attitudes toward inequality have changed, studies from the Pew Research Center showed....
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Smart fire systems now a go at high-rise buildings
The Fire Services Department (FSD) said it wants to speed up fire safety equipment upgrades at thousands of high-rise buildings by allowing smart devices and portable extinguishers. Since 2007, aut...
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Singapore-registered vessel hit by projectile sinks in Strait of Hormuz; another damaged
All 43 crew members are safe; none are Singaporean...
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‘You Are Rude!’: MAGA Lawmaker Crashes Out After Crowd Laughs At His Diesel Price Excuses
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) elicited audible laughter during a recent debate for blaming skyrocketing diesel costs on one particular party....
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Greenback jumps; stocks, bonds dented by hot US inflation data
The dollar index, which tracks the US currency against six others, rises nearly 0.4%...
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