IT’S BEEN a bad few weeks for Vladimir Putin.

A HACKER published authentic, pre-release footage from development of Grand Theft Auto VI, the most anticipated video game from Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

ALL WEEK, a river of mourners has queued for hours alongside the banks of the Thames in London to pay their respects to their longest-reigning monarch as she lies in state in Westminster Hall. Tens of thousands also lined the narrow streets of Edinburgh to gaze on the hearse bearing the queen’s body last week.

AS UKRAINIAN troops probe Russian defenses along the entire front and only the Wagner Group mercenaries continue a small-scale offensive operation in the Donetsk region, the initiative in the Russo-Ukrainian war is firmly in the hands of the invaded, not the invader.

CLIMATE CHANGE is making us angrier online. A lot angrier.

EMERGING ASIAN central banks have seen a sharp depletion in their foreign exchange reserves, stoking concerns it may crimp market interventions to curb currency losses in the face of the mighty dollar.

AROUND the world, soaring borrowing costs are squeezing homebuyers and property owners alike.

I RECENTLY achieved a personal milestone.

PHILIPPINE billionaire Enrique K. Razon, Jr. made his fortune operating ports and running casinos. His next target is the country’s nascent renewables industry.

SUPPLIERS of slot machines, baccarat table systems and other casino equipment are moving out of Macau to more welcoming markets, evidence of the damage China’s COVID Zero policy has wrought on the formerly bustling gambling hub.

LIKE EVERYBODY I know in Germany, I bought the so-called €9 ticket this summer. Three, in fact — one each for June, July, and August.

HOTEL ROOMS in Singapore are now the most expensive in almost a decade as the city-state seeks to position itself as the tourism and business destination in Asia with a slew of high-profile events lined up for the coming months.