Singapore court orders Bloomberg to pay ministers $356,000 in defamation case

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Bloomberg’s editor-in-chief, John Micklethwait, stands by reporting, saying ministers who sued ‘imposed an extremely strained meaning on what was a solid ​story’

Bloomberg News and one of its reporters have been ordered to pay S$460,000 (US$355,734) in damages after an article it published was found to have defamed two Singapore government ministers, the city-state’s high court said in a judgment released on Tuesday.

Bloomberg and the reporter, Low De Wei, are liable to jointly pay S$230,000 to each minister, comprising S$170,000 in general damages and S$60,000 in aggravated damages, ⁠the judgment said.

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Brutal killing of 11-year-old highlights unrelenting sexual violence in India – Reuters

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  1. Brutal killing of 11-year-old highlights unrelenting sexual violence in India  Reuters
  2. West Bengal: Indian state on the boil after 11-year-old raped and drowned in Baruipur  BBC
  3. Protests engulf Indian state after rape and murder of 11-year-old girl  The Guardian
  4. Sexual Assault and Killing of Girl Set Off Days of Protest in West Bengal  The New York Times
  5. CPM leader arrested in Baruipur mob violence case: Who is Md Lahek Ali?  The Indian Express
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China expels Politburo member Ma Xingrui in Xi’s anti-corruption campaign – AP News

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  1. China expels Politburo member Ma Xingrui in Xi’s anti-corruption campaign  AP News
  2. China Purges Top Official Over Corruption and Sex Charges  The New York Times
  3. China Expels Former Politburo Member Over Graft and Sex Charges  Bloomberg.com
  4. China purges third Politburo member in deepening anti-graft drive  Reuters
  5. China links family of ex-Politburo member Ma Xingrui to ‘rampant corruption’  South China Morning Post
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Yemen at risk of getting dragged back into war as Saudis and Houthis exchange airstrikes – AP News

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  1. Yemen at risk of getting dragged back into war as Saudis and Houthis exchange airstrikes  AP News
  2. Houthis fire missiles at Saudi Arabia, breaking years of calm  Reuters
  3. Why Yemen’s long ‘no war, no peace’ deadlock may be ending  Al Jazeera
  4. Iranian flights to Yemen are violation of sovereignty, says Yemeni official  The Guardian
  5. Scoop: Trump gave Saudi crown prince his backing for risky strikes on Houthis  Axios
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Douglas Murray: How a Gay Cruise Got Stuck Between Islam and the West – The Free Press

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  1. Douglas Murray: How a Gay Cruise Got Stuck Between Islam and the West  The Free Press
  2. Twice-rejected American cruise puts spotlight on rollback of LGBTQ rights, passengers say  CNN
  3. Turkey barred a cruise with gay travelers before Egypt turned it away. The Trump admin stayed silent  Advocate.com
  4. LGBTQ+ cruise ship refused entry to Egypt days after Turkey turned it away  The Guardian
  5. Patti LuPone’s Gay Cruise Ship Blocked (Again) From Entering Egypt  The Hollywood Reporter
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At War With Iran Again, Trump Finds an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate – The New York Times

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  1. At War With Iran Again, Trump Finds an Opponent He Cannot Easily Dominate  The New York Times
  2. Trump’s trillion-dollar TACO that wasn’t: Iran confronts the master of the deal with a partner he can’t bully  Yahoo Finance
  3. Trump is trapped in a war he can't win, ex-intelligence chief says  news.cgtn.com
  4. Pushkov Says Trump Cannot Win Another War With Iran  Военное дело
  5. Iran plays by Trump’s rules to deepen his war dilemma  MSN
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Trump resumes Iran port blockade and threatens strikes on energy targets – Yahoo News UK

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  1. Trump resumes Iran port blockade and threatens strikes on energy targets  Yahoo News UK
  2. Iran war live: US launches new wave of strikes and Tehran threatens to close shipping routes  Reuters
  3. Report: Trump weighing major expansion of Iran campaign following Situation Room meeting  The Times of Israel
  4. U.S. Strikes Hit Tiny, Disputed Island in Strait of Hormuz  The New York Times
  5. Live updates: Todd Blanche pressed on Trump third term, Jeffrey Epstein files in confirmation hearing  The Hill
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Seven Britons among 12 foreign nationals killed in Spain’s deadly wildfires – The Guardian

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  1. Seven Britons among 12 foreign nationals killed in Spain’s deadly wildfires  The Guardian
  2. Seven Britons among those killed in Spain wildfires  BBC
  3. U.K. man describes harrowing escape from Spain wildfire that killed his wife and friends  CBS News
  4. Bishop of Almería: Let us be God's hands for those who suffer  Vatican News
  5. Residents of Spanish Towns Caught in Fierce Blazes Recount Harrowing Escapes  The New York Times
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