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Simone Biles will compete in Tuesday’s balance beam final, the last women’s event on the Tokyo Olympics gymnastics schedule, officials confirmed on Monday (Aug 2). “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two US athletes in the
Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this new Business Times monthly podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua. In this third episode of the WealthWise podcast, BT’s wealth editor Genevieve Cua looks into
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Singer-songwriter Roy Loi had to close his music school, Imagine Music, in June 2020 due to the pandemic. Better known as Li Feihui, the 56-year-old self-professed semi-retired musician penned Mandarin ballads for big names such as Hong Kong stars Jacky
A BMW 5-series which consumes just 8.2 litres of fuel per 100km? Improbable but true, with the plug-in hybrid 530e. To put things in perspective, the petrol-only 530i test driven in January averaged 10.9 litres/100km. This 25 per cent improvement