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Singapore brokered a deal with Taylor Swift, so she wouldn’t take the Eras Tour to other Southeast Asian countries. Now, a Philippines lawmaker is calling it out.

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Taylor Swift kicked off her six-night, sold-out The Eras Tour stopover in Singapore on Saturday. It’s the only place in Southeast Asia where she will perform due to an exclusivity deal. A Philippines lawmaker criticized the move, saying it “isn’t what good neighbors do.” There’s a feud between Singapore and neighboring government officials — and … Read more

UAE’s Jaber, oil boss who brokered ‘beginning of end’ for fossil fuels

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Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE oil chief who headed COP28 in Dubai, promised that this year’s UN climate talks would be “different”. He did not disappoint. The towering Emirati, 50, was beaming in his grey dishdasha after he brought down the hammer on the first United Nations agreement calling for a transition away from fossil … Read more