U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in an NBC News poll. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a "Pact for the Future" on Sunday, which U-N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as a landmark agreement. Sri Lanka elects a new president, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuing a multiday U.S. visit, praised the United States’ return of nearly 300 antiquities to India. And in Singapore news, more car loans have been given out here in 2024, including those for electric vehicles, which have surged in numbers in recent years.

Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro (claremb@sph.com.sg) 

Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh

Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang & Claressa Monteiro

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican rival Donald Trump by 5 percentage points in an NBC News poll. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a "Pact for the Future" on Sunday, which U-N Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described as a landmark agreement. Sri Lanka elects a new president, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, continuing a multiday U.S. visit, praised the United States’ return of nearly 300 antiquities to India. And in Singapore news, more car loans have been given out here in 2024, including those for electric vehicles, which have surged in numbers in recent years.
Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 
Written by: Lee Kim Siang / Claressa Monteiro (<a href="mailto:claremb@sph.com.sg">claremb@sph.com.sg</a>) 
Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh
Produced and edited by: Lee Kim Siang &amp; Claressa Monteiro
Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media
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Lens on Daily from The Business Times is a micro podcast to catch you up on the biggest news at the start of every business day. Lens on Singapore is a monthly big picture feature on current affairs, societal issues and government policies.
Podcaster: BT Podcasts
Produced by: The Business Times, SPH Media