Alphabet, the parent company of Google, suffered its largest-ever stock market decline on record, losing approximately US$511 billion in market value after disappointing advertising and search revenue intensified concerns about the impact
Chinese investors are expressing growing concern that they may miss out on a wave of high-profile US tech listings, including a planned SpaceX initial public offering, as authorities in Beijing intensify efforts
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Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon has warned that financial markets are currently driven more by “greed than fear,” reflecting an increasingly optimistic Wall Street atmosphere that has pushed US equities to
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“How can we allow the tobacco industry to fill its coffers while we, the people, have to empty our pockets to fend for and suffer all the harms the tobacco industry has
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Turkey’s secretive HAVA SOJ airborne electronic warfare aircraft has appeared in its clearest imagery to date, offering the strongest indication yet that the long-running program is approaching a more advanced stage of
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Africa’s transition toward cleaner and more resilient transportation systems has received a major boost after electric mobility company Spiro secured a landmark $215 million investment round backed by major institutional investors, including
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Bangladesh is accelerating a major shift in its approach to water management and regional diplomacy, moving closer to China as decades of unresolved water-sharing disputes with India continue to fuel environmental, economic,
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A group of Catholic priests in northern Sri Lanka has renewed allegations that decades of violence suffered by Tamil communities amounted to genocide, reigniting a contentious debate over the legacy of the
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The European Union has taken a decisive step toward a far more restrictive migration regime, agreeing on a new returns regulation that aims to accelerate deportations and expand the bloc’s capacity to
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Ndaba Mandela grew up in the long shadow of one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century, but he insists that legacy is not a monument—it is an obligation.
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Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), has warned that the island must avoid becoming “the next Ukraine” as she defends a controversial strategy of renewed engagement with Beijing.
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The Israeli writer Etgar Keret has long built his literary reputation on blending the absurd with the intimate, but in his latest reflections he describes a country where reality itself seems to
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Artificial intelligence powerhouse Anthropic has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, positioning itself ahead of rival OpenAI in a closely watched contest to become the defining public company of the
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Blue Origin is facing a major setback after the dramatic explosion of its New Glenn rocket during a routine engine test, with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman warning that repairs to the damaged
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Global alternative asset manager Blackstone has successfully raised $13.1 billion for its latest Asia-focused private equity fund, surpassing its original target and marking the largest private equity fundraising effort in the firm’s
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Asian stock markets traded lower in volatile conditions on Tuesday as concerns over the stability of Middle East ceasefire efforts offset growing enthusiasm surrounding the artificial intelligence sector. According to Reuters, investors
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