Nepal’s UN speech was powerful in its portrayal of climate vulnerability but far less complete in explaining the forces behind it. Its strongest arguments about climate justice, broken supply chains and unequal
China is launching an array of financial incentives—including wedding subsidies, child-rearing benefits and home-purchase grants—in an escalating attempt to reverse the country’s steep population decline, according to Times UK. The dramatic policy
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A mysterious organization led by an Israeli-Estonian national has helped hundreds of Palestinians leave the Gaza Strip in recent months, according to an investigation by Haaretz. The organization, called Al-Majd, offers Palestinians
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The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has warned that extreme heat is reshaping the “riskscape” across Asia and the Pacific, with 2024 recorded as the
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Amazon (AMZN.O) plans to raise $15 billion through its first U.S. dollar bond offering in three years, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, as major tech
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On a blustery day in western Ukraine, hundreds of arms developers, military personnel, diplomats, and investors gathered at the Lviv Defence Tech Valley forum to witness battle-tested drones in action. Ukraine’s deputy
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Ukraine is grappling with a severe manpower crisis as four out of every five draftees reportedly flee military training centres, a senior MP in Kyiv has warned, leaving the country struggling to
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Almost half of Labour voters want Sir Keir Starmer to step down before the next general election, a YouGov poll commissioned by Times UK has revealed. The survey of 2,100 people found
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Before dawn in Mumbai, couriers zip across chaotic streets delivering groceries stocked in a basement mini-warehouse operated by Reliance Industries’ ecommerce platform, JioMart. “I make between 20 and 30 deliveries in a
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Two cabinet ministers in the Philippines resigned on Monday following allegations of corruption linked to government flood-control projects, in a scandal that has roiled the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Executive
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China’s exports of rare-earth products declined in October, marking the lowest monthly level since June, as Beijing and Washington work to finalize supply arrangements under their ongoing trade truce. Outbound shipments fell
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Golden MV Holdings Inc., one of the most high-flying stocks in the Philippines, has suffered a dramatic collapse in recent days, erasing more than $16 billion from the fortune of its founder,
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Asian equity markets tumbled to one-month lows on Tuesday, led by sharp selloffs in Japan and South Korea, as investors grew increasingly uneasy ahead of Nvidia’s earnings later this week—a key test
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Nvidia could see as much as $320 billion wiped from or added to its market value after reporting quarterly earnings on Wednesday, a potential swing of unprecedented scale that underscores Wall Street’s
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A fiber-rich diet may help the immune system mount a stronger attack against cancer by reshaping the gut microbiome and boosting the performance of key tumor-fighting cells, according to new research highlighted
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Artificial intelligence may be reshaping not just how we solve problems but how we evaluate our own abilities — and not necessarily for the better. A new multinational study led by Finland’s
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