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
Chaos Industries, a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of counter-drone radar systems, has raised $510 million in a Series D funding round, CEO John Tenet told Reuters, marking another milestone in the surging interest
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Eighty years after Adolf Hitler’s death, scientists have sequenced his DNA, uncovering startling insights into the dictator’s biology and challenging long-held assumptions about his life. The groundbreaking research, highlighted in the Channel
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by Our Correspondent in Dhaka The International Crimes Tribunal-1 of Bangladesh will deliver its verdict on November 17 in the case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and three other officials accused
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China is bracing for its longest slowdown in consumption growth since the post-Covid rebound began to fade more than four years ago, revealing the gap between the government’s pledges to boost domestic
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Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX) is considering new measures to curb the rapid rise of listed companies hoarding digital assets, as growing investor losses spark concern over the country’s crypto-driven stock frenzy.
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In one of the most cutthroat corners of global finance, Australia’s block trading market has become a high-stakes battleground where bankers are taking ever-bigger gambles to outmaneuver rivals for lucrative deals. Once
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by Economic Affairs Editor Every few years a new development slogan arrives in Sri Lanka, wrapped in glossy reports and the logos of foreign agencies. This time it is the “circular economy.”
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Chinese state-linked criminal gangs are reportedly using international students in the United Kingdom to launder hundreds of millions of pounds, according to research by the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi). The report,
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A San Francisco startup backed by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his husband Oliver Mulherin is drawing scrutiny for its work on gene-edited human embryos, with ambitions that some critics warn echo
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On the eve of U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer summoned Labour lawmakers to an emergency meeting in an effort to shore up his authority amid
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Iran is confronting its most severe water crisis in decades, with authorities warning that Tehran, home to more than 10 million people, could soon become uninhabitable if rainfall does not arrive before
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French President Emmanuel Macron is contemplating inviting Chinese President Xi Jinping to the 2026 Group of Seven summit in Evian, a move that has reportedly been discussed with some European allies. The
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Thailand has extradited alleged casino kingpin She Zhijiang to China, marking a high-profile move in regional efforts to combat transnational crime. She, a Chinese-born naturalized Cambodian citizen, was handed over in Bangkok
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Forterra, a Maryland-based startup developing autonomous technology for military vehicles, has raised $238 million in a new funding round, lifting its valuation to over $1 billion, Bloomberg reports. The company’s systems are
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Iran’s prolonged silence over damage sustained at nuclear sites hit by Israeli and US strikes is fueling growing concern about the status and location of its near-bomb-grade uranium, according to a new
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