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China’s growing industrial strength is forcing Washington to confront realities that tariffs and political rhetoric cannot erase. Its dominance in shipbuilding, batteries, electric vehicles, solar manufacturing and critical minerals gives Beijing substantial
Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, has become one of Donald Trump’s closest allies in promoting rapid artificial-intelligence development, placing the head of the world’s most valuable company at the centre of a growing dispute over how the technology
Italy’s Senate has approved legislation paving the way for the country to return to nuclear power, nearly four decades after it abandoned the energy
Australia is investigating an incident in which an autonomous artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained access to a government-owned database and retrieved both
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has entered into a $200 million contract with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, in a move aimed at harnessing advanced AI capabilities to address pressing
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday issued a stark warning to nations maintaining economic ties with Russia, threatening to impose 100 percent “secondary” tariffs if a Ukraine ceasefire is not reached within
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North Korea has significantly enhanced its nuclear and conventional military capabilities over the past six months through direct involvement in the war in Ukraine, according to an intelligence assessment obtained by The
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A wave of economic devastation is sweeping through the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, once dubbed the “denim capital” of the continent, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed unprecedented tariffs that have
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Cancer is rapidly becoming a manageable condition rather than a fatal diagnosis, thanks to a wave of transformative medical breakthroughs, according to Professor Sir Stephen Powis, the outgoing National Medical Director of
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A century after Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf was published, an unsettling reflection published by The Independent UK challenges long-held assumptions about Britain’s moral immunity to fascism and raises troubling parallels with today’s
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Chinese researchers have developed a groundbreaking method to convert carbon dioxide into white sugar, offering a potential solution to global challenges such as climate change and food insecurity. The team from the
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The United States military has launched joint exercises with Panamanian forces to bolster security around the Panama Canal, a strategic global trade route that has recently drawn heightened scrutiny over alleged Chinese
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China’s first intelligent oceanographic research vessel, Tong Ji, was officially delivered in Shanghai on Sunday, marking a significant milestone in the country’s marine science capabilities. Designed and built entirely in China, the
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Taiwan’s central bank has issued a warning to certain foreign investors over violations of capital control regulations, as it intensifies efforts to curb speculative inflows and contain the surging value of the
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The European Union will expand its use of foreign subsidy investigations to scrutinize non-EU companies investing in the bloc, as it intensifies efforts to protect European industries from what it views as
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Wall Street’s major banks are poised to extend the longest investment banking slump in more than a decade, with trading once again expected to deliver the bulk of revenue in the second
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Chinese biotech shares are experiencing a powerful resurgence, buoyed by a wave of optimism around cutting-edge cancer treatments and strategic licensing deals with global pharmaceutical giants. According to reporting by the Financial
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has placed the head of its South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), Saima Wazed, on leave amid mounting fraud allegations, according to Financial Times reporting. In an internal
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India’s foreign exchange reserves slipped by USD 3.049 billion to USD 699.736 billion for the week ending July 4, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
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