by Our Economic Affairs Editor China has issued yet another important whitepaper today. Earth is the only home of all humanity, and the imperative to tackle climate change is no longer a
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In Afghanistan today, the mere mention of the Taliban’s “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” — the so-called religious police — is enough to send women and girls trembling. Ostensibly tasked
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly planned to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico starting late last year, according to a U.S. official who spoke to Reuters. The official said the plot
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OpenAI has asked the Trump administration to broaden a 35% semiconductor-focused tax credit to cover AI data centers, AI server manufacturers, and electrical grid components, according to a letter dated Oct. 27
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