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Iran, US โmake progressโ towards a nuclear deal: Iran foreign minister
At their second indirect meeting this week, Iranian and US diplomats agreed to experts drawing up a framework for a potential nuclear deal.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:
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IMFโs tariff warnings may be too little, too late
The Trump administration has brought the world to the brink of a systemic financial and economic crisis.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:8 arrested over running Hong Kong scam ring, opening bank accounts with deepfakes
Successful attempts to open bank accounts involved images created by merging scammersโ faces and those on lost IDs using artificial intelligence, force says.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Chinese firm offers high-performance, low-cost satellites to belt and road countries
Breakthrough makes powerful sub-metre Kuanfu 02B the lightest on the market, Chang Guang Satellite Technology says.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Amid โJumboโ success, can Indonesia become an animation powerhouse?
The Indonesian film has become Southeast Asiaโs biggest ever animation release in terms of revenue, at US$10 million as of April 14.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Elephant alert: in India, a tracking system helps prevent deadly conflict
Community trackers in Chhattisgarh hunt for signs of elephants to feed into an alert system for nearby villagers.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:AI paper by 4 Chinese paved way for ChatGPT, AlphaGo. Itโs set for greater glory by 2030
Work on deep residual learning is most-cited since 2000 and may become the top of the all-time list within five years, Nature analysis finds.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:US Supreme Court hits pause on deportations of Venezuelan migrants
Lawyers had filed urgent requests saying the men were at imminent risk of removal without the judicial review previously mandated by the court.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Peru port could be an answer to US fees on Chinese ships: Hong Kong experts
โThe measure could potentially hit [the USโ own] logistics โฆ affecting not only us but the rest of the world,โ industry leader says.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Running robots put through their paces alongside humans in Beijing half-marathon
The race was used to showcase the Chinese tech industry and to test the robotsโ ability to carry out various tasks.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Easterโs date remains divisive 4 centuries on, but some church leaders want that to change
Different calculations and calendars by the Catholic and Orthodox churches have meant that Easter dates can coincide or be several weeks apart.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Japanese singer flies 4 hours daily to university, gaining admiration for commitment
Pop idolโs gruelling daily schedule begins with putting on make-up at 5am before arriving at university around 10am for classes.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Timothy McVeigh and Donald Trump, two peas in an extremist pod
This week, it will be 30 years since the Oklahoma bombing. On the morning of April 19, 1995, anti-government right-wing extremist Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder truck loaded with 5,000 pounds of agricultural fertiliser and diesel fuel at the front of the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. At 9 am, McVeigh lit [โฆ] The post Timothy McVeigh and Donald Trump, two peas in an extremist pod appeared first on...
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Selling comfort: โloneliness economyโ emerges as more South Koreans live alone
Loneliness-driven businesses capitalise on peopleโs feelings of isolation and social disconnection to make profits.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Luxury Tokyo hotels face watchdog warning over data-sharing that may have inflated prices
A probe by the Japan Fair Trade Commission found pricing talks between hotel executives might have led to distorted market rates.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Why falling pupil numbers are hitting Hong Kong subsidised kindergartens harder
Parents aiming to enrol children in popular primary schools are attracted to private kindergartens due to their competitive curriculum.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs museums get new mission: promote ethnic unity, counter โwrong historical viewsโ
Ethnic policy chief Pan Yue tells training session that exhibits should emphasise unity over ethnic division between Han and minorities.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Trump goes to war with the US Federal Reserve: a โrecipe for disasterโ?
The presidentโs conflict with the Fed could threaten the central bankโs independence and destabilise US financial markets, analysts warn.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:As sea levels rise, Indonesian woman turns to mangroves to keep floodwaters at bay
Pasijahโs home is the only one remaining in this part of Rejosari Senik, a small village on Javaโs northern coast that is now submerged in water.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:From gifted student to AI hero, DeepSeekโs founder Liang Wenfeng inspires a nation
Hailing from an obscure village in southern China, Liang Wenfeng has risen from humble roots to become a household name.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Pupy the elephant finds new home in Brazil sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo
The 35-year-old African elephant arrived โin perfect healthโ and will remain in an outdoor shed while she begins to adapt to her new home.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:The forgotten Indian explorer who uncovered an ancient civilisation
Rakhaldas Banerjee is credited with discovering Mohenjo-daro, but his legacy is tainted by controversy.
Published on: April 19, 2025 | Source:Kilmar Abrego Garcia, deported from US, says heโs been moved from El Salvador mega-prison
The update came from Senator Chris Van Hollen after he met Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man at the centre of a debate on rights and immigration.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:US-China tensions impact visa issuance for Chinese students
Rising geopolitical conflicts and trade wars are affecting people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China as Washington tightens its student visa issuance. Over the past month, the Trump administration has reportedly revoked visas of more than a thousand international students without providing concrete reasons. Some media reports said the move could be related to [โฆ] The post US-China tensions impact...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:US canceling Chinese student visas without just cause
Rising geopolitical conflicts and trade wars are affecting people-to-people exchanges between the United States and China as Washington tightens its student visa issuance. Over the past month, the Trump administration has reportedly revoked visas of more than a thousand international students without providing concrete reasons. Some media reports said the move could be related to [โฆ] The post US canceling Chinese...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Designed in US, made in China: Why Apple is stuck
China sits at the heart of Apple's supply chain - and has benefited hugely from it. Can they break up?
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:US lawsuit challenges revocation of visas for international students
The suit represents over 100 students from China, India and elsewhere, after many lost their legal status in a Trump administration crackdown.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Is Chinaโs space collaboration with Latin America under threat as the US asserts power?
Trump administration to increase scrutiny of Sino-Latin American space cooperation to curb Chinaโs influence, analysts say.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:A world on edge is headed for a geopolitical reckoning โ in May
Lasting changes could arise from the Trump vs Xi diplomatic chess, EUโs emerging strategy and political flux in Seoul, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:One dead after protests against KFC branches in Pakistan
Protesters, angry at the war in Gaza, have claimed KFC is a symbol of the United States and its ally Israel.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Trump turns White House Covid information site into page pushing Chinese lab leak theory
The updated website now accuses Anthony Fauci of promoting a โpreferred narrativeโ that the deadly disease originated in nature.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Checkers, chess and go
Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Checkers, chess and go David Goldman analyzes the global economic and geopolitical fallout from President Trumpโs escalating tariff war, highlighting goldโs 29% year-to-date surge as a reflection of investor anxiety over inflation, weak currencies, and [โฆ] The post Checkers, chess and go appeared first on Asia...
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Trump studying whether to fire Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell, adviser says
A bid to remove Powell would threaten the Fedโs independence and could further roil markets already battered by Trumpโs tariff war.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Superpower chess: Is India the next to be checkmated?
Over years spent observing global events and decisions, itโs become apparent that a trend has played out time and again in history. America embodies the spirit of action โ swift and bold, often preceding thought. Forbetter or worse, it is a nation of action, even if the action is miscalculated. From the Iraq invasion in [โฆ] The post Superpower chess: Is India the next to be checkmated? appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: April 18, 2025 | Source:Ukraine bans Chinese firms accused of helping Russia make missiles
Kyiv says the three companies are involved in production of the advanced Iskander missiles, which have been widely used in the conflict.
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