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Thailand offers cash rewards for reporting e-cigarette use amid vaping crackdown

Thailand’s new initiative aims to curb vaping and protect public health, with fines and jail terms for offenders.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Will India Join the Squad?

If the grouping’s scope and agenda are restructured to focus on soft security issues, such as maritime safety, New Delhi might be more interested.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Albanese to call election on Friday as Dutton pledges fuel tax relief and national gas plan

The opposition leader has announced a range of spending cuts and new measures, with Australians expected to go to the polls on May 3.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

China’s 2025 cloud spending to grow 15% on the back of DeepSeek-driven AI adoption

Cloud spending, which totalled US$40 billion in 2024, is expected to reach US$46 billion this year as cloud providers expand investments.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Burned Homes Can Be Rebuilt More Resilient to Wildfires, but Many Homeowners Can’t Afford the Price

As the smoke cleared and the ash began to settle from January’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires, an arresting image spread across news and social media channels: a gleaming white, three-story house, standing tall amongst the smoldering ashes of its neighbors along the Malibu beachfront. Dubbed the “miracle mansion” and the “last house standing,” the home’s […]

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

Tanzania: Inside Tanzania's Life-Saving Birthcare Model

[allAfrica] Tanzania is winning the battle against maternal and newborn deaths, as the latest numbers reveal a significant decline.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Nation’s First Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Could Come to Michigan in 2030

Michigan could soon host the United States’ first commercial small modular nuclear reactors—essentially mini nuclear plants with simpler and more compact designs that proponents say could shorten construction timelines and cut costs. Two SMRs are set to begin operations in 2030 in Covert Township, on Lake Michigan about 36 miles north of the Indiana border. […]

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Inside Climate News favicon Inside Climate News

2,000 tonnes of gold: China says new technology helped find largest deposits

Discovery of two large gold deposits could help China maintain its pace of gold production and prevent a decline in output.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

SenseTime’s 2024 net loss narrows even if it misses analysts’ target amid AI competition

The company reported net loss of 4.3 billion yuan (US$592 million) in 2024, compared with estimate of 4 billion yuan loss.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

RFK Jr.'s let bird flu spread plan 'makes no sense'

The US Health Secretary wants to let bird flu spread across the nation's farms without intervention, and then breed the chickens that survive. Is it science or small government ideology? Here’s what experts told DW.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Why the unicorn is an enduring symbol in art

The new film "Death of a Unicorn," starring Jenna Ortega, features the mythical beast as a brutal killer. From purity to immortality, unicorns have been featured in works of art throughout the centuries.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

South Africa: SA Research Grants on Hold, Says Leaked Memo - And the NIH Isn't Denying Its Existence

[Bhekisisa] A leaked memo circulating among South African researchers that is addressed to grant management staff of the US government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), dated March 25 and of which Bhekisisa has seen a copy, instructs officers to hold "all [research] awards to entities located in South Africa".

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

How Trump’s reckless policies could trigger a financial crisis

The institutional and legal underpinnings of the US system on which investors have long relied are under sustained assault from the Trump administration.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Japan fights decade-high norovirus surge with 34,000 cases amid ‘unseasonal’ outbreak

The spread of norovirus nationwide has prompted health warnings about hygiene and food safety.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

During Ramadan, China’s ‘Muslim Diplomacy’ Unfolds in Indonesia

Beijing's outreach builds relationships with prominent Muslim organizations, while influencing the narratives about China's treatment of its own Muslim minorities.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Japan and Brazil vow to bolster strategic ties as security and trade worries rise

The framework for defense exchanges between Japan and Brazil will include discussions on bilateral cooperation in defense equipment and technology.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

H&M posts weaker-than-expected fiscal first-quarter sales in slow start to the year

H&M on Thursday posted weaker-than-expected fiscal first-quarter sales in a slow start to the year for the world's second-largest clothing retailer.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Shares of Asia's automakers fall as Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports

Shares of Asia's automakers fell after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will impose tariffs on cars not made in the country.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

A daily battle: Commuters still suffer from apartheid spatial planning

For many people in South Africa, getting to work on time is a daily struggle which costs them a chunk of their earnings.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

From dead fish to 'Temu Trump': Last parliamentary sitting week before election is 'delulu' – video

This week in parliament was a lot: from smelly fish to the federal budget, politicians were amping up for the federal election. Here are the highs and the lows straight from Parliament House. The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is expected to call the federal election on Friday for a polling day in early May, according to Labor sourcesHome affairs secretary admits to using disappearing messages on Signal for work –...

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

We calculated how much Dutton’s excise cut would save you on fuel – and few will save as much as promised

The amount households could expect to save varies significantly according to where they are located – and how often they drive.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Dancing with the machine: autoplay and the future of AI-driven art

Louise Coetzer flirted with the enemy to create experimental dance-opera autoplay. But her message is one of resistance

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Australia to warn young travellers about methanol poisoning after Laos deaths

Foreign ministry warns travellers to ‘be suspicious of unusually cheap drinks’ following the death of two 19-year-olds.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone dangles more investor perks

Malaysian official reveals more benefits on sidelines of Korea-Asean Business Forum in Seoul, as UOB bank rolls out support for Korean firms eyeing the region.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Do China and the US need to work together on AI safety? Boao Forum debates

Artificial intelligence experts and business leaders discuss how the world can build effective governance models for all countries.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Teachers Believe That AI Is Here to Stay in Education. How It Should Be Taught Is Debatable.

Teachers agree, overwhelmingly, that artificial intelligence is going to become a permanent fixture in education over the next 10 years, according to a ...

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: EdSurge favicon EdSurge

Mandatory mediation raises concerns about the rule of law

It has been introduced to deal with the huge backlog of civil trials, but could mean thousands of litigants are denied the right to be heard by a court in a fair public hearing.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Hong Kong’s home prices fall towards decade low on interest rate, tariff headwinds

Secondary home prices have declined by a cumulative 27 per cent since January 2022, according to government data.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

The US, the ‘great transformation’ and the new world order

As America’s existential crisis unfolds, the nostalgic yearning for ‘big power’ politics of the Cold War era is rearing its ugly head

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

CNBC Daily Open: To tariff or not to tariff, that is the question

In his latest move in the global trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on "all cars not made in the U.S.," rattling auto stocks.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

VAT hike: A tough choice or a risk to economic recovery?

There are alternatives which don’t add to the financial burden of citizens and which are better for fiscal sustainability

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

US robotics firms push for national strategy to compete with China

Tesla, Boston Dynamics and others are pushing for US policies that would boost American companies in the global robotics race.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Sweats Over March 31 Protests Amid Internal Zanu-PF Revolt

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa is under pressure over the planned 31 March protests amid fresh challenges to his rule, which has been marred by accusations of corruption and cronyism.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Fears 19th Century canal could start to run dry in days

The operators of a 225-year-old canal warn of an "urgent" water shortage without imminent rainfall.

Published on: March 27, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate