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China warns companies against using Nvidia and AMD chips, report says
China has reportedly told firms to refrain from using Nvidia's H20 chips after the chipmaker received approval to resume shipments there.
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US announces criminal charges against Haitian gang leader Barbecue
He heads the group Viv Ansanm, which controls much of Haiti's capital and is accused of multiple murders, kidnappings and attacks on infrastructure.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:White House tempers ceasefire hopes ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
The White House says US President Donald Trump's meeting with his Russian counterpart is a "listening exercise". While Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns against any deal made without Ukraine.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:The Trump Administrationโs Concerted Attacks on Wind Threaten the Industryโs Future
In the weeks leading up to his inauguration, President Donald Trump made a pledge: โno new windmills.โ Heโs made major headway on that this year. Since January, the administration has issued a flurry of orders and actions disrupting wind development on the countryโs federal lands and waters, which has had ripple effects across the industry. [โฆ]
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Will Trump get played by Putin? Europe is worried
President Trump's sharp criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday is sending chills across Europe, where leaders are working to guard against the worst-case scenario: Trump aligning with Russian President Vladimir Putin to force a bad deal on Kyiv. Trump blew past a deadline last week to impose punishing sanctions on Russia and its...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:UN says bid to help address turmoil in Haiti less than 10 percent funded
Violence remains widespread in Haiti, where powerful armed gangs have surged amid political and economic chaos.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Rate relief delay, Aukus nuclear waste warning, Australia stunned in T20
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. There was understandable relief for borrowers yesterday after the Reserve Bank cut rates, but it may take weeks for banks to pass on the cut to actual mortgage payments, according to lendersThere are new warnings about Aukus paving the way for nuclear waste dumps,...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:'$800 an hour' for video consult as patients lament psychiatric gaps
Patients and their families navigating the mental health system in regional NSW say critical gaps in care are leading to deadly consequences for people with complex needs.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Small-business optimism rises amid tariff uncertainty
Optimism among small businesses rose last month, with respondents reporting better business conditions, despite uncertainty around tariffs and inflation. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) said on Tuesday that its Small Business Optimism Index went up 1.7 points in July to 100.3, just above the indexโs long-term average of 98. The factors that contributed...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Khan Younis hospital appeals for burial shrouds after almost running out
Khan Younis hospital appeals for burial shrouds after almost running out Authorities at Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza's Khan Younis are appealing for burial shrouds as the increasing number of fatalities meansthere is a current shortage, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday. The hospitalโs laundry department warned that an increasing shortage of shrouds will mean people who have been killed will be brought out and buried...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Zelensky: No agreement with Russia on returning Ukrainian children
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Russia had been stonewalling negotiations on the return of Ukraine children, thousands of whom have been forcibly transferred to Russia over the course of its invasion. โWe cannot reach an agreement with them on the return of the children,โ Zelensky told reporters in response to a question from...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:'Like a gravestone': The heritage huts that won't rise again
Two heritage huts in the Namadgi National Park will not be rebuilt in an ACT government backflip, which experts say goes against heritage guidance and has left family and friends involved feeling betrayed.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:More than 10,000 Brisbane properties to be added to flood maps
In its latest modelling, council finds 10,129 more properties across Brisbane are now at risk of creek and waterway flooding.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:How can Israel kill journalists with impunity?
More media workers killed in Gaza genocide than in previous conflicts in history.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Sherrod Brown expected to seek his return to the Senate in 2026
Brown, Ohioโs best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the U.S. Senate next year, giving Democrats a likely boost as they wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Key issues omitted in revised US State Department human rights report
Rights groups allege manipulation of US report after firing of key staff and overhaul of human rights priorities.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Wildfires ravage Europe amid intense heatwave
Firefighters are struggling to control wildfires blazing across Europe because of a severe heatwave.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Alaskan glacier ice dam releases floodwater toward downstream homes
A huge basin of rainwater and snowmelt dammed by Alaskaโs Mendenhall Glacier has started to release, and officials on Tuesday urged residents in some parts of Juneau to evacuate ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater downstream.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Carne Wall landslide wipes out notoriously difficult Blue Mountains climb
One of the largest Blue Mountains rockfalls in recent years shaves off two notorious climbing routes that were never repeated after the first climbers established them.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: How Hot Is Your Home? Nigerian Study Explores Comfort Levels in Buildings
[The Conversation Africa] Global standards for heating comfort are largely based on cooler, northern hemisphere climates. How relevant are these benchmarks in low-cost housing in warmer African regions?
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Labor have so far failed to sway the Greens, and it's blown up on them
Like in the AFL, Tasmanian politics is in its own trade week โ and at the moment, the protracted negotiations are between Labor and the Greens.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Japanese film noir High and Low is a remarkable example of nail-biting tension โ and now itโs inspired Spike Lee
Spike Leeโs Highest 2 Lowest is a contemporary American take on Akira Kurosawaโs 1963 classic crime drama High and Low.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:โA country to be heard and dancedโ: journeying into Australiaโs menacing interior spaces
Nicolas Rothwell and Alison Nampitjinpa Andersonโs new book suggests only Aboriginal people, and the misfits who cleave to them, can know the desertโs grim majesty.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:As human teams get bigger, they get less efficient. But these ants have found a solution
Not only are weaver ants not plagued by a drop in teamwork efficiency, but theyโre actually โsuperefficientโ.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Danielle Spencer, young actor on ‘What’s Happening!!’ turned veterinarian, dies at 60
Spencer played Dee, the smarter, more serious younger sister who offered a steady stream of deadpan roasts of her big brother and his friends. The show, set in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts, was among the first on television to focus on the lives of Black teenagers.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Feeding kids can be a daily battle. But you wouldnโt know it looking at Instagram
Research shows how social media is flooded with unrealistic content about family meals. This can add to frustrations parents may already feel around feeding kids.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Paramedics are less likely to identify a stroke in women than men. Closing this gap could save lives โ and money
In women, โatypicalโ stroke symptoms can be overlooked, leaving them more vulnerable to misdiagnosis, delayed treatment and long-term harm.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Why the working week โ and what we get out of it โ has perplexed Australian governments for more than 100 years
Improving productivity โ producing more with less โ has been the focus of many Australian governments since federation.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:The government has asked for bold proposals. Maybe itโs time to consider taxing the family home
When it comes to improving the fairness of the tax system, this is no time to be squeamish.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:19 EU countries condemn Israelโs โrestrictiveโ aid rules in Gaza
Statement, also signed by countries including Canada, Japan and the U.K., ramps up pressure on Israel over starvation in Gaza.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:What Ukraine wants (and fears) ahead of Trump-Putin summit in Alaska
Kyiv is afraid to be left out of negotiations, while Trump might strengthen Putin just as Russia is beginning to feel the strain of the war.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Trump administration rewrites and scales back annual human rights report
The report reduces criticism of some US allies like Israel, and escalates disapproval of perceived foes such as Brazil.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:A Week of Gulf South Solidarity in New York City
NEW YORKโManning Rollerson stood at the glass doors of Chubb Insuranceโs Midtown Manhattan headquarters, a petition in hand and a Houston Texans cap shading his face. Chants echoed off the surrounding buildings, but no company representatives came outโonly building security. Rollersonโs request was clear: He wanted Chubb to stop insuring fossil fuel projects near his [โฆ]
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Watch: Europe's wildfires seen from above
Aerial video shows the extent of devastation caused by wildfires in a number of European countries.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Israeli columnist denounces Israeli media for serving up 'propaganda'
Israeli columnist denounces Israeli media for serving up 'propaganda' Hararetz columnist Gideon Levy told Al Jazeera thatthe average Israeli is not exposed to the truth of what is happening in Gaza in an interview on Tuesday. Describing journalistic peers in Israel, Levy said: "They think they stick to journalistic principles. They are totally convinced that quoting the army spokesperson is journalism.They are totally...
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