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Australia cuts interest rates to more than 2-year lows, downgrades economic growth forecast
The country's benchmark rates are now at to 3.6%, their lowest since April 2023
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:
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ASEAN and Trump’s Tariffs: Regional Calamity, Rent Seeking, or Return to the Status Quo?
Despite the recent announcement of "final" tariff rates, the situation facing Southeast Asia's economies is far from settled.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Worst bleaching on record for Western Australian coral reefs
Scientists say the damage was caused by the "longest, largest and most intense" marine heatwave on record.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Vietnam’s FDI firms caught in Trump’s transshipment crossfire
The US tariff rate officially announced on Vietnam on July 31, 2025, has deepened anxiety among foreign direct-invested (FDI) enterprises regarding penalties for transshipment. Vietnamese exports to the US, as of August 7, are subjected to a 20% tariff, while goods deemed as “transshipped” will face a 40% tariff. However, no clear criteria for what […] The post Vietnam’s FDI firms caught in Trump’s transshipment...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs
Luck seems to have run out for many Western Australian coral reefs, as an off-the-charts marine heatwave leaves a trail of bleaching and coral death.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Censored Thai Exhibition Undermined ‘Core Interests,’ China Claims
A Bangkok gallery was last month forced to remove materials about Tibet, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong from an exhibition about global authoritarianism.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:We tracked one of Australia’s most endangered birds into strange new habitat
A new population of the plains-wanderer has been tracked into unexpected habitat. This surprising discovery offers fresh hope for the critically endangered species.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:How do Israelis see Gaza war and Palestinian suffering?
Public resistance to Israel’s Gaza offensive is growing, with polls showing concern focused on freeing hostages and protecting soldiers rather than ending Palestinian suffering.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Taylor Swift's next album titled 'The Life of a Showgirl'
Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album will be "The Life of a Showgirl." A post on her website did not specify a release date.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:High-tech drones are changing warfare – terrorists may soon follow the same playbook
Terrorists often copy military innovations, meaning policymakers need to act quickly to reduce the threat of drones.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia
More than 50,000 North Koreans will be sent to work in Russia, as Moscow's war in Ukraine drains labour pools.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Spain treads a risky path by standing up to Trump on defense and China
Tensions over defense and foreign policy issues are growing between Madrid and Washington.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:How one state revamped high school to reflect reality: Not everyone goes to college
This story is part of Hechinger’s ongoing coverage about rethinking high school. Read about high school apprenticeships in Indiana, a new diploma in Alabama that trades chemistry for carpentry, and “career education for all” in Kentucky. ELKHART, Ind. —The numbers were discouraging, and in some cases getting worse. Nearly 30 percent of Indiana’s high schoolers […] The post How one state revamped high school to reflect...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Stop the free ride: all motorists should pay their way, whatever vehicle they drive
A new road charge mooted for electric vehicle drivers is based on a fundamental misconception.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Space race next: US, China rushing to nuclearize the moon
The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power. In April 2025, China reportedly unveiled plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2035. This plant would support its […] The post Space race next: US, China rushing to nuclearize the moon appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:KPop Demon Hunters goes Golden with Billboard chart-topping hit
The song Golden is number one on the Billboard Hot 100, in a new record for the Netflix film.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Chad: 20-Year Sentence for Opposition Leader
Click to expand Image Demonstrators in Paris, France wave Chadian flags during a rally calling for the release of Succès Masra, May 31, 2025. 2025 Umit Donmez / Anadolu via AFP (Nairobi) – The guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on August 9, 2025, on Succès Masra, leader ofChad’s main opposition party, is the culmination of a trial based on politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said today.Masra,...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Trump-Putin summit: This isn’t how wars are ended
A hastily arranged summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is set for August 15, 2025, in Alaska, where the two leaders will discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not attend, barring a last-minute change. Longtime diplomat Donald Heflin, now teaching at Tufts University’s Fletcher […] The post Trump-Putin summit: This isn’t how...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Flames near Madrid as wildfires burn across Spain and Portugal
Emergency crews are battling wildfires as a record-breaking heatwave continues across Europe.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:India-Philippines Ties Now Strategic Partnership on Upward Trajectory
Visa-free travel, direct flights, technological cooperation and cultural exchanges are set to complement the new defense-heavy alignment, aiming to turn a once-distant relationship into a broad-based alliance.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Why some care about inequality and others don’t
Imagine society as a ladder with ten rungs. Where would you place yourself? That answer reflects your subjective social status – where you see yourself in society. Importantly, this is not necessarily reflective of where you actually are. Subjective social status matters as it shapes what you believe, how you behave, and, as my new […] The post Why some care about inequality and others don’t appeared first on Asia...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:GPT-5: Has AI just plateaued?
OpenAI claims that its new flagship model, GPT-5, marks “a significant step along the path to AGI” – that is, the artificial general intelligence that AI bosses and self-proclaimed experts often claim is around the corner. According to OpenAI’s own definition, AGI would be “a highly autonomous system that outperforms humans at most economically valuable […] The post GPT-5: Has AI justplateaued? appeared first on Asia...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Watering down Australia’s AI copyright laws would sacrifice writers’ livelihoods to ‘brogrammers’ | Tracey Spicer
Our Productivity Commission is considering to include an exemption for text and data mining into our Copyright Act. This extractive industry may well put us out of businessThe year was 1987. The location: a busy Brisbane newsroom. I was tapping away on a Remington typewriter to tell the story of a corrupt state government with an autocratic leader, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen.Technology quickly evolved. A few years later...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Migrant sentenced to life for murdering Maryland mum in case invoked by Trump
The victim's mother told the court: "The brutality of her murder will haunt us for the rest of our lives."
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Will my boobs sag if I don’t wear a bra? And 5 other common questions about breasts and bras
Breasts are ‘sisters, not twins’. So while your bra is symmetrical, it’s normal your breasts aren’t.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Lithium price jump exposes China’s chokehold on supply
Global lithium prices rose significantly after China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, halted its mine operations in Yichun, Jiangxi province. On Monday, CATL announced that it has temporarily shut down its Jianxiawo lithium mines in Yichun, known widely as “Asia’s lithium capital.”The suspension could last for at least three months,...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Microsoft's GitHub chief is leaving as competition ramps up in AI coding market
Microsoft, which is seeking to fend off competition from AI coding startups like Cursor, is losing GitHub chief Thomas Dohmke.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Nepal offers free climbs to 97 peaks as tourism to Everest surges
Most tourists visiting Nepal head to Everest, which has seen overcrowding and increased pollution.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:CNBC Daily Open: Investors seem conditioned to expect Trump reversals
Trump extends the deadline on China tariffs — but investors were unimpressed. They have been conditioned to expect such flip-flopping from Trump.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Chinese Vessels Collide While Pursuing Philippine Patrol Ship in South China Sea
The incident took place in the vicinity of Scarborough Shoal, a frequent point of contention between Manila and Beijing.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:After Turmoil and No-Confidence Votes, Sierra Club Terminates Ben Jealous
Ben Jealous’ tenure at the Sierra Club has come to an end. Leadership at the environmental organization announced the executive director’s firing to staff in an email Monday evening. “Following an extensive evaluation of his conduct, the Board of Directors unanimously voted to terminate Ben Jealous’ employment for cause. This was not a decision we […]
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Cuban President Condemns Israel Over Death of Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has condemned what he called the “outrageous impunity” of the Israeli government following the death of six journalists in a targeted airstrike near Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The attack, confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), killed five members of the Al Jazeera news network and one reporter from […]
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Māori wards: how the Hobson’s Pledge campaign relies on a ‘historical fiction’
As cities and districts prepare for referendums on retaining Māori wards, a contentious claim resurfaces about the meaning and intent of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Thailand: Aid Cuts Put Myanmar Refugees at Grave Risk
Click to expand Image Refugees collect water at Mae La refugee camp in Mae Sot, Thailand, March 5, 2025. 2025 Valeria Mongelli/Anadolu via Getty Images (Bangkok) – More than 100,000Myanmar refugees inThailand have lost access to essential food and medical aid due to US funding cuts, putting them at serious risk, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai government should immediately permit refugees to lawfully work and...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Trump names EJ Antoni to head US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Heritage Foundation economist has often criticised the agency over numbers in its monthly payroll report
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source: