Birthday best wishes rarely come freighted with so much significance. But when it is Russia’s embattled president, Vladimir V. Putin, flattering his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, even seemingly small gestures send a message to the world, not least t…

FILE – The Department of the Treasury's seal outside the Treasury Department building in Washington on May 4, 2021. The U.S. sanctioned a group of Russian-intelligence linked individuals Monday for their role in allegedly helping the Kremli…

China is facing renewed allegations that the COVID-19 outbreak was caused by a leak from one of their laboratories – and that this research is connected to biowarfare.It is a question asked pretty much since the pandemic was identified: was COVID-19 a …

China is facing renewed allegations that the COVID-19 outbreak was caused by a leak from one of their laboratories – and that this research is connected to biowarfare.It is a question asked pretty much since the pandemic was identified: was COVID-19 a …

Open this photo in gallery: A Chinese flag waves in front of the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Oct. 29, 2015.Jason Lee/Reuters
In October, 2007, a U.S. diplomat met with Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry official, to lobby…

Would you believe that a fifth of the adult population of Britain have either taken part in anti-vax protests, or are prepared to do so? Or that about 4 million people have attended protests against the introduction of central bank digital currencies (…

Open this photo in gallery: People walk in a shopping mall in Beijing, on June 15.WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images
China’s economy stumbled in May with industrial output and retail sales growth missing forecasts, adding to expectations that Beijing will need…

She never dances with her husband, but when the bandages were peeled from her eyes after a double cataract operation to cure her blindness, Nepali farmer Santi Maya leapt up to clasp his hands.…
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At first it sounded like a pipe dream, but then more and more information began to seep into the Russian media: Moscow and Tehran are actively discussing the project of an international gas hub in the Persian Gulf.…
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US power companies have made political donations of at least $215m to dark money groups in recent years, according to a new analysis of 25 for-profit utilities, amid growing concerns around how they wield influence.…
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Cerberus Capital Management, the $US60 billion ($88 billion) alternative asset investor, has tapped bankers at Citi as it considers a bid for ASX-listed shipbuilder Austal, Street Talk has confirmed.
The New York-listed private equity fund is no strang…

June 14 (Reuters) – The Longshore union and employers of 22,000 dockworkers at U.S. West Coast ports on Wednesday said they have reached a tentative deal on a new six-year contract, ending 13 months of talks and easing supply chain worries.&#8230…

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has placed a temporary block on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
The injunction prevents Microsoft from making any kind of bid to acquire Activision Blizzard until the matter is settled in court.&#82…

TOKYO, June 15 (Reuters) – The Pacific island nation of Palau has asked the United States to step up patrols of its waters after several incursions by Chinese vessels into its exclusive economic zone, President Surangel Whipps Jr.…
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OPINION: Will White House Checkmate China?
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US President Joe Biden has been so furious with Russian President Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine that he has branded the latter a "killer".…
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The coexistence of the rise in post-Cold War globalisation and the “great moderation” – low inflation and stable growth – is superficially plausible.
In practice, though, economists have found only a modest link and point instead at changes in monetary…

We are in a high season of alarmism over artificial intelligence.
“Mitigating the risk of (human) extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” warns an open letter last week fro…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first state visit to the United States promises to be a power-packed and high-profile event where he will participate in at least a dozen important events, meet top American CEOs as well as some distinguished members of t…

HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) – Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said.…
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BEIJING, June 15 (Reuters) – A senior employee of the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said on Thursday he was advised to flee the country after resigning from the bank in protest over what he alleged was Chinese Communis…

The US military can develop and operate out of bases in Papua New Guinea, according to a landmark security pact that is part of Washington’s efforts to outflank China in the Pacific.…
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