A suspected Iranian spy ship appears to be sailing home after nearly three years at sea — a move that comes as the world awaits Israel’s response to Tehran’s retaliatory attack.…
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While China has surpassed growth expectations so far this year, the world’s second-largest economy may not be able to sustain the same expansionary pace in the near-term, according to Deutsche Bank.…
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Israel has claimed that 99% of the more than 300 missiles and drones launched by Iran against the Zionist country over the weekend were intercepted.
On the surface, this was a “significant strategic success” for Israel, as Israel Defense Forces (IDF) s…

Dutch intelligence agencies first publicly attributed cyber espionage to China in February, when they said state-backed cyber spies had gained access to a Dutch military network last year
Earlier this month, the U.S.…
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U.S. rates have 'strong and immediate' impact on Asia FX – IMF
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IMF urges Asian central banks to focus on domestic inflation
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IMF revises up Asia's 2024 growth forecast to 4.5%
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As mercury rises and people work from the comfort of their homes, there’s no respite for traffic personnel who brave the heat to monitor and manage the serpentine commotion over the tar.…
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Caught in the crossfire of all the conflicts swirling around the world right now is one organization, the United Nations — a place where representatives from warring countries sit in the same room to argue their case.…
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Dibakar Banerjee is one of the most critically acclaimed directors in Bollywood's recent history. Banerjee is known for directing movies like Khosla Ka Ghosla, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Love Sex Aur Dhokha, Shanghai, and Detectiv…

BofA Securities maintained its Buy rating on Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) citing AI upside for the company.
Earlier this week, the Chinese internet search giant said its generative AI chat tool Ernie Bot surpassed over 200M users.…
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Joe Biden’s administration reached an agreement to dole out a staggering $6.1 billion in government support for semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology to produce advanced computer memory chips in New York and Idaho.…
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It is the world’s second-biggest economy, the next big threat to global security and a country ruled by an authoritarian regime that is increasingly making its power felt beyond its borders.…
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Silver may have the power to reach the $30 per ounce milestone after its 26% surge in March-April on the back of gold’s record run and copper’s strength, even though analysts say the metal is ripe for a technical correction.…
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Disneyland Forward, the Walt Disney Company’s initiative to expand its original theme park, just got the go-ahead from the Anaheim City Council. Deadline reports that the $1.9 billion expansion plan, which will take decades to finish, received unanimou…

Leading Sri Lankan Buddhist leader Waskaduwe Mahindawansa went on television to state that the Chinese had pressured the Sri Lankan government to prevent the visit
The Sri Lankans have been trying to have the Dalai Lama visit since January 2023
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My top 10 things to watch Thursday, April 18 The S & P 500 is, once again, trying to break its losing streak, looking higher going into the open. On four straight down sessions, the index was down 2% for the week, as of Wednesday's close.&#82…

Shortly after the opening bell, we will be buying 50 shares of Estee Lauder at roughly $139. Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 475 shares of EL, increasing its weighting to 2.1% from 1.9%.…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said some severance packages sent to some of the more than 14,000 Tesla employees laid off this week were “incorrectly” low.
“As we reorganize Tesla it has come to my attention that some severance packages are incorrectly low,” Musk…

Iranian army members march during Army Day parade at a military base in northern Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. In the parade, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi warned that the "tiniest invasion" by Israel would bring a "massi…

China is hiding secret military activity in space, NASA chief Bill Nelson has claimed.
"We believe that a lot of their so-called civilian space programme is a military programme," he told the House Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday.&…

Photographs documenting the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, migration, family and dementia have topped this year’s World Press Photo awards – one of the world’s most prestigious photography competitions.
Mohammed Salem, Lee-Ann Olwage, Alejandro Cegarra, and…

China has made some seriously impressive advancements in space, despite their space programme working in isolation. NASA chief Bill Nelson believes that their civilian space program is a military program
The three astronauts who are stationed at Tiango…