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Chip and AI firms attract big money as China drums up support
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Ninety per cent of global venture capital investments in the chip sector last year came from China, according to Preqin research.
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6,000 evacuated after dyke breach in China’s Dongting Lake as more rain forecast
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Dongting Lake is a flood basin of the Yangtze River, whose middle and lower reaches are forecast to see more rains in the coming fortnight.
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Israel-Gaza war: Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages
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There was now a real chance of achieving agreement, in sharp contrast to past instances in the war when Israel said conditions attached by Hamas were unacceptable.
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7h ago
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Germany, Hungary in showdown over PM Orban’s meeting with Putin
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Planned talks between Hungarian and German foreign ministers cancelled after Berlin blasted PM Orban’s Ukraine ‘peace mission’ to Moscow.
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16h ago
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Mercury hits 34 degrees Celsius in Hong Kong, tying Chinese solar calendar record
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Maximum temperature equals record high for “minor heat” period set in 2016, Observatory says.
8h ago
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Opinion | Chinese bankers go communist – good for them
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In America, the state serves finance, in China, it’s the other way around. That’s why the US financial services sector is highly predatory by using debt to ensnare clients and consumers.
14h ago
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Nigel Farage promises trouble after election to UK parliament
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Brexit kingpin Nigel Farage has finally won a seat in Britain’s parliament at the eighth attempt and is determined to be a ‘bloody nuisance’.
on Fri, 9AM
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Chinese scientists create robot with brain made from human stem cells
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Researchers have developed brain-on-chip technology to train the robot to perform tasks such as gripping objects.
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Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential election
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The heart surgeon prevailed over hardliner Saeed Jalili in the vote that was called after the death of president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
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15h ago
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BYD is poised to build US$1 billion electric car plant in Turkey
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The new factory would improve BYD’s access to the European Union, because Turkey has a customs-union agreement with the bloc.
17h ago
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New UK PM Starmer assembles cabinet for first meeting: ‘now we get to work’
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His new government takes on the massive challenge of fixing a heap of domestic woes and winning over a public weary from years of austerity, political chaos and a battered economy.
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8h ago
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Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro in undeclared Saudi diamonds case
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The ex-president has been accused of trying to sneak in jewellery worth US$3 million into the country and selling two luxury watches.
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France detains 6 over Olympic racist attacks on singer Aya Nakamura
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Nakamura has faced racist abuse from the far-right amid reports she could perform at the opening ceremony of the Paris Games.
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China’s new large amphibious aircraft goes into production and final assembly
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AG600 can reach anywhere in South China Sea within 4 hours of Hainan and move cargo or passengers between Chinese-controlled islands, says state media.
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Beijing hits out at US consulate in Hong Kong for ‘slandering’ state of democracy
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Foreign ministry’s arm attacks social media post that said UN Human Rights Council review showed Beijing’s violation of human rights in city.
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Slovak PM Fico makes first public appearance since assassination attempt
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The prime minister, who survived being shot four times, says he would’ve joined Hungary’s Orban on his Moscow trip if his health allowed it.
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19h ago
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Norway sentences man to 30 years’ jail for 2022 shooting at Oslo LGBTQ fest
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The shooting shocked Norway, which has a relatively low crime rate but has experienced a series of “lone wolf” attacks by individuals in recent decades, including one of the worst mass shootings in Europe.
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UK teacher jailed after having sex with schoolboys, having baby with one
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Rebecca Joynes was already on police bail for sexual activity with one teen when she had sex with another boy and became pregnant.
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Hong Kong vows to keep protecting rights in city, rejects ‘unfounded’ UN claims
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Chief Secretary Eric Chan says domestic legislation to safeguard national security creates peace and prosperity for residents.
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