Tag: Asia
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Scammers using Tai Po fire relief efforts to prey on Hongkongers, police warn
Police have issued warnings for a second day in a row about scammers preying on grieving Hongkongers under the guise of donations and relief efforts, …
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Netanyahu: corruption trial ‘impossible demand’, seeks pardon amid protests
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the country’s president on Sunday for a pardon in his years-long corruption trial, arguing that crimin…
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Chinese military issues new rules to ‘prioritise strict political discipline’
The Chinese military has laid out new rules to strengthen political discipline and party loyalty, vowing to eradicate “erroneous political views and i…
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Officials express optimism as US and Ukraine try to work out peace deal
US and Ukrainian officials sat down in Florida on Sunday to discuss outlines of a peace deal with Russia, talks that Secretary of State Marco Rubio sa…
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Why Trump’s sovereign wealth fund brings high stakes and serious risks
The US Supreme Court lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s tariff war and the recent budget fight on Capitol Hill might have dragged down – if not sunk –…
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Momentum check: are Filipinos growing tired of anti-corruption protests?
Thousands of Filipinos have taken to the streets again to protest against the ongoing flood control corruption scandal, yet the markedly smaller crowd…
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Amazon to use Nvidia tech in AI chips, roll out new servers
Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit on Tuesday said it will adopt key Nvidia technology in future generations of its artificial intelligence computing c…
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Big Brother or fraud guard? India rushes to reassure users about ‘snooping’ app
India sought to address concerns that its mandate to pre-install a cybersecurity app on mobile phones could invade privacy or enable surveillance, say…
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Whereabouts of 6-year-old Chinese boy Yuanxin unknown after ICE detention
The whereabouts of a six-year-old boy from China remain unknown after he was allegedly separated from his father while both were held by US Immigratio…
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Drones on the rise over South China Sea with shift to data-driven strategies
Across the strategic waterway of the South China Sea, claimant countries are increasingly relying on long-endurance aerial drones to carry out continu…