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U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%. [...]
Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]
Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown. [...]
Gain insight on Experian, SoFi Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. [...]
Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia. [...]
The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks. [...]
U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts. [...]
QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions. [...]
PAFC on a foggy night, by QuantFoto (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]
This week, many organizations and media outlets commemorated the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or "Black Friday" crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in 2015 that coincided with a marked authoritarian shift in the early Xi Jinping [...]
Wednesday is the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or "Black Friday" crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in 2015 that was a key moment in the authoritarian shift in the early Xi Jinping era. At The Guardian, [...]
Express delivery, by Gauthier Delecroix (CC BY 2.0) [...]
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 in the United States or find local resources in the International Suicide Prevention Wiki. Two recent incidents have reignited public concern about civil aviation safety in China, [...]
This year, Shanghai launched a system of traffic safety codes which “aggregates records of traffic accidents and violations involving couriers throughout the city, [and] allows the authorities to identify non-compliant enterprises, accident-prone service points, and high-risk riders, enabling targeted enforcement.” The deployment follows earlier moves [...]
June 30 marked the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s imposition of a heavy-handed national security law (NSL) on Hong Kong, which has altered the sociopolitical landscape of the city by undermining its democratic institutions, weakening civil society, and severely curtailing a wide range of freedoms. In [...]
A cat named Pepper has once again helped scientists discover a new virus—this time a mysterious orthoreovirus found in a shrew. Researchers from the University of Florida, including virologist John Lednicky, identified this strain during unrelated testing and published its genome. Although once thought to [...]
A surprising new study has uncovered over 200 misfolded proteins in the brains of aging rats with cognitive decline, beyond the infamous amyloid and tau plaques long blamed for Alzheimer’s. These shape-shifting proteins don’t clump into visible plaques, making them harder to detect but potentially [...]
A major breakthrough in Maya archaeology has emerged from Caracol, Belize, where the University of Houston team uncovered the tomb of Te K'ab Chaak—Caracol’s first known ruler. Buried with elaborate jade, ceramics, and symbolic artifacts, the tomb offers unprecedented insight into early Maya royalty and [...]
Adopting a physically active lifestyle at any stage of adulthood significantly lowers your risk of dying from any cause, especially from cardiovascular disease. A sweeping analysis of 85 studies confirms that those who stay active consistently reduce their mortality risk by 30–40%, while even those [...]
A university student on a fossil-hunting field trip in Dorset made a stunning discovery: a 145-million-year-old jawbone belonging to a previously unknown mammal species with razor-like teeth. With the help of CT scanning, 3D printing, and expert analysis, the fossil was revealed to be Novaculadon [...]
Even in a warming climate, brutal cold snaps still hammer parts of the U.S., and a new study uncovers why. High above the Arctic, two distinct polar vortex patterns — both distorted and displaced — play a major role in steering icy air toward different [...]
Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far surpassing previous efforts that produced only a few dozen. By systematically experimenting with combinations of morphogens and gene regulators, the researchers replicated [...]
A team of researchers has discovered that a protein called cypin plays a powerful role in helping brain cells connect and communicate, which is crucial for learning and memory. By uncovering how cypin tags certain proteins at synapses and interacts with the brain’s protein recycling [...]
Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as people were trying to get food. The IDF says there were no known injuries. [...]
Two of Iman al-Nouri's five sons were killed outside a clinic in Deir al-Balah on Thursday, while a third was seriously wounded. [...]
Critics denounce a plan by Israel's defence minister to relocate all Palestinians in Gaza to a small area in the south. [...]
Senior Palestinian officials accuse Israel of deliberately stalling the negotiations in Qatar during the prime minister's US visit. [...]
A US citizen was beaten to death and a Palestinian shot and killed when Israeli settlers attacked Sinjil, the Palestinian health ministry says. [...]
Nasser hospital in Khan Younis has a critical shortage of fuel and had to stop admitting patients after Israeli tanks advanced nearby on Thursday. [...]
The US has insisted that Iran's nuclear facilities were completely 'obliterated' during strikes in June. [...]
Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for work including tackling oppression of women in Iran. [...]
The secretary of state was sent to a regional security forum with an unenviable job. [...]
Dismantling Afghan immigration policies and CARE undermines U.S. security. [...]
Test yourself on the week of July 5: Poland restricts its borders, Trump announces new tariffs, and protests roil Kenya. [...]
Both admirers and critics see Iran’s Pahlavi dynasty as the embodiment of pro-Western modernization. But was it? [...]
The 1955 conference’s value-based approach to international affairs offers a model for middle powers today. [...]
What CIA insiders make of the MAGA moles and toadies now in charge of U.S. national security. [...]
Investment in the global art market seems to be growing more speculative. [...]
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Participants of African delegates at the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA 2025) underway in the Rwandan capital of Kigali called for the accelerated adoption of nuclear energy to meet the continent's rising energy demand, support industrialization, and drive sustainable [...]
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete has urged a shift from rhetoric to results, calling for financial instruments that reflect Africa's development needs. [...]
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- The African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM), a continental energy trading program that aims to interconnect all 55 African Union (AU) members through an efficient and affordable electricity market, is well in progress, AU officials remarked. [...]
[ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Ethiopia's Minister of Agriculture, Girma Amente, highlighted the nation's "Yelemate Terufat" (Bounty of Basket ) initiative at a high-level meeting of the Global Alliance Against Poverty and Hunger. [...]
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- Many countries in the region continue to grapple with mpox cases, which surged in August 2024, and suspected cases are still rising, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC). The continental health agency, however, noted a decline in confirmed [...]
[allAfrica] "One key challenge I remain deeply committed to addressing is ensuring no one is left behind by the health system, no matter where they live," says Dr Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, the CEO and President of VillageReach, a global non-profit dedicated to strengthening health systems [...]
[RFI] As a peace deal signed by the Central African government and rebel groups comes into force on Friday, the leaders of 3R and UPC have officially dissolved their movements in a ceremony in Bangui led by President Faustin-Archange Touadéra. [...]
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported that the US embassy on Tuesday announced that it had reduced visa validity for non-immigrant Nigerian applicants from five years to three months. [...]