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  • We can still be better, says Crispin Chettri after record-breaking qualifiers win
    on June 24, 2025

    Chiang Mai [Thailand], June 24 (ANI): The Indian women's football team recorded their biggest win in an official AFC match on Monday, June 13, defeating Mongolia 13-0 in the AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers -- marking the fourth-biggest victory in the team's history.Just six months ago, in Bengaluru, India defeated the Maldives 14-0 in a friendly. The Maldives were also on the receiving end of a 15-0 loss to Ind

  • National Selection Trials 3 and 4: Anish Bhanwala leading after day-1
    on June 24, 2025

    Dehradun (Uttarakhand)[India], June 24 (ANI): The opening day of competitions at the National Selection Trials 3 and 4 (Group 'A' Rifle/Pistol) saw Olympian Anish Bhanwala emerge on top of the leaderboard in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (RFP) T3 Men's qualification Stage 1, held here at the Trishul Shooting Range, Maharana Pratap Sports College, Raipur, according to an official statement from the National Rifle Associatio

  • CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-SOUTH ASIA EXPO-CLOSING (CN)
    on June 24, 2025

    (250624) -- KUNMING, June 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People visit the 9th China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, June 24, 2025. The 9th China-South Asia Expo came to an end on Tuesday. A total of 153 agreements have been signed as of 12: 00 on June 24, with the total value of foreign trade contracts reaching 8.479 billion yuan (about 1.18 billion U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

  • CHINA-TIANJIN-LI QIANG-KYRGYZ PM-MEETING (CN)
    on June 24, 2025

    (250624) -- TIANJIN, June 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev, who is in north China's Tianjin for the 2025 Summer Davos, in Tianjin, June 24, 2025. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

 

 

 

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    on June 24, 2025

    “As New Yorkers cast their ballots today, the current leader in the polls is a four-billion-B.T.U. air-conditioner.”

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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%. [...]

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Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]

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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. [...]

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Translation: Plunging Prices, Sprouting Weeds, and Broken Dreams
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On June 4, Safeguard Defenders published a new report on the practice of "forced travel," by which politically targeted individuals are removed from their home regions during sensitive periods. The report, Holidays in Handcuffs, is presented satirically in the form of a glossy travel magazine. [...]

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Photo: Beijing Road, belfast16

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Uyghur Forced Labor Continues to Plague Global Supply Chains

Several reports over the past two weeks have shed light on the ongoing human rights issue of Uyghur forced labor and its impact on global supply chains. The most recent report was published on Wednesday, as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a trade [...]

Polls Show Global Attitudes Towards China Improve, At Expense of U.S.

Numerous public opinion surveys from around the world have highlighted a significant shift in global attitudes towards China. Respondents from countries in both the Global South and Global North have expressed increasingly favorable views towards China and less favorable views towards the U.S. As the [...]

Translations: “What We Commemorate When We Commemorate June 4”

This year’s 36th anniversary commemorations of the June 4 crackdown were marked by intense, AI-aided censorship on the Chinese internet, muted memorials and arrests in Hong Kong, and a wide variety of online and offline memorials across the world. Noteworthy coverage of the anniversary includes [...]

Hong Kong Government Adds New Charges to Prolong Joshua Wong’s Imprisonment

28-year-old activist Joshua Wong faces new charges under Hong Kong’s national security law that could significantly extend his time in prison. Wong was sentenced last November, alongside 45 other pro-democracy figures, to four years and eight months in prison for conspiracy to commit subversion after [...]

Powered by AI, Strict Censorship on 36th Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre

June 4, the date of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, is among the most sensitive dates on the Chinese political calendar. Any attempts to draw attention to the event are routinely censored on the Chinese internet. This year, as people in China, Hong Kong, and around [...]

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How brain cells meant to help may be making depression worse

Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain’s immune system. New findings spotlight astrocytes—previously overshadowed by microglia—as major players in neuroinflammation that drives depression. These star-shaped brain cells, once thought to only support [...]

Brain reboot: Gene therapy reverses Alzheimer’s memory loss in mice

UC San Diego scientists have created a gene therapy that goes beyond masking Alzheimer’s symptoms—it may actually restore brain function. In mice, the treatment protected memory and altered diseased brain cells to behave more like healthy ones. [...]

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Over 300 million years ago, Earth experienced powerful bursts of carbon dioxide from natural sources—like massive volcanic eruptions—that triggered dramatic drops in ocean oxygen levels. These ancient "carbon burps" led to dangerous periods of ocean anoxia, which stalled marine biodiversity and potentially reshaped entire ecosystems. [...]

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Scientists have uncovered a stealthy tactic used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus: one of its proteins can leap from infected cells to healthy ones, effectively tricking the immune system into attacking the body’s own tissues. [...]

Killer whales use seaweed tools in never-before-seen grooming behavior

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These frozen wolf cubs ate a woolly rhino—and changed what we know about dogs

Two Ice Age wolf pups once thought to be early dogs have been identified as wild wolves, thanks to detailed DNA and chemical analysis. Surprisingly, their last meals included woolly rhinoceros meat—an unusually large prey item—hinting that ancient wolves might have been bigger than today’s. [...]

Mining the deep could mute the songs of sperm whales

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What we know about Iran's attack on US base in Qatar
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Iranian missiles targeted the Al-Udeid air base in retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear sites. [...]

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Iran's judiciary says the attack damaged parts of Evin, a notorious facility which holds many political prisoners. [...]

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Trump’s Illiberal Interventionism
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IR Scholars Worry About U.S. Conflict With Iran
IR Scholars Worry About U.S. Conflict With Iran

A poll of experts finds that they generally believe military action will harm U.S. national security. [...]

Strikes on Iran Show the Force, and Limits, of Airpower
Strikes on Iran Show the Force, and Limits, of Airpower

Technical dominance can’t compel regime change. [...]

Iran Retaliates Against U.S. With Strikes on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar
Iran Retaliates Against U.S. With Strikes on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar

The attack was reportedly telegraphed in advance, suggesting that Tehran seeks to limit U.S. blowback. [...]

Trump’s Iran Strikes Intensify War Powers Debate
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[Monusco] Dieumerci Kati, 34, stood accused of spreading a false rumor about poisoning on WhatsApp. Without any verification, the message quickly circulated across several groups, causing irreversible harm. The person falsely accused saw their reputation destroyed and became socially isolated. [...]

Sudan: Khartoum Health Ministry Discusses Support for Health System With WHO Delegation

[SNA] The Khartoum State's Ministry of Health has held a coordination meeting with a World Health Organization delegation on Monday, attended by the Ministry's Director General, Dr. Fath Al-Rahman Mohamed Al-Amin, and a number of ministry Directorate directors. [...]

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Guinea: Prominent Critic of Guinean Junta Abducted, Tortured

[HRW] Impartial Investigation Needed into Abuses Against Mohamed Traoré [...]

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