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    The United States has imposed more visa restrictions on Georgian officials for "undermining democracy" amid ongoing popular protests against a move by the ruling Georgian Dream party to delay the Caucasus country's negotiations to join the European Union.

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Chinese Shares End Lower, Weighed by Property Stocks

Chinese stocks ended down, dragged by property companies as investors digested the outcome of China’s economic agenda-setting meeting where little was said about new policy efforts to stabilize the housing market. [...]

Short-End of Curve Expected to Pull Eurozone Bond Yields Lower in 2025

Eurozone core government bond yields are expected to fall in 2025, led by the short end of the curve, HSBC said, forecasting the 10-year Bund yield at 1.90% at the end of 2025 and 1.75% at the end of 2026. [...]

Singapore Dollar Weakens, Tracking Regional Currencies

Singapore dollar weakened slightly against its U.S. counterpart, tracking mild depreciation of the yuan and other currencies in the region. [...]

Oil Falls as Markets Digest IEA Report

Oil edged lower in early Asian trade as traders digested the IEA monthly report that said that the current market balance still indicated a 950,000 barrels a day supply surplus next year. [...]

Trump Advisers Seek to Shrink or Eliminate Bank Regulators

The advisers have asked potential nominees whether Trump could abolish the FDIC. [...]

Gold Futures Likely to Edge Lower After Forming 'Bearish Outside Day'

Gold futures were likely to edge lower after forming a “bearish outside day” overnight on the charts, said Matt Simpson, market analyst at FOREX.com and City Index. [...]

Insignia Financial Gets $1.7B Takeover Bid From Bain Capital

Australian wealth manager Insignia Financial received a $1.7 billion non-binding takeover proposal from Boston-based Bain Capital. [...]

The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 0.28% to 101.11

The WSJ Dollar Index added nearly 0.3%, settling at 101.11. [...]

Photo: Tailoring, by Gauthier Delecroix
Photo: Tailoring, by Gauthier Delecroix

Tailoring, by Gauthier Delecroix (CC BY 2.0) [...]

Interview: Gerald Roche on the Erasure of Tibet’s Minority Languages
Interview: Gerald Roche on the Erasure of Tibet’s Minority Languages

As the Chinese Communist Party has intensified its policy of assimilation for cultural and ethnic minority groups in recent decades, language has been a key part of that effort. Standard Tibetan is recognized as the official language of the Tibetans, who live throughout the Tibet [...]

China Reacts to the Fall of Assad

In a sudden breakthrough in the Syrian civil war, rebel groups rolled into Damascus on Sunday and overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, putting an end to decades of his family’s dictatorial rule. There has been much commentary about the impact of the rebels’ victory on Syria’s [...]

Words of the Week: “Aim the Rifle an Inch Higher” (枪口抬高一厘米, qiāngkǒu táigāo yī límǐ)

What to do when the law and basic humanity are in opposition? The Chinese internet has an answer: “Aim the rifle an inch higher” (枪口抬高一厘米, qiāngkǒu táigāo yī límǐ). The phrase is shorthand for subverting orders that violate one’s conscience. “Aim the rifle an inch [...]

Photo: Baohua Avenue, by belfast16
Photo: Baohua Avenue, by belfast16

Baohua Avenue, by belfast16 (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) [...]

Jimmy Lai Did Not Ask the U.S. to Nuke China

Pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is currently standing trial for conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiracy to publish seditious materials. Amid mass protests in the city in 2019, Lai did travel to Washington to win support for the protesters’ cause from [...]

Photo: High Fashion on Xi Lake, by Marc Barrot
Photo: High Fashion on Xi Lake, by Marc Barrot

High Fashion on Xi Lake, by Marc Barrot (CC BY-ND 2.0) [...]

China Cites Automation in Response to BBC Report on Forced Labor in Xinjiang Tomato Farming

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ daily press conference last Thursday saw the BBC verbally tag-teamed by the nationalist state-run tabloid Global Times and the ministry’s spokesperson, Lin Jian. At issue was an hour-long BBC documentary tracing processed tomato products from Xinjiang to Italy—where they [...]

Scientists collect 'microbial fingerprints' found in household plumbing

Household plumbing is alive with microbes; environmental engineers are working to study those ecosystems to ensure clean water flows in homes. [...]

A dial for tuning the immune system: Discovery sheds light on why COVID makes some sicker than others

Researchers have discovered a protein variant that serves as a knob for regulating the body's innate immune response. The findings could lead to new therapies for Long COVID, autoimmune disorders, and more. [...]

Superflares once per century

Stars similar to the Sun produce a gigantic outburst of radiation on average about once every hundred years per star. Such superflares release more energy than a trillion hydrogen bombs and make all previously recorded solar flares pale in comparison. This estimate is based on [...]

A new timeline for Neanderthal interbreeding with modern humans

Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans and determined that the introgressed genes result from interbreeding between Homo sapiens and Neanderthals about 47,000 years [...]

Oldest modern human genomes sequenced

Few genomes have been sequenced from early modern humans, who first arrived in Europe when the region was already inhabited by Neanderthals. An international team has now sequenced the oldest modern human genomes to date. The genomes were recovered from seven individuals who lived between [...]

Do animals get jealous like people? Researchers say it's complicated

Using data from 23 studies of what psychologists call 'inequity aversion,' researchers combed through results of more than 60,000 observations involving 18 animal species. In what they said was the 'largest empirical investigation of non-human inequity aversion to date,' the team reconstructed data analyses and [...]

More dense, populated neighborhoods inspire people to walk more

Adding strong evidence in support of 'walkable' neighborhoods, a large national study found that the built environment can indeed increase how much people walk. The study showed a strong connection between place and activity by studying about 11,000 twins, which helps control for family influences [...]

Study likely to change standard of care for deadly strokes

Endovascular therapy, a minimally invasive surgery performed inside the blood vessels, is preferred to alternative approaches for vessel obstructions in life-sustaining areas of the brain, analysis suggests. [...]

After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones - and closure
After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones - and closure

BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers. [...]

Inside Aleppo, the first city to fall to Syrian rebels
Inside Aleppo, the first city to fall to Syrian rebels

Residents of the the city that was ravaged by civil war seem keen to get rid of the symbols of the Assad regime. [...]

'I wish he'd lived to see new Syria' - Crowds bury anti-Assad activist
'I wish he'd lived to see new Syria' - Crowds bury anti-Assad activist

Mazen al-Hamada, who returned to Syria from the Netherlands, had publicly testified on the torture he faced while in prison. [...]

US man found wandering near Damascus after months in Syrian prison
US man found wandering near Damascus after months in Syrian prison

Mr Timmerman told CBS that he was detained upon entering Syria seven months ago. [...]

Syria rebel leader vows to shut down notorious Assad prisons
Syria rebel leader vows to shut down notorious Assad prisons

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani also said he would dissolve the former regime's security forces, in a statement seen by Reuters. [...]

Where next for Iran now that its 'Axis of Resistance' is shattered
Where next for Iran now that its 'Axis of Resistance' is shattered

The toppling of Bashar al-Assad has major consequences for Iran [...]

Israeli strikes kill 12 guarding Gaza aid lorries, medics say
Israeli strikes kill 12 guarding Gaza aid lorries, medics say

The Israeli military says it targeted two groups of Hamas members who planned to hijack the lorries. [...]

Israeli boy killed in Palestinian gun attack on bus in West Bank
Israeli boy killed in Palestinian gun attack on bus in West Bank

The bus was heading to Jerusalem from an Israeli settlement when a gunman opened fire. [...]

Yoon Vows to Fight Impeachment, Insurrection Probes
Yoon Vows to Fight Impeachment, Insurrection Probes

The South Korean president’s decision to defend his martial law order only bolstered party support for his ouster. [...]

Trump’s Latest Appointments
Trump’s Latest Appointments

In recent days, the U.S. president-elect has announced a slew of new hires for his incoming administration. [...]

Your Syria Questions, Answered
Your Syria Questions, Answered

What Bashar al-Assad’s fall means for Syria, the Middle East, and beyond. [...]

Georgia’s Pro-Europe Protesters Are Facing Down Police Violence
Georgia’s Pro-Europe Protesters Are Facing Down Police Violence

Tbilisi’s streets have become the site of nightly conflicts. [...]

Why Are Cuba and the U.S. Still Mired in the Cold War?
Why Are Cuba and the U.S. Still Mired in the Cold War?

How a historic reconciliation deal unraveled. [...]

Mexico’s Grassroots Pro-Choice Insurgency
Mexico’s Grassroots Pro-Choice Insurgency

The country’s government is failing to guarantee abortion access, and self-organized collectives are filling the gap. [...]

What a Victorious Ukraine Can Offer Europe
What a Victorious Ukraine Can Offer Europe

With trans-Atlantic cooperation under scrutiny, a battle-tested land power will be ready to step into the breach. [...]

The Last Time Senators Rejected a Cabinet Nomination
The Last Time Senators Rejected a Cabinet Nomination

It’s only happened nine times in American history. [...]

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