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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. [...]
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 [...]
Chinese authorities have arrested dozens of writers of Boys’ Love (BL), or danmei, a genre of online homoerotic fiction featuring male protagonists, and typically created by and for women. This latest crackdown appears driven by a variety of factors, such as the patriarchal government’s efforts [...]
Amid recurrent China-Taiwan tensions and rising geopolitical instability, investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker Chai Jing has revisited and updated her iconic 2012 interview with Gao Binghan, a survivor of the Chinese Civil War who escaped with the Nationalists to Taiwan at the age of 13. [...]
Last summer, the Chinese government released a proposal for a national internet ID system. The proposal was met with strong opposition, which was heavily censored online. (See CDT’s past coverage for examples.) The final rules for this new system were then released in May of [...]
A fragile ceasefire appears to have paused 12 days of war between Israel and Iran, which has killed at least 28 people in Israel and at least 1,054 people in Iran. As the dust settles, observers have scrutinized not only the U.S., whose military took [...]
Ambroxol, long used for coughs in Europe, stabilized symptoms and brain-damage markers in Parkinson’s dementia patients over 12 months, whereas placebo patients worsened. Those with high-risk genes even saw cognitive gains, hinting at real disease-modifying power. [...]
Immersing stressed volunteers in a 360° virtual Douglas-fir forest complete with sights, sounds and scents boosted their mood, sharpened short-term memory and deepened their feeling of nature-connectedness—especially when all three senses were engaged. Researchers suggest such multisensory VR “forest baths” could brighten clinics, waiting rooms [...]
A group of scientists studying pregnancy across six different mammals—from humans to marsupials—uncovered how certain cells at the mother-baby boundary have been working together for over 100 million years. By mapping gene activity in these cells, they found that pregnancy isn’t just a battle between [...]
Scientists have captured the moment a laser "comes to life"—and what they found challenges long-held beliefs. Using a special technique to film laser light in real time, researchers observed how multiple pulses grow and organize themselves into a stable rhythm. Instead of one pulse splitting [...]
Scientists have pioneered a new way to monitor sodium levels in the blood—without drawing a single drop. By combining terahertz radiation and optoacoustic detection, they created a non-invasive system that tracks sodium in real time, even through skin. The approach bypasses traditional barriers like water [...]
Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself dramatically when placed in a magnetic field. Unlike a regular fridge, this effect doesn’t rely on gases or compressors. Instead, it’s tied to the crystal’s unusual inner structure, [...]
Scientists at the University of Sydney have uncovered a malfunctioning version of the SOD1 protein that clumps inside brain cells and fuels Parkinson’s disease. In mouse models, restoring the protein’s function with a targeted copper supplement dramatically rescued movement, hinting at a future therapy that [...]
These findings highlight the significance of rearing behavior and behavioral lateralization as potential behavioral markers for tracking the progression of Parkinson's disease. [...]
Hamas said it has responded to the latest ceasefire proposal positively but there are still gaps to be bridged. [...]
The officer says Israeli strikes have devastated the group's leadership and structure, and that armed clans are filling the void. [...]
After Monday's attack, family members told the BBC of their shock at the scale of civilian casualties. [...]
Militants threw grenades at an aid centre in Khan Younis, the controversial relief organisation says. [...]
State TV showed footage of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei being cheered at a mosque ahead of a Shia festival. [...]
The former deputy chief of the Israeli intelligence explains how technology and innovation played a key role for Israel in the 12-day conflict. [...]
David Lammy said he promoted transparency and accountability in a meeting with Syria's interim president Al-Sharaa. [...]
The attack raises more questions over whether Israel’s use of force is proportionate, as required by international law. [...]
At the bloc’s annual summit, Brazil hopes to focus on economic development rather than anti-Western antagonism. [...]
Pax Americana is dead, but Pax Sinica is nowhere in sight. [...]
The French aren’t making action movies about heads of state. [...]
From a Salvadoran multiverse to queer life in contemporary Nigeria. [...]
As the island phases out nuclear power, can it harness its vast geothermal reserves? [...]
A non-partisan panel of experts shaping policy, in this economy? [...]
Amidst a deteriorating European security environment, a coalition party slides back into Cold War reflexes. [...]
A demonstrably unpopular regime maintains total control down to the neighborhood level. [...]
[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] Behind last week's U.S-brokered peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is a hidden storyline: Togo's quest to become West Africa's Rwanda. [...]
[Capital FM] Molo -- Emotions ran high on Thursday as hundreds of mourners gathered in Molo to bid farewell to Master Dennis Njuguna, a high school student fatally shot by police during the nationwide anti-government protests on June 25. [...]
[Nigeria Health Watch] In the dead of night, with no transport, Nafisat delivered her third child by lantern light. "I gave birth to all three of my children at home due to the absence of a health facility. Pregnant women either go to Shuwaki or [...]
[Premium Times] The court described her six-month suspension by the Senate as excessive [...]