US launches investigation into China's compliance with 2020 trade dealIn a bold step, the United States has launched a fresh investigation into the trade habits of China, sparked by worries that Beijing may ha...
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ChatGPT was used 'to help scammers do their thing' at Asia fraud compoundKenyan jobseeker Duncan Okindo was trafficked to Myanmar under false promises of work in Thailand, where he endured forced labor in a scam ...
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With AI plan, Trump keeps chipping away at a foundational environmental lawThe AI Action Plan Trump announced last week would seek to sweep aside NEPA, as it's commonly known, to streamline environmental reviews an...
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How Gen Z is transforming the wedding industry & shaking it upGen Z is reshaping wedding norms using digital tools. Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok are key for inspiration and vendor s...
28 Jun, 2025, 12.08 AM IST
Why Brazil's 'King of Cattle' is embracing a plan to save the AmazonRoque Quagliato, once criticized for deforestation, now leads efforts to reform Amazon cattle ranching. Brazil is implementing a program to...
09 Jun, 2025, 03.52 PM IST
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Americans' reaction to Trump's tariffs vary from worried to enthusedPresident Donald Trump's broad tariffs announcement sparked strong reactions from various sectors. Critics, including business groups and e...
03 Apr, 2025, 06.14 PM IST
A Senate vote to reverse Trump's tariffs on Canada is testing Republican supportSenate Democrats are forcing a vote to nullify President Trump's emergency declaration that supports tariffs on Canadian imports, arguing i...
01 Apr, 2025, 10.01 AM IST
TikTok users file lawsuit to block Montana banFive TikTok users in Montana who create content posted on the short-video app filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to block the state's...
19 May, 2023, 07.42 AM IST
Zombie cells central to the quest for active, vital old ageAbout 100 companies, plus academic teams, are exploring drugs to target senescent cells. And research offers tantalizing clues that people ...
31 Aug, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
Biden announces release of 30 mn barrels of oil to maintain global oil pricesUS President Joe Biden announced that his administration has worked with 30 other countries to release millions of barrels of oil from Amer...
02 Mar, 2022, 03.18 PM IST
Text of President Joe Biden's State of the Union addressMadam Speaker, Madam Vice President, our First Lady and Second Gentleman. Members of Congress and the Cabinet. Justices of the Supreme Cour...
02 Mar, 2022, 08.58 AM IST
From chocolate to soybeans, tropical forests were illegally cleared to make way for everyday foodsIllegal clearance for commercial agriculture was behind the loss of 4.5 mn hectares of forest.
20 May, 2021, 08.19 AM IST
US tariffs on China ruled to be illegal by world trade bodyThe World Trade Organization said Tuesday that Trump administration tariffs on Chinese goods totaling more than $200 billion are illegal un...
15 Sep, 2020, 09.33 PM IST
China says it will retaliate after Trump imposes fresh tariffsBeijing's statement came hours after Trump imposed 10 percent tariffs on about $200 billion worth of imports from China, and threatened dut...
18 Sep, 2018, 11.24 PM IST
Can blockchain save the Amazon in corruption-mired Brazil?The platform's supporters believe it can reduce fraud in Brazil's antiquated land titling system, which enables swathes of Amazon rainfores...
25 Jan, 2018, 03.55 PM IST
Five mega global deals of 2016Microsoft’s deal to buy professional social network LinkedIn for $26.2bn officially closed after the European Commission cleared the acquis...
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