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Singapore dollar strengthened slightly against its U.S. counterpart in the Asian session, supported by a lower 10-year Treasury yield. [...]

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Gold edged higher in early Asian trade. The precious metal was still supported by geopolitical uncertainties, Sucden Financial said. [...]

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JGBs fell in the morning Tokyo session, tracking overnight price declines in U.S. Treasurys. [...]

The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 0.4% to 100.82

The WSJ Dollar Index was up 0.4% to 100.82 — snapping a three-trading-day losing streak. [...]

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Independent Bookstores Under Pressure; Taiwanese Books Shut Out

At the Associated Press, Fu Ting reports mounting pressure on China’s independent bookstores and other cultural channels and venues: Independent bookstores have become a new battleground in China, swept up in the ruling Communist Party’s crackdown on dissent and free expression. The Associated Press found that at [...]

Netizen Voices: “The ‘Lords’ Stay Safe, As Always” After Third Mass-Casualty Attack

Less than a week after a shocking “Xianzhong” car attack that left 35 dead in Zhuhai, a recent graduate of a Jiangsu technical school stabbed eight people on the campus to death. On Tuesday, a man rammed elementary school students with his car in Hunan, [...]

Hong Kong Sentences 45 Pro-Democracy Figures to up to Ten Years in Prison

At the end of a landmark national security trial that concluded on Tuesday, Hong Kong’s High Court sentenced 45 pro-democracy figures to up to ten years in prison. Forty-seven democratic politicians, activists, and organizers were arrested and charged in January 2021 with conspiracy to commit [...]

Xi Meets Biden at APEC Summit in the Shadow of Trump’s Second Term

On Saturday, Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden met in Lima, Peru on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The meeting was their third in-person, and likely their last as leaders of their respective countries. China-U.S. bilateral relations are expected to [...]

Xi Jinping Demands More Control After Zhuhai Attack

A veil of silence has fallen around the car ramming attack that killed 35 and injured 43 in Zhuhai, Guangdong, this Monday. The shocking attack—the most deadly “Xianzhong” incident in a year marked by them—has become a highly politically sensitive incident.  The Zhuhai attack was [...]

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China’s Cyber Sovereignty Norms Spread Abroad

China is leading the global trend towards cyber sovereignty, a norm based on the use of technology to control what sort of information can be accessed and exchanged within a national boundary and by whom. Several recent reports shed light on these practices and their [...]

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Chemists have developed a novel way to capture and convert carbon dioxide into methane, suggesting that future gas emissions could be converted into an alternative fuel using electricity from renewable sources. [...]

Climate change and air pollution could risk 30 million lives annually by 2100

Mortality attributable to air pollution and extreme temperatures is a major concern, and it is expected to heighten in the future. An international research team found that, under the most probable projection, annual mortality rates linked to air pollution and extreme temperatures could reach 30 [...]

War impacts the function of children's DNA and slows development

Children living in war-torn countries not only suffer from poor mental health outcomes, but war may cause adverse biological changes at the DNA level, which could have lifelong health impacts, according to a ground-breaking study. [...]

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Scientists have identified human antibodies capable of targeting the proteins responsible for severe malaria, potentially paving the way for new vaccines or treatments. Using organ-on-a-chip technology, researchers successfully demonstrated that these antibodies prevent infected red blood cells from adhering to vessel walls, a key driver [...]

Probiotic delivers anticancer drug to the gut

Researchers shrink gastrointestinal tumors in mice using a yeast probiotic to deliver immunotherapy to the gut, offering a potentially novel strategy to target hard-to-reach gut cancers. [...]

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Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of paleontologists prefer drumsticks. That part of the leg, they say, is where fibular reduction among some dinosaurs tens of millions of years ago helped make it possible [...]

Superior photosynthesis abilities of some plants could hold key to climate-resilient crops

Scientists discovered a stretch of DNA in both C3 plants, like wheat and soybeans, and C4 plants, like corn and sorghum, that is responsible for optimizing C4 plant photosynthesis and making them better at withstanding heat and drought. The findings are insightful in understanding how [...]

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People around the world associate a trilled R sound with a rough texture and a jagged shape, and an L sound with smooth texture and a flat shape, according to the findings of a new study. Researchers believe this association may be more universal than [...]

Virtually no aid has reached besieged north Gaza in 40 days, UN says
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The UN says bakeries and kitchens have shut down due to limited supplies in the region. [...]

US vetoes Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution
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Fourteen of the 15 members voted in favour, but Washington said the text would send "dangerous message" to Hamas. [...]

Israeli strikes on Syria's Palmyra kill 36, state media say
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A UK-based monitor says the strikes hit a weapons depot other locations linked to Iran-backed fighters. [...]

US envoy heads to Israel after progress on Hezbollah ceasefire
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After a second day of talks in Lebanon, Amos Hochstein says he will “to try to bring this to a close”. [...]

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Harvesting olives is an economic necessity for many Palestinians, but it is increasingly precarious. [...]

US vetoes Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution
US vetoes Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution

Fourteen of the 15 members voted in favour, but Washington said the text would send "dangerous message" to Hamas. [...]

Hamas leaders no longer in Doha but office not permanently closed, Qatar says
Hamas leaders no longer in Doha but office not permanently closed, Qatar says

A Palestinian official says they are keeping their locations secret to avoid embarrassing host states. [...]

Iran says woman detained after undressing released without charge
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Ahoo Daryaei was released from a psychiatric ward into the care of her family, Iranian authorities say. [...]

Russia Outlines Conditions for Ukraine Cease-Fire Deal
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The Kremlin refuses to part with Crimea and is adamant that Kyiv not join NATO. [...]

What Trump’s Cabinet Picks Mean for South Asia
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Toxic Smog Threatens India and Pakistan
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As air pollution chokes New Delhi and Lahore, officials in both countries are pointing fingers. [...]

Will Denmark Expose Chinese-Russian Sabotage in the Baltic?
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The Danish Navy is circling a suspicious Chinese ship off its coast—but deterring ill-intentioned merchant vessels presents a geopolitical dilemma. [...]

To Protect the ICC, Its Chief Prosecutor Must Step Aside
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Sexual misconduct allegations threaten to undermine the court’s important work. An independent investigation is needed to uphold its moral authority. [...]

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A new axis of autocrats has European diplomats worried. [...]

Trump 2.0 Could Give China a Headache in Southeast Asia
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The region’s diverse governments may get along better with the new administration. [...]

The Key to a Successful Trump Energy Agenda Is Electricity
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Rather than drill, baby, drill, it should be build, baby, build. [...]

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[allAfrica] Geneva -- Sudan's war has disrupted its urban economy, once a mainstay, with formal wage employment sharply declining, pushing many into precarious self-employment or informal labour, offering scant security with health and education equally deteriorating, says a UN development official. [...]

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Mozambique: Development Bloc Concerned About Mozambique's Post-Election Violence

[VOA] Mount Hampden, Zimbabwe -- The Southern African Development Community held an extraordinary summit of heads of state in Zimbabwe on Wednesday to discuss the post-election strife in Mozambique and the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. [...]

Africa: Children Face Unprecedented Challenges By 2050, UNICEF Report Warns

[UN News] The future of childhood 'hangs in the balance' as three major global forces reshape children's lives, according to UN Children's Fund UNICEF's flagship report released on World Children's Day. [...]

Africa: Military Rule Is On the Rise in Africa - Nothing Good Came From It in the Past

[The Conversation Africa] In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long dormant in African politics, is back. [...]

Angola: Mitrelli and Angola Inaugurate Third Hospital in just one Year

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[Nyasa Times] Malawi and Zambia, just like other Southern African Development Community (Sadc) countries, have spoken out about the relationship with Russia amid rising concerns that it is 'a double-edged sword'. [...]

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