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Oil prices rose slightly as traders awaited more clarity on the effect of sanctions on Russia, while reports of an imminent cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas capped gains. [...]
Oil prices rose slightly as traders awaited more clarity on the effect of U.S. sanctions on Russia while reports of an imminent cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas capped further gains. [...]
The pound rose against the dollar, and the sterling’s positive reaction to the lower-than-expected U.K. inflation data shows that it’s acting like an emerging market currency, more sensitive to long-term borrowing costs than the short-term central bank outlook, ING said. [...]
The International Energy Agency slightly lowered this year’s global oil-demand outlook, but said it still expects growth to accelerate on lower prices and an improving economic outlook in developed countries. [...]
Gold futures rose ahead of crucial U.S. economic data which could shed more light on the Federal Reserve’s pathway to monetary policy easing. [...]
Hong Kong shares closed higher, supported by semiconductor and tech stocks, with SMIC, Netease and Tencent among the top gainers. [...]
A sticky U.K. inflation print could have been a catalyst for further volatility in the gilt market, but instead has provided some relief, however the data show a notable downside surprise, particularly in the services sector, J.P. Morgan said, adding that inflation dynamics could prove [...]
Investors weigh an important matter: whether barriers are stronger to raising rates—or cutting them. [...]
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020 through the early weeks of what would [...]
As we enter 2025, Chinese media outlets have continued the tradition of publishing op-ed pieces that pay tribute to the past year. But this year’s outpouring of vague and even confusing New Year’s pieces—most of which do not even mention significant news events that took [...]
One significant dimension of the Chinese government’s transnational repression against Uyghurs is deportations. Recent longform pieces have detailed the journeys of Uyghurs who managed to escape Xinjiang and flee abroad, only to find their new host countries’ governments willing to hand them over to Chinese [...]
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded a week-long trip to Namibia, the Republic of Congo, Chad, and Nigeria, as part of a 35-year tradition of China’s foreign minister visiting Africa at the start of each new year. Some of the notable outcomes from the trip [...]
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020 through the early weeks of what would [...]
In late 2020, CDT acquired and verified a collection of propaganda directives issued by central Party authorities to state media at the beginning of that year. These directives were issued on an almost daily basis in early 2020 through the early weeks of what would [...]
Yangshuo, China, by Juan Antonio Segal (CC BY 2.0) [...]
As 2024 drew to a close, CDT editors compiled a series of the most notable content (Chinese) from across the Chinese internet over the past year. Topics include this year’s most outstanding quotes, reports, podcasts and videos, sensitive words, censored articles and essays, “People of [...]
Researchers discover novel targets for bladder cancer therapeutics and demonstrate that a new combination of existing drugs, including statins, blocks tumor growth in mice. [...]
Scientists describe their construction of complementary, internal, ion-gated, organic electrochemical transistors that are more amenable chemically, biologically and electronically to living tissues than rigid, silicon-based technologies. The medical device based on these transistors can function in sensitive parts of the body and conform to organ [...]
A new study from an obesity researcher reveals that college students and older adults gain holiday weight just in different ways. [...]
Beneath sandy beaches, microbes filter chemicals from groundwater and safeguard ocean health. A new study reveals that sneaker waves provide a lens to explore the impending impacts of sea level rise on beach hydrology, chemistry, and microbiology. [...]
Researchers have published a study describing how quasiparticles called polarons behave in tellurene, a nanomaterial first synthesized in 2017 that is made up of tiny chains of tellurium atoms and has properties useful in sensing, electronic, optical and energy devices. [...]
Researchers have developed a gene-editing treatment for prion disease that extends lifespan by about 50 percent in a mouse model of the fatal neurodegenerative condition. The treatment, which uses base editing to make a single-letter change in DNA, reduced levels of the disease-causing prion protein [...]
Federal reservoirs could help meet the country's solar energy needs, according to a new study. Geospatial scientists and senior legal and regulatory analyst quantified exactly how much energy could be generated from floating solar panel projects installed on federally owned or regulated reservoirs. [...]
A researcher conducted a survey on the use of private wells during the 2018 Western Japan floods in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, which was affected by water supply disruptions. [...]
Mediator Qatar says there are no major issues blocking a ceasefire and hostage release agreement. [...]
The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to "for their safety" has been hit by 97 strikes since May, BBC Verify analysis has revealed. [...]
What we know so far about the possible ceasefire deal being negotiated between Israel and Hamas. [...]
The group say their official witness statements were translated into Arabic by a boat company employee. [...]
The mediator says Israel and Hamas have resolved major issues and there could be an announcement soon. [...]
His appointment is another blow to Hezbollah, which had sought to reappoint caretaker PM Najib Mikati. [...]
With the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Russia lost a key ally in the Middle East -but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria. [...]
Taghavi, 70, spent more than four years in jail after a trial that rights groups said was grossly unfair. [...]
After successfully brokering a deal between Ethiopia and Somalia, Ankara is trying to end Sudan’s civil war. [...]
DJI has ended enforced no-fly zones in U.S. markets. [...]
Internal pressure from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest allies could still threaten the talks. [...]
The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold a law that will ban the Chinese-owned app unless it is sold. [...]
An unsparing look at the outgoing U.S. president’s international legacy. [...]
The president-elect’s expansionist statements about Greenland and Canada may be a passing whimsy, but they will exact a cost. [...]
The economic costs are high, but the president-elect believes he has a mandate for dramatic changes to immigration policy. [...]
Syrians embrace a fresh start, but uncertainty around the future—and the past—lingers. [...]
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project requires an additional 80 billion Birr to complete its remaining construction work, despite reaching 97.6% completion, according to the GERD Project Coordination Office. [...]
[The Herald] Ranga Mataire -- MOZAMBIQUE's Daniel Chapo is set to be sworn in today as the fifth President of the former Portuguese colony, which gained its independence on June 25, 1975. [...]
[VOA] Johannesburg -- Rescue operations were underway at a gold mine in South Africa's North West province where hundreds of illegal miners have been underground for months. [...]
[IPS] Bulawayo -- Neglected indigenous crops, rich in nutrition and resilient to climate change, are key to tackling global hunger only if governments invest in research and development (R&D) to tap the potential of such innovations. [...]
[The Conversation Africa] When the Nigerian Air Force celebrated its 60th anniversary in May 2024, its spokesperson declared it was set to become the third largest air force in Africa within the next two years. This is based on the massive procurement and delivery of [...]
[VOA] Awash Fentale -- A semi-desert plain that lies between two rugged mountains has, for about five months, been the epicenter of volcanic activity in Ethiopia's Afar region. [...]
[VOA] Nairobi -- Human rights groups in Kenya are blaming police for a recent increase in the abductions of critics who have protested government policies. The activists say at least 29 people are missing after raising concerns about poor governance. [...]
[ISS] Withdrawing from the AU peace mission in Somalia could have significant consequences for Burundi. [...]