| 04.10.2023 10:59
New Assassin's Creed video game brings Baghdad's 'golden age' back to life
For centuries, Baghdad seemed to stand at the centre of the world. Chosen as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate around the year 762, the city rose from the banks of the Tigris River with circular city walls enfolding lush palaces, becoming a beacon for the world's great creative, cultural and sci...
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| 04.10.2023 05:55
US House Removes McCarthy as Speaker of House
In a historic move, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his position. The surprising challenge came from within McCarthy's own party, as Republican Representative Matt Gaetz filed a motion to force a vote on removing McCarthy due to his failure t...
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| 04.10.2023 05:47
Work on Funding Foreign, Humanitarian Aid at Standstill Amid US House Turmoil
The U.S. Congress is at a standstill Wednesday, with its lower house paralyzed by the ousting of its speaker and lawmakers facing a deadline six weeks away to approve spending bills and avoid a government shutdown. The lack of a functioning House of Representatives, and the prospects of losing more...
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| 04.10.2023 05:00
The Taste of Home in a Grain of Rice
Throughout September, Ia's phone rings off the hook. "What is it?" she answers. But she already knows. The rest of the year, her customers are satisfied with rice from the store. In autumn, though, people call day and night for the chance to buy the rice that she grows. The Hmong name for it is mov...
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| 04.10.2023 04:17
China's Top Art Investor Amassed a Big Collection. Now He's Selling.
Few Chinese art collectors have made a bigger splash at global auctions in the past decade than Liu Yiqian, a former Shanghai taxi driver who amassed a fortune through big bets on Chinese real estate and pharmaceutical stocks. He was a profligate purchaser of Chinese antiquities and other artworks....
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| 04.10.2023 03:40
Philippines Marcos Jr says boat deaths in South China Sea being probed
Three Filipino fishermen died after their fishing boat was struck by a still unidentified foreign commercial vessel while crossing the South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard reported, and the country's president has promised a full investigation. The incident occurred on Monday while the boat...
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| 03.10.2023 17:40
TikTok's hiring top execs from China-based ByteDance probed by senators
Two US senators said they were investigating short video sharing app TikTok's reported decision recently to hire several high-level executives from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, and Republican Marsha Blackburn said in a letter on Tuesday to TikTok CEO...
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| 03.10.2023 16:37
Feds target international fentanyl supply chain with ties to China
Washington - Federal prosecutors charged 12 individuals and eight companies in China with engaging in international schemes to sell and ship chemicals used to produce fentanyl and other deadly drugs across the world and into the U.S., the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Eight separate indictm...
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| 03.10.2023 15:31
Australian tennis star Marc Polmans disqualified after hitting ball in umpire's face
ATP rules prohibit 'violently' hitting a ball outside the normal course of play. Australian tennis player Marc Polmans experienced a moment of frustration this week during a qualifying tennis match. Polmans was just one point away from victory, but came up short in his attempt to convert the match...
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| 03.10.2023 15:16
Schumer-led Senate Delegation to Visit China, Japan, and South Korea
A bipartisan delegation of six senators, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, is set to embark on a trip to China next week. This visit is part of a series of high-level visits by U.S. officials to Beijing in recent months. The delegation's main objective is to hold meetings with Chinese go...
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| 03.10.2023 14:15
Biden admin sanctions multimillion-dollar China-based network involved in trafficking of fentanyl, drugs
Justice Department has indicted the individuals involved. The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a multimillion-dollar China-based network and more than two dozen individuals and entities involved in the manufacture, distribution and international trafficking of fentanyl and other...
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| 03.10.2023 12:32
Schumer confirms U.S. Senate trip to China, Japan, South Korea
A bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation will visit China, Japan and South Korea in October, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's office said on Tuesday. The six-senator group will be co-led by Republican Mike Crapo, whose office said earlier the trip is planned for next week and that the senators hop...
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| 03.10.2023 11:19
Senate Delegation to Travel to China During Congressional Recess
Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, is expected to lead a bipartisan delegation of six senators on a trip to China next week, the latest in a series of high-level visits by U.S. officials to Beijing. The lawmakers are expected to hold meetings with Chinese government and business leaders an...
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| 03.10.2023 10:41
Indian police raid news website over alleged China ties, sparking concerns for press freedom
Raids followed Indian authorities' search of BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai over tax evasion allegations. Indian police raided the offices of a news website that's under investigation for allegedly receiving funds from China, as well as the homes of several of its journalists, in what critics...
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| 03.10.2023 09:51
Pope Francis suggests blessings for same-sex unions may be possible - with conditions
Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions , responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the agenda. The Vatican on Monday published a letter Francis wrote t...
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| 03.10.2023 09:43
Pope Francis hints at possibility of blessings for same-sex unions
In a significant development regarding the Catholic Church's stance on homosexuality, Pope Francis has suggested the possibility of blessing same-sex unions. This comes as a response to five conservative cardinals who challenged the Pope to affirm the church's teachings on homosexuality before a cr...
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| 03.10.2023 07:56
A Plot to Oust the House Speaker Hits Weary Investors
A House mutiny messes up the markets Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida moved on Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, looking to exact punishment on the top House Republican for siding with Democrats to forge a short-term deal to avert a government shutdown. The extraordinary power play - ju...
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| 03.10.2023 05:02
In Shipping, a Push to Slash Emissions by Harnessing the Wind
One ship was pulled across the sea with the help of an enormous sail that looked as if it belonged to a kite-surfing giant. Another navigated the oceans between China and Brazil this summer with steel and composite-glass sails as high as three telephone poles. Both harness a natural propellant that...
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| 03.10.2023 05:02
A Rural Michigan Town Is the Latest Battleground in the U.S.-China Fight
Yard signs along the quiet country roads of Green Charter Township, Mich., home to horse farms and a 19th-century fish hatchery, blare a message that an angered community hopes is heard by local leaders, the Biden administration and China: "No Gotion." The opposition is to a plan by Gotion, a subsi...
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| 03.10.2023 00:53
Pope Francis signals support for blessings for gay couples
Francis' response to questions from cardinals marks a reversal from the Vatican's current official position. Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a bi...
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| 03.10.2023 00:43
China risks undermining economy as Communist Party asserts control
When 29-year-old accountant Cai Yutong pulled out her iPhone 13 at a Starbucks on the outskirts of Shanghai, her colleague sitting opposite her moved closer. "You know, they are launching a new Huawei phone, right?" she asked, according to Cai who recounted the episode to Al Jazeera. Keep reading l...
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| 03.10.2023
China Is Suffering a Brain Drain. The U.S. Isn't Exploiting It.
They went to the best universities in China and in the West. They lived middle-class lives in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen and worked for technology companies at the center of China's tech rivalry with the United States. Now they are living and working in North America, Europe, Japan, Australia -...
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| 02.10.2023 23:12
Here is the real reason why you shouldn't use your phone on the toilet
Hold the phone - or don't, actually. Taking your cell phone into the bathroom to entertain yourself on the toilet may not be such a good idea, according to a Stanford- and Harvard-trained gastroenterologist. In a video posted to TikTok over the summer, Dr. Saurabh Sethi revealed that scrolling on s...
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| 02.10.2023 21:56
Pope Francis suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has suggested there could be ways to bless same-sex unions, responding to five conservative cardinals who challenged him to affirm church teaching on homosexuality ahead of a big meeting where LGBTQ+ Catholics are on the agenda. The Vatican on Monday published a letter F...
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| 02.10.2023 16:54
Could US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy lose his job?
It was a moment of victory for United States House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy that has also left the veteran Republican's job at risk. On Saturday, the House approved a McCarthy-brokered funding bill that will keep the US government running until November 17 after weeks of negotiatio...
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| 02.10.2023 16:35
Indonesian president launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, funded by China
Passengers can now travel between Jakarta and Bandung in 40 minutes. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday as it was set to begin commercial operations, a key project under China's Belt and Road infrastructure init...
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| 02.10.2023 16:03
Elon Musk's Tesla misses delivery estimates as delays halt production
Elon Musk's Tesla missed market estimates for third-quarter deliveries on Monday as planned upgrades at its factories forced production halts. The electric-vehicle maker handed over 435,059 vehicles in the three months to Sept. 30, down nearly 7% from the preceding quarter, but said its target to d...
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| 02.10.2023 15:28
White House bans top officials from events boosting fossil fuels: report
The White House has barred senior administration officials from attending international conferences that promote fossil fuel production . The National Security Council prohibits US officials from pursuing any "carbon-intensive engagements" for oil, natural gas and coal, according to a Sept. 15 memo...
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| 02.10.2023 10:00
DeSantis invokes China 'boogeyman' narrative amid flailing campaign
Florida governor strips school funding alleging Chinese communist party ties and at GOP debate vows to go tough on China. It was a desperately needed moment of grandeur for Ron DeSantis: the Florida governor's strongman act over China briefly lifting his stuttering presidential campaign during last...
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| 02.10.2023 10:00
Handing out Narcan won't solve our drug crisis - here's what can
"Narcan has to be everywhere," New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan announced last week. "We have defibrillators behind every bar, in every business, in every public event. Increasingly, we have epinephrine pens, EpiPens, in public settings." Yes, commissioner, but if everyone was droppin...
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| 02.10.2023 09:42
China Evergrande's Founder: From Rags to Riches to Under Investigation
Hui Ka Yan founded the real estate behemoth China Evergrande. His promise to transform rural villages to metropolises with middle-class comforts made him one of China's wealthiest people . He rubbed shoulders with officials in the highest levels of government, celebrating the Communist Party's 100t...
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| 02.10.2023 04:07
UK awards $4bn contract to build AUKUS nuclear submarines
The United Kingdom has awarded three UK companies a 4 billion pound ($4.9bn) contract to design and manufacture a nuclear-powered attack submarine as part of the country's AUKUS programme with Australia and the United States. The UK Ministry of Defence, in a statement on Sunday, said the contract w...
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| 02.10.2023 04:00
White House prohibiting official travel to fossil fuel conferences, internal memo shows
Biden admin officials must get approval before attending any 'international energy engagement': memo. EXCLUSIVE: The White House is prohibiting senior administration officials from traveling for international energy engagements that promote carbon-intensive fuels, including oil, natural gas and coa...
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| 01.10.2023 23:40
If Xi Jinping's Hong Kong goons don't ease up and free Jimmy Lai, China's economy faces even rougher waters
If Beijing wants to buy itself some easy international love, and slow the now-inevitable winding down of Hong Kong as a huge source of profit, it couldn't do better than tell its goons now running the island city to ease up - starting with mercy for Jimmy Lai. The show trial of Lai, 75, for suppose...
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| 01.10.2023 21:17
Nikki Haley campaign fires back at Trump team's ‘creepy and desperate' birdcage gift
Nikki Haley's campaign laughed off a "creepy" gift from former President Donald Trump's campaign Sunday that played off his mean-boy "birdbrain" moniker for her. In the wee hours of the morning, Trump's team left a birdcage and some bird food outside Haley's hotel room in Iowa - amplifying Trump's...
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| 01.10.2023 06:00
This Is Why I Hate Banned Books Week
Walk past any bookstore or library in America this week, and you are likely to find a sign exhorting you to "Read a Banned Book." Which one, I always find myself wondering? A Roman Catholic missal, which was illegal to print or possess in Elizabethan England? "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,"...
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| 01.10.2023 03:00
Menendez Co-Defendant's Curious Path From Bad Deals to a Meat Monopoly
Just five years ago, Wael Hana was reeling from a string of bad business deals in New Jersey, having tried to launch a truck stop, an Italian restaurant, a limousine service and other companies without ever hitting it big. Then, his friend started dating Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, one o...
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| 30.09.2023 23:44
Preaching a "more tolerant" church, Pope appoints 21 new cardinals
Pope Francis, in a move towards diversity and inclusion, has elected 21 new cardinals to help reform the Catholic Church. The induction ceremony took place on Saturday in St. Peter's Square, where the new "princes of the church" were welcomed by the 86-year-old pontiff. Pope Francis emphasized the...
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| 30.09.2023 20:26
Pope Francis appoints 21 new cardinals - including an American - to help reform Catholic Church
Pope Francis has elected 21 new cardinals to help reform the Catholic Church , leaning heavily on diversity just days ahead of a meeting where he will outline plans for its future and discuss controversial issues such as LGBTQ+ followers, women's roles in the church and celibacy. The new "princes o...
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| 30.09.2023 16:46
Eric Adams' friends, advisers sure have some troubling ties
Mayor Eric Adams' readiness to embrace folks from every community and even make some his advisers is commendable - but there need to be limits. The Islamist Watch's Sam Westrop reports that a senior liaison in Hizzoner's Community Affairs Unit, Mohammed Bahi, is also the co-founder of "a radical or...
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| 30.09.2023 11:09
Modi's Hindu Nationalism Stokes Tension in Indian Diaspora
Lecture halls at Canadian and American universities have become battlegrounds for critics and defenders of Hindu nationalism, punctuated by threats of violence and even death. Temples of Sikhs and Hindus in Canada and Australia have been defaced with slogans harking back to India's timeless divisio...
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| 30.09.2023 08:07
Preaching a "more tolerant" church, Pope appoints 21 new cardinals
Vatican City, Vatican - Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from distant corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indispensable to the future of the Catholic Church. Under sunny skies and with a crowd that filled half of Vatican City's grandiose, colonnaded St P...
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| 30.09.2023 07:46
Prosecutors cite Trump's 'death' comment about Milley in repeat request for gag order
Trump wrote that in 'time gone by' Milley would have been executed for communicating with China following Jan. 6. The Department of Justice is redoubling its efforts to secure a gag order on former President Donald Trump, citing his comments about the death penalty and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
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| 30.09.2023 07:00
Ramaswamy, Burgum reject Gingrich's claim that 'the race is over,' Trump will be GOP nominee
Neither candidate attacked the former president, but both said the primary is not over yet despite others' claims. GOP presidential candidates Vivek Ramaswamy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum rejected claims from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich that "the race is over" and former President Donal...
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| 30.09.2023 06:54
Outrage sparked as Trump threatens 'death' for General Milley
Former President Donald Trump is facing increased scrutiny from the Department of Justice (DOJ) as they seek a gag order against him due to his comments about the death penalty and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley. The DOJ prosecutors initially requested the gag order, citing conce...
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| 30.09.2023 05:00
When a Drug Crisis Collides With the Campaign Trail
The official toxicology report states that Andrea Cahill's son died at 19 years old from an accidental fentanyl overdose. But more than three years after Tyler Cahill's death in his childhood bedroom, she doesn't believe that. It was a poisoning, she says, and there is no question about whom to bla...
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| 30.09.2023 05:00
Where German Cars Falter, E-Bikes Gain in Power
Germany's automakers are facing steep challenges as they convert to battery-powered lineups and confront rising competition from China. But business is booming in another corner of the German transport industry: e-bikes. Sales of bicycles in Germany reached a record 7.36 billion euros, or $7.8 bill...
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| 30.09.2023 00:26
Why Evergrande's Problems Are Only Getting Worse
For months, the unwinding of China Evergrande , the world's most indebted property developer, played out like a slow-moving train crash. After filing for bankruptcy protection last month - nearly two years after the company defaulted on payments to some creditors - Evergrande appeared on the path t...
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| 30.09.2023
How China's Property Crisis Is Testing Its Too-Big-to-Fail Banks
China's giant banking system, the world's largest, is heavily exposed to the real estate crisis: Nearly 40 percent of all bank loans are related to property. And pressure is building on those banks as dozens of real estate developers have defaulted or missed payments on overseas bonds, led by China...
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| 29.09.2023 23:07
The ‘no evidence' claim about Biden corruption is looking increasingly ridiculous
Joe Biden's defenders have been on a wild ride this past year. It began with them arguing that the president knew absolutely nothing about his family's influence-peddling business to arguing that it's no big deal that ChiCom wire payoffs happen to have Biden's home address listed on them. The quali...
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