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Sales of Vietnamese doll plunge over face marking like China’s ‘nine-dash line’
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:30:53 GMT
One version of Baby Three doll appears to bear a mark resembling the shape of the ocean border on which China bases its illegitimate claim to most of the South China Sea
Regional tensions over the South China Sea have tanked the sales of a popular children’s doll in Vietnam after it was put under investigation and accused of being unpatriotic because a design marking appeared to resemble China’s “nine-dash line”.
The Baby Three doll is Chinese-made and had reportedly been hugely popular among children and Gen Z in Vietnam earlier this year. Between September, when it first gained popularity, and December the dolls reportedly generated US$1.6m in sales.
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Match ID: 0 Score: 77.14 source: www.theguardian.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 34.29 china, 30.00 south china sea, 12.86 vietnam
Piastri leads Norris to McLaren one-two in China
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:53:37 GMT
Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris to a dominant McLaren one-two in the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of George Russell's Mercedes.
Match ID: 1 Score: 40.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china
After America: can Europe learn to go it alone without the US?
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:00:16 GMT
In Germany, tariff-hit car factories are being repurposed for defence. In Britain, American academics are queueing up for jobs. The west will be different as a result of Trump – but will it be worse?
The German electronics firm Hensoldt has a backlog of orders for its technology, including radars that protect Ukraine from Russian airstrikes. Meanwhile, Germany’s car industry is struggling with low European demand and competition from China.
As Europe worries about how it can weather the economic and political turmoil unleashed by Donald Trump, executives from Munich and Düsseldorf say they have at least a partial answer.
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Match ID: 2 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china
Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a throwback to a greedier, pernicious age | Simon Tisdall
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 18:15:01 GMT
His attempts to bully and exploit the weak hark back to an era when the US emulated the worst aspects of the British empire
Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a tawdry, threadbare affair. The emperor has no clothes to cloak his counterfeit rule. Lacking crown and robes, he resorts to vulgar ties and baseball caps. His throne is but a bully pulpit, his palace a pokey, whitewashed house, his courtiers mere common hacks. His royal edicts – executive orders – are judicially contested. And while he rages like Lear, his critics are publicly crucified or thrown to the lions at Fox News.
Yet for all his crudely plebeian ordinariness, a parvenu imperialism is Trump’s global offer, his trademark deal and most heinous crime. He peddles it against the tide of history and all human experience, as if invasion, genocide, racial inequality, economic exploitation and cultural conquest had never been tried before. If it wasn’t clear already, it is now. He wants to rule the world.
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Match ID: 3 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china
BYD's 5-Minute EV Charging Sounds Great. But How Useful Is it?
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Fast charging is viable, but experts say building the actual charging stations will be the tricky—and potentially very expensive—part.
Match ID: 4 Score: 40.00 source: www.wired.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china
The obscure Jimmy Lai ruling that exposed the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 00:30:35 GMT
The moves that barred the media mogul’s choice of lawyer are immune from legal challenge, giving the national security committee what one expert called ‘the powers of a police state’
The dwindling freedom in Hong Kong over the past few years has been described as “death by a thousand cuts”. Critics have been jailed, elections have been transformed into “patriots only” affairs, journalists have been harassed and hundreds of thousands of people have left.
This week, an obscure legal development has, in the eyes of some legal experts, inflicted another cut on the city’s once revered legal system.
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Match ID: 5 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 40.00 china
Elon Musk to visit Pentagon to discuss China and DOGE reforms, officials say
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:32:13 +0000
Match ID: 6 Score: 40.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 40.00 china
Who's Elon Musk’s Biggest Fan? His Mom
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:37:18 +0000
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we tell you everything you need to know about Maye Musk.
Match ID: 7 Score: 40.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
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ESA and JAXA strengthen ties on Moon and Mars exploration
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0100
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Director of Human and Robotic Exploration, Daniel Neuenschwander, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Vice President for Exploration and Human Spaceflight, Mayumi Matsuura, have signed a new statement of intent focused on Moon and Mars activities. This statement marks their intention towards a step forward in space exploration cooperation between ESA and JAXA, and lays the groundwork for expanded collaboration between the two agencies in advancing science, technology and international partnerships.
Match ID: 8 Score: 40.00 source: www.esa.int age: 2 days
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MS Dhoni: The 43-year-old Indian cricket icon gears up for another IPL
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 01:50:23 GMT
Dhoni, who turns 44 in July, is playing his 18th straight IPL season. Will this be his swansong?
Match ID: 9 Score: 35.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 india
Draper shocked by Mensik in Miami Open second round
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 21:53:03 GMT
British number one Jack Draper loses in straight sets to Jakub Mensik at the Miami Open in his first match since lifting the Indian Wells title.
Match ID: 10 Score: 35.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 india
He Sued Trump Over Free Speech. Then ICE Demanded He Turn Himself In.
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:34:51 +0000
Cornell student Momodou Taal’s lawyers said the demand was “retribution” for his lawsuit against the crackdown on pro-Palestine speech.
The post He Sued Trump Over Free Speech. Then ICE Demanded He Turn Himself In. appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 11 Score: 35.00 source: theintercept.com age: 1 day
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X sues Modi's government over content removal in new India censorship fight
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:12:07 GMT
Elon Musk’s company is arguing against the government’s expanded powers to allow easier removal of online content
India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered “countless” government officials to execute such orders, Elon Musk’s X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi.
The lawsuit and the allegations mark an escalation in an ongoing legal dispute between X and the government of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, over how New Delhi orders content to be taken down. It also comes as Musk is getting closer to launching his other key ventures, Starlink and Tesla, in India.
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Match ID: 12 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 35.00 india
Low-Cost Drone Add-Ons From China Let Anyone With a Credit Card Turn Toys Into Weapons of War
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Chinese ecommerce giants like Temu and AliExpress sell drone accessories like those used by soldiers in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Match ID: 13 Score: 34.29 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 34.29 china
Australian tourist killed and two injured as snorkelling boat capsizes off Bali
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 01:03:08 GMT
Boat carrying 13 people capsizes in rough seas while travelling to island of Nusa Penida
A snorkelling boat carrying 13 people, including 11 Australian tourists, capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Friday, killing a woman and injuring two others, police said.
The Sea Dragon boat was on its way from a port in Bali to Nusa Penida, a popular tiny island near Bali, when it was overwhelmed by high waves, local police spokesperson Agus Widiono said.
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Match ID: 14 Score: 30.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
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Flights leaving Bali cancelled after volcanic eruption shoots ash plume 8km into sky
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:03:58 GMT
Indonesia’s 1,700m Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted for 11 minutes on Thursday, causing ash cloud but no damage to nearby villages on the island of Flores
At least seven international flights from Indonesia’s resort island Bali have been cancelled, an airport official said on Friday, after a volcano in the archipelago nation’s east erupted, shooting dark ash 8km into the sky.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703m (5,587ft) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds late on Thursday, authorities said, raising the volcano’s alert status to the highest level.
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Match ID: 15 Score: 30.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 2 days
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West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:14:29 GMT
Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz brands
West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, and the cosmetics brands Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory.
All are products that contain palm oil and are made, say the campaigners, by companies that source the ingredient directly from West Papua, which has been under Indonesian control since 1963 and where thousands of acres of rainforest are being cleared for agriculture.
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Match ID: 16 Score: 30.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 2 days
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Trump Reasserts U.S. as the World’s Policeman With Massive Yemen Escalation
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:51:37 +0000
Trump’s bid for regime change in Yemen should be anathema to both America Firsters and Democrats, but will anyone speak out?
The post Trump Reasserts U.S. as the World’s Policeman With Massive Yemen Escalation appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 17 Score: 22.86 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 22.86 china
Can anything get China’s shoppers to spend?
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 19:25:03 +0000
An economic recovery depends on it. Yet a new action plan may not do the job
Match ID: 18 Score: 22.86 source: www.economist.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 22.86 china
Taiwan warns of growing Chinese threat, partly to secure Trump’s support
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:32:38 +0000
Match ID: 19 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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How AfD’s Alice Weidel went from German pariah to top opposition figure
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 08:00:15 GMT
When the newly elected Bundestag meets for the first time this week, far-right Weidel, who lives in Switzerland with her Sri Lankan-born wife, will lead its largest opposition party
Alles für Deutschland, (“everything for Germany”) was once a Hitler-era rallying cry. It was more recently adopted by Björn Höcke, a high-ranking member of Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland at party rallies, for which he was prosecuted.
Then in August last year the slogan popped up at events attended by Alice Weidel, the party’s co-leader, but in a subtly modified form – Alice für Deutschland. The party printed blue cardboard hearts bearing the slogan and distributed them to members, who held them up at rallies to show their approval.
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Match ID: 20 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 sri lanka
Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?
2024-10-24T00:00:00Z
Chinese companies have been evading US tariffs by shipping goods through Vietnam, but not to the degree that the headlines would suggest. Ebehi Iyoha and Jaya Wen dig into trade microdata to illustrate Vietnam's strategic importance and why American policymakers should take note.
Match ID: 21 Score: 15.00 source: hbswk.hbs.edu age: 150 days
qualifiers: 7.14 china trade, 5.71 china, 2.14 vietnam
Trump and Biden Financed Duterte’s Crimes. They Too Should Pay for It.
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:44:49 +0000
Will the international community hold accountable those who financed and were complicit in Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody, state-sanctioned killing campaign?
The post Trump and Biden Financed Duterte’s Crimes. They Too Should Pay for It. appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 22 Score: 12.86 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
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Trump Rushes Deportations Using a Wartime Law With a Shameful History
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 06:22:11 +0000
Trump says the Alien Enemies Act gives him power to deport people he alleges are linked to the Tren de Aragua prison gang.
The post Trump Rushes Deportations Using a Wartime Law With a Shameful History appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 23 Score: 11.43 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 11.43 japan
How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:44:29 +0000
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
Match ID: 24 Score: 10.71 source: www.economist.com age: 206 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china, 5.00 india
Brazil, India and Mexico are taking on China’s exports
Thu, 23 May 2024 10:13:46 +0000
To avoid an economic shock, they are pursuing a strange mix of free trade and protectionism
Match ID: 25 Score: 10.71 source: www.economist.com age: 303 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china, 5.00 india
How China uses ‘salami-slicing’ tactics to exert pressure on Taiwan – video
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:14:05 GMT
China has dramatically increased military activities around Taiwan, with more than 3,000 incursions into Taiwan's airspace in 2024 alone. Amy Hawkins examines how Beijing is deploying 'salami-slicing' tactics, a strategy of gradual pressure that stays below the threshold of war while steadily wearing down Taiwan's defences. From daily air incursions to strategic military exercises, we explore the four phases of China's approach and what it means for Taiwan's future
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Match ID: 26 Score: 8.57 source: www.theguardian.com age: 22 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china, 2.86 taiwan
TP-Link Router Botnet
2025-03-14T11:02:58Z
There is a new botnet that is infecting TP-Link routers:
The botnet can lead to command injection which then makes remote code execution (RCE) possible so that the malware can spread itself across the internet automatically. This high severity security flaw (tracked as CVE-2023-1389) has also been used to spread other malware families as far back as April 2023 when it was used in the Mirai botnet malware attacks. The flaw also linked to the Condi and AndroxGh0st malware attacks.
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Of the thousands of infected devices, the majority of them are concentrated in Brazil, Poland, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Turkey; with the botnet targeting manufacturing, medical/healthcare, services and technology organizations in the United States, Australia, China and Mexico...
Match ID: 27 Score: 5.71 source: www.schneier.com age: 8 days
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Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 19:22:52 +0000
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons.
Match ID: 28 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 16 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
US Charges 12 Alleged Spies in China’s Freewheeling Hacker-for-Hire Ecosystem
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:12:56 +0000
The Justice Department claims 10 alleged hackers and two Chinese government officials took part in a wave of cyberattacks around the globe that included breaching the US Treasury Department and more.
Match ID: 29 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 17 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
1 Million Third-Party Android Devices Have a Secret Backdoor for Scammers
Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:00:00 +0000
New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devices—from TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systems—are compromised to allow bad actors to commit ad fraud and other cybercrime.
Match ID: 30 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 17 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Beijing’s deflation dilemma: Falling prices signal bigger troubles ahead for China’s economy
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:30:00 EST
Such challenges are the backdrop to the annual session of China’s parliament.
Match ID: 31 Score: 5.71 source: www.politico.com age: 19 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Trump’s new tariffs are his most extreme ever
Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:16:05 +0000
America targets its three biggest trading partners: Canada, Mexico and China
Match ID: 32 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 19 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s leaders look to have blinked in their property face-off
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:06 +0000
They did not want to bail out indebted firms. Now they are on the verge of doing so
Match ID: 33 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 30 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Xi Jinping shows how he will return American fire
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:46:53 +0000
China’s trade retaliation carries a warning of worse to come
Match ID: 34 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 46 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Trump’s brutal tariffs far outstrip any he has imposed before
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:05:43 +0000
Canada, Mexico and China are going to be made to suffer
Match ID: 35 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 49 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Has Japan truly escaped low inflation?
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:04:26 +0000
Its central bankers are increasingly hopeful
Match ID: 36 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 58 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
China’s financial system is under brutal pressure
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:45:53 +0000
When will something break?
Match ID: 37 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 58 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China meets its official growth target. Not everyone is convinced
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:37:51 +0000
For one thing, 2024 saw the second-weakest rise in nominal GDP since the 1970s
Match ID: 38 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 64 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s markets take a fresh beating
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:30:24 +0000
Authorities have responded by bossing around investors
Match ID: 39 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 74 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s firms are taking flight, worrying its rulers
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:22:45 +0000
Policymakers at home and abroad are anxious about offshoring
Match ID: 40 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 83 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
What a censored speech says about China’s economy
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:09:08 +0000
If growth is on target, why is inflation so low?
Match ID: 41 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 100 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
The hidden cost of Chinese loans
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:12:33 +0000
Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others
Match ID: 42 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 107 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
How China will strike back at Trump
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:45:27 +0000
Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?
Match ID: 43 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 111 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:44:25 +0000
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
Match ID: 44 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 111 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Is China really a nation of slackers?
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:54:55 +0000
A new survey raises the question
Match ID: 45 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 121 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Vladimir Putin is in a painful economic bind
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:53:16 +0000
Russia’s reliance on China is becoming a problem
Match ID: 46 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 124 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
The biggest losers from Trumponomics
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:39:40 +0000
America’s president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows
Match ID: 47 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 128 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Why China needs to fill its empty homes
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:03:24 +0000
The country’s economy is broken. A recovery requires a healthier property market
Match ID: 48 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 142 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:05:00 GMT
Match ID: 49 Score: 5.71 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 162 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:25:56 +0000
Unsold homes are contributing to a balance-sheet recession
Match ID: 50 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 163 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
At last, China pulls the trigger on a bold stimulus package
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:22:31 +0000
“Buy everything,” says an American hedge fund
Match ID: 51 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 176 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s central bank tries to save the economy—and the stockmarket
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:19:59 +0000
But it will need more help from the government
Match ID: 52 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 179 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
How China’s communists fell in love with privatisation
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:33:09 +0000
Even though they are not very good at it
Match ID: 53 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 188 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s government is surprisingly redistributive
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:00:52 +0000
That is despite a stingy tax-and-transfer system
Match ID: 54 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 191 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China is suffering from a crisis of confidence
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:53:31 +0000
Can anything perk up its economy?
Match ID: 55 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 198 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Can Japan’s zombie bond market be brought back to life?
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:59:36 +0000
Ueda Kazuo begins on a dangerous mission
Match ID: 56 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 205 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
What is behind China’s perplexing bond-market intervention?
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:19:41 +0000
The central bank seems to think the government’s debt is too popular
Match ID: 57 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 220 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Why Japanese stocks are on a rollercoaster ride
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:24:53 +0000
Volatility in global markets continues
Match ID: 58 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 229 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
Why Japanese markets have plummeted
Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:21:56 +0000
The global rout continues, with the Topix experiencing its worst day since 1987
Match ID: 59 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 229 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
Why fear is sweeping markets everywhere
Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:41:12 +0000
American and Japanese indices have taken a battering. So have banks and gold
Match ID: 60 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 232 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
China’s last boomtowns show rapid growth is still possible
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:09:53 +0000
All it takes is for the state to work with the market
Match ID: 61 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 235 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/18/2024
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:00:38 +0000
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew with a few payload activities and completed Onboard Training for Backup Flight Control Proficiency. Payloads: Electro-static Levitation Furnace (ELF): The ELF cartridge holder containing the latest melted sample was removed and replaced with a new sample holder and sample. The completed …
Match ID: 62 Score: 5.71 source: www.nasa.gov age: 247 days
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Japan’s strength produces a weak yen
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:17:13 +0000
Currency meddling will prove futile
Match ID: 63 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 247 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
China’s leaders face miserable economic-growth figures
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:49:47 +0000
Reality intruded at the “third plenum”, intended to discuss long-term reforms
Match ID: 64 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 250 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s currency is not as influential as once imagined
Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:38:25 +0000
Its share of international reserves has stalled
Match ID: 65 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 282 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China is distorting its stockmarket by trying to prop it up
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:14:09 +0000
State purchases of shares are bad enough, but other measures are far more destructive
Match ID: 66 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 285 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s economic model retains a dangerous allure
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:08:43 +0000
Despite the country’s current struggles, autocrats elsewhere see a lot to admire
Match ID: 67 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 292 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Xi Jinping’s surprising new source of economic advice
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:06:54 +0000
What China’s leader may learn from a pair of reform-minded academics
Match ID: 68 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 296 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Pakistan accuses India of sponsoring militant terror group after train hijacking
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:40:24 GMT
A spokesperson offered no evidence for the claim after 26 people were killed on a train that was hijacked in Balochistan province on Tuesday
Pakistan’s military has accused neighbouring India of sponsoring militant groups in the south-west of the country as survivors recounted their ordeal from an unprecedented attack that killed 26 passengers on a hijacked train.
The scope of the attack in Balochistan province underscores the struggles that Pakistan faces to rein in militant groups.
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Match ID: 69 Score: 5.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india
US journalist sues Indian government after losing his overseas citizenship
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 18:15:09 GMT
Raphael Satter had his OCI card taken away after publishing a story critical of an Indian businessman
A US journalist has taken the Indian government to court after his Indian overseas citizenship was unilaterally cancelled, after the publication of a story critical of a prominent Indian businessman.
Raphael Satter, who covers cybersecurity for the Reuters news agency in the US, received a letter from India’s ministry of home affairs in early December 2023, accusing him of producing work that “maliciously” tarnished India’s reputation and informing him that his Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card had been cancelled.
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Match ID: 70 Score: 5.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india
India has undermined a popular myth about development
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:55:44 +0000
Extreme poverty in the country has dropped to negligible levels
Match ID: 71 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 23 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india
Narendra Modi is struggling to boost Indian growth
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:20:10 +0000
Tax cuts may lift short-term output, but deeper reform is required
Match ID: 72 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 44 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india
Manmohan Singh was India’s economic freedom fighter
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:47:46 +0000
India’s most consequential finance minister, who later became PM, has died aged 92
Match ID: 73 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 84 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india
India is undergoing an astonishing stockmarket revolution
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:12:08 +0000
Small investors, rejoice—and beware
Match ID: 74 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 135 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india
Can markets reduce pollution in India?
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:55:05 +0000
An experiment in Gujarat yields impressive results
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India’s economic policy will not make it rich
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:58:55 +0000
A new World Bank report takes aim at emerging-market growth plans
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Indian state capitalism looks to be in trouble
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:59:48 +0000
A weakened Narendra Modi is bad news for investors in government-controlled firms
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Foreign investors are rejecting Indian stocks
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:05:08 +0000
A roaring economy is not enough to entice them
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Will services make the world rich?
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:51:25 +0000
American fried chicken can now be served from the Philippines
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‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
An alleged job scam, led by “Aiden” from “OpenAI,” recruited workers in Bangladesh for months before disappearing overnight, according to FTC complaints obtained by WIRED.
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The World Bank is struggling to serve all 78 poor countries
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:16:45 +0000
Bangladesh and Niger are very different places
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The Crown, Arford: ‘Everything one might want’ – restaurant review
Sun, 23 Mar 2025 06:00:12 GMT
The presenter and comedian (and her gang of weary woodcutters) enjoy a perfect Sunday lunch at a local inn…
The Crown, Arford Road, Headley, Bordon GU35 8BT (01428 288090; thecrownarford.com). Small plates from £4.50; large plates £18-£29; desserts £9; and wines from £36
I feel I shouldn’t be writing at all because I am so full and so happy. I have just had the meal of meals – a Sunday lunch of such perfection that really my next move should have been to lie down. I live in an ancient part of Britain, where once upon a time if you wanted to pick sides, it was between Wessex and Mercia. Of course, in the ninth century the pesky Vikings turned up and imposed Danelaw. Being Danish myself I now realise that the locals missed a trick in defending themselves. Instead of battling or giving in they should simply have served the naughty Norsemen a perfect plate of roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, carrots, parsnips, buttered greens and gravy and the invading hordes would have been putty in their hands.
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Heavy showers, hail and thunder forecast to hit UK
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 22:11:18 GMT
Met Office warns of flooding, as parts of country sees torrential rain after warmest spring equinox in more than 50 years
Heavy showers, hail and thunder are forecast to hit the UK days after the warmest spring equinox in more than 50 years.
There was torrential rain in some parts on Saturday afternoon and National Highways said parts of the M18 in Yorkshire were closed while specialists worked to clear flood water.
It is expected to be a cloudy start to Sunday with rain in the north and east and sunny spells in the north-west and south-east followed by showers, the Met Office said. There will be above average temperatures for most parts of the UK topping 15C in London, 12C in Birmingham and 11C in Manchester.
The Met Office said: “Heavy showers have developed across eastern parts of England this afternoon, with some hail and thunder mixed in. Heavy, thundery showers continue in parts of London and the East Midlands, with some areas seeing 10-15mm of rain in less than an hour.”
The UK experienced its warmest spring equinox day since 1972 on Thursday with 21.3C recorded in Northolt, west London, and Chertsey, Surrey.
Jonathan Vautrey, a meteorologist at the Met Office, said: “For this time in the year, it is rarer to have such intense storms. This is happening because we have had a lot of warm weather of late and temperatures are notably above average for the time of year.
“We’ve had highs reaching over 20C over the last few days, and we were up to 18.5C as the high today as well, where we should be more around 10 or 11C.
“That sort of heat that we’ve got around at the moment has really helped to spark off some of these thunderstorms, and a lot of moisture being drawn in with this sort of low-pressure system that’s been arriving across the UK.”
Vautrey added that climate crisis is pushing temperature extremes to new levels. “We’re constantly seeing warmer temperatures at earlier points of the year compared to where they normally are.
“These sort of intense summer storms are then increasingly going to happen at more points in the year because we’re getting those temperatures in there to really allow them to start developing.”
Flood alerts from the Environment Agency remain in place for 20 parts of the country including Henley, Salisbury and Hertfordshire.
The Met Office told travellers to “take care” as “there could be some localised flooding in places”.
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Energy secretary orders investigation into Heathrow disruption – as it happened
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 19:07:51 GMT
Miliband said he wanted ‘to understand any wider lessons to be learned on energy resilience for critical national infrastructure’
Willie Walsh, the International Air Transport Association’s director general, criticised Heathrow airport in as a result of the disruption, reports the PA news agency.
“This is yet another case of Heathrow letting down both travellers and airlines,” he said. Walsh added:
From that arises the question of who bears the costs of taking care of disrupted travellers.
We must find a fairer allocation of passenger care costs than airlines alone picking up the tab when infrastructure fails. Until that happens, Heathrow has very little incentive to improve.”
I’d like to stress that this has been an incident of major severity. It’s not a small fire.
We have lost power equal to that of a mid-sized city and our backup systems have been working as they should but they are not sized to run the entire airport.”
You can say that but of course contingencies of certain sizes we cannot guard ourselves against 100% and this is one of them.
This has been a major incident. I mean, short of anybody getting hurt, this is as big as it gets for our airport and we are actually coming back quite fast I would say, when you consider the amount of systems that we have to shut down then bring back up and make sure that they’re safe.”
This is unprecedented. It’s never happened before and that’s why I’m saying it has been a major incident.”
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‘Wake-up call’: ministers launch urgent investigation into Heathrow shutdown
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 18:53:28 GMT
Government says lessons need to be learned after the substation fire that caused chaos for 300,000 passengers
The government has launched an urgent investigation into the power shutdown that crippled Heathrow airport, with experts warning it was a “wake-up call” about vulnerabilities in the nation’s critical infrastructure.
The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has commissioned the independent National Energy System Operator (Neso) to investigate the incident and assess the UK’s energy resilience. The regulator Ofgem warned it would “not hesitate” to take action if there were any breaches of standards or licence obligations.
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24 Best Wireless Chargers (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000
Stop fumbling for cables in the dark. These WIRED-tested stands and pads will take the hassle out of refueling your phone, wireless earbuds, and watch.
Match ID: 4 Score: 35.00 source: www.wired.com age: 0 days
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‘We need to set the terms or we’re all screwed’: how newsrooms are tackling AI’s uncertainties and opportunities
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:00:51 GMT
Amid angst over the technology, a consensus is emerging about its capabilities – but there is an elephant in the room
In early March, a job advert was doing the rounds among sports journalists. It was for an “AI-assisted sports reporter” at USA Today’s publisher, Gannett. It was billed as a role at the “forefront of a new era in journalism”, but came with a caveat: “This is not a beat-reporting position and does not require travel or face-to-face interviews.” The dark humour was summed up by football commentator, Gary Taphouse: “It was fun while it lasted.”
As the relentless march of artificial intelligence continues, newsrooms are wrestling with the threats and opportunities the technology creates. Just in the past few weeks, one media outlet’s AI project was accused of softening the image of the Ku Klux Klan. AI is also playing a part in some British journalists recording more than 100 bylines in a day. Amid the angst over the technology, however, a broad consensus is beginning to emerge about what the technology is currently capable of doing accurately.
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US tourism industry faces drop-off as immigration agenda deters travellers
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 08:00:47 GMT
Westerners increasingly hesitant to travel to US out of fear of arrests and detentions as Trump enforces crackdown
A string of high-profile arrests and detentions of travellers is likely to cause a major downturn in tourism to the US, with latest figures already showing a serious drop-off, tourist experts said.
Several western travellers have recently been rejected at the US border on increasingly flimsy grounds under Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, some of them shackled and held in detention centers in poor conditions for weeks.
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Australian tourist killed and two injured as snorkelling boat capsizes off Bali
Sat, 22 Mar 2025 01:03:08 GMT
Boat carrying 13 people capsizes in rough seas while travelling to island of Nusa Penida
A snorkelling boat carrying 13 people, including 11 Australian tourists, capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Friday, killing a woman and injuring two others, police said.
The Sea Dragon boat was on its way from a port in Bali to Nusa Penida, a popular tiny island near Bali, when it was overwhelmed by high waves, local police spokesperson Agus Widiono said.
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Denmark and Finland urge caution for US-bound transgender people
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:21:53 GMT
Travel advice updated amid reports of ordeals at US border after Trump said country would only recognise two genders
Denmark and Finland have updated their US travel advice for transgender people, joining the handful of European countries that have sought to caution US-bound travellers in recent weeks as reports emerge of ordeals at the American border.
Denmark said this week it had begun advising transgender travellers to contact the US embassy in Copenhagen before departure to ensure there would be no issues with travel documents.
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NASA to Launch Three Rockets from Alaska in Single Aurora Experiment
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 18:00:29 +0000
Three NASA-funded rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, in an experiment that seeks to reveal how auroral substorms affect the behavior and composition of Earth’s far upper atmosphere. The experiment’s outcome could upend a long-held theory about the aurora’s interaction with the thermosphere. It may also improve space […]
Match ID: 9 Score: 35.00 source: science.nasa.gov age: 1 day
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NASA Reveals Semifinalists of Power to Explore Challenge
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:50:02 +0000
NASA has selected the 45 semifinalists of the Power to Explore Challenge, a national competition for K-12 students featuring the enabling power of radioisotopes.
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Small but mighty! The best travel-size toiletries for your next trip
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:00:24 GMT
Our beauty expert’s top space-saving travel minis and pots for decanting and reusing, from perfumes and SPFs to shampoos
• Refillable beauty is the future. Here are my favourite products
Holidays are approaching and, naturally, we want to feel as good as we can and take all our favourite beauty products with us. But who can – and wants to – lug around all that weight? Enter travel minis and decanting your full-size products into bag-friendly pots.
Whether you want to pack light to make room for holiday shopping, or you have luggage restrictions, getting your beauty bag whittled down to a good size is a fine art. One tip is to pack products that have several uses, such as a cleansing balm that removes makeup; and a makeup setting mist that also works as a hairspray.
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London’s Heathrow Airport closes after substation fire, upending global travel
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:42:16 +0000
One of the world’s busiest airports will be shut down all day Friday due to a fire at a substation that supplies it with power.
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Like many others, I was scouring travel sites Friday to replace a canceled flight from Heathrow...
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 10:49:25 +0000
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Best Portable Chargers (2025): iPhones, iPads, Laptops & More
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000
Keep your phone, laptop, handheld gaming console, and other electronics running with these travel-friendly power banks.
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British couple held by Taliban due in court on unknown charges, family say
Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:48:51 GMT
Peter Reynolds, 79, and wife, Barbie, 75, expected to appear in Kabul on Thursday after detention last month
A British couple in their 70s imprisoned by the Taliban are due in court in Kabul on Thursday but have not been informed of the charges, their family has said.
Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife, Barbie, 75, who run a training business in Afghanistan, were detained last month when they travelled to their home in Bamiyan province.
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Texas Starts Arresting Abortion Providers
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:29:29 +0000
The arrest of a midwife for allegedly providing illegal abortions is the latest attack on reproductive care.
The post Texas Starts Arresting Abortion Providers appeared first on The Intercept.
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Trump Fired Park Rangers — But Not the Ones Who Tend to the White House
Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:51:14 +0000
National Park Service workers who care for the White House were exempt from a wave of mass firings that gutted the agency.
The post Trump Fired Park Rangers — But Not the Ones Who Tend to the White House appeared first on The Intercept.
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Life of British man, 79, imprisoned by Taliban is in serious danger, say family
Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:04:50 GMT
Peter Reynolds, who runs a business in Afghanistan, was held along with his wife last month and needs heart pills, says his daughter
The life of a 79-year-old British man imprisoned along with his wife by the Taliban is in serious danger, his family have warned.
Peter Reynolds and his wife, Barbie, 75, who run a training business in Afghanistan, were detained last month when they travelled to their home in Bamiyan province.
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BBC travels out to 'blistered and burnt' oil tanker in North Sea
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 21:32:53 GMT
While at least two million litres of jet fuel are in the water, there is some positive news.
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Parents in England: share your experiences of NHS dental services for your children
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:01:34 GMT
We would like to hear from parents about their children’s experiences of getting NHS dental treatment
According to a government report, nearly 50,000 tooth extractions took place last year in NHS hospitals in England for 0 to 19-year-olds, with 62% of those having a primary diagnosis of tooth decay.
We would like to hear from parents in England about their experiences of accessing NHS dental services for their children. Were you able to find somewhere locally or do you have to travel further afield? How easy have you found it to access care? We’re also interested in hearing from those whose children have had hospital tooth extractions recently.
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NASA’s X-59 Completes Electromagnetic Testing
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:48:05 +0000
NASA’s quiet supersonic X-59 research aircraft has cleared electromagnetic testing, confirming its systems will work together safely, without interference across a range of scenarios. “Reaching this phase shows that the aircraft integration is advancing,” said Yohan Lin, NASA’s X-59 avionics lead. “It’s exciting to see the progress, knowing we’ve cleared a major hurdle that moves […]
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60 days in bed for science
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:30:00 +0100
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A group of volunteers is spending two months lying in bed—with their feet up and one shoulder always touching the mattress—even while eating, showering, and using the toilet. But why? This extreme bedrest study is helping scientists understand how space travel affects the human body and how to keep astronauts healthy on long missions.
Microgravity causes muscle and bone loss, fluid shifts, and other physiological changes similar to those experienced by bedridden patients on Earth. By studying volunteers here on Earth, researchers can develop better countermeasures for astronauts and even improve treatments for medical conditions like osteoporosis.
In this study, participants are divided into three groups: one stays in bed with no exercise, another cycles in bed to mimic astronaut workouts, and a third cycles while being spun in a centrifuge to simulate artificial gravity. Scientists hope artificial gravity could become a key tool in protecting astronauts during deep-space missions.
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Endangered frog dads travel 7,000 miles to 'give birth'
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:51:00 GMT
Male frogs carrying tadpoles made an incredible journey to the UK by boat, plane, and car.
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Future of space travel: Could robots really replace human astronauts?
Tue, 31 Dec 2024 01:46:51 GMT
Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost
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Guardian Traveller newsletter: Sign up for our free holidays email
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:21:58 GMT
From biking adventures to city breaks, get inspiration for your next break – whether in the UK or further afield – with twice-weekly emails from the Guardian’s travel editors. You’ll also receive handpicked offers from Guardian Holidays.
From biking adventures to city breaks, get inspiration for your next break – whether in the UK or further afield – with twice-weekly emails from the Guardian’s travel editors.
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