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South Korea plans chip windfall fund to back youth, AI investment
The proposed "Future Response Fund" would finance programmes aimed at helping young people find jobs, buy homes and start families, while also supporting investments in AI, more
 "South Korea plans chip windfall fund to back youth, AI investment")
How the AI borrowing binge helps drive US government bond yields
Analysts said the recent rise in Treasury yields partly reflected expectations that AI-driven growth could push the Fed to keep rates elevated.
 "How the AI borrowing binge helps drive US government bond yields")
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir takes oath as Bangladesh's President
Alamgir, 78, a longtime secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was administered the oath of office by Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament) Acting Speaker Kayser Kamal
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China moves to wrap up saga of troubled property giant Evergrande
A court in southern China's Guangzhou said Friday it had accepted a bankruptcy liquidation case against Evergrande's mainland Chinese property development unit
 "China moves to wrap up saga of troubled property giant Evergrande")
Samsung Electronics expects shareholder returns up to $80 billion this year
Samsung Electronics also said on Friday it has bought back shares worth 15 trillion won for employee stock bonuses.
 "Samsung Electronics expects shareholder returns up to $80 billion this year")
Iran vows 'devastating' response as US threatens toughest ever economic hit
The chief of staff of Iran's Armed Forces, Major General Ali Abdollahi, said the Islamic Republic's reaction would be broad and decisive.
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No decision yet on PM Tarique Rahman's visit to India: B'desh govt official
The South Asian neighbours have been in talks for weeks regarding Rahman's first trip to New Delhi since taking office in February
 "No decision yet on PM Tarique Rahman's visit to India: B'desh govt official")
China to revise outbound investment regulations to protect investors' right
The revised regulations would cover outbound investments by companies, other organisations and individuals, expanding from existing rules, which came into effect in 2018
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Indonesia, China discuss increasing defence cooperation and energy security
Wang said their new bilateral dialogue will "send a clear signal to the world of solidarity and cooperation between our two major emerging-market countries"
 "Indonesia, China discuss increasing defence cooperation and energy security")
Pakistan army chief says Balochistan militants are foreign proxies
Munir stressed that the present and future of Balochistan and Pakistan are "one and forever"
 "Pakistan army chief says Balochistan militants are foreign proxies")
More than 40 people dead after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria
The boat was carrying people who were heading to farms for work in Gorau town in the Goronyo local government area of the state
 "More than 40 people dead after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria")
Pak ex-PM Imran Khan sent back to jail after SC-ordered hospital checkup
Imran Khan was shifted to Shifa International Hospital early Friday after Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the same for the treatment of the former PM's health problems
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What's the message behind Trump's threats of economic warfare against Iran
President Trump's threats of an 'economic D-Day' carry a clear signal to Iran that he does not want to go back to war
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Nancy Kissinger, wife of former US secretary of state, dies at 92
Nancy Kissinger, who helped shape her husband Henry Kissinger's public life and moved among New York's political, social and cultural elite, died at her home in Connecticut at 92
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Anthropic set to add Citigroup to top IPO banks ahead of mega-listing
The bank would join rivals Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the top ranks of advisers on the upcoming deal
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Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan moved to hospital following court order
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Khan, 73, to be transferred to the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for treatment of several health problems, including an eye condition
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Canadian provincial leader calls Trump a 'bad person' amid trade talks
Manitoba Premier Kinew said Canada has leverage in talks even as his province weighs restoring US alcohol sales at PM Carney's urging to help secure a deal that would avert threatened 50% US tariffs
 "Canadian provincial leader calls Trump a 'bad person' amid trade talks")
Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Peru's southern Andes
Earthquakes are frequent in Peru which is part of the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' an area of frequent seismic activity
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US forces redirect 67 vessels, disable 3 to enforce Iran blockade: CENTCOM
The development comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz
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Iran calls new US sanctions 'economic terrorism, crimes against humanity'
Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the new sanctions by US were another indication of continuation of 73 years of hostility and animosity by US policymakers toward its people
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