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TotalEnergies, Air Liquide to invest $628 million in hydrogen venture

The joint project near the Zeeland refinery is expected to be commissioned in 2029, and the one that will supply the Antwerp plant should start operating by the end of 2027

China tech stocks surge as Xi's meeting fuels hopes of policy shift

Index heavyweight Alibaba surged 3.3 per cent to a near three-year high after state media CCTV showed Xi and Alibaba founder Jack Ma shaking hands at the meeting on Monday

Putin willing to negotiate with Zelenskyy 'if necessary', says Kremlin

The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to negotiating with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 'if necessary,' but raised doubts about his legitimacy

J&J begins critical court hearing over $10 billion baby powder settlement

The judge will listen to supporters and opponents of J&J's bankruptcy proposal in a marathon court hearing that will last until the end of February

Huawei's tri-foldable phone hits markets in show of defiance amid US curbs

Although dubbed a trifold, the phone has 3 mini-panels and folds only twice. The company says it's the thinnest foldable phone at 3.6 mm (0.14 inches), with a 10.2-inch screen similar to an Apple iPad

Vietnam endorses sweeping reforms to spur economic growth, job market

The vote was passed Tuesday at an extraordinary meeting of the National Assembly in Hanoi

Air pollution may be higher inside your home than outdoors: Study

The team note that factors such as household location, ventilation, and occupancy patterns influenced particle levels - demonstrating the complexity of indoor air quality

Chinese naval chopper flies within 10 ft of Filipino plane despite warning

China deployed its coast guard, navy and suspected militia ships around Scarborough after a tense standoff with Philippine ships in 2012

5 bn people lack medical oxygen access, poorest nations worst hit: Lancet

According to The Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security, 82 per cent of patients who require medical oxygen live in low- and middle-income countries

Elon Musk not a DOGE employee, cannot fire employees: White House

Since the start of Donald Trump's second term last month, Elon Musk-led DOGE has undertaken an aggressive effort to cut costs across federal agencies

Top Russian, US officials meet for talks on Ukraine war without Kyiv

The talks mark a significant expansion of US-Russian contacts nearly three years into a war that has seen ties fall to the lowest level in decades

Tiger Brokers adopts DeepSeek model as Chinese brokerages, funds embrace AI

Integration of the DeepSeek-R1 model into TigerGPT follows DeepSeek's meteoric rise which stunned Silicon Valley and triggered a rally in Chinese tech shares on bets of an AI revolution

German elections: Who are the top candidates & what are their priorities

Originally scheduled for September 28, the German elections were advanced following the dramatic collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition government in November

Dental crisis: Brits forced to pulling their own teeth amid NHS shortage

Britons are increasingly forced to pull their teeth due to NHS dental shortages, with 13 million people waiting for care and many unable to afford private treatment

India's first private PSLV to launch TDS-1 to test 35 technologies: Isro

Isro chief in an interview with TOI revealed that the first privately manufactured PSLV will carry a technology demonstration satellite TDS-1 that will test up to 35 technologies

Schools around US confront anxiety over Trump's actions on immigration

Trump's executive actions vastly expanded who is eligible for deportation and lifted a ban on immigration enforcement in schools

HSBC lays off 40 dealmakers in Hong Kong as part of revamp to cut costs

The job cuts in HSBC's regional hub Hong Kong started on Monday, where at least four managing directors were let go, with three of them based in Hong Kong and one in Singapore

No seat for Ukraine as US and Russia hold crucial talks in Saudi Arabia

Top diplomats from the US and Russia are set to meet in Saudi Arabia, with Ukraine left out of the talks as tensions rise over the ongoing conflict and efforts for peace

Australia backs Virgin-Qatar Airways tie-up, cites improved air services

Virgin Australia is the biggest domestic rival to Qantas Airways, which has ties with Dubai-based Emirates and an arrangement with Finnair to operate flights between Sydney, Bangkok and Singapore

N Korea slams US, rivals for pursuing 'absurd' plans to denuclearise North

The statement by Pyongyang's Foreign Ministry came after the top diplomats of the US, South Korea and Japan met at a security conference in Germany and reaffirmed their commitment