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Latest US crackdown on China's chips hits semiconductor toolmakers

Effort to hobble Beijing's chipmaking ambitions will also hit Chinese chip toolmakers Piotech and SiCarrier Technology with new export restrictions as part of the package

Workers of nine Volkswagen plants to strike as labour battle escalates

Labour union last week proposed measures it said would save 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion), including forgoing bonuses for 2025 and 2026, which Europe's top carmaker dismissed

Hunter Biden gets presidential pardon: What were the charges against him?

Outgoing US President Joe Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden on tax and weapons charges, sparking political debate

What is 'brain rot'? Oxford University names it 2024 word of the year

Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year - 'brain rot', highlights growing concerns over the mental impact of endless social media scrolling and the consumption of low-quality content

UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation by 2030

To hit $2.6 trillion - approaching the annual economic output of France - the world needs to close an annual gap of $278 billion, after just $66 billion was invested in 2022, the UN said

MAS fines JPMorgan $1.8 mn over misconduct by relationship managers

MAS said in a statement that JPMorgan Chase did not have adequate processes and controls to ensure that relationship managers adhered to pre-agreed spreads with clients

Russia's drone attack on Ternopil kills one, says Ukraine's military

Ternopil and its surrounding region were under air raid alerts for a couple of hours starting soon after midnight on Monday, according to data provided by Ukraine's air force

Around 25 killed as Russia, Syria intensify bombing Syrian rebel territory

Ten children were among the dead in the air strikes in and around Idlib and other targets in rebel-held territory near Aleppo, according to the White Helmets

Joe Biden begins long-awaited Africa trip to secure win against China

At stake are vast supplies of minerals like copper and cobalt, which are found in Congo and are a key component of batteries and other electronics, and China is the top player in Congo as of now

Blaze in Mercedes-Benz helps South Korea to reshape it's EV policy

Mercedes-Benz blaze was undoubtedly an unfortunate event, but it cast a much-needed spotlight on the issue and sparked calls for stricter regulations

New measures imminent after Trudeau-Trump meeting: Canada's border minister

LeBlanc was one of a handful of Canadian officials who attended the dinner with Trump and Trudeau, where the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues

Bulgari CEO looks at India for growth as China luxury demand weakens

Bulgari is expanding its footprint in India to take advantage of strong growth and favorable demographics, Bulgari Chief Executive Officer Jean-Christophe Babin said

Taiwan prez meets Hawaii's Guv, members of Congress; China condemns visit

On Sunday, China's Foreign Ministry said it strongly condemned US support for Lai's visit and lodged a complaint with the US

Trudeau-Trump meet key to get tariffs removed: Canada's ambassador to US

Trump threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if they don't stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders

8 killed, 2 injured after gunmen opened fire in central Mexican town

Eight men died just outside a stand, which was selling a traditional type of milk-based fudge. Another man and a woman were wounded in the attack, but there was no immediate report on their state

Kash Patel must prove he'll restore public faith in FBI: GOP senator

Patel lacks the high-level legal and management experience that FBI directors, including Robert Mueller, James Comey and Christopher Wray, who now holds that job, had before their nominations

Trump names daughter's father-in-law Massad Boulos as adviser on Mideast

Boulos arranged Trump campaign efforts to engage the Arab American community in Michigan, organising dozens of meetings in areas with large Arab American populations

No agreement yet on plastic pollution treaty; talks to resume in 2025

Negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024

B'desh court acquits Zia's son, 48 others convicted in 2004 grenade attack

Rahman serves as the acting chairperson of Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party while in self-exile in London, and could become Bangladesh's next leader if his party is voted into power

Syrian army launches counterattacks to curb insurgency; Iran offers help

Iran has been a key political and military ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the country's long-running civil war, but it was unclear how Tehran would support Damascus in the latest flareup