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The U.S. and China announced a deal to cut tariffs
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that the US and China have made “substantial progress” in the trade talks in Switzerland. “Neither side wants a decoupling,” he added. Bessent further said that both sides were committed to achieving more balanced trade, adding that they would announce the details of the talks on Monday.
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Bill Gates plans to shut down his foundation
World’s richest person Bill Gates has said President Donald Trump’s cuts to US Agency for International Development (USAID) will cause children’s deaths to increase. “Over the next few years, which over the next few years should have gone from five million to four million – now, unless there’s a big reversal, we’ll probably go from…
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Senate Dems want to ban presidents from investing inCryptocurrencies
US President Donald Trump tweeted that cryptocurrencies are a “very big deal”, adding that it’s “one of the things that we have to do”. He added, ” Whether we like it or not. In the same tweet posted a month and a half before the election, Trump promoted his new venture World Liberty Financial. Trump…
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India scraps its water treaty with Pakistan after the Kashmir attack
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that India’s response to Jammu and Kashmir terrorist attack is an “act of war”. “India has time and again played the blame game. If there is proof of Pakistan’s involvement, please share it with us and the world,” he added. This comes after PM Narendra Modi said India…
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China reports 5.4% GDP growth in the first quarter
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has said that China is not yet ready to enter into a new trade treaty with the US. The WTO added that it is seeking an explanation from China for why the country has not entered into an agreement yet. China has already imposed tariffs on over $50 billion of…
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Trump is threatening Harvard’s tax-exempt status
Harvard University has filed a lawsuit in the US Supreme Court against the US government over its demands for changes in its hiring, admissions and other policies. “While some of the demands outlined by the government are aimed at combating antisemitism, the majority represent direct governmental regulations of the ‘intellectual conditions’ at Harvard,” it said.
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There were two years of war in Sudan
The United Nations has accused Sudan’s army and its Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing crimes against humanity during the 2003 Darfur war. The SRSF, which is also known as ‘Janjaweed’, committed acts of genocide against African ethnic groups in Darfur, the UN said. The military government of Sudan, which took control of Darfur in…
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Protests erupted nationwide against Trump and Musk
People have gathered across the US and globally to protest an “illegal billionaire power grab” by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, reports said. Protests have taken place against Trump’s policies since he became president, from the firing of federal workers to the involvement of Tesla CEO Musk in the federal government.
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China retaliates with the same tariffs as Trump
China has said it’s ready to work with the US to reduce its trade surplus with the US. This comes after the two countries failed to sign a deal to lower China’s trade surplus with the US. “We’re ready to carry out constructive and forward-thinking talks on issues of mutual interest,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson…
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The markets in Europe and Asia fell following the US announcement of tariffs
Following the US’ tariffs on imported goods, the Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 1.6%, South Korea’s Kospi lost 1.9% and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shed 1.9%. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell by 1.9%, Shanghai’s Composite index declined by 1.4% and Singapore’s Straits Times fell by 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 1.4% and…
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Track the gender ratio in research to keep the institutions accountable
An analysis of the leading universities in the world in 2024 by Nature Index has found that many have not achieved equal research participation by women. In terms of female co-authorship, Harvard University in Boston, US stood out as the university with the largest number of female co-authorship at 38%. The top three countries in…
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The Palestine activist who helped lead Columbia University protests has been arrested
A graduate student from Bangladesh has been taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in New York on Saturday. Khalil, who’s working at Columbia University in the US, was taken into custody for allegedly supporting a terrorist group, his attorney said. Khalil’s wife went to get his green card from their apartment,…
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House Republicans have a plan to avoid a shutdown
The US deported a Columbia University student and Hamas supporter on Saturday over his advocacy against Iran, his lawyer said. Mohammad Khalil was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents while he was at his apartment at Columbia. A Columbia spokesperson said that law enforcement agents must produce a warrant before entering university property.
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What we know about the U.S.-Ukrainian Mineral deal is that it is now in Peril
US President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he was “gambling with World War III”. Trump made the comment during a White House meeting with Zelenskyy, after which Zelenskyy said that he would not have war with Russia. Trump added, “The Parliament of Ukraine needs to approve this second agreement. Don’t tell us…
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Researchers are looking at ways to help the poor
The World Bank in its report, ‘Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet’ said that it was to focus on machine learning andartificial intelligence models to close data gaps. The bank has been developing AI tools to try to forecast food crises and violent conflicts, and to pull insights from large swathes of data gathered after an aid…
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Retracts data can be used to clean up science
Jining First People’s Hospital in China is the World’s Most-Retracted Institution, a report by Nature revealed. The report used figures supplied by three private research-integrity and analytics firms. The institutions with large numbers of papers tend to have lower retraction rates. They encourage researchers to publish more articles and accrue more citations; higher counts can…
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There are signs of respite from scrutiny at the Justice Department
US President Donald Trump’s administration has dropped cases against people who worked for him in Justice Department, according to a report by The Washington Post. Earlier, the government dropped cases against ex-US Congressman Tom Fort and New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Trump’s allies have found signs of respite from scrutiny at the Justice Department,…
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China targets the U.S. because of Trump’s tariffs
China’s State Council said that the proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will disrupt normal economic and trade cooperation between the countries. The Chinese finance ministry said that the World Trade Organization rules have been broken and that the tariffs will disrupt normal economic and trade cooperation between China and the US.
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Prince Harry and Murdoch are in a relationship with the British tabloids
British Prince Harry has reached a settlement with Rupert Murdoch’s UK publishing arm to resolve a legal battle over alleged phone hacking at Murdoch’s News Of The World tabloids. In April, the prince and a senior member of the UK’s Parliament had sued Murdoch for “wilful failure” to prevent the phone-hacking scandal. Murdoch’s newspaper empire…
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The hottest year on record was in 2024
The world’s temperature in 2023 was 1.1C above the average 1850-1901 period, and Earth is 1.3C prior to El Nio, NOAA said. Last year’s temperature was 1.5C above the average 1850-1901 period, according to its data. “The real punchline is, it was another really warm year,” said Russell Vose, a climate scientist at NOAA’s National…
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The school shooting were not real
During an interview with WIRED, Dennis, the man who helped in the investigation of the Black Hole swattings, said, “Things will reveal themselves. Things will happen that’ll change the course of your life.” He added, “Things will happen that will offer you a chance to repair your career and some part of the world. Things…
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There are not going to be Z2 handheld gaming chips near you
AMD has launched the Ryzen AI Max and Z3D laptop chips, which it claims to be the world’s most powerful processor. The Ryzen AI Max and Z3D chips come with 16 Zen-5 CPU cores, up to 40 RDNA 3.5 compute units, up to 256GB of memory and up to 18 hours of battery life. The…
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America needs more Jimmy Carters
Former US President Jimmy Carter in his 2001 memoir, ‘An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood’, said he “always found a way to bring up” issues at home when he thought it might help. “I usually found a way to bring up these issues…when I thought it might help,” he added. Carter was…
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Science struggles in the year of environmental summits
The world’s top scientists on Thursday signed a statement at a United Nations (UN) conference on drought and desertification that recognises science as essential to tackling global challenges. The statement recognises science as essential to tackle global challenges in its final document, the ‘Pact for the Future’. The summit was organised by UN Secretary-General Antnio…
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A third person has received a transplant
A woman in US’ New York has become the world’s first to receive a genetically modified pig’s kidney. Towana Looney was referred to the hospital last month after she developed kidney failure and was on waitlist for a kidney transplant. Towana is off of dialysis and her doctors said that she is in good health.