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The rally in Asian chip stocks after Nvidia’s latest stellar earnings release tells only half the story of what is unfolding across global markets. Investors saw SK Hynix climb, Samsung surge, TSMC advance and Foxconn strengthen. They saw Nvidia deliver another quarter of exceptional revenue and raise forecasts again. What many didn’t see, or chose…
Woman, 27, killed after being hit by KMB bus at road crossing in Hong Kong
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Japan’s railgun takes the sting out of China’s hypersonics
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Bondi Beach attack hero wanted to protect innocent people
Bondi Beach shooting hero Ahmed al Ahmed recalled the moment he ran towards one of the attackers and wrestled the gun from him, saying in an interview published on Monday with a US outlet he wanted to protect “innocent people”. Father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram are accused of targeting a Hanukkah event on…
India: from climate voice of the South to proof of leadership
As negotiators assemble in Belém, Brazil, for COP30, the global climate conversation stands at an inflection point. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the pledges that once inspired optimism now face a sobering reality: Emissions continue to climb, the 1.5 °C target is slipping away and the promised climate finance remains more rhetorical than real….
