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Base instincts: why US warship visit wont calm fears over Cambodian port
A visit by a United States warship to a Cambodian port built with major Chinese backing has underscored Phnom Penh’s superpower balancing act, but observers say American concerns will linger over the facility’s usage being dominated by Beijing. The USS Cincinnati arrived on Saturday at Ream Naval Base as part of a mission to strengthen…
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Budget 2026: India pushes local industry as global tensions rise
“Coming on top of last year’s hike, this is likely to raise impact costs for traders, hedgers and arbitrageurs. This could cool derivative activity and lead to a reduction in volumes,” said Shripal Shah, managing director and CEO of Kotak Securities.
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Beijing, Hong Kong slam Panama court ruling on CK Hutchison ports concession
Beijing has vowed to take all necessary measures to safeguard the rights of Chinese enterprises after Panama’s Supreme Court ruled that a contract held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings to operate two ports at the country’s canal was unconstitutional. The Hong Kong government on Friday also slammed the ruling, which could…
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UFC 325 results and analysis: Volkanovski handles Lopes again to keep the belt
The main card of the UFC’s second numbered event in two weeks got off to a fast start at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, when local talent Quillan Salkilld submitted Jamie Mullarkey early in the first round. Heavyweights Tallison Teixeira and Tai Tuivasa then went the distance in a slugfest that was scored for Teixiera….
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The Arab Director on Moving From Docs to Fiction for the Story of an Unnamed Figure in Albert Camus The Stranger: Rotterdam
Albert Camus’ novel The Stranger(L’étranger) recently got a cinema adaptation, under the same title, by French director François Ozon, which is part of the lineup of the55th editionof theInternational Film Festival Rotterdam(IFFR). But another film related to the Camus classic world premiered in the Big Screen Competition of the festival on Saturday night: The Arab,…
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Meet the new European unicorns of 2026 | TechCrunch
January was such a long month that it has already brought us five fresh European unicorns: from Belgium to Ukraine, several tech startups raised funding at valuations above the $1 billion threshold. But before we take a closer look at who joined the club, two caveats. First: This count includes startups that may be incorporated…
