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Detained Uganda anti-pipeline activist released
Environmental Governance Institute says Stephen Kwikiriza in ‘poor condition’ after ‘severe beatings’ in detention.An activist with an environmental gro
India’s Modi urged to set ‘ambitious’ economic agenda after poll…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigned on India’s sizeable economic expansion in the lead-up to the country’s r
Gaza unemployment since start of Israel’s war soars to nearly…
International Labour Organization says joblessness in occupied West Bank stands at almost 32 percent, resulting in a combined total of more than 50 percent.Unem
Samsung workers in South Korea take industrial action for first…
National Samsung Electronics Union, which represents tens of thousands of people, is pushing for better wages.Staff at Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s
Rahul Gandhi seeks probe into stock market moves during India…
Exit poll projections of big wins by Modi’s alliance sent stock markets surging a day before votes were counted.Opposition Indian National Congress leader Rah
Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death could face new charges, state…
Truong My Lan accused of illegally transferring $4.5bn in latest development in country’s biggest-ever fraud case.A Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to
In China, weight-loss drugs are becoming big business
Taipei, Taiwan – Ozempic is big business in China. Last year, the Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk doubled its sales of the diabetes drug in the count
Nvidia overtakes Apple to become world’s second-most valuable company
Chipmaker’s market capitalisation passes $3 trillion after latest rally in stock price.Nvidia has overtaken Apple to become the world’s second-most valuable
Bank of Canada cuts rates for first time in four…
After keeping rates at a more than two-decade high of five percent, the BoC said indicators for underlying inflation improved.The Bank of Canada has trimmed its
AI ‘healthcare revolution’ already under way, Nvidia says
Top executive says AI likely to affect healthcare more than any other area of life.Taipei, Taiwan – Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has already brough
India election: Why Modi’s narrow win sent the stock market…
India’s stock market took its worst tumble in four years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost its parliamentary maj
Australia drops legal fight against X over church stabbing videos
Elon Musk’s social media platform welcomes decision as a victory for freedom of speech.Australia’s internet watchdog has ended a legal battle to force Elon
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