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China's Zbtlink suspends sales of routers found to contain backdoor
Chinese router maker Zbtlink Electronics said on Thursday it was suspending sales of routers found to contain a backdoor and pulling the affected software from its website while i...
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Regional states condemn Israeli strikes in Gaza; Israel blames Hamas
The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and several other countries on Thursday strongly condemned what they described as ongoing Israeli v...
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DeepSeek invests $20.8 million in Unitree's Shanghai IPO
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has invested 140.8 million yuan ($20.8 million) in robot maker Unitree and agreed to jointly develop AI models for humanoid machin...
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US seeks extradition of Philippines 'Son of God' preacher accused of sexual abuse
The U.S. has requested the extradition of a Philippine celebrity pastor accused of sex trafficking and sexually abusing his followers, Philippine officials said on Thursday.
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Afghan accused of killing Scottish woman in Athens to await trial in jail
A Greek court ordered on Thursday that a 26-year-old Afghan boxer accused of killing a Scottish woman whose body was found in a suitcase in Athens be held in jail pending trial, ...
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Chinese robot maker Unitree prices Shanghai IPO
Chinese robot maker Yushu Technology , known as Unitree, said on Thursday that it has priced its Shanghai initial public offering at 150.8 yuan ($22.34) per share, seeking ...
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Bangladesh gas supplies improve after LNG terminal restarts
Gas supplies to Bangladesh’s national grid increased on Wednesday after a floating liquefied natural gas terminal operated by U.S.-based Excelerate Energy partially resumed operat...
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Investors turn bullish on won, cut short bets on Asian FX on cheaper oil
Investors turned bullish on the South Korean won for the first time in over 10 months and pared down short bets on most other Asian currencies as cheaper oil alleviated concerns a...
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As Pakistan's army chief turns on hardline Islamist groups, blasphemy cases plummet
When blasphemy allegations against a Christian family prompted a mob of hundreds to assemble in Pakistan's teeming metropolis Karachi last month, officers knew they might only have...
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Google’s $15 billion India data centre project battles water, wildlife concerns
Andhra Pradesh state, governed by an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has denied allegations that the Google project was fast-tracked without weighing risks.
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SoftBank books lower Q1 profit, gain on Intel stake
SoftBank Group posted a smaller-than-expected 18% drop in first-quarter profit on Thursday, buoyed by a gain on its stake in chipmaker Intel , even as it recorded no valuation gai...
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Vietnam's top leader To Lam to visit Australia, New Zealand to strengthen partnerships
Vietnam's top leader, To Lam, will visit Australia and New Zealand next week as part of efforts to bolster partnerships and enhance cooperation in science and technology, the gov...
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Indonesia government to take over state firm's stake in troubled China-funded high-speed railway
Indonesia's government will take over a controlling stake in the company operating a $7.3 billion China-funded high-speed railway, its finance minister and a senior official with...
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Samsung, SK Hynix shareholders call for bigger payouts from AI cash mountain
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix face growing calls from investors wanting a greater share of excess cash via dividends or buybacks, after the pair provided scant detail on capital...
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Singapore says exports worth $7.4 billion affected by new U.S. tariffs
About one-third of Singapore's exports to the U.S., worth S$9.5 billion ($7.4 billion), will be affected by a new U.S. tariff of 12.5% imposed on July 24, Trade Minister Gan Kim Y...
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I Squared to buy Indonesia's Cella, targets over sixfold capacity growth
Global infrastructure investor I Squared Capital will buy Indonesian logistics and cold-storage company Cella, an I Squared executive told Reuters, marking its entry into Southeas...
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Yen and dollar drift on Iran deal concerns, payroll jitters
Currency markets drifted on Thursday with the yen struggling to retain intervention gains and the dollar pinned near six-week lows, as concerns about a proposed U.S.-Iran deal and...
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New Zealand PM Luxon open to referendum on electoral system
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Thursday he was open to a referendum on whether to change the country's electoral system, opening another split in his centre-...
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