Chevron and Qatar invest in Iraq-Syria pipeline
The deal adds to the growing role that Qatari firms are playing in Syria, where Gulf governments are jockeying for…
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China shuttered 30,000 nurseries and primary schools last year
The new data is the starkest sign yet of the country’s demographic crisis.
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Police clash with demonstrators as Indian education protests intensify
India is home to globally competitive universities but the vast majority of its students languish in a bureaucratic,…
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DR Congo's mining law reform is raising tensions with investors
Kinshasa told Semafor it will consider changes sought by mining companies, as executives warned that repeated shifts in…
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PIF’s TAWAL in talks over multibillion-dollar telco towers deal
The acquisition would give the Saudi tower operator control of the kingdom’s market and pave the way for a potential…
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African nations eye nuclear for energy security
South Africa and Egypt are the only countries in Africa with established nuclear projects, but several other countries…
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Brazil vows to retaliate against US tariffs
Brasília and Washington blame each other for their trade war, which saw the US impose 25% tariffs on Brazilian imports…
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UK’s new PM Andy Burnham faces old problems
He will be the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade, facing the same economic and political challenges that…
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Oil hits $90 per barrel as US-Iran war escalates
Tehran vowed “not a single drop” of oil or gas would transit the Strait of Hormuz if US aggression continues.
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Evers’ endorsement shuffles Wisconsin gubernatorial race
The endorsement capped days of chaos ahead of the August Democratic primary.
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Progressive catches momentum in Maine Senate race
Maine Democrats appear poised to nominate Troy Jackson for Senate.
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Younger Democrats push for committee term limits
A new video from Majority Democrats slams a Democratic “gerontocracy.”
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Senators confront their closing window to reshape college sports
Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., are racing to win the support of the two most powerful college…
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AI memory shortage puts pressure on governments to act
A global AI memory shortage threatens to morph into a geopolitical fight as more countries campaign to shore up their…
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British Steel saga dents UK-China ties
China’s Jingye Steel is seeking compensation from the British government over the nationalization of its former steel…
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Spain wins World Cup as host nations dodge feared pitfalls
Spain defeated Argentina to win the FIFA men’s World Cup on Sunday, capping a tournament that was broadly seen as a…
Read at source →Incoming UK prime minister aims to turn economy around
Andy Burnham becomes the UK’s new prime minister on Monday, and fixing Britain’s economy will be at the top of his…
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Escalations in Iran and Ukraine compound global volatility
In the Middle East, the deterioration of the US-Iran ceasefire has reignited fears of a prolonged regional war. In…
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US troop deaths heighten pressure facing Trump on Iran
The US pounded Iran with fresh strikes after two American soldiers were killed in an attack on an air base in Jordan on…
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AI agents are hitting the pageant stage
Samantha Smitte, 37, who worked at IBM for a decade, spent about $150 on AI agents to train for the Miss New York USA…
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AI companies move to protect teens
“The principle here is to avoid the mistakes that were made before us,” Lauren Jonas, OpenAI’s head of youth…
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Kimi K3 threatens AI business models
There’s now an established pattern: American frontier labs come out with state-of-the-art AI models. Chinese firms then…
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AI teaches a bitter biology lesson
Human knowledge is getting in the way of scientific progress.
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Gulf states are rearming rapidly as Iran war reignites
The US recently approved a $2 billion Saudi order for weapons guidance systems, launchers, warheads, and other…
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US-Iran conflict is becoming a testbed for the future of warfare
The US this week said it had carried out its first offensive combat mission using unmanned surface vessels.
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Africa's mineral export bans are only the opening bid
As the world races to reduce its dependence on China, African governments have rare leverage. The challenge is turning…
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China's 'gray zone' coercion
A former Indian foreign secretary’s new book looks at case studies of Beijing’s aggressive actions that fall…
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Darline Graham eyeing a run for a full Senate term
Three people familiar with internal party deliberations told Semafor she indicated as much to the White House on…
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South African rooibos tea seeds head to space
The journey is part of an experiment to see how the plant grows beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
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Ghana opens 5G licensing round
The move aims to make the telecommunications sector more competitive.
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Amazon Leo satellite internet enters South African market
The partnership enables the technology giant to sidestep ownership rules that have stalled the expansion of Starlink.
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Nigeria launches $500 million agriculture fund
The fund is focused on the Niger Delta region, where farmlands and waterways have suffered from decades of…
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Eli Lilly makes $3.8 billion bet on psychedelic drugs
The American drug giant will buy a psychedelic drug developer, a sign of rising interest in using the chemicals as…
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Nigeria announces $550M education fund
The president said the fund was aimed at improving the country’s education system, a major constraint on development.
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Russian strikes hurt Ukrainian grain exports
Some traders and shipowners have paused activities after days of drone strikes on Odesa port, on Ukraine’s Black Sea…
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EU orders Google to open Android AI system to rivals
The European Commission said preloading Gemini onto Android devices reduced the attractiveness of rival models for the…
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