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US seeks global support to block China’s access to American chips
Commerce chief seeks industry help to stop China from getting US chips

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration is asking companies and foreign governments to help...

Trump seeks delay in US Steel-Nippon legal fight, talks ongoing
Trump administration seeks delay in Nippon Steel merger

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Trump administration is seeking a delay in the legal battle between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel over their blocked...

FAA to propose new rules for expanding drone deliveries
US FAA to propose rule on allowing expanded drone use

SEATTLE/WASHINGTON D.C.: U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said last week that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...

ChinaSignature | Luoyang Bridge in Quanzhou: Nature's philosophy in tides and oyster reefs
ChinaSignature | Luoyang Bridge in Quanzhou: Nature's philosophy in tides and oyster reefs

BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- March 22 marks World Water Day, and China Water Week runs from March 22 to 28. Both aim to raise awareness...

India look to continue robust record against Bangladesh
India look to continue robust record against Bangladesh

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], March 24 (ANI): On Tuesday, March 25, India and Bangladesh will face off for the 29th time in international...

Feature: What has the marathon craze brought to China?
Feature: What has the marathon craze brought to China?

Participants get underway in the 2025 Wuhan Marathon, central China's Hubei Province, March 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Du ZiXuan)China's Super...

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40 times more people killed in Gaza than in the 7 October attack
Gazan death toll now forty times that of 7 October 2023

The death toll in Gaza on the weekend has passed 50,000, local health authorities have reported. What started the carnage was the Hamas-led...

USDA pledges $100 million for bird flu research, vaccine development
USDA to invest up to $100 million in projects to combat bird flu

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced plans to invest up to US$100 million in research to develop...

US HHS orders removal of gun violence public health advisory
US HHS drops advisory labeling gun violence a public health crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has removed a 2024 advisory from its website that called gun...

Regulatory hurdles may leave US behind China in autonomous tech
Trump urged to speed up self-driving car regulations

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Industry leaders are pushing the Trump administration to clear regulatory obstacles slowing the rollout of self-driving...

Israeli forces accused of deadly cruelty against Gazan hospital patients
HRW says Israel committed war crimes while occupying Gazan hospitals

NEW YORK, New York – Israeli military forces caused deaths and unnecessary suffering of Palestinian patients while occupying hospitals...

EU to cut steel import quotas by 15% to counter US tariff fallout
EU proposes cutting steel imports by 15 percent as Trump tariffs bite

BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union is set to tighten steel import quotas starting in April, reducing inflows by 15 percent to prevent...