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Chinese independents ramp up Iraq oil bets amid contract shift
Chinese independents ramp up Iraq oil bets amid contract shift

SINGAPORE/BAGHDAD: While global oil giants scale back operations in Iraq, a new group of players is quietly filling the gap. Independent...

Taiwan turns to overseas students to fuel chip talent pipeline
Taiwan turns to overseas students to fuel chip talent pipeline

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Faced with a shrinking population and soaring global demand for semiconductors, Taiwan is turning to international...

Man from Ireland with fake passport escapes detention after arrest
Man from Ireland with fake passport escapes detention after arrest

BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia - A young man from Ireland faced an Australian court on Saturday, charged with entering the country...

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-BASKETBALL-FIBA ASIA CUP-CHINA VS SAUDI ARABIA
(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-JEDDAH-BASKETBALL-FIBA ASIA CUP-CHINA VS SAUDI ARABIA

(250806) -- JEDDAH, Aug. 6, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Rui (C) of China breaks through during the Group C match between China and Saudi...

Where guns once roared, violins strike new chord in rural China
Where guns once roared, violins strike new chord in rural China

ZHENGZHOU, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Braving the sweltering summer afternoon in central China, 12-year-old Chen Yulin steadied her violin...

Nifty, Sensex open flat ahead of RBI policy announcement, US-Russia talks on investors radar
Nifty, Sensex open flat ahead of RBI policy announcement, US-Russia talks on investors radar

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 6 (ANI): Indian stock markets opened flat on Wednesday amid a mix of domestic and global uncertainties,...

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Chinese independents ramp up Iraq oil bets amid contract shift
Chinese independents ramp up Iraq oil bets amid contract shift

SINGAPORE/BAGHDAD: While global oil giants scale back operations in Iraq, a new group of players is quietly filling the gap. Independent...

Ireland’s President wants urgent action after hostage video emerges
Ireland’s President wants urgent action after hostage video emerges

DUBLIN, Ireland: President Michael D. Higgins has issued a strong condemnation after the release of footage showing the emaciated bodies...

India says it will keep buying Russian crude despite US threats
India says it will keep buying Russian crude despite US threats

NEW DELHI, India: India has made it clear that it will continue purchasing crude oil from Russia despite escalating threats from U.S....

Elon Musk's engagement fuels rise of hard-right voices
Elon Musk's engagement fuels rise of hard-right voices

ROME, Italy: Across Europe, and sometimes even the world, a growing number of hard-right politicians, activists, and online influencers...

NTSB probes visual limits in Black Hawk–airliner crash
NTSB probes visual limits in Black Hawk–airliner crash

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Night-vision goggles have come under scrutiny in the fatal midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter...

Trump demands Fed board override ‘stubborn’ Powell on cuts
Trump demands Fed board override ‘stubborn’ Powell on cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On August 1, President Donald Trump escalated his feud with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, urging the central...

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