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United States President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office.
More than 200 million people in China are flexibly employed, but AI adoption, unstable income and poor social security make positions precarious
More than 200 million people in China are flexibly employed, but AI adoption, unstable income and poor social security make positions precarious
Okamoto Foods President Michio Nishizawa expects the overseas market for frozen takoyaki -- or octopus-filled dumplings -- to grow. (Photo by Momoko Kidera)
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National debt helpline calls have increased alongside growth in new personal loans, which charged an average 9% interest in March
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Australia’s first music school empire has collapsed, owing $1.8 million to creditors, as it attempts to rise again under another name.
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Japanese companies are steadily selling more of their properties. (Photo by Sae Kamae)
A BATCH of fresh Philippine carabao mangoes have officially entered the Canadian market through its first commercial shipment to Toronto, marking a major milestone in the Philippines’ efforts to expand agricultural exports and strengthen trade ties with Canada.
The higher freight and trucking costs of most vital commodities, food items included, are part of the reason behind our higher inflation rate, stunted growth, and overall misery.
IMAGINE standing in a stadium packed with 50,000 fans. The championship-winning goal is scored in the final seconds. You instinctively grab your phone to share the moment, only to see the dreaded buffering wheel. A frustrated shout echoes through the stands: “Wi-Fi, come on!”
MSI UNVEILLED a new handheld gaming device and several laptops at Computex 2026, including the Claw 8 EX AI+ and the limited-edition Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition Draco Epic, as the company expanded its portfolio of gaming, productivity and AI-focused PCs.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Pope Leo XIV deserves great credit for making artificial intelligence (AI) the topic of his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity). The world is dangerously unprepared for the social and economic transformation that AI is bringing. Leo’s call for more thought and action…
AUSTRALIAN quantum technology company Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC) said it is aiming to deliver commercial-scale quantum computers by 2033 as it advances development of silicon-based quantum processors for enterprise and government applications.
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Solar panels are visible outside of Lincoln Financial Field on Sept. 8, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Executives from leading AI companies have joined biotechnology experts in an urgent call to mandate safety screening for synthetic DNA purchases. In a public letter addressed to the US Congress, the signatories argue that rapid advances in AI could increase the risk of biological weapons being developed.
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Many of the drones targeted St. Petersburg itself, the second Ukrainian attack on the city in less than a week, with Ukraine's SBU security service saying it had hit a naval base.
Ukraine launched a drone attack near St. Petersburg overnight, hitting the area again just before the last day of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s flagship economic forum in the city.
The Ascent, pictured here in 2017, is the largest model in Subaru's current lineup. © Reuters
A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Niles, Ill., Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
The 2026 Football World Cup kicks off June 11, with Mexico vs. South Africa opening the tournament at Mexico City Stadium.
In one very small, and at least to date obscure, corner of the crypto market, investors are rushing in rather than heading for the exits. So-called HYPE exchange-traded funds are taking in new assets from investors at a time when the leading crypto bets, including bitcoin and ether, are tanking.
MANILA, Philippines — The Pasig City government on Saturday announced the pilot testing of GCash Visa Cards for the distribution of cash subsidies to solo parents, as part of efforts to provide faster and more convenient financial assistance.
It's been one of the wildest stock markets on record lately but you wouldn't have known it looking at the Cboe Volatility Index. Friday's sell-off just made things a lot clearer.
Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy patrons lodge complaints over whether changes to clubhouse access breach promises tied to HK$2.68 million memberships
Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy patrons lodge complaints over whether changes to clubhouse access breach promises tied to HK$2.68 million memberships
FILE — Former U.S. Rep. Stephen Buyer, left, trails his lawyer as he leaves Manhattan federal court after pleading not guilty to charges that he participated in an insider trading scheme while working as a consultant, July 27, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister, File)
Residents of Saint Petersburg were told not to leave their homes after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted Russia’s second-largest city at the end of a three-day international economic forum.
China’s top securities regulator says new measures needed to ‘prevent someone from abusing the technology’
China’s top securities regulator says new measures needed to ‘prevent someone from abusing the technology’
A long trade war looms. Trump’s scattershot protectionism, chaotic tariffs and belligerence against our natural allies guarantees that US trade policy will remain a hot mess
Russian authorities say Ukraine has launched an "unprecedented attack" on and around St Petersburg, as the city hosts the final day of Russia's annual economic forum.
Observers say real challenge lies ahead as government and business stakeholders follow up to realise gains
Observers say real challenge lies ahead as government and business stakeholders follow up to realise gains
Hotel workers remove the brand sign on the facade of the Grand Aston Havana Hotel as the Asian group Archipelago International, which came to operate six hotels on the island under the Aston brand, ends its activities in Cuba, under pressure from the United States and to avoid being exposed to sanctions due to its l…
When the European Union issued its latest tranche of sanctions against Israeli settler groups and their leaders, Regavim, founded in part by the country’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, these groups welcomed the measures as a “badge of honour.”
Russia said Saturday it intercepted hundreds of Ukrainian drones including near St. Petersburg, where Moscow is hosting a major economic forum, as Ukraine reported at least three people killed by Russian strikes.
Oil tankers may be stuck behind strait of Hormuz, but holding the Iata AGM in Brazil defies warnings of impending shortages
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A plume of black smoke is seen over the port of St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, after a Ukrainian drone attack. (AP Photo)
Some mainlanders have reported having applications to open Hong Kong accounts rejected amid China’s tightening cross-border investment controls
Some mainlanders have reported having applications to open Hong Kong accounts rejected amid China’s tightening cross-border investment controls