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AI to drive growth despite geopolitics, Taiwan's Foxconn says
Strong demand for AI hardware fuelled a 24 percent annual net profit jump last year for Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer.
Mar 18, 2026
Tens of millions more in acute hunger if Mideast war dr...
Tens of millions more in acute hunger if Mideast war dr...
Mar 18, 2026
Long war may undercut global economy, analysts warn
Long war may undercut global economy, analysts warn
Mar 18, 2026
Stagflation Risk in US 'Quite High': Nobel-Winning Econ...
Stagflation Risk in US 'Quite High': Nobel-Winning Econ...
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Taiwan says it didn't need China's permission for WHO meeting
Taiwan says it didn't need China's permission for WHO meetin...
TAIPEI, Feb 12: Taiwan’s presence at a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting this week on the new coronavirus was the result of direct talks between the island and the body, and did not require China’s permission, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Feb 12, 2020
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Philippine President Duterte terminates military pact with US
Philippine President Duterte terminates military pact with U...
MANILA/WASHINGTON, Feb 12: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday announced the termination of a two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States (VFA), delivering on threats to downgrade an alliance important to U.S. interests.
Feb 12, 2020
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Iran woman dies of suspected coronavirus infection: state daily IRAN
Iran woman dies of suspected coronavirus infection: state da...
DUBAI, Feb 12: An Iranian woman has died of a suspected coronavirus infection, the state daily newspaper IRAN reported on Wednesday, without citing any sources.
Feb 12, 2020
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White supremacist propaganda spreading in United States, anti-bias group says
White supremacist propaganda spreading in United States, ant...
NEW YORK, Feb 12: Incidents of white supremacist propaganda distributed across the nation jumped by more than 120% between 2018 and last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League, making 2019 the second straight year that the circulation of propaganda material has more than doubled.
Feb 12, 2020
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Australia's 'black summer' provides glimmer of hope for climate policy action
Australia's 'black summer' provides glimmer of hope for clim...
MELBOURNE, Feb 12: Australia’s deadly wildfires have opened up a small window of opportunity for the country to break a decade-long impasse on climate policy, as some politicians and big business push for major change.
Feb 12, 2020
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New coronavirus cases fall, experts disagree over whether peak is near
New coronavirus cases fall, experts disagree over whether pe...
BEIJING, Feb 12: China on Wednesday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, lending credence to a prediction from the country’s senior medical adviser that the outbreak could be over by April.
Feb 12, 2020
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Sanders edges Buttigieg in NH, giving Dems 2 front-runners
Sanders edges Buttigieg in NH, giving Dems 2 front-runners
MANCHESTER, N.H., Feb 12: Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire’s presidential primary Tuesday night, edging moderate rival Pete Buttigieg and scoring the first clear victory in the Democratic Party’s chaotic 2020 nomination fight.
Feb 12, 2020
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Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension
Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension
TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 11: Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid some of the highest tensions ever between Tehran and the U.S. in the past four decades.
Feb 11, 2020
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Thousands gather to bid farewell to Kenya's longest serving leader Moi
Thousands gather to bid farewell to Kenya's longest serving...
NAIROBI, Feb 11: Tens of thousands of Kenyans gathered at an open air stadium on Tuesday for the state funeral of Daniel Arap Moi, the country’s longest serving president, who died last week aged 95.
Feb 11, 2020
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Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 16 dead
Rohingya boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal; at least 16 dead
DHAKA, BANGLADESH, Feb 11: An overcrowded boat carrying about 125 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps sank early Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 16 dead, Bangladeshi officials said Tuesday.
Feb 11, 2020