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Samsung Electronics union votes for May strike

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The firm is one of two South Korean chipmakers, along with SK hynix, now crucial suppliers of advanced memory chips for booming AI infrastructure demand.
29 minutes ago
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NGO says 'hundreds killed and wounded' in Kabul drug clinic...

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Pakistan's forces struck Kabul and the eastern border province of Nangarhar on Monday, claiming to have hit military installations and "terrorist support infrastructure".
2 hours ago
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Cuba vows 'unbreakable resistance' as US pressure mounts

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Cuba's government is under increasingly crushing pressure, with Washington enforcing an oil blockade and openly stating it wants to end the nearly seven-decade-old US standoff with the one-party communist state.
3 hours ago
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Lebanon says Israel strikes on central Beirut kill at least...

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Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
3 hours ago
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War in the Middle East: latest developments

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The Israeli army issued an evacuation call for residents of four towns in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, warning of imminent strikes targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
4 hours ago
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AI to drive growth despite geopolitics, Taiwan's Foxconn say...

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Strong demand for AI hardware fuelled a 24 percent annual net profit jump last year for Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics manufacturer.
4 hours ago
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Tens of millions more in acute hunger if Mideast war drags o...

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The war, now in its third week, has killed hundreds and seen Iran launch retaliatory strikes against Israel and Gulf nations, as well as a front opening in Lebanon with Israel battling Hezbollah.    
6 hours ago
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Long war may undercut global economy, analysts warn

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Economists are contemplating a gloomy combination of prices rising across the board and growth stalling.
7 hours ago
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Stagflation Risk in US 'Quite High': Nobel-Winning Economist...

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 Even before the war erupted on February 28 with a barrage of US and Israeli strikes on Iran, Stiglitz said the US economy was already "close to stagflation" -- a troublesome blend of high inflation and anaemic growth.
8 hours ago
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War fuels fears of new oil crisis

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An oil shock is generally understood to mean a supply shortage that sparks a sharp rise in oil prices and consequently a negative impact on global economic growth, although there is no single definition.
9 hours ago