Opinion | Restoring Academic Ties With China Is a Matter of U.S. National Security
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Opinion | Restoring Academic Ties With China Is a Matter of U.S. National Security

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Then came the pandemic. China sealed itself off from the world, slamming the door on academic fieldwork in the country by foreign scholars as well as in-person exchanges with Chinese officials and other contacts. The Covid restrictions were finally lifted, but the landscape…

Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing
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Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on Thailand’s border with Myanmar. But in recent days, hundreds of people here boarded direct flights back home to China. They had been rescued from Myanmar, where they…

Electric Shocks and Tied Crucifixion-Style: The Life of a Scam-Mill Worker
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Electric Shocks and Tied Crucifixion-Style: The Life of a Scam-Mill Worker

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The job advertisement promised a fat salary in a modern metropolis. Fisher, a 27-year-old Ethiopian who had studied electrical engineering, convinced his father to sell the family farmland — where generations had grown mangoes, avocados and teff, an ancient grain — to pay…

Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next
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Taiwan Watches Trump Undercut Ukraine, Hoping It Won’t Be Next

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taiwan’s leaders joined the United States and its allies in declaring solidarity with the victim. Taiwan and Ukraine were fellow democracies, they said, each imperiled by its hulking, authoritarian neighbor. Now, President Trump’s turn against Ukraine could fan…

North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un
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North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They spent up to 10 years at sea, toiling in some of the harshest conditions distant-water fishing crews ​can face. Many never set foot on land because their Chinese captains did not want them to be seen by the port authorities. Most of…

OpenAI’s Weekly Active Users Surpass 400 Million

OpenAI’s Weekly Active Users Surpass 400 Million

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates ChatGPT developer OpenAI’s weekly active users surged past 400 million in February, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday, highlighting rapid growth in the adoption of artificial intelligence tools. The Microsoft-backed startup had 300 million weekly active users in December. Its paying business…

World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials
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World Anti-Doping Agency Drops Defamation and Ethics Cases Against U.S. Officials

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The World Anti-Doping Agency has dropped a defamation lawsuit against its American counterpart, a major retreat for the agency after nearly a year of escalating conflict over its handling of positive tests for a banned drug by 23 elite Chinese swimmers. The decision…

Opinion | Tom Friedman on Just How Far Trump Could Push the World
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Opinion | Tom Friedman on Just How Far Trump Could Push the World

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Just Trump saying he talked to Putin for 90 minutes, drove the global benchmark crude oil price down at one point. So you can see where the market is going. They smell this. What is Trump doing with both the Russians and Putin?…

Opinion | An Opening for China, Made in America
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Opinion | An Opening for China, Made in America

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When President Trump threatened Colombia with new tariffs and visa restrictions during his first days in office, the opportunity was not lost on Beijing. As the crisis between the nations unfolded, China’s ambassador to Colombia posted a pointed message on X: “We are…