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A Federal Court in Australia has ruled that Bit Trade, which ran a Kraken crypto exchange, must pay a fine of $5.1m for unlawfully issuing a credit facility
Taiwanese officials are in Washington to meet Trump's transition team, sources say, while CBS claims Trump issued an invitation to President Xi to attend his inauguration on January 20
The dramatic change in the Arctic’s role as the planet’s net absorber of carbon dioxide was brought on primarily by an increase in wildfires over many decades
Officials close to the negotiations between the once close trading partners say that while Washington went for ‘headline grabbing’, New Delhi’s overconfidence tanked a deal that was nearly inked...
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Chip And Pharma Tariffs to be Announced Next Week: Trump06 Aug 2025
US President says additional tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals will be revealed in about a week or so. "People love tariffs," he said in a TV interview...
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Global Disaster Losses Soar to $80 Billion in First Half: Swiss Re06 Aug 2025
A preliminary estimate by insurance giant Swiss Re said losses from natural catastrophes soared in the first half of 2025...
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Trump Ramps Criticism of India: ‘Backing ‘Russian War Machine’05 Aug 2025
US President threatened on Tuesday to raise India's 25% tariff 'very substantially' in 24 hours over its continued purchases of Russian oil...
Twenty local governments, such as cargo hubs like Guangdong and Sichuan, have supported the export of new cars to boost provincial sales data, 'dumping unsold subsidized cars' abroad...
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Not a Single Asian Country Met Air Quality Standards in 202411 Mar 2025
Countries in Central and South Asia continued to see some of the worst air quality, with India's New Delhi being the most polluted capital city in the world...
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Momentick Unveils First Emissions Risk Management Service14 Jan 2025
The group, which describes its business as "emissions intelligence," has raised an extra $5 million to enter the insurance sector to focus on emissions risk management....
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Billion-Dollar Oil Fraud in Mongolia Hits Trafigura Profit13 Dec 2024
Trafigura attributed the majority of debts owed by its counterparty in the country, Lex Oil, but its own internal probe is ongoing to try to locate around $500 million....
The US says it is talking to officials in the Cook Islands – halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand – after island chiefs signed partnership agreements with China...
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Japanese Shipbuilder Wins $6.5 Billion Warship Deal With Australia05 Aug 2025
The deal announced on Tuesday is Tokyo's most significant defence sale since the country ended a military export ban...
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Chinese Solar Firms Shed 87,000 Workers, And More Will Go04 Aug 2025
The solar sector lost $60 billion last year with over 40 solar firms delisted, acquired or now bankrupt; and another third of production lines are earmarked for downsizing...
After announcing a 25% tariff on Indian imports, Trump posted stinging remarks on social media about its high tariffs and slandering its "dead economy". Other countries in the Asia-Pacific fared much better. ...
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Trump Says India Will Face 25% Tariff, Penalty From August 130 Jul 2025
India’s rupee slumped to its lowest level in five months on fears that the country could face steeper tariffs...
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India Now the Biggest Source of Smartphone Exports to the US29 Jul 2025
India and Vietnam exported more phones to the US than China in the second quarter, amid shifts in production and tariffs imposed by President Trump, a new report says...
Prosecutors says current and former staff are suspected of breaches of Taiwan's security law. They allegedly sought details on TSMC's most advanced 2nm chip...
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Japan Debates How to Handle Rushed Tariff Deal With US04 Aug 2025
Ishiba has responded to criticism from opposition lawmakers for not having signed an official document when Japan agreed to a trade deal with the US last month...
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Cadence and Nvidia Dealings in China Drawing Close Scrutiny31 Jul 2025
Nvidia says there are 'no backdoors' in its chips, days after news emerged that Cadence paid $140m to settle US charges it sold goods to a Chinese university simulating nuclear bombs...
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