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Singapore home minister: Smaller countries must develop deeper relationships with China, US, Europe
Malay Mail
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July 9, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 9 — In a multipolar world, small countries like Singapore have to develop even deeper relationships with other nations, Singapore’s Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said today. “There are more powers playing the game as it were,...
Alibaba Expands Data Centers Across Asia: A New Growth Catalyst?
Investing
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July 9, 2025
Few investors are willing to put their capital to work outside of the United States stock market; however, in today’s global economy and opportunity-based environment, this could be a massive sunk cost of opportunity that not many can afford to...
India is a global innovation hub for Uber, says company’s India President
CNBC-TV18
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July 9, 2025
India has emerged as a major innovation hub for Uber, with several of its locally developed products now being adopted globally. “A lot of the products that we are building in India are actually finding relevance globally, and we are taking them...
Pacific wants urgent, ambitious action on climate from governments, global community -Forum SG Henry Puna statement at Virtual Island Summit 2021
Pacific News Service
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Warm greetings from the Blue Pacific region, and thank you for this opportunity to share with you what the Pacific Islands Forum is doing to respond to the climate change crisis and implement the Sustainable Development Goals, to assure our future...
Former South Korean President Yoon Appears In Court For Detention Warrant Hearing
StratNews Global
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July 9, 2025
Home Asia South Korea Former South Korean President Yoon Appears In Court For Detention Warrant Hearing After the hearing, Yoon will await the court's decision at the Seoul Detention Centre, about 20 km south of the South Korean capital. Former...
China Market Update: Instant Commerce Race Getting Government’s Attention
Forbes
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CLNKraneShares Key News Asian equities delivered a mixed performance overnight, as the Philippines and Vietnam outperformed while Hong Kong underperformed. This occurred despite former President Donald Trump’s threats of new tariffs on copper and...
Ranked: The World’s Top Countries by Natural Gas Reserves
Visual Capitalist
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July 9, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Countries With the Largest Proven Natural Gas Reserves This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
Russia seizes the initiative in Central Asia with bold Afghan move
Sacramento Sun - California
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By recognizing Afghanistan, Moscow confirms its central role in Eurasia Russia's recent decision to officially recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan marks a pivotal moment in regional diplomacy. It not only breaks the diplomatic blockade...
'Do you know real size of King Cobra and what to do when you see one?' Forest officer's viral video ignites debate
The Economic Times
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July 9, 2025
A breathtaking video of a man confidently holding a massive King Cobra with his bare hands has gone viral, grabbing the internet’s attention. The 11-second footage, shared by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan, features the man calmly...
President Trump Threatens New Tariffs on ‘Anti-American’ BRICS Alliance
theTrumpet
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The brics countries—led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—are working to reduce their reliance on the United States dollar. Supported by Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, these countries ultimately...
Turkish foreign minister in Pakistan, top defence official in Bangladesh. What's brewing?
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
In a week marked by diplomatic choreography across South Asia, Turkey has intensified its strategic outreach with high-profile visits to both Pakistan and Bangladesh, signalling Ankara’s deepening interest in the region’s defence and geopolitical...
How Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill Will Help Kids Escape Failing Government Schools
The Federalist
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July 9, 2025
This Independence Day weekend, American families had increasing reason to celebrate as education freedom is poised to span from the Pacific to the Atlantic, with the possibility of bringing school choice to children in all 50 states for the first...
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770 flying hours, over 563,270 km and counting…: Asia still not close to sealing Trump deals
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
Trade envoys from across Asia have spent 770 flying hours and travelled more than 563,270 km — the equivalent of circling the globe over 14 times — in a bid to strike deals with US President Donald Trump. But despite the relentless travel and...
18 million more girls in South Asia could suffer from anaemia by 2030: WHO South East Asia
California Telegraph
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 9 (ANI): Anaemia remains one of South Asia's most persistent health and equity challenges, affecting nearly half of all adolescent girls and women in the region. A statement highlighting the wide-ranging influence and...
State closes commercial king salmon troll fishery
Wrangell Sentinel - Alaska
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The Southeast and Yakutat commercial troll fishery for king salmon closed on Friday, July 4, as the Alaska Department of Fish and Game projected that the fleet would hit the harvest limit for the season’s first opener in just four days. The target...
State closes Southeast king salmon fishing to nonresidents
Wrangell Sentinel - Alaska
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Nonresident anglers fishing in state and federal waters cannot retain any king salmon that they catch in Southeast Alaska now through the end of the season on Sept. 30. The restriction went into effect on Monday, July 7. The Alaska Department of...
ASIA PACIFIC: Government green-lights Japanese next-gen vessel technology R&D project
Bunkerspot
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July 8, 2025
Details Written by Lesley Bankes-Hughes Published: 08 July 2025 An R&D project involving input from 10 maritime stakeholders, which has been adopted by the Japanese government’s Key and Advanced Technology R&D through Cross Community Collaboration...
Pacific Tuna Fleets Pushed To Lift Ban In Waters They Barely Fished
Honolulu Civil Beat - Hawaii
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July 9, 2025
The vessels hardly spent any time right outside a marine protected area before its expansion, but fishing leaders and managers say times have changed. President Donald Trump’s order to re-open distant, protected Pacific waters to U.S. fishing...
Singapore must develop deeper relationships with China, US, Europe: home affairs minister
Fresh News
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Hits: 152 SINGAPORE, Jul. 9 (Reuters): In a multipolar world, small countries like Singapore have to develop even deeper relationships with other nations, Singapore's Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said on Wednesday. "There are more powers...
RateGain Appoints Ashish Sikka as Senior Vice President & Business Head – UNO
Travel Daily Media
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July 9, 2025
RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (RateGain), announced the appointment of Ashish Sikka as Senior Vice President and Business Head – UNO. In this role, Ashish will lead the global growth UNO, RateGain’s AI-first suite built to simplify,...