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“If tariffs persist, they could be highly disruptive and costly for the company”: Fender’s credit rating downgraded by Moody’s – with operating costs speculated to rise by $20 million

A new report from the credit rating analyst has found Fender to be at risk from increased operational costs that have been brought on by new tariffs

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China creates powerful spy satellite capable of seeing facial details from low orbit

New laser-based imaging technology is reportedly capable of capturing millimeter resolution from over 60 miles away.

LiveScience

5 years of COVID-19 underscore value of coordinated efforts to manage disease – while CDC, NIH and WHO face threats to their ability to respond to a crisis

Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus, dubbed SARS-CoV-2, began as a “cluster of severe pneumonia cases of unknown cause” reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It had spread to 118,000 cases reported in…

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How Trump’s foreign aid and diplomatic cuts will make it harder for the US to wield soft power to maintain its friendships and win new ones

The Trump administration has proposed shuttering USAID and cutting some of the State Department’s critical diplomatic programs; it has also announced tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. As scholar Borja Santos Porras has noted, these measures may lead to modest savings, however, the long-term damage to the reputation…

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Former Meta says Mark Zuckerberg worked 'hand in glove' with Beijing

A former Meta director has accused the company of going to extreme lengths to gain access to the Chinese market.

Fortune

Hong Kong authorities arrest teen for possessing ‘space oil’ after vape video goes viral

Police discover vape and suspected ‘space oil’ pod on 13-year-old girl

The Independent UK

Tesla loses $127 billion in one-day market bloodbath as China car group questions Musk’s pursuit of ‘personal glory’

Tesla shares dropped over 15% on Monday. Chinese EV shares, like BYD and Li Auto, rose in Hong Kong trading.

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Modi lands in Mauritius to back sovereignty claim over Chagos and boost maritime security

Indian prime minister set to sign maritime security deal in bid to counter China’s growing influence in Indian Ocean region

The Independent UK

Dalai Lama says his successor will be born in ‘free world’ outside China

Dalai Lama warns any Beijing-appointed figure will lack legitimacy

The Independent UK

Volkswagen Profits Hit As High Costs, China Woes Weigh

German auto giant Volkswagen said Tuesday its annual profits nosedived during a torrid year that saw Europe's top carmaker increasingly struggle with high production costs and fierce Chinese competition.

International Business Times

Stock Index Futures Mixed After Yesterday’s Selloff, U.S. JOLTs Report in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are down -0.04%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.54% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street after yesterday’s dramatic selloff, while investors await the latest reading on U.S. job openings.

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Stock Index Futures Gain After Yesterday’s Selloff, U.S. JOLTs Report in Focus

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.41%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.53% this morning, pointing to a higher open on Wall Street after yesterday’s dramatic selloff, while investors await the latest reading on U.S. job openings.

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China Wraps Up Key Political Meet With Call For 'Unrelenting Struggle'

China on Tuesday concluded one of its biggest political events of the year with a call to "struggle unrelentingly" for the country's rise after a conclave dominated by a deepening confrontation with the United States, its largest trading partner.

International Business Times

Tesla's $8K Self-Driving Faces Threat as China's Top EV Brand Gives It Away for Free

Chinese EV giant BYD is challenging Tesla's dominance by offering its advanced 'God's Eye' driver-assistance system for free in most of its models.

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The Independent UK

China is ending its annual Congress with questions open over how to revive its slowing economy

China is wrapping up its biggest political event of the year leaving one question unanswered: How far will it go to try to revive economic growth in 2025

Al Jazeera

Dalai Lama says successor will be born in ‘free world’ outside of China

Tibetan spiritual leader says in a new book that his people’s aspiration for freedom cannot be indefinitely delayed.

The Guardian - UK

Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines, study shows

Annual survey by IQAir based on toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China

International Business Times

Kung Fu Girl Group Puts Fresh Spin On Ancient Chinese Art

In front of a secluded temple in southwestern China, Duan Ruru skilfully executes a series of chops and strikes, practising kung fu techniques she has spent a decade mastering.

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Trump vows to take ‘hundreds of billions’ in tariffs as Australia’s hopes of getting exemption fades

Australia unlikely to escape US president’s global steel and aluminium tariffs despite intense lobbying to be carved out

Al Jazeera

Why China isn’t as worried about Trump’s trade war as in 2018

Beijing is much better positioned to withstand US tariffs than during Trump’s first administration, analysts say.

The Independent UK

Missouri plans to seize assets to make China pay a $24.5 billion judgment, but can it collect?

Missouri’s attorney general is threatening to seize Chinese assets across the U.S. to collect $24.5 billion awarded in a lawsuit against China stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic

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Crude Oil Prices Tumble on Demand Concerns

April WTI crude oil (CLJ25 ) Monday closed down -1.01 (-1.51%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ25 ) closed down -0.0162 (-0.77%). Crude oil and gasoline prices on Monday posted moderate losses. Monday's selloff in the S&P 500 to a 5-3/4 month low sparked risk-off sentiment in asset markets, weighing on...

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Why Chinese EVs Could Tempt Canada As America's Tariff War Rages On

To say the once-steady relationship between the U.S. and Canada has been tested lately would be a severe understatement. President Donald Trump has not only sparked a bitter trade war with one of our oldest and closest allies, but he’s also cracking jokes about outright annexation. So now that America…

The Independent UK

US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize

An American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads on treating coronavirus and HIV has won this year’s Wolf Prize, a major Israeli award in the arts and sciences

The Independent UK

Has China just built the world’s first human-level AI?

ANALYSIS: Manus can buy property, book holidays and create video games, writes Anthony Cuthbertson. But experts warn that releasing it could cause chaos

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