Students bear the brunt of China-US crossfire

Students bear the brunt of China-US crossfire

Getty Images There are about 280,000 Chinese students studying in the US Xiao Chen turned up at the US Consulate in Shanghai on Thursday morning, hours after Washington announced that it would “aggressively” revoke the visas of Chinese students. The 22-year-old had a visa appointment: she was headed to Michigan in the autumn to study…

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IATA records 8% Global Passenger Growth from April 2024 - Travel Radar

IATA records 8% Global Passenger Growth from April 2024 – Travel Radar

The International Air Traffic Association (IATA) released new figures for international air traffic for April 2025, which has seen an 8% growth in global passenger demand, marking another year of strong recovery from pandemic lows. HKIA Concourse ©Diego Delso Resurgence and Passenger Growth in both Domestic and International Travel From International Air Traffic Association (IATA)…

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Amazon AI Deal NYT Newspaper Content To Alexa+

Amazon AI Deal NYT Newspaper Content To Alexa+

The New York Times (NYT), which has famously sued OpenAI for copyright infringement, has reached a content licensing deal with e-commerce and cloud juggernaut Amazon. The NYT announced that its editorial content will appear across Amazon platforms, including its AI assistant and chatbot, Alexa+. Financial terms of the licensing deal were not disclosed. Amazon in…

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