Since buying stock in China’s robotics firms over the last year – companies emerging as global industry leaders – David Choi, a South Korean investor in his early 30s, has been riding a wave of strong gains. He is not alone. Many South Korean investors have begun exploring positions in Chinese equities, particularly in rapidly…
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is set to end its months-long halt on the entry of vulnerable Afghan nationals it had pledged to admit, following mounting legal pressure at home and a deportation push by Pakistani authorities, Welt newspaper reported on Tuesday. Around 2,000 Afghans approved for relocation to Germany under a program for those deemed at…
Duncan Cook BBC News, Gloucestershire Getty Images Residents in some parts of Gloucestershire are not happy with their mobile reception Mobile phone operators have been encouraged to improve connectivity across parts of Gloucestershire to help communities who struggle to with reception. A major survey tested mobile signals in the county, using tracking equipment fitted to…
Japanese media giants Nikkei and Asahi Shimbun have filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, which is backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Nvidia Corporation NVDA. They accused the AI search startup of copying and storing their content without permission. Nikkei And Asahi Seek $30 Million In Damages The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Tokyo, alleges…
U.S. stocks looked set to drop on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he had removed Lisa Cook from her job as a Federal Reserve governor, reigniting concerns about the central bank’s independence under the current administration. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 60 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures slid 0.1%,…
1 Romano Schmid (25) could be the latest key player to leave Werder Bremen before Monday’s deadline. Sky Germany report that talks regarding the player’s departure are ongoing with West Ham United and Lille monitoring the Austrian’s situation. West Ham’s interest in Schmid was first noted in July but reports have now resurfaced ahead of…
Hong Kong national security police have arrested a 19-year-old woman for committing an act with seditious intent after she allegedly filmed a series of promotional videos for a group deemed subversive by authorities. Authorities said on Tuesday that Lan Fei was involved in producing promotional videos for an organisation called “Hong Kong Parliament” between March…
US President Donald Trump said he would allow 600,000 Chinese students to enter the United States which is double the current figure, and reiterated that President Xi Jinping had invited him “to come to China”. The significant shift in tone from the US government came soon after the Chinese embassy in the US advised students…
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan has evacuated tens of thousands of people to safer areas after neighboring India released water from overflowing dams and swollen rivers into low-lying border regions, officials said Tuesday. The move came a day after New Delhi alerted Islamabad about possible cross-border flooding, marking the first public diplomatic contact between the…
Megan Hall: Welcome to Possibly, where we take on huge problems like the future of our planet and break them down into small questions with unexpected answers. I’m Megan Hall. We’ve all heard about how food waste is a problem and there are a lot of apps that try to prevent leftovers from ending up…