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A reclusive billionaire, a ‘fearless’ dealer and a globe-spanning feud over priceless art US space weapons move has ‘broken taboo’, could spark new arms race, Beijing forum told
The US deployment of space weapons has shattered a long-held taboo and risks igniting a fresh arms race, with the world at a “breaking point…
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China-led study reveals ‘Greater Gondwana’ was 80% of Earth’s crust 500m years ago
Fragments of a long-disappeared ancient giant land mass have been discovered buried deep beneath parts of the modern continents that once formed it, according to…
AI: 10 days that changed the course of artificial intelligence
For years, the race to build ever more powerful artificial intelligence followed a well-worn Silicon Valley principle: move fast and break things.
But in a series…
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A weekly recap of recent stories examining the political, security and economic issues shaping Asia. …
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The convicted fraudster says his new app would enable women to find love safely. The lead trade group for online dating disagrees. …
Young Nepalis battle climate dread in wake of flood disaster
Alina B.K. should have been preparing for her end-of-year university exams, but news of devastating floods along the Nepal–Tibet border kept pulling her back to…