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A small reddish insect is on the march and Chinese space technology could halt the pest’s path of destruction.
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Can US-led bloc ease China’s ‘vice-like grip’ on rare earths?
Washington is working with its allies to accelerate projects in rare earths and diversify their supply in response to China’s export curbs.
18 Jan 2026 - 4:00PM
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Big Tech
Tencent seeks cooperation with other AI firms to better serve vulnerable users
Tencent Research Institute looks to build expert data sets for AI models that could broadly benefit the world’s second most populous nation.
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Chinese electric vehicle makers eye Western markets as trade barriers fall
Canada will drop the 100 per cent punitive tariffs on Chinese-made pure electric cars while setting an annual import quota of 49,000 units.
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Hong Kong police arrest 2, record 220 offences in illegal road racing crackdown
Officers intercepted 50 vehicles on suspicion of illegal modification during two-day operation ‘Fossington’.
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Yemen’s leaders meet in Saudi Arabia after defeat of UAE-backed group
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Bodies of skiers killed in avalanches in Austria to be recovered
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Did China, Russia, Iran joint naval drills in South Africa signal a Brics shift?
Observers describe high-profile exercise involving economic grouping as largely symbolic rather than step towards military alliance.
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Syrian government forces take Al-Omar oilfield as Kurds withdraw
Al-Omar was home to the largest US base in Syria. It had been controlled by Kurdish-led forces since 2017 after Islamic State group was pushed out.
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