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41+ min ago   (831+ words) Pascal Canfin, the European Parliament’s China trade rapporteur, says MEPs are ready to back stronger measures against Beijing in the EU’s flagship industry bill. This article is also available in: German BRUSSELS — A cross-party consensus is growing in the European Parliament…...

31+ min ago   (416+ words) The former president is pressing his party to treat artificial intelligence regulation as a defining issue, warning that unchecked development could deepen inequality and erode trust in shared reality. Barack Obama has been making the case, with increasing urgency, that…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (626+ words) The BRICS bloc on Saturday has acknowledged that fossil fuels will continue to have an important place in the global energy mix, particularly for developing economies, while also backing climate action and a transition towards cleaner energy. The position was…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (643+ words) Geneva City Council will consider taking a procedural step toward a possible property tax cap override Sept. 15, less than a week after city officials presented a proposed 2027 budget built around a 3% increase in the property tax levy. The proposed budget…...

11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (230+ words) Iranganie Manel Abeysekera, Sri Lanka’s first woman entrant to the Sri Lanka Foreign Service (then Ceylon Overseas Service), passed away on Thursday. She was 93. The funeral was held yesterday at the Borella Kanatte Cemetery. Ms Abeysekera was born on August…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (178+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is scheduled to make an official visit to Malaysia next month. “Insya-Allah, several matters concerning Malaysia-Egypt relations will be discussed in greater depth during President…...

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8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (503+ words) Charleston and its surrounding counties are experiencing some of the fastest growth in the nation, and many of us have felt that squeeze for some time. Certainly one of the most important questions residents are asking this year is how…...

4+ hour ago   (50+ words) U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., hopes voters reflect on this Congress positively when they decide who will represent Arkansas' 1st Congressional District in November. He faces two challengers this fall: Democrat Terri Yarbrough Green and Libertarian Steve Parsons. Incumbent, two challengers vie…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago   (502+ words) The proposed routes will be partly within Iranian territorial waters, with the southern route set to close once the new system becomes operational. Tehran/Doha: Iran and Oman have agreed on details of new entry and exit routes for the…...