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EU welcomes suspension of China’s rare earth controls

EU welcomes suspension of China’s rare earth controls

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has agreed with China on stabilizing the flow of rare earth materials and products from China that are critical elements for many high-tech and military products...

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Trading firm Gunvor, accused by US of being ‘Kremlin’s puppet,’ drops plan to buy Lukoil assets

Trading firm Gunvor, accused by US of being ‘Kremlin’s puppet,’ drops plan to buy Lukoil assets

GENEVA (AP) — A top-tier international commodities trader has dropped plans to buy the international assets of Russia oil company Lukoil as it rejected U.S. government allegations of being “the Kr...

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Honda’s profit slips as President Trump’s tariffs take their toll on Japanese automakers

Honda’s profit slips as President Trump’s tariffs take their toll on Japanese automakers

TOKYO (AP) — Honda reported Friday that its profit for the first fiscal half through September fell 37% from the previous year, as the damage from President Donald Trump’s tariffs offset the lift ...

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China seeks to project power far beyond its coast with the new Fujian aircraft carrier

China seeks to project power far beyond its coast with the new Fujian aircraft carrier

BANGKOK (AP) — China has commissioned its latest aircraft carrier after extensive sea trials, state media reported Friday, adding a ship that experts say will help what is already the world’s larg...

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Lawsuits accuse OpenAI of driving people to suicide and delusions

Lawsuits accuse OpenAI of driving people to suicide and delusions

OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues. The lawsuits filed Thursday in California state co...

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What to know about China’s new aircraft carrier

What to know about China’s new aircraft carrier

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the commissioning of its third aircraft carrier, China now boasts the second largest number of such ships in the world, though it still lags far behind the 11 operated by th...

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