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China launches WTO dispute over US chip sanctions

China has filed a dispute with the World Trade Organization over US restrictions on chip exports, Beijing's commerce ministry said in a statement late Monday, accusing Washington of threatening global supply chains.. But China's Ministry of Commerce on Monday accused the United States of "obstructing normal international trade in products including chips and threatening the stability of the global industrial supply chain", as well as violating international trade rules and engaging in "protectionist practices".

Mon, Dec 12, 2022 1 mins read

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France hosts conference for 'urgent' Ukraine winter help

France hosts an international conference Tuesday designed to raise material and money to repair Ukraine's damaged infrastructure as well as underline Paris' ongoing support for Kyiv's fight against Russia.. The event will focus on ways in which Ukraine's Western allies can provide immediate support to keep the country's civil infrastructure functioning amid incessant bombing from Russia.

Mon, Dec 12, 2022 3 mins read

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Nuclear fusion: harnessing the power of the stars

The US Department of Energy's nuclear fusion laboratory says there will be a "major scientific breakthrough" announced Tuesday, as media report that scientists have finally surpassed an important milestone for the technology: getting more energy out than was put in.. According to reports by the Financial Times and the Washington Post, that will be the "major scientific breakthrough" announced Tuesday by the NIF. But Lefebvre cautions that "the road is still very long" before "a demonstration on an industrial scale that is commercially viable."

Mon, Dec 12, 2022 3 mins read

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Disgraced crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas

Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of the United States, according to US officials seeking to charge him after the spectacular collapse of his FTX platform.. According to a press release from the attorney general's office in the Bahamas, Bankman-Fried was to be held in custody before an expected request for his extradition by the United States. 

Mon, Dec 12, 2022 3 mins read

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Disgraced crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas

Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of the United States, according to US officials seeking to charge him after the spectacular collapse of his FTX platform.. "Earlier this evening, Bahamian authorities arrested Samuel Bankman-Fried at the request of the US Government, based on a sealed indictment filed by the southern district of New York," said a tweeted statement from Damian Williams, lead prosecutor for the district.

Mon, Dec 12, 2022 1 mins read

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Messi 'fool' taunt spawns mugs, T-shirts in Argentina

"What are you looking at, fool?

Mon, Dec 12, 2022 1 mins read

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Musk's attacks on Fauci 'incredibly dangerous': W.House

The White House on Monday condemned billionaire Elon Musk's call for Anthony Fauci, the US infectious disease expert who is a hate figure for many on the right, to be prosecuted over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.. His work on infectious disease from HIV Aids to COVID has saved countless lives," she said.

Mon, Dec 12, 2022 2 mins read

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US biopharma firm Amgen to acquire Horizon Therapeutics for $28 bn

US biopharmaceutical firm Amgen said Monday it has reached agreement to acquire Horizon Therapeutics, which specializes in medicine for rare and auto-immune diseases, for $27.8 billion.. Founded in 2005, Horizon Therapeutics develops and markets drugs for rare, auto-immune and inflammatory illnesses.

Mon, Dec 12, 2022 3 mins read

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Musk to relaunch Twitter plan after fake account fiasco

Twitter owner Elon Musk was set to relaunch a subscription service on Monday after a first attempt saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers and created doubt on the site's future.. In the US relaunch, the Twitter Blue subscription service will cost $8 per month for users accessing Twitter on the web and $11 for those signing up on an Apple device.

Mon, Dec 12, 2022 2 mins read

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Franco-US satellite set for unprecedented survey of Earth's water

A Franco-US satellite is due for launch this week on a mission to survey with unprecedented accuracy nearly all water on Earth's surface for the first time and help scientists investigate its impact on Earth's climate.. NASA says SWOT will survey nearly all water on Earth's surface for the first time.

Mon, Dec 12, 2022 3 mins read