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China launches investigation into US chipmaker Nvidia

Taipei, Taiwan – China has launched an antitrust investigation into chip giant Nvidia in what appears to be Beijing’s latest act of retaliation against Washington’s sanctions on Chinese tech companies. Chinese state media said on Monday that the California-based chipmaker was being investigated by the State Administration for Market Regulation for potentially violating China’s antimonopoly laws. Regulators will also review …

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1 month ago

'Huge fight': Warring factions inside Trump transition get into 'big blowup' at Mar-a-Lago

Raw Story

Behind closed doors, President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has become a somewhat fractious and chaotic environment according to a new report. "As during Trump’s first term, competing factions have begun to run roughshod over each other, sometimes kicking up clouds of dust," wrote the Post's Josh Dawsey, Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer. One of those camps is led by Trump's …

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1 month ago

JD Vance Just Tweeted, Then Deleted, A Post With So Many Self-Owns In it

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Vice President-elect JD Vance tweeted — and then deleted — a message with so many spectacular self-owns that it is worth taking a moment to dissect what he did. Vance was specifically called out by Grace Chong, chief financial officer and chief operating officer for “Bannon’s War Room,” the podcast hosted by Steve Bannon, a …

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1 month ago

'Mouth breathing imbecile': J.D. Vance furious after Steve Bannon staffer criticizes him

Raw Story

Vance lashed out at a staffer working for Steve Bannon's War Room podcast after she slammed him for skipping Senate votes on judge confirmations. On Tuesday, War Room CFO Grace Chong slammed Vance and Sen. Marco Rubio, the nominee for secretary of state, after the Senate confirmed a judge picked by President Joe Biden for the first time since President-elect …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump signals hard line on China with hawkish cabinet picks

Al Jazeera

Taipei, Taiwan – United States President-elect Donald Trump is filling his incoming administration with figures known for their hawkish views on China, signalling a tough line on Beijing in areas ranging from national security to trade. Trump on Tuesday also named Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a “Department of Government Efficiency.” Unlike …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mornington Island residents hope state government can deliver cheaper groceries

ABC

Karen Chong imagines herself relaxing with a simple icy pole pleasure when she escapes the scorching sun to rest each afternoon. Mornington Island residents pay more for groceries than a typical remote mainland community. Gulf leader and Gununamanda Community Store chair, Kyle Yanner, said the island paid for an extra leg of freight compared with other remote communities on the …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Cheech and Chong sue California over ban on certain hemp products

LA Times

Actors Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, who run a cannabis company, and other businesses in the hemp industry are suing the California Department of Public Health. Actors Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, a comedy duo who also run a cannabis company, sued a California public health agency over new rules that would ban certain hemp products. The lawsuit, filed this …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

New Zealand’s young leaving in record numbers as cost of living bites

Al Jazeera

New Zealanders are seeking opportunity overseas at unprecedented rates amid disillusionment over house prices and jobs. Despite its international image as a progressive haven, New Zealand is experiencing a record exodus of people amid steep rises in living costs, a scarcity of jobs and what Chong calls a generally “grim” atmosphere. After the Reserve Bank of New Zealand last month …

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4 months ago

How hairdressers are working to change the stigma that afro-textured hair can be difficult to style

ABC

Ruthy Hewson had her first professional haircut at 19 after she attempted to cut her own hair with some thinning sheers, leaving it uneven and damaged. "It was a scary place to be in because every time I would speak to a salon or a hairstylist, they would tell me the wrong things about my hair … It was just …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

As Singaporeans tire of rat race, incoming PM reimagines ‘Singapore Dream’

Al Jazeera

Prime Minister-in-waiting Lawrence Wong says residents are looking for more out of life than material success. After the launch of a report on residents’ views on the future of the social compact in October, Wong said Singaporeans today “no longer talk so much about the five Cs” – referring to a condominium, car, cash, credit card and country club membership. …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to step down on May 15, Deputy Wong to succeed

India TV News

Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday said he will step down on May 15 and announced that he will be succeeded by his deputy Lawrence Wong. "I will relinquish my role as Prime Minister on May 15 2024, and DPM Lawrence Wong will be sworn in as the next Prime Minister on the same day," the statement …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

PLAYER RATINGS: Son Heung-min is the star of the show again as Tottenham clinch last gasp win over Luton as Pedro Porro continues to have the season of his life... but which Spurs star failed to impre

Daily Mail

It was all go across the division as the Premier League returned on Saturday, and Tottenham edged past relegation-threatened Luton Town in North London. Son Heung-min scored Tottenham's winner as they edged past Luton on Saturday The result gave a major boost to Spurs' hopes of finishing in the Champions League places Your browser does not support iframes. Spurs captain …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tottenham's Champions League chase was refuelled by another late, late show as they beat Luton 2-1 - but they need to solve one big problem if they are to finish in the top five

Daily Mail

After covering more than 14,000 air miles and scoring goals in Bangkok and Seoul, you could have forgiven Heung-min Son if weariness was creeping into his muscles as the clock ticked into the 86th minute. Tottenham had been hammering away at Luton's depleted team for much of the second half, having gone behind early in the game and then equalised …

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9 months ago

‘Insane’: Xi’s call for ethnic Chinese to tell Beijing’s story stirs anger

Al Jazeera

Millions of people of Chinese origin are nationals of countries other than China and they don’t back Beijing. Like Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chan has also often emphasised the importance of “telling China’s story well”. According to Associate Professor Ian Chong Ja, who teaches Chinese foreign policy at the National University of Singapore, Xi’s language suggests that the CCP sees …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

After decades touting openness, Singapore sees foreign meddling threat

Al Jazeera

Singapore – For decades, Singapore marketed itself as one of the world’s most open and globalised economies to compensate for its diminutive territory and lack of natural resources. Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs said that Chan, who was born in Hong Kong, had shown “susceptibility to be influenced by foreign actors, and willingness to advance their interests”. “For Singapore, there …

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10 months ago

Prabowo Subianto: Once banned from the US, this fiery ex-army general is poised to lead Indonesia

CNN

CNN — He hadn’t yet won enough votes to clinch Indonesia’s presidential election, but with the confidence of a man poised to take power of one of the world’s largest democracies, Prabowo Subianto gave a press conference, half-naked, from his private swimming pool on the outskirts of Jakarta. “Prabowo has worked really hard to whitewash his egregious past and reinvent …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for forcing man to strip naked and exercise over unpaid loan

New Indian Express

SINGAPORE: A 47-year-old Indian-origin man was on Friday sentenced to five months in jail for having forced another man to strip and perform several exercises for not paying his inflated debt of about SGD6,000. The convict's two Indian-origin friends, Jay Shawn Fernandez and Jude Prabu Davias Pathy, have also been charged with criminal intimidation. Deputy Public Prosecutor Andre Chong told …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Reputational damage’: Singapore’s ruling party grapples with scandal

Al Jazeera

The People’s Action Party, which has long traded on its squeaky-clean image, seeks to reassure voters as election looms. In a resignation letter to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Iswaran said he would “focus on clearing my name” and return all salary and allowances he had received since the investigation into his alleged corruption began last July. While Lee …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia

Al Jazeera

In 2023, the US made a ‘once in a generation effort’ to boost diplomatic and defence ties in the Asia Pacific as part of a campaign to compete with China, analysts say. And the US military’s so-called “freedom of navigation exercises” in the contested waterways near China are part of a push by the administration of President Joe Biden to …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Canada grapples with the effects of deteriorating relations with India and China

NPR

Canada grapples with the effects of deteriorating relations with India and China Enlarge this image toggle caption Jackie Northam/NPR Jackie Northam/NPR OTTAWA — On a frigid December evening, ice skaters, bundled up against the cold, zip around an outdoor rink in front of Ottawa's City Hall. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jackie Northam / NPR Jackie Northam / NPR "People …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Luton 1-1 Liverpool: Luis Diaz earns point for Reds in injury-time after returning despite his father still being held by kidnappers in Colombia

Daily Mail

Big debates on Liverpool, Man United and Arsenal on It's All Kicking Off podcast Luis Diaz came off the bench to score in stoppage time at Kenilworth Road Out of the grind of a losing cause, Liverpool found a point. Liverpool had dominated, utterly so, and then with 80 minutes played and countless Darwin Nunez chances missed or saved, they …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Canada says ‘highly probable’ China had role in targeting of lawmaker

Al Jazeera

Canada says an ‘information operation’ in May on the platform WeChat targeted opposition legislator Michael Chong. The Canadian government has alleged it was “highly probable” that China played a role in an online campaign targeting one of the country’s opposition lawmakers, as tensions persist over questions of foreign political interference. In a statement on Wednesday, Global Affairs Canada, the country’s …

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1 year, 6 months ago

HS Prannoy’s Malaysia win extends a new badminton tradition

Hindustan Times

HS Prannoy winning the men’s singles at the $420,000 Malaysia Masters – his first individual title in six years – on Sunday made him the 10th different champion in as many BWF World Tour tournaments this year. Lin Dan, Chen Long and Lee Chong Wei were a good 35-40% better than the next seeded player,” said Prannoy, who won his …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Melbourne couple face court after being arrested for allegedly keeping slave in their Point Cook home

ABC

A Melbourne couple have faced court today charged with modern-day slavery offences after allegedly keeping a woman as a slave in their Point Cook home. Key points: It is alleged the woman was physically abused and coercively controlled for 10 months in the couple's home The arrests came after a tip off from a healthcare worker who allegedly noticed signs …

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China launches investigation into US chipmaker Nvidia

'Huge fight': Warring factions inside Trump transition get into 'big blowup' at Mar-a-Lago

JD Vance Just Tweeted, Then Deleted, A Post With So Many Self-Owns In it

'Mouth breathing imbecile': J.D. Vance furious after Steve Bannon staffer criticizes him

Trump signals hard line on China with hawkish cabinet picks

Mornington Island residents hope state government can deliver cheaper groceries

Cheech and Chong sue California over ban on certain hemp products

New Zealand’s young leaving in record numbers as cost of living bites

How hairdressers are working to change the stigma that afro-textured hair can be difficult to style

As Singaporeans tire of rat race, incoming PM reimagines ‘Singapore Dream’

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to step down on May 15, Deputy Wong to succeed

PLAYER RATINGS: Son Heung-min is the star of the show again as Tottenham clinch last gasp win over Luton as Pedro Porro continues to have the season of his life... but which Spurs star failed to impre

Tottenham's Champions League chase was refuelled by another late, late show as they beat Luton 2-1 - but they need to solve one big problem if they are to finish in the top five

‘Insane’: Xi’s call for ethnic Chinese to tell Beijing’s story stirs anger

After decades touting openness, Singapore sees foreign meddling threat

Prabowo Subianto: Once banned from the US, this fiery ex-army general is poised to lead Indonesia

Indian-origin Singaporean jailed for forcing man to strip naked and exercise over unpaid loan

‘Reputational damage’: Singapore’s ruling party grapples with scandal

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia

Canada grapples with the effects of deteriorating relations with India and China

Luton 1-1 Liverpool: Luis Diaz earns point for Reds in injury-time after returning despite his father still being held by kidnappers in Colombia

Canada says ‘highly probable’ China had role in targeting of lawmaker

HS Prannoy’s Malaysia win extends a new badminton tradition

Melbourne couple face court after being arrested for allegedly keeping slave in their Point Cook home