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China poised to lift travel ban on Manus founders

China poised to lift travel ban on Manus founders

Chief executive Xiao Hong plans to return to Singapore as AI company nears resolution of Meta separation

Traders are spoiling for a fight over the yen

Traders are spoiling for a fight over the yen

After historic US-Japan intervention on the currency, the risk of market ructions is again rising

Geneva super-rich rocked by luxury home burglary spree

Geneva super-rich rocked by luxury home burglary spree

Swiss officials say gangs from France are responsible for a recent rise in ‘homejackings’, sometimes at gunpoint

OpenAI upheaval mounts as Sam Altman readies IPO push

OpenAI upheaval mounts as Sam Altman readies IPO push

Executive exits and safety team changes unsettle staff as the ChatGPT maker prepares for a blockbuster listing

Which is the next No 1 city on Earth?

Despite the decline of the west, there won’t be one for decades yet

Jill Lepore on how opposition to data centres is reshaping politics

Jill Lepore on how opposition to data centres is reshaping politics

and what history tells us about regulating new technologies

EVER since the interior minister called for smaller administrative units to improve governance, the question of new…

EVER since the interior minister called for smaller administrative units to improve governance, the question of new…

EVER since the interior minister called for smaller administrative units to improve governance, the question of new provinces has become the subject of much discussion. The proposal has revived a long-standing debate: does Pakistan need…

CNA

Singapore takes trade compliance seriously, will take firm action against businesses that break laws: MTI

The United States flagged Singapore among more than 40 countries at risk of being used to circumvent tariffs on Chinese goods.

CNA

NLC moves against pro-Tinubu group, queries Lagos chairman

The Punch

NLC moves against pro-Tinubu group, queries Lagos chairman

A fresh internal crisis brews within the NLC as its national secretariat queries the Lagos chairman over her involvement with a pro-Tinubu group, WoPU. Read More…

The Punch

Bloomberg

Modi Vows Chip Plants, Nuclear Reactors in India Growth Push

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the country would build more semiconductor plants and expand its fleet of nuclear reactors, as he reiterated his government’s resolve to make India a developed nation in the next two decades.

Bloomberg

Govt raises petroleum dealers’ margin to Rs9.98 per litre

Govt raises petroleum dealers’ margin to Rs9.98 per litre

• PPDA calls off nationwide strike planned from today • Higher margin to take effect from Sept 1 ISLAMABAD: In a move aimed at averting a nationwide strike by petroleum dealers, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal…

New administrative units ‘under serious consideration’

New administrative units ‘under serious consideration’

• Top govt functionary thinks discussion could be precursor to proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment • Proposals include bringing Karachi, Gwadar under federal control; splitting Punjab into three, KP into two units ISLAMABAD: There is a…