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May 2, 2023

New world disorder: China, Russia bloc shores up influence as countries eager to join, including US allies

The BRICS economic bloc has also explored the possibility of creating a new common currency to provide to members, potentially threatening U.S. dollar dominance.

May 2, 2023

Top Biden official suggests there are too many jobs while defending climate agenda in tense exchange

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland got into a tense exchange Tuesday with Sen. Josh Hawley after she defended shutting down a mining project that would have created more than 1,000 jobs.

May 2, 2023

China could unleash AI-guided weapons in Taiwan invasion and 'reunification': report

Some critics question the value of investing heavily in more precise artillery since shell shrapnel can hit objects hundreds of feets from the point of impact.

May 2, 2023

Dog flu adapts in the direction of being able to infect humans, Chinese study says

Scientists from China say dogs may serve as intermediates for the adaption of avian influenza viruses to humans, with a study looking at more than 4,000 dogs.

May 1, 2023

US Defense Department tracking another balloon traveling between Hawaii and Mexico

The U.S. military has been tracking a balloon since last week that flew over American soil in Hawaii and is now moving toward Mexico.

May 1, 2023

Taiwan's president says her country is willing to deepen cooperation with United States to safeguard peace

Tsai Ing-wen, the president of Taiwan, claimed the country would be willing to cooperate with the United States and "other like-minded partners" to safeguard peace.

May 1, 2023

Chinese man who reported country’s COVID conditions to be released after vanishing 3 years ago, relative says

China plans to release a man who disappeared three years ago during Beijing’s crackdown on those criticizing the country’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 1, 2023

Alibaba founder Jack Ma named as visiting professor at Tokyo College

Jack Ma is set to be a visiting professor at Tokyo College. Ma is the co-founder of the Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group. Tokyo College is run by the University of Tokyo

May 1, 2023

China, US saber-rattling 'important' to show commitment to Taiwan: experts

China appeared to order military readiness drills in response to meetings between U.S. and Taiwanese officials in order to make clear its unhappiness.

May 1, 2023

China using tech to ‘oppress its own people,’ warns lawmaker looking to restrict AI exports

A lawmaker looking to limit exports of AI and other technology to China warns that Beijing is using that tech to oppress its own people, and could use it against the U.S.