Author: The Gazette
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US senator seeks Commerce Department investigation into Singapore-based Megaspeed
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -U.S. Republican Senator Tom Cotton has asked the Commerce Department to investigate Singapore-based Megaspeed for allegedly diverting Nvidia chips used for artificial intelligence, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Monday. The letter cites an October report in The New York Times that detailed the alleged diversion…
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Kremlin says it welcomes Trump’s desire to focus on search for peace in Ukraine after Gaza ceasefire
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to focus on the search for a peace deal to end the fighting in Ukraine after achieving a ceasefire in Gaza and hoped he’d be able to push Kyiv towards a settlement. Addressing the Israeli Knesset a day earlier after brokering…
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EU seeks US alliance to counter China rare earth crackdown
By Philip Blenkinsop HORSENS, Denmark (Reuters) -The European Union is seeking to coordinate with the United States and other G7 partners a response to tighter Chinese controls on the export of rare earth minerals, trade ministers and officials from the bloc said on Tuesday. China, the world’s largest rare earth producer, dramatically expanded controls last…
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French PM to suspend Macron’s flagship pension reform
By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu promised on Tuesday to suspend a landmark pension reform until after the 2027 election, sacrificing one of President Emmanuel Macron’s legacy achievements to ensure the government’s survival. By bowing to pressure from leftist lawmakers who revile the 2023 reform, Lecornu has managed…
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UN says countries are willing to help fund Gaza’s $70 billion reconstruction
GENEVA (Reuters) -There are promising early indications from countries, including the United States as well as Arab and European states, about their willingness to contribute to the $70 billion cost of rebuilding Gaza, a United Nations Development Programme official said on Tuesday. “We’ve had very good indications already,” UNDP’s Jaco Cilliers told reporters at a…
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Israel says it opens fire on suspects in Gaza, local authorities report six killed
(Reuters) -Israel’s military said it opened fire on Tuesday to remove a threat posed by suspects who approached its forces in the northern Gaza Strip, and health authorities in the enclave said at least six Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire. The military said the suspects had crossed a boundary for an initial Israeli…
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Bill Maher admits Trump’s a success, slams young people embracing communism
Talk show host Bill Maher made several revelations on his most recent “Club Random” podcast, Including the fact that President Donald Trump has largely been successful in his second term. Interestingly enough, Maher made the comments during a conversation with his podcast guest, “Fargo” and “Shameless” actor William H. Macy, while talking about Taylor Swift.…
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China is making it harder to get rare earth magnet export licenses, sources say
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese rare earth magnet companies have been facing tighter scrutiny on export license applications since September, sources say, even before Beijing’s move last week to expand controls over the critical minerals used in magnets. The lengthier reviews magnet makers face raise questions about whether China, the top global supplier, is seeking to throttle…
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Australia says social media ban is ‘for the good of our kids’ in new ad campaign
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia has launched a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign that depicts its world-first ban on social media for teenagers as “for the good of our kids” ahead of its December start date. The A$14 million ($9.05 million) campaign, titled “For The Good Of”, will roll out across TV, billboards, and “ironically” social media starting Sunday,…
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Trump convinced Netanyahu to take a deal. Can he keep him onboard?
By Gram Slattery, Alexander Cornwell and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump, a self-proclaimed peacemaker who has campaigned for a Nobel Prize, finally got a camera-ready diplomatic victory on Monday as world leaders flew to Egypt for the signing of the ceasefire and hostage-release deal he brokered between Israel and Hamas. But if…