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What Are the Digital Services Taxes Drawing Trump’s Ire? - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg - 52 min 12 sec ago
What Are the Digital Services Taxes Drawing Trump’s Ire? Bloomberg.com

CNBC - Ships, planes, billions in investment pledges: South Korea's Lee charms Trump with deals - 7 hours 15 min ago

BBC - South Korea plays charm offensive with Trump amid trade pressure - 8 hours 15 min ago

Deutsche Welle - Trump hosts South Korea's Lee, discuss North Korea and trade - 16 hours 15 min ago

FOX Business - Trump defends $11B Intel stake, says he will make deals like it 'all day long' - 20 hours 5 min ago

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Indiatimes - The European laws curbing big tech... and irking Trump - 50 min 19 sec ago

The Independent - Trump says he expects ‘conclusive ending’ to Gaza war within two to three weeks - 1 hour 24 min ago

Russia Today - Moldova to choose between Trump and Brussels democracies – analyst - 2 hours 46 min ago

SCMP - Trump says he will allow 600,000 Chinese to study in US – double current figure - 5 hours 50 min ago

The Hindu - Trump advisor says U.S. may take stakes in other firms after Intel - 7 hours 39 min ago

The Straits Times - US dollar falls with Treasuries as Trump fires Fed governor Lisa Cook - 10 hours 1 min ago

The Guardian - Trump administration to restore $6.8bn in education funds after multi-state suit - 10 hours 19 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - South Korean President lavishes praise on Trump - 10 hours 37 min ago

New York Times - After U.S. Takes Stake in Intel, Trump Pledges ‘Many More’ Deals - 14 hours 30 min ago

New York Post - CBS looks to hire ‘ombudsman’ as part of Trump settlement — here are the hours and what it pays - 14 hours 35 min ago

BusinessInsider - The US-Intel investment is a rare kind of deal. Trump says he wants more of them. - 18 hours 34 min ago

Who is Lisa Cook, and what is Federal Reserve governor accused of?
BBC - 1 hour 10 min ago
President Trump has ordered the removal of the central bank official - we unpack what it all means.

BBC - Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook - 10 hours 23 min ago

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The Guardian - Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve chief denounced as ‘authoritarian power grab’ - US politics live - 1 hour 24 min ago

Indiatimes - Fired by Trump, Fed Guv Lisa Cook says she 'won't resign' - 6 hours 39 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - ‘Immediate removal’: Trump moves to fire Fed governor - 9 hours 39 min ago

New York Times - Can Trump Fire a Fed Governor? What to Know as He Moves to Remove Lisa Cook - 9 hours 51 min ago

India: Ambani son investigated over private zoo
Deutsche Welle - 1 hour 22 min ago
India's Supreme Court has ordered an investigation of Anant Ambani, the son of the country's richest man, over illegal animal imports and financial misconduct.

BBC - 'How will I pay workers?': Indian factories hit hard by Trump's 50% tariffs - 14 hours 8 min ago

Reuters - India warns foe Pakistan of potential flooding as both battle torrential rains - Reuters - 22 hours 24 min ago

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Indiatimes - India must be sashastra, surakshit & aatmanirbhar: CDS Chauhan at the first ever Ran Samvad - 1 hour 39 min ago

SCMP - India still needs China to catch up with Chinese manufacturing - 2 hours 41 min ago

The Hindu - U.S. gets ready to impose additional tariffs on India from August 27, issues official notification - 7 hours 17 min ago

Klarna to seek valuation of up to $14 billion in IPO next month, sources say - Reuters
Reuters - 1 hour 35 min ago
Klarna to seek valuation of up to $14 billion in IPO next month, sources say Reuters

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The Hindu - OYO to file DRHP in November, targets $7-8 billion IPO valuation: report - 15 hours 8 min ago

AllAfrica - Nigeria: MSM Conglomerate Unveils $15bn Oil Discovery, $225m IPO Plan - 23 hours 1 min ago

What Is A Digital Services Tax That Can Increase Trump Tariffs
NDTV - 1 hour 47 min ago
A Digital Services Tax (DST) is a levy on the revenue that large digital companies earn from users in a country, even if the company has no physical office there.

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Bloomberg - Why Modi Is Turning to Tax Cuts to Offset US Tariff Hit to India - Bloomberg.com - 2 hours 20 min ago

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SCMP - Malaysian state’s religious laws, India’s major tax overhaul: 7 Asia highlights - 6 hours 25 min ago

New York Times - Inflation Sweetener? Denmark Plans Tax Cut on Chocolate and Coffee. - 19 hours 5 min ago

The Guardian - ‘Some brass neck’: Rayner’s allies rebuke Cleverly over council tax criticisms - 19 hours 20 min ago

Protesters in Israel demand hostage release, end to Gaza war
Deutsche Welle - 1 hour 57 min ago
Protesters blocked major roads, calling for an end to the Gaza war and the release of hostages. Some families of those still held hostage accuse Netanyahu's government of prolonging the war. Follow DW for the latest.

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The Guardian - Protests erupt in Indonesia over privileges for parliament members and ‘corrupt elites’ - 8 hours 45 min ago

SCMP - Protests erupt in Jakarta over Indonesian lawmakers ‘excessive pay’ - 23 hours 6 min ago

Japan Post Suspends Small Parcel Deliveries To US Due To Trump Tariffs
NDTV - 3 hours 1 min ago
Japan Post Co will suspend shipping of some small packages to the United States due to fresh tariffs imposed by the US government, in a sign of how President Donald Trump's tariffs may impact smaller businesses and individuals.

CNBC - 'They have to give us magnets': Trump warns of 200% tariff on China if exports are curbed - 8 hours 17 min ago

CGTN - From crayons to laptops, tariffs push U.S. school expenses higher - 21 hours 21 min ago

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AllAfrica - Namibia: All People's Party Demands Freeze On Electricity Tariff Hikes Amid Economic Squeeze - 3 hours 36 min ago

The Straits Times - Call for Singapore firms to invest in Africa amid uncertainty from tariffs - 3 hours 46 min ago

The Guardian - Trump threatens tariffs on countries that ‘discriminate’ against US tech - 3 hours 59 min ago

Indiatimes - Time to go tough and put duties on American items, says Swaminathan Aiyar amid ticking tariff bomb - 4 hours 23 min ago

The Hindu - Markets decline in early trade after U.S. moves to levy additional 25% tariffs - 6 hours 15 min ago

New York Times - The Backbone of the Global Auto Supply Chain Is at Risk From Trump’s Tariffs - 7 hours 11 min ago

SCMP - ‘Wait and see’: Asia-Pacific airlines brace for US tariff turbulence - 11 hours 11 min ago

New York Post - Food industry lobbies for tariff exemptions on seafood, fresh produce as it warns prices could spike - 16 hours 49 min ago

BusinessInsider - Sydney Sweeney's jeans campaign for American Eagle can't save the stock from tariffs: BofA - 17 hours 58 min ago

US offered Russia energy deals as incentive to push Kremlin towards peace in Ukraine – Reuters - Українська правда
Reuters - 3 hours 39 min ago
US offered Russia energy deals as incentive to push Kremlin towards peace in Ukraine – Reuters Українська правда

NDTV - China-Russia Ties "Most Stable, Mature" Among Major World Powers: Xi - 3 hours 57 min ago

Bloomberg - South Africa Women’s Ministry Warns Against Russian Job Offers - Bloomberg.com - 21 hours 11 min ago

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Indiatimes - Trump’s clear stance on ‘Denuclearising Russia, China’, China monopoly on magnets & Tariff question - 4 hours 55 min ago

Russia Today - Russia is learning. The West is running in circles - 15 hours 47 min ago

The Independent - Desperate search for Russian swimmer who went missing in cross-Bosphorus race - 17 hours 41 min ago

The Guardian - Finland builds fence at eastern frontier, now a critical Nato border with Russia - 21 hours 8 min ago

Who Is Lisa Cook, The Fed Governor Trump Fired For Alleged Mortgage Fraud
NDTV - 5 hours 4 min ago
Lisa Cook became the first Black woman appointed to the board in the Fed's more than 100-year history when President Joe Biden nominated her in 2022.

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Deutsche Welle - US: Trump says he's firing Fed's Cook over fraud allegations - 5 hours 26 min ago

FOX Business - Trump removes Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from office, citing fraud allegations - 10 hours 23 min ago

NDTV - Trump Fires Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Over Fraud Allegations - 10 hours 25 min ago

CNBC - Trump says he's removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook, cites mortgage fraud allegations - 10 hours 43 min ago

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New York Times - What to Know About the Fed’s Lisa Cook and Mortgage Fraud Allegations - 8 hours 57 min ago

The Guardian - Trump says he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, over alleged mortgage fraud claims – as it happened - 9 hours 3 min ago

SCMP - Trump sacks Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations - 10 hours 15 min ago

The Independent - Trump says he is firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook after alleging mortgage fraud - 10 hours 16 min ago

BusinessInsider - Trump says he's removing Fed governor Lisa Cook over allegations of mortgage fraud - 10 hours 34 min ago

Ukrainian Refugee Iryna Zarutska Fled War To US, Stabbed To Death
NDTV - 5 hours 13 min ago
A homeless career criminal killed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska at a train station in North Carolina after she fled Ukraine to seek a safer life in the United States.

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BBC - Ukraine's naval band joins Scots Guards for joint performance - 13 hours 42 sec ago

Deutsche Welle - Germany's Klingbeil visits Ukraine, vows security guarantees - 17 hours 53 min ago

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Russia Today - Has Ukraine just declared war on Hungary? - 27 min 51 sec ago

The Guardian - Woody Allen rebuts Ukrainian condemnation over Moscow film festival appearance - 17 hours 56 min ago

The Independent - Norway's leader is the latest to visit Ukraine as Trump weighs peace options - 23 hours 33 min ago

China's Xi To Welcome PM Modi, Putin In Powerful Show Of Global South Solidarity
NDTV - 5 hours 40 min ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security forum in China next week, in a powerful show of Global South solidarity in the age of Donald Trump.

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The Guardian - Finnish president says he hopes Trump’s patience with Putin will run out soon - Europe live - 3 hours 5 min ago

Indiatimes - ‘We are talking about limiting nuclear weapon’: Trump after Putin talks - 7 hours 12 min ago

The Independent - Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says US and Ukrainian officials will meet to prepare for possible Putin summit - 7 hours 52 min ago

Sydney Morning Herald - Putin ‘doesn’t like’ Zelensky – and it’s holding up their meeting, Trump says - 14 hours 44 min ago

"Can Destroy China But...": What Trump said On Relationship With Beijing
NDTV - 6 hours 44 min ago
US President Donald Trump has claimed that Washington holds "incredible cards" against Beijing and suggested that if he chose to use them, he could "destroy" the world's second-largest economy.

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NDTV - Trump Says Likely To Visit China This Year Or Soon After - 12 hours 22 min ago

CNBC - The secret to Labubus' success? China's 'blind box' craze - 20 hours 11 min ago

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SCMP - China urged to take pragmatic view as South Korea and Japan pledge closer ties - 2 hours 54 min ago

Indiatimes - Trump says US has 'incredible cards' that could destroy China, warns of 200% tariff on rare earth magnets - 10 hours 1 min ago

Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street declines as Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook
CNBC - 10 hours 14 min ago
Investors will be keeping a close watch on South Korean stocks following a meeting between U.S. and South Korean presidents over a trade deal.

Bloomberg - Wall Street Halts Rally as Fed-Cut Euphoria Fades: Markets Wrap - Bloomberg.com - 18 hours 8 min ago

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The Straits Times - Wall Street ends down as traders focus on Nvidia, Fed after last week's rally - 14 hours 22 min ago

Indiatimes - When are Nvidia earnings and what Wall Street expects from the $3 trillion AI giant? - 20 hours 6 min ago

Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI over 'monopolistic' behavior
Deutsche Welle - 10 hours 51 min ago
Musk's xAI company has sued Apple and OpenAI over 'monopolistic' behavior, alleging that a collaboration between the two is preventing his Grok chatbot from competing with ChatGPT.

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Indiatimes - Bad news for Apple fans: Don’t expect new AirPods max anytime soon, here’s why - 14 hours 35 min ago

The Independent - Elon Musk accuses of Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit - 17 hours 12 min ago

The Guardian - Musk’s AI startup sues OpenAI and Apple over anticompetitive conduct - 17 hours 25 min ago

SCMP - Elon Musk’s xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging antitrust violations - 18 hours 39 sec ago

New York Post - Apple plotting iPhone lineup overhaul, including ‘foldable’ version by 2026: report - 19 hours 23 min ago

BusinessInsider - Elon Musk's companies sue Apple and OpenAI, accusing them of an 'anticompetitive scheme' - 19 hours 26 min ago

Korean Air to buy more than 100 Boeing jets after Trump meeting
BBC - 10 hours 52 min ago
The agreement was announced just hours after the presidents of the US and South Korea met to discuss tariffs.

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The Independent - Korean Air strikes £37bn deal to buy over 100 Boeing aircraft - 5 hours 52 min ago

BusinessInsider - Korean Air is giving Boeing a $36 billion boost - 7 hours 41 min ago

Indiatimes - Korean Air makes airline's biggest-ever Boeing jet order amid Trump-Lee summit - 8 hours 38 min ago

AllAfrica - Nigeria: Air Peace Strengthens Its Position As Biggest Operator, Receives Fourth Boeing B777 for International Operations - 21 hours 54 min ago

Google says Fox channels to go dark on YouTube TV if agreement isn't reached
CNBC - 11 hours 43 min ago
Google-owned YouTube TV said Fox is asking for payments "far higher" than competitors.

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BusinessInsider - Meta raids Google DeepMind and Scale AI for its all-star superintelligence team - 2 hours 11 min ago

SCMP - Ex-MiniMax co-founder aims to challenge Tencent and Google in 3D AI models - 10 hours 11 min ago

Indiatimes - Google Pixel 10 Pro vs iPhone 16 Pro: Compact power or Apple’s prestige — which wins? - 19 hours 42 min ago

Tesla rejected $60 million settlement before losing $243 million Autopilot verdict - Reuters
Reuters - 13 hours 30 min ago
Tesla rejected $60 million settlement before losing $243 million Autopilot verdict Reuters

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The Hindu - Tesla rejected $60 million settlement before losing $243 million Autopilot verdict - 7 hours 27 min ago

New York Post - Tesla rejected $60M settlement before losing $243M in deadly Autopilot crash case - 11 hours 4 min ago

Netflix's 'KPop Demon Hunters' seemingly smashed the box office. Here's why it's likely a one-off
CNBC - 15 hours 20 min ago
Netflix capitalized on its chart-topping "KPop Demon Hunters" over the weekend with a two-day theatrical release of its new sing-along version.

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Indiatimes - Love Island’s Huda Mustafa says Netflix banned her from revealing her romance - 7 hours 15 min ago

BusinessInsider - Why Netflix could one day get into the theme park business — and why it hasn't so far - 13 hours 47 min ago

From ban to embrace: Trump’s evolution on TikTok and what comes next
FOX Business - 16 hours 23 min ago
Congress passed a TikTok divest-or-ban law in 2024, but Trump has repeatedly extended deadlines, effectively sidelining the legislation.

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Indiatimes - North West debuts bold new look inspired by Kylie Jenner in viral TikTok with Kim Kardashian - 5 hours 44 min ago

The Guardian - Victorian couple sue TikTok for blocking account after allegedly competing in live battles against banned users - 20 hours 11 min ago

Italian restaurant chain files for bankruptcy, citing inflation and higher interest rates
FOX Business - 18 hours 48 min ago
The parent company of Bravo! Italian Kitchen and Brio Italian Grille filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid widespread financial distress in the casual dining sector.

The No. 1 thing this Walmart exec looks for in an employee: It’s ‘a total green flag’
CNBC - 21 hours 56 min ago
Donna Morris values employees who do exactly what they say they will and raise their hand for more tasks. That can be hard to do if you're burnt out, however.

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Indiatimes - Early Labor Day 2025 Sales: Best deals and offers on Apple, Target, Walmart and more revealed - 20 hours 49 min ago

Trump, Family Launch New Crypto Venture, Experts Raise Red Flags
NDTV - 22 hours 21 min ago
The Trump family's latest venture involves World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency initiative co-founded by the US President and his sons.

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Indiatimes - Bitcoin Crash Explained: What happens if cryptocurrency falls to zero and how to survive? Here’s how investors, financial system, other cryptocurrencies will react to a crash - 20 hours 27 min ago

Sri Lanka: Ex-president's arrest sparks corruption debate
Deutsche Welle - 22 hours 53 min ago
Ranil Wickremesinghe made history in Sri Lanka by becoming the first ever ex-president to be arrested. He is facing charges for alleged misuse of public funds.