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Analysis-Beneath China's resilient economy, a life of pay cuts and side hustles
WHTC - Michigan
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese state firm employee Zhang Jinming makes up for a 24% cut to his salary by delivering food for three hours every night after work and on weekends – and hopes he can avoid awkward encounters with colleagues. “Being a...
Koneru Humpy, Divya Deshmukh and Co causing the latest tremors of Indian earthquake in chess at FIDE Women’s World Cup
The Indian Express
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July 15, 2025
Vaishali Rameshbabu was teetering on the brink of elimination. Twice in two games. Having battled out draws in both of her classical games in the FIDE World Cup Round 3 clash against USA’s Carissa Yip — an International Master, but among the top...
National security experts raise concerns after Microsoft program exposed as possible avenue for Chinese spying
Fox News
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Fox News correspondent David Spunt reports on the latest espionage attempts by Iran and China on 'Special Report.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new ProPublica report accused Microsoft of allowing China-based engineers to assist...
Ajman CP, China’s Consul General discusses bolstering cooperation
Sharjah24
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Sheikh Ammar welcomed the Consul General, wishing her success in her diplomatic mission and expressing hope that her efforts would contribute to further enhancing the friendly relations between the UAE and China across various sectors. The meeting...
Trump Admin Probes University’s Foreign Funding After Chinese Biohazard Smuggling Arrests
Daily Wire
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July 15, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Education Department opened an investigation into the University of Michigan’s foreign funding on Tuesday, weeks after two Chinese nationals with ties to the university were charged by the Department of Justice for...
Six Chinese universities to launch new low altitude space major this fall
Space Daily
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Six Chinese universities to launch new low altitude space major this fall by Riko Seibo Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 14, 2025 In a concerted push to support China's rapidly expanding low-altitude space sector, six leading universities will introduce an...
Charles Morton, devoted educator and family man, dies at 103
Evanston RoundTable - Illinois
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July 15, 2025
Sign up for our free newsletters to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox! Charles Morton, beloved father, grandfather, educator, and decorated veteran, passed away peacefully in Evanston on July 8, 2025, at the age of 103. His...
U.S. Department of Education Opens Foreign Funding Investigation into the University of Michigan
Texas Border Business
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July 15, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the General Counsel (OGC) opened a foreign funding investigation into the University of Michigan (UM) Image: w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia...
Jail, caning for recalcitrant immigration offender who gave $36k in bribes to cop
The Straits Times
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July 15, 2025
SINGAPORE - A recalcitrant immigration offender who handed a police officer bribes totalling $36,000 over seven months was sentenced to three years’ jail and six strokes of the cane on July 15. Chen Guangyun, 39, had given the money to Poo Tze...
China: Is there a US loan proposal on the table?
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 15, 2025
We’re not interested in your paranoia. Let’s put this to rest—once and for all. While some continue to hurl childish insults, throw around racist tropes, and parrot Cold War talking points, the actual facts are now clear and on record. The Chinese...
Dalai Lama begins public engagement in Ladakh, urges preservation of Buddhism
Phayul
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July 15, 2025
By Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, July 15: The foremost Buddhist leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama who reached Ladakh earlier last week has begun public engagement as he granted his first public audience on Tuesday. At his residence in Shiwatsel,...
Scholars, religious leaders commemorates Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday at global Buddhist conference in New Delhi
Phayul
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July 14, 2025
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 14: Scholars, religious leaders, and researchers from across the globe convened in New Delhi on Sunday to honor the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and to explore the lasting significance of his...
Is Christianity really the world’s biggest religion? Experts question global data bias
EasternEye
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July 15, 2025
Every few years, the media boldly announces the state of world religions. However, the final messages remain the same: that the first position is held by Christianity, followed by Islam. The organisation that gathers these statistics is the...
Bipartisan Group of Legislators Keep Dream of Immigration Reform Alive with Reintroduced ‘DIGNIDAD’ Act
Immigration Impact - Washington D.C.
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July 15, 2025
On July 15, members of Congress reintroduced what has sadly become an increasingly rare bit of legislation: an immigration reform bill aimed at addressing large-scale systematic problems with our immigration system, which has not received any...
MPA names leading educator as head of school
The Beverly Review - Illinois
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Morgan Park Academy (MPA) has announced that Phyllis Cavallone-Jurek, Ed.D., has officially assumed the role of MPA head of school, effective July 1. She becomes the academy’s 18th head of school, succeeding Mercedes Sheppard upon her retirement...
More Indian lawmakers rally behind call to rename ‘Indo-China Border’ to ‘Indo-Tibet Border’
Phayul
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July 15, 2025
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, July 15: Two senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarians, Rajya Sabha MP Sujeet Kumar from Odisha and Sikkim Lok Sabha MP Dorjee Tshering Lepcha, have publicly backed Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema...
world China steps in as US pulls back from diplomacy, report says
Asiaone
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July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON — China is increasing its diplomatic reach as President Donald Trump's administration pares back America's international presence, Democrats from the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said in a report released on Monday (July 14)....
‘Nations who aid terror will pay a price’: How India’s SCO diplomacy sends a message beyond Beijing
The Economic Times
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July 15, 2025
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar didn’t mince words in Tianjin. Facing his counterparts from China, Pakistan and other SCO members, he reminded them why the organisation exists. “The three evils that SCO was founded to combat were terrorism,...
China Focus: China's summer box office poised for peak week as market seeks rebound
Xinhua News Agency
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by Xinhua writer Zhang Yunlong BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- As temperatures climb across China, its film market is also heating up, with the period leading to July 22 -- or the day that the "Great Heat" falls on this year according to the...
Life-threatening operations by Russia, Iran and China are intensifying in UK, police say
The Straits Times
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July 15, 2025
LONDON - Russia, Iran and China are behind a growing number of life-threatening operations in Britain including attacks and kidnappings, often deploying criminals and sometimes children as proxies, two senior British police officers said on July...