China pig breeders go high-tech in self-sufficiency push
Tiny slivers of ear tissue snipped from hours-old piglets offer valuable clues for the team at Best Genetics Group (BGG) as it strives to improve the genetics of China’s ...
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Ukraine says it is holding off Russian assault in key eastern city
Ukrainian forces were successfully holding out against the assault in Sievierodonetsk, the general staff said on Wednesday, while Russian troops were bringing in new resources towards Donbas in an intense ...
Russian, Turkish defence ministers discuss Syria, grain exports from Ukraine
The Russian and Turkish defence ministers discussed a potential grain exports corridor from Ukraine and northern Syria, Turkey‘s defence ministry said, as Ankara and Moscow prepare for talks between ...
S.Korea, US, Japan lambast N.Korea missile tests, urge return to talks
North Korea’s recent missile tests were “serious, unlawful” provocations, senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan said on Wednesday, urging Pyongyang to return to dialogue and ...
NY bill aims to limit crypto miners using fossil fuel-generated power
The New York State Legislature has passed a bill that would impose a two-year moratorium on the use of fossil-fuel power plants to provide energy to miners of cryptocurrencies like ...
Britain makes crypto technology a priority for streamlining markets
Britain will begin live testing of crypto blockchain technology for traditional market activities such as trading and settlement of stocks and bonds next year as part of a drive to ...
UN-mandated rights inquiry rebukes Israel for seeking ‘complete control’
An independent commission of inquiry set up by the U.N. Human Rights Council after the 2021 Gaza war said Israel must do more than end the occupation of land Palestinians ...
Brazil’s Navy searching for British journalist missing in Amazon jungle
Brazil‘s Navy on Monday dispatched a crew of ten people to search for British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira who went missing while reporting in a ...
Venezuelan President Maduro to visit Turkey, meet Erdogan
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will pay a two-day official visit to Turkey beginning on Tuesday, the Turkish government said.
Maduro has repeatedly said he will visit Turkey, one of a ...
Russian parliament votes to tighten “foreign agents” law
The lower house of Russia’s parliament on Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill further tightening the country’s laws against “foreign agents”, at a time when President Vladimir ...
Italy’s PM Draghi vetoes technology transfer to China
Italy’s prime minister, Mario Draghi, has vetoed a transfer of technology and software to China in a deal involving industrial robot maker EFORT Intelligent Equipment 688165.SS, according to a ...
Prosecutors seek life sentences for murder of Dutch crime reporter
Dutch prosecutors on Tuesday sought the maximum sentence of life imprisonment against the suspected gunman and the getaway driver involved in last year’s killing of celebrity crime reporter Peter ...
UK rail union aims to shut network in 3 days of strikes
Strike action by rail workers on three days later this month will lead to a complete shut-down of Britain’s train network, their union said on Tuesday in what it ...
Johnson resigns from PGA Tour to play in Saudi-backed series
American two-time major champion Dustin Johnson said on Tuesday he had resigned from the PGA Tour to compete in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational that kicks off this week.
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Cryptoverse: The early birds betting bitcoin’s bottoming out
As the crypto winter creeps into June, the first signs of a thaw are emerging.
Some investors are now betting that bitcoin is bottoming out, judging by the money heading ...
EU agrees single mobile charging port in blow to Apple
Apple (AAPL.O) will have to change the connector on iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to a single mobile charging port for ...
Italian police hit Colombian cartel in one of Europe’s largest seizures
Italian police have seized 4.3 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of 240 million euros ($257 million), dealing a heavy blow to the Colombian Clan del Golfo drugs gang, investigators said on ...
US wins authority to seize Russian oligarch Abramovich’s planes
A US court has issued warrants for the seizure of two luxury planes owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich under U.S. measures imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ...
Russian parliament votes to exit European Court of Human Rights
The Russian State Duma on Tuesday passed a pair of bills ending the European Court of Human Rights’ jurisdiction in Russia, after Russia announced plans to exit the court amid ...
Battle in Ukraine’s east rages, Zelenskiy vows to retake territory
Ukrainian forces struggled to hold their ground in bloody street-to-street fighting in the eastern frontline city of Sievierodonetsk as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the situation was difficult, also pledging to ...
Russia says Mariupol, Berdyansk ports ready to ship grain
Russia’s defence minister said on Tuesday the Ukrainian ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol, seized by Russian forces, have been de-mined and are ready to resume grain shipments.
“The de-mining ...
Syrian, Russian forces boosted in northern Syria as they ready for Turkish offensive
Russia and Syrian government forces have been bolstered in northern Syria where Turkey may soon launch an offensive against Kurdish fighters, Turkish and rebel Syrian officials said, as Ankara prepares ...
Israel-Lebanon sea boundary row obstructs energy development
A dispute between Israel and Lebanon over their maritime boundary has obstructed energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean and risks exacerbating tensions between the two foes.
After months of deadlock ...
PSG’s Mbappe is world’s most valuable player
Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is the most valuable player in the world, according Swiss research group CIES Football Observatory, followed by Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr and new ...