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Apr 17, 2025 - World

Jensen Huang causes stir on social media and is reported to have met founder of AI company DeepSeekBusiness live – latest updatesThe chief executive of the American chip maker Nvidia visited Beijing on Thursday, days after the US issued fresh restrictions on sales of the only AI chip it was still allowed to sell to China.Jensen Huang’s surprise visit was on the invitation of a trade organisation, according to a social media account affiliated with state media. Continue reading...

Apr 17, 2025 - World

Donald Trump was up early on Thursday morning, launching a fresh attack on Fed chair Jerome Powell for ignoring his demand to lower interest rates while threatening him with termination. In apparent reaction to reports that the European Central Bank (ECB) is poised to cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year today, the president –– reeling from criticism about his handling of the economy –– tried to shift the blame to Powell. Coming a day after Powell instead warned about the tariff war Trump began, and stated, "Without price stability, we cannot achieve the long periods of strong labor market conditions that benefit all Americans,” hinting at no rate reduction on the horizon, Trump flipped out on Truth Social.ALSO READ: 'Dictatorship, not a town hall': Families 'distraught' as MTG disruptors tased and jailed Early Thursday, he wrote, "The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, 'Too Late' Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete 'mess!'" He then insisted that, "Oil prices are down, groceries (even eggs!) are down, and the USA is getting RICH ON TARIFFS. Too Late should have lowered Interest Rates, like the ECB, long ago, but he should certainly lower them now."Trump also added, "Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough!" You can see his post here.

Apr 17, 2025 - World

Findings from Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region indicate traditional eating habits in rural Africa can boost the immune system and reduce inflammationPlantains, cassava and fermented banana drink should be added to global healthy eating guidelines alongside the olive oil, tomatoes and red wine of the Mediterranean diet, say researchers who found the traditional diet of people living in Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region had a positive impact on the body’s immune system.Traditional foods enjoyed in rural villages also had a positive impact on markers of inflammation, the researchers found in a study published this month in the journal Nature Medicine. Continue reading...

Apr 17, 2025 - World

Russia remains a key arms supplier in South-east Asia, and Trump’s unstable leadership is providing more opportunities to make inroadsA defence industry report claiming that Russia requested a permanent base for its warplanes in Indonesia’s remote Papua region, right on Australia’s northern doorstep, sent Canberra into a tailspin. But in Indonesia, it was the frenzy whipped up in Australia’s tight election campaign that came as the real surprise.Foreign policy and defence experts are highly sceptical about the prospect that Jakarta would ever acquiesce to such a Russian request, and besides, it is hardly new. Moscow has sought permanent basing rights for its planes at Indonesia’s Biak airfield in Papua for almost half a century – and not once has it won approval. Continue reading...

Apr 16, 2025 - World

Joshua Sullivan was abducted from his church by four gunmen, but is now recovering and in ‘excellent condition’South African police have rescued an American pastor who was abducted last week while he was conducting a sermon, as kidnappings have soared over the last decade in the country.Three unidentified suspects were killed during the “high-intensity shootout” on Tuesday in which Joshua Sullivan, a missionary from Tennessee, was rescued, the Hawks, the police unit that deals with serious crime in South Africa, said in a statement. Continue reading...