Joint Statement from the Trilateral Meeting of the United States of America, Japan, and the Republic of Korea in New York City

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. Begin Text: Secretary of State of the United States of America Marco Rubio, Foreign Minister of Japan Iwaya Takeshi, and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Cho Hyun met on September 22 in […]

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California: Tweet at Governor Newsom to Get A.B. 566 Signed Into Law

We need your help to make a common-sense bill into California law. Despite the fact that California has one of the nation’s most comprehensive data privacy laws, it’s not always easy for people to exercise those privacy rights. A.B. 566 intends to make it easy by directing browsers to give all their users the option […]

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Shipping faces ‘stormy seas’ as trade slows and costs rise

After firm expansion last year, seaborne trade volumes are forecast to rise by just 0.5 per cent in 2025, the slowest pace in years, according to the agency’s Review of Maritime Transport 2025, launched in Geneva. The slowdown comes as geopolitical tensions, new trade barriers and climate pressures reshape shipping routes, push up costs and […]

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UN moves to close dangerous void in AI governance

Investment, optimism and anxiety: these are three of the big drivers of interest in artificial intelligence and its implications.  Because the challenges and opportunities are global, the responses also need to be far more comprehensive than the fragmented and siloed solutions that have been enacted thus far: A UN report from 2024 found that 118 countries […]

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Glencore in Talks to Sell 75% Stake in Kamoto Copper Unit Amid Strategic Shift

At this stage, no official sale price has been disclosed for Glencore’s 75% stake in the Kamoto Copper Company (KCC). However, sources familiar with the matter have confirmed that Glencore previously rejected an unsolicited offer from Orion Resource Partners, which was working in partnership with Abu Dhabi’s ADQ. While the valuation of the asset remains […]

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FAA Proposes $3.1 Million Fine Against Boeing Over Safety Violations

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed civil penalties totaling $3,139,319 against Boeing for a series of safety violations identified between September 2023 and February 2024. The enforcement action follows a high-profile incident on January 5, 2024, when a door plug detached mid-flight from a Boeing 737 MAX 9, prompting renewed scrutiny […]

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Roche to Acquire 89bio in $3.5 Billion Deal to Expand Weight-Loss Portfolio

BASEL — Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has agreed to acquire U.S.-based biotech firm 89bio in a deal valued at up to $3.5 billion, marking a strategic move into the rapidly expanding weight-loss therapeutics market. The acquisition centers on 89bio’s lead candidate, pegozafermin, a novel compound in late-stage development for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and severe hypertriglyceridemia—conditions […]

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Eli Lilly to Manufacture Experimental Weight-Loss Pill at New $6.5 Billion Texas Facility

U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has announced plans to produce its next-generation experimental weight-loss pill, orforglipron, at a newly proposed $6.5 billion manufacturing facility in Texas. The investment marks one of the company’s largest single-site expansions and reflects growing demand for obesity treatments worldwide. Orforglipron, a once-daily oral GLP-1 receptor agonist, is currently undergoing clinical […]

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Boeing Secures Record Order as Uzbekistan Airways Commits to 22 Dreamliners Valued at Over $8 Billion

Boeing has announced its largest-ever single order from Uzbekistan Airways, with the carrier agreeing to purchase up to 22 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The deal, valued at over $8 billion according to President Donald Trump, marks a significant milestone for both the U.S. aerospace giant and Uzbekistan’s national airline. The agreement includes firm orders and options […]

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Mexican Allies Raise Alarms About New Mass Surveillance Laws, Call for International Support

The Mexican government passed a package of outrageously privacy-invasive laws in July that gives both civil and military law enforcement forces access to troves of personal data and forces every individual to turn over biometric information regardless of any suspicion of crime.    The laws create a new interconnected intelligence system dubbed the Central Intelligence […]

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