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July 11, 2025 2:42 PM

China’s GDP growth set to slow, raising pressure on policymakers

China's economy is expected to have slowed down in the second quarter from a solid start to the year as trade tensions with the United States added to deflationary pressures, reinforcing expectations that Beijing may need to roll out more stimulus. ...

July 11, 2025 1:25 PM

Security, trade in focus as Australia PM Albanese heads to China

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves for Shanghai on Saturday on an official visit to China where regional security tensions and efforts to grow economic ties are likely to dominate talks. Australia's exports to China, its largest tradi...

July 10, 2025 5:18 PM

Dubai to debut restaurant operated by an AI chef

In Dubai, your dinner might soon come with a side of source code. WOOHOO, a restaurant that bills itself as "dining in the future", is set to open in September in central Dubai, a stone's throw from the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa. F...

July 10, 2025 5:21 PM

Iran urges UN nuclear watchdog to drop ‘double standards’

Iran's president said on Thursday the U.N. nuclear watchdog should drop its "double standards" if Tehran is to resume cooperation with it over the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme, Iranian state media reported. President Masoud Pezeshkian last w...

July 10, 2025 5:24 PM

Israel says missile launched from Yemen was intercepted

Yemen's Houthi militant group said on Thursday they had attacked Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv area with a ballistic missile, while the Israeli military said the missile from Yemen was intercepted after air raid sirens were triggered in s...

 

Last updated on: 4th Aug 2025