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Donald Trump

Netanyahu-Trump Talks Raise Hopes of Gaza Ceasefire

WASHINGTON, USA — After 21 months of intense fighting in Gaza, a potential breakthrough in ceasefire negotiations is emerging as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. The talks come amid renewed American diplomatic pressure and growing regional instability, fuelling cautious optimism…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Homeless

In a Nation Growing Hostile Toward Drugs and Homelessness, Los Angeles Tries Leniency

LOS ANGELES — Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a canopy-covered courtyard — some waiting to take a shower, do laundry, or get medication for addiction treatment. Others relaxed on shaded grass and charged their phones as an intake line…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Xi Jinping

Xi pays tribute to martyrs in resistance war against Japanese aggression

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits the memorial hall commemorating the Hundred-Regiment Campaign during the war of resistance against Japanese aggression, when inspecting Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, July 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Xi Jinping

Xi inspects manufacturing company in Shanxi

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has a cordial conversation with workers at the Yangquan Valve Co., Ltd. in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, July 7, 2025. Xi inspected the company here on…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Space Debris

Ani-com space doubles in size to welcome more visitors

Ani-com & Games Hong Kong (ACGHK) organisers said on Tuesday that the space set aside for the fair will be doubled this year, in order to accommodate more visitors. Halls 1 and 3 of the Convention and Exhibition Centre will be filled with more than 750 booths, across an area…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Hiroshima

In Hiroshima, search for remains keeps war alive for lone volunteer, Asia News

NINOSHIMA, Japan — Dozens of times a year, Rebun Kayo takes a ferry to a small island across from the port of Hiroshima in search of the remains of those killed by the atomic bomb 80 years ago. For the 47-year-old researcher, unearthing even the tiniest fragments on Ninoshima Island…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Brasilia

Brazil boosts betting regulation with tech industry alliance

Leading technology companies have pledged to support Brazil’s betting regulator in tackling illegal gambling and removing unlicensed betting content from their platforms. The partnership, formalized on July 3 at the Ministry of Finance in Brasília, establishes direct communication between the Secretariat of Prizes and Bets (SPA) and digital platforms, allowing…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Nuclear Weapons

Reconciliation law offers radiation compensation to more people

The reconciliation law signed by President Donald Trump last week will provide greater compensation to more victims of radiation exposure from America’s nuclear weapons programs through 2028, putting an end to a yearslong lobbying effort. The language in the fiscal 2025 law spearheaded by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., would expand…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

NSA

Post Office inquiry chair ‘cannot rule out’ scandal caused 13 suicides

Post Office scandal public inquiry publishes its first report after three years of gathering and analysing evidence, examining the human impact on victims and the compensation process By Karl Flinders, Chief reporter and senior editor EMEA Published: 08 Jul 2025 12:00 The chair of the Post Office scandal public inquiry…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Vietnam

How Vietnam is using crypto to fix its FATF reputation

Key takeaways On June 14, 2025, Vietnam’s National Assembly approved the Law on Digital Technology Industry, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Vietnam’s crypto regulation is part of a broader effort to meet FATF standards after being gray-listed in 2023 due to AML/CFT deficiencies. The law distinguishes between crypto assets (e.g., Bitcoin,…

bubmagJuly 8, 2025

Netanyahu-Trump Talks Raise Hopes of Gaza Ceasefire

In a Nation Growing Hostile Toward Drugs and Homelessness, Los Angeles Tries Leniency

Xi pays tribute to martyrs in resistance war against Japanese aggression

Xi inspects manufacturing company in Shanxi

Ani-com space doubles in size to welcome more visitors

In Hiroshima, search for remains keeps war alive for lone volunteer, Asia News

Brazil boosts betting regulation with tech industry alliance

Reconciliation law offers radiation compensation to more people

Post Office inquiry chair ‘cannot rule out’ scandal caused 13 suicides

How Vietnam is using crypto to fix its FATF reputation

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