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      6 June

      TSMC ‘feeling good’ about possible Germany plant, chairman says

      Mark Liu says chipmaker is negotiating subsidies with German government as it considers first facility in Europe. Chipmaker TSMC is considering to construct its first European factory in Germany Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is feeling “good” about talks over a possible first European factory in Germany and is discussing subsidies with the host country’s government, the company’s chairman has said. TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, is the world’s largest contract chipmaker and has been in talks with the German state of Saxony since 2021 about building a fabrication plant, or a fab, in Dresden. The European Union has approved the EU Chips Act, a 43 billion euro ($46.07bn) subsidy plan to double its chipmaking capacity by 2030 in an attempt…

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    • 6 June

      Living the ‘Chinese Dream’: Beijing’s new world order

      As Beijing boosts its diplomatic clout, analysts say it wants to “remould” and even supplant existing global institutions. China’s President Xi Jinping has stepped up diplomacy since the removal of COVID-19 curbs last year Ever since China abandoned its zero-COVID policy at the end of last year, Beijing has been involved in a flurry of engagements from East to West. A summit in India’s Goa, military drills in Singapore and South Africa, visits by the German chancellor and the French president as well as Chinese President Xi Jinping’s own visits to Russia and Saudi Arabia are just a few examples of Beijing’s recent whirlwind diplomacy. And while Western leaders have talked about decoupling or de-risking economic ties with China, the nation remains deeply integrated with the…

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    • 6 June

      Kuwait votes in parliamentary polls in hopes of ending deadlock

      Polls opened at 8am and the results will be announced on Wednesday. More than 793,000 eligible voters will have the chance to determine the makeup of the 50-seat legislature Voters in Kuwait have started to cast their ballots in the seventh legislative election in just over a decade, following repeated political crises that have undermined parliament and stalled reforms. Polling began at 8am (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday and will continue till 8pm (17:00 GMT). Results will be announced on Wednesday, the official Kuwait News Agency said. More than 793,000 eligible voters will have the chance to determine the makeup of the 50-seat legislature in the only Gulf Arab state to have an elected parliament with powers to hold the government to account.…

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    • 6 June

      Ukraine says Russian forces blew up Nova Kakhovka dam in Kherson

      Ukrainian authorities are evacuating residents in several areas following the destruction of large Soviet-era dam. A satellite image shows Nova Kakhovka dam in Kherson region, Ukraine, on June 5, 2023 Ukraine’s military said Russian forces have blown up a large dam in southern Ukraine, while the Moscow-installed official in the city of Nova Kakhovka in the Russian-controlled portion of the country’s Kherson region blamed the dam’s destruction on Ukrainian shelling. “The Kakhovka [reservoir] was blown up by the Russian occupying forces,” the southern command of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said on Tuesday on its Facebook page. “The scale of the destruction, the speed and volumes of water, and the likely areas of inundation are being clarified,” the army said. Ukraine’s military…

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    • 6 June

      World needs to invest, coordinate to prevent next pandemic, says Gilbert

      According to Nikolaj Gilbert, president and chief executive officer of PATH, a global health organisation, the world needs to make significant investments to possibly prevent another pandemic. Hyderabad: Ramping up disease surveillance systems and vaccine manufacturing facilities, coupled with expanding global research on potential pathogen candidates, can help the world improve its preparedness for the next pandemic, according to a top global bio-sciences expert. According to Nikolaj Gilbert, president and chief executive officer of PATH, a global health organisation, the world needs to make significant investments to possibly prevent another pandemic. “When people travel (around the world), we are going to see more epidemics. Local epidemics become regional or potential pandemics because we are more interconnected. Today, the world is…

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    • 6 June

      Microsoft to pay $20M to settle US charges of illegally collecting children’s data

      Federal Trade Commission charged that Microsoft gathered the data without notifying parents or obtaining their consent, and that it also illegally held onto the data. San Francisco: Microsoft will pay a fine of $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console. The agency charged that Microsoft gathered the data without notifying parents or obtaining their consent, and that it also illegally held onto the data. Those actions violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the FTC stated. In a blog post, Microsoft corporate vice president for Xbox Dave McCarthy outlined additional steps the company is now taking to improve its age…

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    • 6 June

      Floods in Haiti kill 42, displace 13,000 people

      85 people were injured, while 11 others remain unaccounted for after intense rainfall over the weekend in Haiti, reported CNN. Workers clean the Saint-Croix hospital after it was flooded by heavy rain last Saturday, in Leogane, Haiti, Monday, June 5, 2023. Port-au-Prince: At least 42 people have died and 13,000 others displaced after heavy floods triggered by torrential rain inundated homes across Haiti, according to a statement issued by the countrys Civil Protection Agency. The statement issued on Monday said that 85 people were injured, while 11 others remain unaccounted for after intense rainfall over the weekend caused several rivers throughout Haiti to overflow, which in turn sparked flash floods, flooding, rockslides and landslides, reports CNN. The displaced and mission persons were reported…

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    • 6 June

      Apple unveils a $3,500 headset as it wades into the world of virtual reality

      Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed the arrival of the sleek goggles — dubbed “Vision Pro” — at the company’s annual developers conference. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC22 developer conference with the announcement of the new Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. (Getty Images) California: Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularise new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination. After years of speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed the arrival of the sleek goggles — dubbed “Vision Pro” — at the company’s annual developers conference held on a park-like campus in Cupertino, California, that Apple’s late co-founder…

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    • 6 June

      Odisha train accident: King Charles III sends message of condolence to President Murmu

      King Charles III on Monday sent a condolence message to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing his profound shock and sadness London: Britain’s King Charles III on Monday sent a condolence message to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing his profound shock and sadness over the deadly train accident in Balasore, recalling his fond memories of a visit to Odisha 43 years ago. The accident, involving three trains, is one of the worst in the country and took place in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday night which has claimed an estimated 275 lives and left over 1,200 people injured. “Both my wife [Queen Camilla] and I have been most profoundly shocked and saddened by the news of such a dreadful accident outside Balasore. I would like to…

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    • 6 June

      China derides India’s military as no threat to Beijing and ‘unlikely to catch up’

      India’s military cannot challenge China as it is “unlikely to catch up” with it in the next few decades, said the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) delegation at Asia’s top security summit, as ties between the two nuclear neighbours continue to plummet. The delegation of the Chinese army at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore said India’s current capabilities in defence manufacturing and military modernisation are insufficient to counter Beijing. He underscored that PLA would, however, prefer dialogue, exchanges and negotiation to resolve territorial disputes. The armies of the two countries are involved in a continuing standoff over their shared border in the Himalayanan region. “India is unlikely to catch up to China in the coming decades because of its weak industrial infrastructure, while China…

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