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Dyson plans new battery plant in Singapore
High-end appliance maker Dyson said yesterday that it would open a new factory in Singapore to manufacture next-generation batteries, as well as new facilities elsewhere to boost its research into AI and software development.
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Serbia to play Puerto Rico, China and South Sudan in basketball World Cup group stage
MANILA - Serbia have been drawn to play Puerto Rico, China and South Sudan in Group B of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, to be held in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan from August 25 through September 10.
The draw ceremony was held in Manila on Saturday.
Panel to suggest ending Japan’s controversial ‘trainee’ scheme
A Japanese government panel is set to recommend the closure of a controversial vocational training scheme for young people from developing countries, an immigration official said yesterday.
The country's "technical intern" program was launched three decades ago and has long been criticised by campaigners as a hotbed of abuse and discrimination.
The US has deployed a Warship to the South China Sea amid Beijing's Exercises off Taiwan
China simulated a "secession" of Taiwan on today's third day of military exercises around the island, and the US, in a show of force, deployed a warship in waters claimed by China, AFP reported.
China launched the drills in response to a meeting between Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in the US.
China rehearses 'sealing off' Taiwan, US deploys naval destroyer
China simulated "sealing off" Taiwan during a third day of wargames around the self-ruled island on Monday, as the United States deployed a naval destroyer into Beijing-claimed waters in a show of force.
China simulated Precision Strikes on Taiwan on the Second Day of its Military Exercises
China's armed forces have simulated precision strikes against Taiwan on the second day of Chinese military exercises around the island. Taiwan's Ministry of Defense reported numerous flights by the Chinese air force, as well as monitoring China's missile forces, Reuters reported.
Overfishing threatens way of life in Bahamas
Tereha Davis, whose family has fished for conch from waters around the Bahamas for five generations, remembers when she could walk into the water from the beach and pick up the marine snails from the seabed.
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Bulgaria Ranks 77th in the World in Terms of Happiness
Finns are the happiest people in the world. This is clear from the World Happiness Report published on Monday. Finland has been ranked as the country with the happiest population in the world for the sixth year in a row. Bulgaria is in 77th place.
Chinese military says 'warned' US warship to leave S China Sea
The Chinese military said it had tracked a US warship in the South China Sea on Thursday and "warned it to leave" waters claimed by Beijing.
China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea -- a strategic waterway through which trillions of dollars in trade passes annually -- despite an international court ruling that the assertion has no legal basis.
Serbia beat Great Britain to qualify for basketball world cup
BELGRADE - The Serbia men's national basketball team has qualified for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup after beating Great Britain 101-83 (28-20, 18-21, 28-19, 27-23) in a decisive qualifying game in Belgrade on Monday evening.