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Trump bet China would face ‘tremendous difficulties’ without U.S. consumers—Beijing just focused on the rest of the world instead

Trump bet China would face ‘tremendous difficulties’ without U.S. consumers—Beijing just focused on the rest of the world instead

At the beginning of his tariff standoff with Beijing, President Trump was confident in his strong hand. China’s economy was reliant on U.S. consumers, he said, and so it would have to make some compromises or risk losing them. “China has been hit much harder than the USA, not even close,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, the social media site …

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Drug-resistant superbugs’ spread surging, World Health Organization warns

Drug-resistant superbugs’ spread surging, World Health Organization warns

Geneva — The World Health Organization sounded the alarm Monday over soaring numbers of drug-resistant bacterial infections, compromising the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly. The United Nations’ health agency warned that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections worldwide in 2023 showed resistance to antibiotic treatments. “These findings are deeply concerning,” Yvan J-F. …

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Gretchen Walsh smashes world record at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

Gretchen Walsh smashes world record at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup

American Gretchen Walsh extended her torrid run of world records by breaking her own short-course record in the 50m butterfly at a World Aquatics Swimming World Cup meet in Carmel, Indiana. Walsh swam 23.72 seconds, beating her previous world record of 23.94 from last December’s World Short Course Championships. Walsh, who this time last year had never raced in a …

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From ‘superhumans’ to sequencing: How the next 50 years of science could shape our world

From ‘superhumans’ to sequencing: How the next 50 years of science could shape our world

LISTEN | Six Canadian scientists give their predictions for the next half-century: Quirks and Quarks54:00Celebrating 50 years of Quirks & Quarks! Our world has been transformed over the past 50 years through scientific discoveries once thought to be impossible.  Developments such as the rise of the internet, the decoding of the human genome and the rapid advances in artificial intelligence …

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Women’s World Cup 2025: Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone star in England victory over Sri Lanka

Women’s World Cup 2025: Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone star in England victory over Sri Lanka

England remain unbeaten in the Women’s World Cup after Nat Sciver-Brunt’s sensational century and a remarkable spell of 4-17 from Sophie Ecclestone set up a crushing 89-run win over Sri Lanka in Colombo. Having put England in to bat, Sri Lanka were left to rue dropping Sciver-Brunt on three, as she punished them with a run-a-ball 117 in England’s competitive …

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Novak Djokovic stunned by World No. 204 in tennis shocker

Novak Djokovic stunned by World No. 204 in tennis shocker

Novak Djokovic approached his relatively unknown opponent, the world’s No. 204 player, with a smile. He had just suffered one of the most shocking losses of his career, falling to to Valentin Vacherot in the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters, yet the tennis icon wanted to give his foe his proper credit. “You deserve it,” Djokovic said. “You played unbelievable. …

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