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Revoking China student visas accelerates U.S. science decline
The Robesonian - North Carolina
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June 6, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday, May 28, that the administration will begin to “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students.” The U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security will make changes (yet unspecified) to...
India-Central Asia dialogue condemns terrorism, calls for cooperation
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 6, 2025
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue concluded with a strong condemnation of terrorism and a commitment to enhance cooperation in the region in the backdrop of the April 22 Pahalgan terror attack, which claimed the...
Chetham's & Royal Northern College to Launch Orchestral Pathway for Chinese Musicians
The Violin Channel
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June 6, 2025
Manchester's Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and Chetham's School of Music have come together to launch a new partnership targeted at students from China. The Orchestral Pathway will create a seamless set of steps that guide students from...
Fresno County students prepare for National History Day competition in Maryland
ABC 30 - California
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June 7, 2025
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A group project centered around death and dying is launching Fresno County students onto the national stage. Rehearsals are underway again as these students prepare to take part in a nationwide competition. The...
Mar-a-Lago accord may aid China
Bangkok Post
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June 6, 2025
The provisional trade deal reached by China and the United States in Geneva last month exceeded expectations, with the two sides agreeing to roll back for 90 days the majority of tariffs and other countermeasures they had imposed in the preceding...
FOCUS:Japan PM vows rice policy overhaul as prices soar before key election
Kyodo News+
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Facing escalating public grievances over soaring rice prices and with a crucial national election looming this summer, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is targeting one of Japan's most sensitive and politically entrenched agricultural policies. As...
Resilience, a Private Japanese Spacecraft, Crash-Landed on the Moon
Scientific American
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June 6, 2025
A Japanese Spacecraft Has Crash-Landed on the Moon—Again Investigations by the Japanese company ispace identified issues with speed and an altitude sensor that likely doomed the lander By Rachel Fieldhouse & Nature magazine A SpaceX Falcon 9...
Gold Creek School closing for final time, after more than 100 years
KBZK Bozeman - Montana
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June 7, 2025
GOLD CREEK — As schools across Montana reach the end of their year, it’s a much more significant moment for one rural school in Powell County, which will soon be closing its doors for the final time. Jonathon Ambarian This classroom — the original...
World News | Federal Judge Approves USD 2.8B Settlement, Paving Way for US Colleges to Pay Athletes Millions
Latestly
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June 7, 2025
Washington, Jun 7 (AP) A federal judge signed off on arguably the biggest change in the history of college sports on Friday, clearing the way for schools to begin paying their athletes millions of dollars as soon as next month as the...
Former US envoy to China says both countries need ‘to give a little’ to secure a trade deal
PRI - The World
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June 6, 2025
US President Donald Trump picked up the phone on Thursday and talked to Chinese Leader Xi Jinping for the first time since taking office in January. “He invited me to China, and I invited him here. We’ve both accepted,” Trump later said at the...
Trump's trade talk delegation is set to face off with China's negotiators in London. Here is what's at stake.
Business Insider
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June 7, 2025
Three top Trump administration economic officials will face off against Chinese negotiators in a renewed effort to break the US-China trade deadlock. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Trade...
Dole Japan transforms imperfect bananas into charcoal to combat food waste
The Mainichi
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Burning banana charcoals are seen in this photo provided by Dole Japan Inc. TOKYO -- More than 60 companies in Japan are utilizing imperfect bananas, which would otherwise be discarded, to combat food waste. Fruit and vegetable producer and vendor...
US China Trade Talks Set For June 9; Crypto Market To Rally?
Coingape
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June 6, 2025
US-China trade relations will take center stage once again on June 9, as senior officials from both countries meet for trade discussions in London. The discussions follow a phase where both nations were dealing with rising disputes, mainly about...
Exhibition on "Angkor and China: Ceramic Roof Tiles Tradition and Maritime Trade Road" held in Cambodia's tourist hub
Xinhua News Agency
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PHNOM PENH, June 7 (Xinhua) -- A six-month exhibition on "Angkor and China: Ceramic Roof Tiles Tradition and Maritime Trade Road" has been held at the Preah Norodom Sihanouk-Angkor Museum in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, the APSARA...
World News | Japan Approves 20 Trillion Yen Plan for Disaster-resilient Infrastructure
Latestly
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June 7, 2025
Tokyo [Japan], June 7 (ANI/WAM): The Japanese government on Friday approved a plan to enhance the disaster resilience of the country's infrastructure over the next five years, with the project expected to cost more than 20 trillion yen (USD 139...
As Covid-19 cases in India cross 5,000-mark, states issue advisories
Hindustan Times
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June 7, 2025
As Covid-19 cases across India crossed the 5,000 mark on Friday, states began issuing advisories, while the Centre conducted mock drills to assess facility-level preparedness. All states have also been instructed to conduct proper Covid-19 testing...
Make Horizon part of trade talks, universities tell Canberra
University of Nottingham
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June 6, 2025
The chief lobbyist for universities Down Under has embarked on a “fact gathering” mission in Brussels, in the hope of shoehorning Horizon Europe into Australia’s resuscitated trade talks with the European Union. Universities Australia (UA) chief...
Walmart CEO McMillon talks wages, worker education, and tariffs
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal
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June 7, 2025
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on Friday (June 6) continued to push his message of wage and education support for the 2.1 million employees who run the stores, distribution centers and other operations at the Bentonville-based global retail giant. “My...
Some child care facilities in Japan replacing Father's Day, Mother's Day with 'family day'
The Mainichi
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(Getty Images) TOKYO -- Father's Day, which falls on June 15 this year in Japan, is approaching. However, an increasing number of day care centers and kindergartens across the country are establishing "family day" instead of celebrating Father's...
Trump announces US-China trade talks in London to take place Monday
The Gazette - Colorado
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President Donald Trump announced Friday that U.S. officials will meet with their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday to discuss trade. The United States and China have been at a trade impasse since signing a 90-day tariff ceasefire in May....