On May 25, Huawei semiconductor chief He Tingbo unveiled LogicFolding , an architecture intended to advance chip performance without relying on ever-smaller transistors. Presented alongside Huawei’s “ Tau Scaling Law ,” the approach prioritizes signal speed over transistor dimensions. It...
ACCRA, Ghana — Elmina Castle is a historic crime scene for many Africans and African descendants. Every year, thousands of tourists, mostly diasporans wanting to connect with their ancestry, walk through its ‘Door of No Return,’ through which enslaved people...
Nordic energy company Fortum on Thursday said it had submitted a state aid application to start talks with the Swedish state on the terms and conditions to advance a new nuclear power project in Sweden as the Nordic country bets...
The consequences of flooding extend far beyond damaged roads and infrastructure. They reach America’s farmlands, the soul of America’s food supply. Credit: Shutterstock By Esther Ngumbi and Christy Gibson URBANA, Illinois, US, Aug 27 2026 (IPS) Across the U.S. Midwest , from Illinois...
Two fishers at work in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Fisheries is a socially and economically important sector for India. Credit: Bharath Thampi/IPS By Bharath Thampi THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India,, Aug 27 2026 (IPS) India is ranked the second-largest fish-producing nation globally, accounting for around 8 percent...
BEIT JALA / West Bank / PNN / From the Wadi al-Makhrour valley near Beit Jala, Palestinian activist Alice Kisiya has launched an initiative she says aims to protect the Palestinian Christian presence and church property, while pushing for international recognition...
Why Advanced-Node Clock Networks Need More Than Timing Closure Timing closure has been one of the semiconductor industry’s most reliable measures of design readiness for decades. Static timing analysis (STA) is a critical enabler for this process. It allows analysis of...
TODAY’S NUMBERS €210bn (frozen Russian assets Brussels wants to mobilize) · €90bn (fallback EU loan already agreed) · €23.1bn (Ukraine’s funding gap even with that fallback). The gap is why Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland are reviving the plan...
Gold-Backed Yuan System While no shovel has yet broken ground on dedicated Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) vaults outside Hong Kong, the architecture of a Global South alternative trade settlement system based on a gold-backed yuan is in play. Building an underlying non-Western...
Pakistan’s Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir’s trip to Iran on August 24 has ignited new hope for a negotiated end to the the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. He arrived in Tehran with “ fresh proposals...
British police have run more than a dozen training sessions since 2023 for countries that the government has flagged for their poor human rights record, Declassified UK can reveal. The College of Policing, the professional body for policing in England and...
The War Enters a New Phase Six months after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, the conflict appears to be entering an endgame defined by economic pressure, military deterrence and a lack of a clear path to...
Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with a series of questions on the US and China, including a look at the likely toothless threats implied by Trump's "Economic D-Day" agenda, China's role or lack thereof in a breakdown...
Thailand plans to accelerate the rollout of renewable energy sources and embrace nuclear power for the first time to cut reliance on imported LNG in the wake of the Middle East crisis, Energy Minister Akanat Promphan told Bloomberg in an...
A beam clears its strength check with margin, then fails on deflection. The section goes up two sizes. Connection details, supporting members, and erection clearances get reworked behind it. The cause is usually the same: the section was screened on...
Poland has asked the European Commission to impose a €250 million ($291.3 million) fine on Meta, accusing the social media company of failing to adequately tackle fraudulent advertisements and scams on its platforms. Polish Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski said...
Six months into the Iran war, OPEC+ is facing an unprecedented challenge to its influence over global oil markets. The alliance, which once had considerable power to shape prices by adjusting production, is now struggling to offset supply disruptions caused...
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Yet another tanker has been struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said today, as quoted by DPA. The report follows earlier attacks that continue despite efforts on the part of Pakistan and...
There is a harsh paradox in today’s sustainability debate. The tools for understanding environmental risk are becoming more sophisticated: financed emissions, climate-risk models, taxonomies, transition plans and carbon pricing are increasingly part of the language of business and finance. This...
China Radio International has been broadcasting since 1993. Its mission is to introduce China to the world and present the world to China. Broadcasting in 80 languages, it is one of the world's major international broadcasters. It operates a multi-language...
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railways has been in the spotlight recently. Many observers have highlighted the project, which connects trade routes from China (Kashgar) through Kyrgyzstan to Andijan in Uzbekistan and then on to Europe, as part of an era of power...
Views of settlements in the Rasuwa district in north-central Nepal covered in mud following the devastating flash floods that swept through the area on Aug. 26, 2026, causing widespread destruction to homes, roads and other infrastructure. CREDIT: UNICEF/UN0914644/ Skanda Gautam By...
On paper, Alexander Vindman’s loss in last week’s Florida Democratic Senate was a shocking upset. After all, Vindman had a 16-to-1 fundraising advantage and far more national name recognition than the winner — progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon. But the results...
Over the last month, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has engaged in two controversial and rare interventions in financial markets. The first came in early August when the U.S. Treasury joined the government of Japan in its efforts to strengthen the yen...
By: Ainur Rohmah Indonesia’s experiment with decentralization is facing a tough test under President Prabowo Subianto. As Jakarta pulls billions of dollars in regional funding back to the center to finance his signature programs, local governments are left with less money...
The continuing proceedings under the Indus Waters Treaty have exposed an uncomfortable contradiction at the heart of the international system: international institutions can create legal mechanisms to manage disputes, but they cannot always compel powerful states to participate in them....
There is very little information on CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow. Even so, there is enough information to make some observations. One reason for Ratcliffe’s visit was to warn Moscow about replacing the Kyiv regime, which Washington fears...
In late 1861, Union soldiers in Bloomfield, Missouri, found the local newspaper’s office empty and decided to put it to good use. Stars and Stripes covered the activities of the three Illinois regiments. Their commander in chief, of course, was US...
Almost half of the world’s oil supply is produced in regions currently engaged in hot conflicts, Reuters reported this week. The situation raises questions about long-term oil supply security and the limits to diversification. The Middle East, of course, is...
There will not be a regular newsletter Thursday as one of our kids is heading back to college at the end of the week. Given that Xi leaves for the SCO summit on August 30, the August Politburo meeting will...
The global semiconductor market in the second quarter of 2026 was $368 billion, according to WSTS. 2Q 2026 set records for growth: up 35% from 1Q 2026 and up a phenomenal 104% from 2Q 2025. The previous record growth was...
The Iran war has entered a stage for Washington in which deciding how to end it may prove more difficult than deciding how to start and sustain it. Within the U.S. ruling establishment, the growing divide between Donald Trump and...
Alongside boosting exploration and production offshore its home market Norway, Equinor is pursuing an international growth strategy, aiming to significantly increase its overseas oil and gas output by focusing on fewer but more lucrative regions such as the U.S., Brazil,...
Octopus boss Greg Jackson has called on Andy Burnham to deliver “urgent reform” to the energy market to protect households from “volatile” gas prices. Jackson, founder of the UK’s biggest household electricity supplier, said: “The government’s decision to take VAT...
GAZA /PNN/ The head of the “Board of Peace” for Gaza, Nikolay Mladenov, said Hamas has agreed in principle to transfer governing authority in the territory to a technocratic committee and to hand over weapons as part of a broader U.S.-backed...
Saudi Arabia is not waiting for the Strait of Hormuz to return to normal to deliver its crude to Asia. It is building a workaround, one tanker handoff at a time. Saudi Aramco is offering more September crude to Asian...
HEBRON, West Bank /PNN / Residents of Khillet al-Farra, a small community west of Yatta near the border with the town of al-Samu, have endured years of difficult living conditions due to a lack of basic services, leaving daily life a...
Authors: Raymond James Floreani and Julian Spencer Churchill PhD Friday, August 21st, 2026, is a day that will certainly be etched into the minds of average everyday Canadians. It is when Donald Trump directed the United States government at midnight...
China’s push to squeeze more oil and gas from home is paying off just as imported energy becomes more geopolitically complicated. CNOOC posted record first-half profit and production on Wednesday, helped by higher oil prices following the Iran war and...
GAZA CITY /PNN / Grape farming in the Gaza Strip is facing a sharp decline after years of war-related destruction, with farmers citing widespread land levelling, shortages of fertilisers and pesticides, and soaring production costs as key factors behind the crisis...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank /PNN/ A Palestinian man from Bethlehem has issued a humanitarian appeal to donors, officials and charitable organisations, seeking assistance as he struggles with severe health and financial challenges while caring for his three children with special needs. Mahmoud Abayat...
HEBRON, West Bank / PNN / As a prolonged water crisis grips the rural area of Masafer Yatta, water tanker drivers continue to travel between scattered communities to deliver much-needed supplies, despite dangerous conditions and obstacles that can turn a single...
From Media Restrictions to a Legal Architecture of Silence The most consequential development in Afghanistan’s information environment may no longer be the individual restrictions imposed on journalists. It is the transformation of those restrictions into a broader system of legal...
Volodymyr Zelensky’s unexpected decision to honor SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with Ukraine’s Order of Freedom has brought renewed attention to the way the Starlink satellite network operates in Ukraine and to the potential risks for Musk’s business empire. Zelensky Seeks Ways...
When monsters square off, they are quick to showcase their asymmetrical superpowers. Take Godzilla, for instance. Thanks to U.S. atomic testing in the Pacific, the dinosaur-like sea creature has explosive, radioactive breath that can destroy everything in its path. His archenemy...
By James Alix Michel VICTORIA, Seychelles, Aug 26 2026 (IPS) Across this vast ocean, the latest monitoring by Mercator Ocean International shows marine heatwave conditions ranging from moderate to severe. At the same time, the World Meteorological Organization expects a strong El...
In 2025, Rob Geist Pinfold wrote, “The March Massacres Show That Syria Urgently Needs Solutions, Not Sanctions,” in which he argued that sanctions relief was a major way the West could positively engage with the new Syrian government. A year...
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