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Sixty-five projects awarded arts and culture grants
KARE 11 - Minnesota
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July 9, 2025
Minneapolis announced $700 in grants to 65 projects across seven districts. MINNEAPOLIS — In a press release today, Minneapolis announced it will grant $700,000 in funding to 65 projects across the city’s seven cultural districts. Minneapolis...
The significance of a rediscovered antique Chinese typewriter
WQLN - Pennsylvania
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July 9, 2025
The recent discovery of an antique Chinese typewriter has revived questions of language, translation and sovereignty. NPR’s Emily Feng reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2025 WBUR
Ranking all the Superman movies
Salt Lake City Weekly
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The arrival of James Gunn's Superman in theaters marks the latest attempt to re-launch DC Comics' centerpiece character. Here's a ranked retrospective of the nearly-50-year history of the Son of Krypton on the big screen as a solo act (no...
China-Europe rail connection gets extended to Morocco
Rail Freight
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July 9, 2025
A freight train departed from the Chinese metropolis of Chengdu is on its way to the Moroccan port of Tangier, Africa’s largest port. This is the first time for such a service, which uses the railways from China to Spain via Germany and then sea...
Kellyanne Conway Slams Promotion Of The New ‘Superman’ Movie With 1 Truly Baffling Criticism
HuffPost
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July 9, 2025
Former Trump White House counselor Kellyanne Conway recently expressed her dismay after director James Gunn said that his new “Superman” movie is a story about the value of “basic human kindness” — and that the DC comic book character is an...
China broadens injury insurance in emerging jobs
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) China is broadening its trial occupational injury insurance program to include more workers in emerging job sectors, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced on Tuesday. As of July 1, the program now covers 10...
Cambodia Prepares for Durian Exports to China
Produce Report
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According to a news report by the Khmer Times, 12 Cambodian durian orchards and 30 packing facilities have been approved by China’s General Administration of Customs and are preparing to begin exports of fresh durians to the Chinese market. On...
Chinese vice premier calls for agricultural innovation, technological self-reliance
China Internet Information Center
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BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong has stressed the importance of promoting agricultural sci-tech innovation and the application of such advances, and of achieving greater self-reliance and strength in agricultural...
Excitement builds for Brantford's CallHome Music Festival
Chatham This Week
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Walk Off the Earth will headline the CallHome Music Festival in Brantford on Friday July 18, 2025. The two-day festival will also feature headliners The Glorious Sons on Saturday. The drummer for a headlining...
Ukraine Charges Chinese Father-Son Duo With Stealing Missile Technology
The Epoch Times
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July 9, 2025
People walk past the Chinese Embassy building in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 20, 2023. Roman Pilipey/Getty Images Ukraine’s counterintelligence agency has arrested a Chinese father and son suspected of trying to smuggle anti-ship missile technology...
China Development Bank and DBSA seal R5bn loan agreement to bolster African infrastructure
IOL
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The China Development Bank (CDB) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have signed a landmark loan facility agreement worth $293 million (around R5.2 billion). CDB is the largest bank for infrastructure investment and financing in...
MGM China positioned as largest market-share gainer in 2Q25: Citigroup
Asia Gaming Brief
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July 9, 2025
Macau gaming operator MGM China is expected to be the largest market-share gainer among Macau’s 6 casino operators in the 2Q25, according to a recent investment memo from Citigroup analysts George Choi and Timothy Chau. The gaming operator is...
Beijing’s Triangular Play: Weaving Development, Diplomacy, and Multilateralism
The Diplomat
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July 8, 2025
In recent years, China has quietly shifted its strategy in international development cooperation. Once focused almost exclusively on bilateral assistance, Beijing now embraces triangular development cooperation, a transformative aid modality...
Major colleges face heat over Chinese scholarship ties as espionage concerns mount
Fox News
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July 9, 2025
Fox News correspondent David Spunt reports on the latest espionage attempts by Iran and China on 'Special Report.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The China Select Committee is launching an investigation into universities...
Nvidia's China‐Tailored Blackwell Chip Signals Adjusted Strategy
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Nvidia is set to begin production of a new, lower‐spec Blackwell‐architecture AI chip for the Chinese market as early as June, aimed at complying with US export controls while maintaining its presence in the nation's...
China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply
The Conversation
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July 9, 2025
As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the next spiritual leader will be selected. Controversially, the Chinese government has suggested it wants more power over...
Helmuth Stone’s Fine Art Makes Splash With Bidder Pool
Antiques and The Arts
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July 8, 2025
“Suma” by David Davidovich Burliuk (Ukranian/American, 1882-1967), 1922, oil on canvas, 21 by 27 inches framed, had provenance to a private Atlanta collection and earned top-lot status at $24,375 ($10/20,000). Review by Kiersten Busch SARASOTA,...
Urgent: Chinese premier calls on China, Arab countries to further align development strategies
Xinhua News Agency
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CAIRO, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here on Wednesday that China is ready to further align its development strategies with Arab countries. In a meeting with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, Li also called on...
GOP urges US universities to cut ties with Chinese-backed scholarship program
Fergus Now - Minnesota
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July 9, 2025
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are urging seven U.S. universities to cut ties with a Chinese scholarship program that lawmakers call a “nefarious mechanism” to steal technology for the Chinese government. In letters to Dartmouth College, the...
China's cyber warfare & South China Sea dispute: New threat actors and India's strategic dilemma
ETGovernment
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July 9, 2025
As India aligns more closely with China’s rivals, it should be prepared for potential cyber retaliation from Chinese threat actors.China's exertion of authority over the South China Sea (SCS) in recent years has resulted in tensions with resident...