Taiwan Stocks Tumble Nearly 10% Amid U.S. Tariff Shock

Taiwans stock market plunged almost 10% on Monday, marking its steepest drop in over a year as investors reacted to new U.S. import tariffs announced by President Donald Trump last week. The dramatic selloff came after a...

Indian Rupee Eyes Trade Tensions, RBI Rate Decision Amid Market Volatility

The Indian rupee is set to follow the dollar and Chinese yuan this week as global trade tensions escalate. It ended at 85.2350 against the U.S. dollar on Friday, marking a 0.3% weekly gainits third straight risesupported...

Japan Stocks Plunge Amid Trump’s New Tariffs and Auto Import Crackdown

Japans stock market took a sharp hit on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 index plummeting nearly 9% to a 17-month low of 30,629.50, following U.S. President Donald Trumps sweeping tariff announcement. As of 01:05 GMT, the index...

Japan Urges Tariff Relief as U.S. Duties Threaten Economic Growth

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced Monday that Japan will continue urging U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce tariffs, but cautioned that meaningful results may take time. Speaking to parliament, Ishiba...

Marine Le Pen Vows Peaceful Fight Against Office Ban Amid Paris Rally

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has pledged a peaceful, democratic fight against her recent five-year ban from holding public office. Drawing inspiration from American civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., Le Pen...

Australia’s Liberal Party Backtracks on Remote Work Ban Amid Election Pressure

Australias opposition Liberal Party has scrapped its controversial plan to end remote work for government employees, following backlash and a shift in voter sentiment ahead of the May 3 federal election. The policy,...

Trump Defends Tariffs as Market Plunges and Trade Tensions Escalate

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his recent trade tariffs, calling them the only way to fix Americas growing financial deficits with China and the European Union. In a social media post on Sunday, Trump referred to the...

TikTok Deal Stalls Amid Trump’s Tariffs and China’s Retaliation

A potential deal to spin off TikToks U.S. operations has been paused as rising tensions between the U.S. and China disrupt negotiations. The White House-led effort was derailed after President Donald Trump imposed steep...

Sanofi’s New Hemophilia Drug Qfitlia Gains FDA Approval with Breakthrough Bimonthly Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia, a groundbreaking hemophilia treatment by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY). Designed for patients aged 12 and older with hemophilia A or B,...

FDA Vaccine Chief Peter Marks Resigns Amid Controversy Over Transparency

Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) top vaccine official, has resigned after reportedly being forced out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to The Wall Street Journal....

What are the chances an asteroid will impact Earth in 2032?

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2032 specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to a high of 3.1 per cent on...

A new study reveals the structure of violent winds 1,300 light years away

The planet WASP-121b is extreme. Its a gas giant almost twice as big as Jupiter orbiting extremely close to its star50 times closer than the Earth does around the Sun. WASP-121b is so close to its star that tidal forces...

Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI Heads to Jury Trial in 2026

Elon Musks high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI is set for a jury trial in spring 2026, as ruled by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The case centers on Musks...

Intel, TSMC Eye Joint Venture Amid U.S. Chip Industry Crisis

Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are in early talks to form a joint venture to manage Intels U.S. chip factories, according to The Information. TSMC is expected to take a 20% stake in the new entity....

SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin Win $13.5B in Space Force Launch Contracts

The U.S. Space Force has awarded $13.5 billion in rocket launch contracts through 2029 to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin under its National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 program. This...

Nintendo Delays U.S. Pre-Orders for Switch 2 Amid Tariff Concerns

Nintendo has announced a delay in U.S. pre-orders for its upcoming Switch 2 gaming console due to uncertainties surrounding new trade tariffs. Originally scheduled to begin on April 9, the pre-order launch is now postponed...