Pickleball’s big in Malaysia with courts opening ‘almost every week’: Is it a potential bubble?
There are some 500 courts now, including cutting-edge facilities featuring AI-powered gameplay analysis.
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Years of distrust hang over U.S. and Iran as negotiators head to Oman
Officials from the U.S. and Iran were set to meet Saturday in Oman for the highest-level talks on the Islamic...
US and China exchange barbs over tariffs at the end of a week that shook markets
US President Donald Trump is waiting for Beijing “to make the first move” to initiate tariff negotiations and believes it...
Xi to visit Southeast Asia amid China’s grievous export crisis
China has vowed to “seek common ground and shelve differences” with Asian neighbours after the United States imposed a 145%...
China Doesn’t Fear Tariffs. It Fears a Credible US Industrial Strategy. – The Diplomat
On April 2, U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out a bold new tariff package aimed at jumpstarting U.S. manufacturing. It...
Dollar plunges, stocks wobble over trade war turmoil
LONDON, United Kingdom — Investors dumped US government bonds, the dollar tumbled and stocks seesawed Friday, capping a volatile week...
Glad that day has come: U.S. Secretary of State on Justice for 26/11 victims with Rana’s extradition
The U.S. and India have long sought justice for the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and with the extradition...
What Mao and the Korean War tell us about Chinese psyche in fight against Trump
When China said on April 11 that it would match US President Donald Trump’s tariffs of 125 per cent from...
Brain drain? Trump cutbacks force scientists to seek jobs in Europe
GENEVA – David Die Dejean is passionate about studying tuna. Last year, he landed a dream job at National Oceanic...
UK jails former Russia minister for 40 months for violating sanctions
A former Russian government minister who violated British sanctions by receiving significant financial support from family members was sentenced Friday...
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