Pakistani sculptor turns scrap into colossal metal artworks
Sparks fly and metal groans in a cavernous workshop on the outskirts of Islamabad, where Pakistani artist Ehtisham Jadoon fuses discarded car parts into colossal pieces inspired by "Transformers" movies and dinosaurs.
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Where are Southeast Asia's data centres?
New data centres are springing up worldwide as demand soars for artificial intelligence and cloud computing, with Asia one of the sector's fastest growing regions.
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Where AI lives: Southeast Asia's data centre boom
Nonstop buzzing fills a windowless Microsoft data centre near Jakarta, part of a tech construction boom sweeping Southeast Asia that promises economic opportunities but is also hungry for resources.
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Seoul hits fresh record on mixed day for Asia markets
Seoul's Kospi index hit another record high Thursday on a mixed day for Asian equities following a strong lead from Wall Street but with traders giving a tepid response to forecast-beating earnings from chip titan Nvidia.
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North Korea looking to replicate youth success at Women's Asian Cup
North Korea's women's football team didn't play for four years because of Covid but they are among the favourites to win the Asian Cup after enjoying massive age-level success.
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Deal or no deal: What's the state of Trump's tariffs?
US President Donald Trump's push to reimpose tariffs after his Supreme Court setback has raised questions about his trade deals and future plans, while fueling a rush for refunds.
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Hillary Clinton to testify in US House panel's Epstein probe
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton is to testify behind closed doors Thursday before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
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US eases Cuba oil embargo but demands 'dramatic' change
The United States on Wednesday eased an oil embargo on Cuba but Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the communist-run island must change "dramatically," saying it had only itself to blame for an economic crisis.
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IMF urges US to work with partners to ease trade restrictions
The IMF on Wednesday called on the United States to work with trading partners and find ways to mutually ease trade curbs, as it issued a review of the world's biggest economy.
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Brumbies not getting carried away by emphatic Super Rugby start
ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham insists his team is not getting carried away with their unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season including snapping a 26-year winless drought in Christchurch.
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