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German ministers clash over river engineering or restoration

Germany's heat wave has lowered water levels on the Rhine, Danube, Elbe and other rivers, revealing sandbanks and severely disrupting cargo shipping…

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Codelco expects lower copper output this year

Codelco expects to produce less copper this year, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Chilean state-owned miner grapples with…

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US core inflation rises 0.2% in July

US consumer prices showed modest underlying inflation in July, with core CPI (excluding food and energy) up 0.2% month over month and 2.5% year over…

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Tanzania and China shift partnership toward skills

In Dar es Salaam on August 12, 2026, Chinese and Tanzanian officials and educators outlined a strategic move from infrastructure-led cooperation to…

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Japanese asset managers launch long-term JGB funds

Asset managers including Mitsubishi UFJ, Daiwa and Amova are offering investment trusts focused on long-dated Japanese government bonds as 30-year…

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Trump-Iran dispute raises oil prices to $87

Oil prices jumped about 5 percent to $87 per barrel after a dispute between President Donald Trump and Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and…

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Comac C919 begins first international commercial flight

The Comac C919, a narrow-body jet made by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, will fly from Beijing to Ulaanbaatar on an Air…

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Riot leases 191 megawatts to Anthropic in $9 billion deal

Bitcoin miner Riot Platform agreed to lease 191 megawatts at its Rockdale, Texas campus to AI developer Anthropic in a 20-year compute deal expected…

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Gold futures rise above $4,400 as inflation data loom

Gold December futures opened at $4,446.90 per troy ounce on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, up 0.6% from Monday, and were trading at $4,445.30 as of 7:40…

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Pakistan and US renew five-year higher education partnership

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) renewed a five-year agreement for FY2026-27…

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Afghan girls attend private madrasas amid Taliban education bans

Four 16- to 17-year-old girls described attending a privately run madrasa in Kabul that opened two years ago after the Taliban suspended government…

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GM to sell EV battery joint venture stake to Samsung SDI

General Motors is poised to sell its half of a planned $3.5 billion electric-vehicle battery joint venture in Indiana to partner Samsung SDI…

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Massachusetts governor signs law protecting librarians' book selections

Massachusetts governor Maura Healey signed a law at the Franklin Public Library that requires school and public librarians, or other educators…

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BlackRock signs labor deal to staff data centers and energy projects

BlackRock signed an agreement with organized labor to line up construction workers for new data centers and energy projects, framing the move as part…

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Trump administration plans revamp of career scholarship site

The Trump administration plans to revamp CareerOneStop, a Labor Department funded and overseen career website that lists hundreds of college…

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US caps international student visas, prompting uncertainty for students

The US government replaced the 'duration of status' system with fixed admission periods that generally cap F and J visa stays at four years and…

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Tinubu student loan scheme disburses N303 billion, aids 850,000

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) said it has processed over one million loan applications and disbursed N303 billion to about 850,000…

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ConocoPhillips names Andy O'Brien as chief executive

ConocoPhillips announced that finance chief Andy O'Brien will become its new chief executive and join the board, succeeding Ryan Lance, who will…

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Government unveils industry-led subjects for senior secondary students

The government will introduce a set of industry-led and ministry-developed subjects for Year 12 and 13 students from 2029, part of a new…

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China opposes US trade restrictions on tech products

China criticized reported US plans to restrict imports of Chinese optical transceivers and to impose additional tariffs and price controls on…

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Chicago board passes budget relying on $150 million from state

Chicago Public Schools board last week approved a revised budget that closes a $732 million deficit while avoiding nearly 1,600 proposed layoffs…

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China taxes offshore insurance returns, hits Prudential shares

Shares of Prudential Plc fell as much as 13% to an intraday low of 952.20 pence after Caixin reported that mainland tax authorities have started…

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U.K. regulator changes IPO information-sharing rules

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority introduced changes to rules on information sharing tied to initial public offerings, aiming to make London a…

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Texas report shows 85,000 families join private school voucher program

A Texas comptroller report released during the program's first year shows 85,344 families had accepted education savings accounts as of July 29, with…

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