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Nepal Floods Put Reconstruction Costs Near 10% of Economy

Nepal Floods Put Reconstruction Costs Near 10% of Economy

Nepal could face a reconstruction bill of $4 billion to $5 billion after a catastrophic flood swept through its northern border region, according to Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle. The estimate is still preliminary, with authorities continuing to assess the extent of the damage, but even the lower...
Cheese Brand Names Expose Deeper Fault Lines in US-Mexico Trade Agreement

Cheese Brand Names Expose Deeper Fault Lines in US-Mexico Trade Agreement

A dispute over the names used to sell cheese has become an unexpected obstacle in increasingly important United States and Mexico trade negotiations. The disagreement concerns whether commonly used terms such as parmesan, feta and manchego should remain available to producers outside the European...
Six Months of Iran-US War Have Shifted the Iran Conflict’s Strategic Balance

Six Months of Iran-US War Have Shifted the Iran Conflict’s Strategic Balance

Six months after the United States and Israel began their military campaign against Iran, the conflict has produced a result very different from the short war initially anticipated by the Trump administration. The strikes inflicted major damage on Iran’s military infrastructure, leadership...
US in talks with Venezuela over oil fields stake

US in talks with Venezuela over oil fields stake

The US government is in talks with Venezuelan officials about obtaining a share of Venezuela's oil reserves, Axios reported on Thursday, referencing sources. According to the newspaper, two US officials indicated that the Trump administration is negotiating with Venezuela's interim government to...
Global data centers could triple their water consumption by 2030

Global data centers could triple their water consumption by 2030

According to Rystad Energy, without water-saving initiatives, annual water usage by global data centers could rise to 644 billion liters by 2030, up from 222 billion liters in 2025. According to Minh Khoi Le, global head of data center and hydrogen research, moderate enhancements in water...
Iran War Stalemate Deepens as Military Pressure Shifts to Economic Warfare

Iran War Stalemate Deepens as Military Pressure Shifts to Economic Warfare

Six months after the United States and Israel launched their assault on Iran, the conflict has moved into a more difficult phase in which neither side has secured the outcome it originally sought. Iran has suffered severe military and economic damage, including the loss of senior leadership and...
China’s Robot Boom Outruns the Intelligence Needed for Mass Adoption

China’s Robot Boom Outruns the Intelligence Needed for Mass Adoption

China’s humanoid-robot industry has reached a striking technological paradox. Its machines are becoming faster, more agile and increasingly affordable, while the artificial intelligence needed to make them genuinely useful in unpredictable workplaces remains far less developed. That gap is now...
Canada’s Tariff Retaliation Turns Trade Dependence Into Economic Leverage

Canada’s Tariff Retaliation Turns Trade Dependence Into Economic Leverage

Canada has responded to the latest United States tariffs with a carefully targeted retaliation designed to do more than simply match Washington’s measures. The Canadian government has announced tariffs of 15, 25 and 50 percent on about C$27.6 billion, or roughly US$20 billion, of United States...
US Sanctions Push Iran Trade Into a Wider Financial Squeeze

US Sanctions Push Iran Trade Into a Wider Financial Squeeze

The latest United States sanctions on Iran mark a significant expansion of Washington's effort to restrict not only Tehran's own economic activity but also the foreign networks that keep Iranian trade moving. According to US officials, the new measures target nearly 60 individuals, companies and...
Iran-Oman Corridor Effort Exposes the Cost of a Prolonged Hormuz Deadlock

Iran-Oman Corridor Effort Exposes the Cost of a Prolonged Hormuz Deadlock

Iran and Oman have reopened discussions on a temporary navigational corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, offering a limited attempt to restore maritime traffic while negotiations between Iran and the United States remain unresolved. The proposal is significant not because it represents a final...
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