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Beijing views AI as a sensitive sector critical to national security and has made efforts to ​control outbound flows of technology, intellectual property and talent.The new rules are “largely designed to prevent Chinese firms from divesting strategic assets to foreign ⁠parties, not to stop them from acquiring them in the first place”, said Han Shen Lin, China country director at The Asia Group, a US consultancy.”The real story is how it ​codifies a full retaliatory toolkit against US entities that participate in outbound investment screening of Chinese capital.”One of the most significant articles requires authorisation for exports of restricted Chinese…

new video loaded: Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern CongotranscriptBacktranscriptBattling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern CongoAt the heart of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health care workers are racing to open new treatment centers and ramp up testing. But after years of war, the deadly virus is just one of many challenges they’re facing.“We’re at one of four Ebola treatment centers in Bunia. A 48-year-old woman who is a mother of five has arrived here feeling unwell. Doctors are asking her questions, assessing her, before they take her back to test her for Ebola.”…

California’s governor’s race is tightening as many Democratic voters appear to be waiting until the final hours to cast their ballots.Ballot-tracking data shows Democrats are voting at a slower pace heading into Election Day, fueling expectations of a late “blue surge” that could shift the final outcome once all ballots are counted.Democratic strategist Steve Maviglio says the trend reflects voters who are still weighing their choices.”To me, it’s voters hanging onto their ballots until the bitter end,” Maviglio said.Data from Political Data, Inc. show a slow increase in ballots cast on Monday, with registered Democratic ballots cast still trailing registered…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).An Iowa man is suspected of fatally shooting six relatives before taking his own life on Monday, authorities said.Muscatine Police Chief Anthony Kies said officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 12:12 p.m. Monday at a home on Park Avenue in Muscatine, a city roughly 50 miles southeast of Cedar Rapids.When officers arrived, they discovered four victims inside the residence suffering from gunshot…

Hydro-Québec fought to hide parts of letters from the 1960s showing what it offered to lure a French aluminum company to the province, including its internal comments about an energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador. In a 2024 fight in front of Quebec’s access-to-information commission, the utility claimed the correspondence could jeopardize its present-day energy negotiations with Newfoundland and Labrador about Churchill Falls. Hydro-Québec lost the battle and released the information — including to The Canadian Press last month.The letters reveal internal strategies and discussions as Quebec officials tried to persuade Péchiney, an aluminum company, to build a smelter in Sept-Îles, Que., on the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Odell Beckham Jr. is back with the New York Giants, the team that drafted him 12th overall in 2014 and where he became one of the most polarizing stars in the league.Just a year after signing a five-year, $95 million extension, Beckham was traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2019. Seven years later, he’s back, and we’ve come up with his five most notable moments in a Giants uniform.Honorable mentions include saying he was “not having fun anymore” after a personal slow start in 2016, and then all but saying Eli Manning…

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has urged Norway to help expedite a refund of more than RM1 billion (US$251.5 million) for a scrapped missile procurement deal, insisting that Oslo cannot absolve itself of responsibility.Malaysia Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said on Tuesday (Jun 2) that he had recently met his Norway counterpart Tore O Sandvik and conveyed that the root cause of the issue was Norway’s decision to revoke the export license.”The source of everything is Norway’s decision not to approve the export licence to Malaysia,” Khaled was quoted as saying at the sidelines of an event at Kota Tinggi Bus and Taxi Terminal. “Therefore, Norway…

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is the latest senior official in a steady stream of world leaders visiting China this year.During her three-day trip this week, Cooper is expected to meet her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and Vice President Han Zheng in Beijing before travelling to the southern tech hub of Shenzhen for a programme focused on science and technology.According to an Al Jazeera tally, Cooper is the 26th foreign leader or senior official to visit China this year. The list includes presidents, prime ministers, chancellors, crown princes and foreign ministers from 23 countries.(Al Jazeera)In all, leaders from Ireland, South…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to face tough questions on Capitol Hill this week as Congress threatens to curb President Donald Trump’s war powers, while the administration pushes for an end to the conflict with Iran.Rubio will testify in four congressional hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday on the State Department’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year. But the Trump official is likely to be grilled on the ongoing negotiations to end the war and whether the U.S. military campaign should continue against Iranian forces and the country’s nuclear capabilities. The U.S.…