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Canada and India are preparing a 10 year uranium supply deal near C$2.8 billion with talks tied to civil nuclear rules in force since 2013, for a March signing.
India moves ahead on Project 75I for 6 AIP submarines with Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems deal and Mazagon Dock as Pakistan pursues China’s Hangor boats.
TEPCO restarted Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 6 on Feb. 9, in Niigata, restoring output at the world’s biggest nuclear plant after an alarm halted late January.
Eight people died after a workshop explosion at Jiapeng Biotechnology in Shanyin County, Shanxi. Authorities detained the company’s legal representative Sunday.
Samsung says HBM4 high-bandwidth memory deliveries start in Q1 2026, adding 11.7 Gbps products as AI data centers raise demand for advanced chips worldwide now.
India shifts duty-free jewellery allowance to weight only, letting eligible returning residents bring 40g for women or 20g for others under 2026 rules in force.
China sold over 11 million electric cars in 2024, helping cap gasoline demand, and weakening prices for discounted Venezuelan crude in Chinese refineries today.
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Egypt documented a South Sinai rock shelter on the Umm Irak Plateau, recording red and grey art, inscriptions, tools and pottery spanning millennia.
Philippine ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 sank off Basilan, killing 52. Authorities verified 293 survivors, with 24 missing, as probes and audits continue nationwide.
TEPCO restarted Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 6 on Feb. 9, in Niigata, restoring output at the world’s biggest nuclear plant after an alarm halted late January.
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The US will suspend immigrant visa processing for Pakistan from Jan 21 while India remains excluded following a State Department review of screening standards.
Vietnam is accelerating a green tourism transition as visitor numbers rebound, aligning sustainability goals with plans to welcome millions of travelers by 2026.
Archaeologists in southern Egypt discovered a Byzantine monastic settlement in Sohag, providing fresh insight into early Christian life and religious history.