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CBP biometric expansion at US borders moves ahead with new global entry plans
Biometric Update
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July 10, 2025
As the Trump administration doubles down on biometric surveillance at U.S. borders, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing for a sweeping expansion of its Global Entry program, with a major emphasis on seamless facial recognition...
“Flying Boats” Are Back? 60 Years After Russia’s Caspian Sea Monster, China Turns Yellow Sea ‘Red’ With Ekranoplan
The Eurasian Times
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July 11, 2025
China appears to have developed a mammoth, brand-new Ekranoplan, popularly known as flying boats, decades after the Soviet Union first invented the technology during the Cold War. The mysterious Ekranoplan first appeared on Chinese social media...
Over 75% of typhoon-related incidents reported in Chiayi, Tainan: CEOC
Focus Taiwan
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July 9, 2025
Taipei, July 9 (CNA) Typhoon Danas, which battered Taiwan late Sunday and Monday morning, resulted in two deaths, 708 injuries, and 8,040 incidents such as infrastructure damage and falling trees, the Central Emergency Operations Center (CEOC)...
Pacific Islands News Roundup – July 4 – July 10, 2025
Pacific Islands Report
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July 11, 2025
Editor’s Note: We are undergoing a web host migration process and may need to make necessary modifications to our format and frequency over the next several weeks. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Political Leadership and Regionalism,...
Marcos to discuss tariffs in Trump meeting this month, top diplomat says
Interaksyon
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July 11, 2025
Philippines’ top diplomat says South China Sea code ‘taking too long’ Philippines hit by increased U.S. tariff, Marcos to raise with Trump China, ASEAN must try finish code of conduct talks in 2026, minister says KUALA LUMPUR — Philippine...
Metairie Park Country Day star Mia Ennis named to All-World Team; USA claims bronze medal in Italy
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
OVER THE YEARS. THAT WAS NBC’S GARRETT HAAKE REPORTING. NOW JOINING US, METEOROLOGIST DEREK SIBLEY, LIVE IN THE WEATHER CENTER. AND YOU CAN SEE IT BEHIND YOU ALREADY. A LOT OF GREEN, SOME RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA. NOT REALLY A SURPRISE. IT SEEMS...
China Airlines to start JFK T1 ops next year
Asian Aviation
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July 8, 2025
Taiwan-based China Airlines (CAL) has announced that it will begin operations at The New Terminal One at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport next year. China Airlines will join forces with key local partners to provide travelers with a...
Rotary exchange student makes most of 10-month time in Mitchell
Wiarton Echo
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Doris Hsueh, a Rotary International youth exchange student, waves a tiny Canadian flag along with Rotarian John Hohner during the club's pied piper parade in Mitchell July 1. Doris hails from Taiwan, Republic...
Philippines' president to discuss tariffs in Trump meeting this month, top diplomat says
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 11, 2025
By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington this month, Manila's top diplomat said on Friday, with an increased trade tariff on one of Washington's top...
Huawei seeks AI chip customers in Middle East, South-east Asia
The Business Times Singapore
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July 10, 2025
[HONG KONG] Huawei Technologies is trying to export small quantities of artificial intelligence (AI) chips to the Middle East and South-east Asia, an effort to establish a foothold in markets dominated by Nvidia despite ongoing manufacturing...
COMMENTARY: America gets greater the farther away you go
Las Vegas Review Journal - Nevada
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July 10, 2025
If you really want to appreciate America, leave. That’s right. Get out. Go somewhere you’ve never been for two weeks. See how the rest of the world lives. It’s not until you travel out of the United States that you really learn how wonderful and...
Around Utah: Economic indicators demonstrate cautious optimism for Utah growth
Standard Examiner - Utah
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The Salt Lake Chamber, in partnership with the University of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has released the June 2025 Roadmap to Prosperity Economic Dashboard to inform business leaders’ understanding of Utah’s economy. This tool...
Korean Air leadership eager to double air service to Guam
Marianas Variety
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“Guam is a favorite destination for Korean visitors, and we want to create more opportunities to welcome them here,” said Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero. Office of the Guam Governor HAGÅTÑA (Office of the Guam Governor) — Governor Lou Leon Guerrero,...
Could this airline fly 2nd Asian nonstop from Phoenix?
AZ Central - Arizona
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China Airlines is considering adding Phoenix to Taipei flights. Starlux Airlines announced a similar route, set to begin in 2026. The interest in new flights is linked to growth in Phoenix's semiconductor industry. China Airlines recently ordered...
Man pleads guilty to cyberstalking, emailed threats to Montana State University LGBTQ+ club, student
KPVI - Idaho
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The Russell Smith Courthouse in June 2024 after a hearing on a lawsuit over a timber project against the U.S. Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan) A man accused of emailing a death threat to the Queer...
Danas lashes Zhejiang coast with strong winds, heavy rain
China Daily
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Tourists at the West Lake's Bai Causeway in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, are caught off guard by strong winds and brief heavy rainfall on Tuesday due to Danas, the fourth typhoon of the year. LI ZHONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Extensive emergency measures...
China Airlines and The New Terminal One Announce Strategic Partnership, Transforming Customer Experience in New York City
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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TAIPEI,Taiwan and NEW YORK, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- China Airlines (CAL), a Taiwan-based carrier, will begin operations at The New Terminal One at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport in 2026, launching an elevated travel experience...
Huawei seeks AI chip customers in Middle East, Thailand
Bangkok Post
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July 11, 2025
Huawei Technologies is trying to export small quantities of AI chips to the Middle East and Southeast Asia, an effort to establish a foothold in markets dominated by Nvidia Corp. despite ongoing manufacturing challenges. Huawei seeks AI chip...
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770 flying hours, over 563,270 km and counting…: Asia still not close to sealing Trump deals
Firstpost
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July 9, 2025
Trade envoys from across Asia have spent 770 flying hours and travelled more than 563,270 km — the equivalent of circling the globe over 14 times — in a bid to strike deals with US President Donald Trump. But despite the relentless travel and...
Donald Trump military chief ‘p***ing everyone off’ as UK submarine deal on knife edge
Daily Express
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July 10, 2025
Donald Trump’s top military strategist is “p***ing everyone off” in Washington as tensions mount over the future of the landmark AUKUS submarine pact with the UK and Australia. Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for...