Trump’s TikTok request poses challenge to US Supreme Court, legal analysts say
[South China Morning Post] - 01/2/2025
In asking court to halt a law until after he takes office, some contend the US president-elect seeks action that oversteps its authority.
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[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
India’s Army joins rescue mission for trapped miners in coal mine flooding
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[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
China approves new airport in Guangdong to ease congestion woes
New facility in country’s largest province slated to process 30 million annual trips by 2035, 2.2 million tonnes of (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Chip war: Chinese scientists vow to launch breakthrough RISC-V open-source CPU in 2025
Efforts by the Chinese Academy of Sciences form part of Beijing’s push to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
Maoist roadside bomb kills 9 in India, amid ongoing insurgency and violence
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[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
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The stability of Syria, at the heart of the Middle East, is in the interests of all. It is time for regional actors, (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025
India seeks to boost tech pact with US amid fears over Trump’s potential clawback
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is in India to further bilateral cooperation in semiconductors, AI, space (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/01/2025