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Kuldeep Yadav Signs Overseas Deal with Yorkshire
John Lemp · Aug 4, 2026
FinVolution Reports Q2 2026 Results, Reaffirms Full-Year Guidance
Finance
— 1d
FinVolution Group posted softer Q2 2026 results, with net profit down about 43% year over year to RMB426.8 million and revenue largely flat to slightly higher as overseas growth offsets weakness in Mainland China; the company reaffirmed its full-year revenue guidance. Key overseas momentum saw an 18% rise in net revenue and a doubling of overseas operating profit, while Mainland activity declined in loan volumes and outstanding balances.
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Wrtn Reported Unicorn, Raises 100 Billion Won
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Wrtn Technologies raised about 100 billion won ($72 million) in a Series C, valuing the South Korean AI services platform at over 1 trillion won and accelerating its plans for global expansion across its OOC and Crack services, while implementing stronger safeguards for teenage users. The company is seeing rapid overseas revenue growth, with OOC generating substantial monthly income and expectations of 2026 revenue around 200 billion won, underscoring its push toward a global footprint.
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Qatar LNG Exports Fall 96% Amid US-Iran War
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— 2d
Qatar's LNG exports plunged 96% over six months of the US-Iran war, costing about $24 billion and forcing budget cuts of up to 30% and a major reduction in overseas aid. Only 18 cargoes were shipped versus 509 a year earlier as damage to Ras Laffan and disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz disrupt global supply, with repairs potentially taking up to five years and Europe facing possible price spikes amid low gas storage.
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Offshore Trust Tax Hits China
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— Aug 19, 2026
China’s offshore-wealth crackdown is imposing a 20% income tax on offshore trusts, prompting a rush by the mainland’s ultra-wealthy to reassess liabilities, liquidate holdings, and restructure investment strategies as regulators widen scrutiny of capital outflows. With as much as $1.2 trillion parked overseas, experts warn the measures could impose heavy ongoing costs on trusts and spark broader tax-reform-driven realignments among China’s super-rich.
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Swing-State Dem Announces Plan To Tie Up Gun Stores With Red Tape
Harold Hutchison · 4 min · 2d
SK Hynix plans memory chip factory in Miyagi
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— Aug 19, 2026
SK Hynix is pursuing a memory chip fab in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, with talks of an investment in the tens of trillions of won and a plan that would mark its first large-scale overseas production base in Japan, amid a visit by chairman Chey Tae-won. If realized, it would make SK Hynix the third foreign semiconductor maker to operate a plant in Japan, following Micron and TSMC, as Tokyo seeks to rebuild its semiconductor ecosystem and global capacity pressures influence timing and location decisions.
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Ranking
Most underrated cities in America
America's biggest cities hog all the spotlight, while dozens of smaller gems get overlooked despite great food, culture, and character. These underrated cities deserve recognition beyond the usual coastal favorites. Cast your vote and help crown the most underappreciated city in the country.
693 votes · 21 candidates
Pony.ai Expands Overseas Robotaxi Fleet to 4,000
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— Aug 17, 2026
Pony.ai's overseas robotaxi pipeline now tops 4,000 vehicles and its Q2 revenue rose 68.8% year over year to $36.2 million, with robotaxi services delivering a record portion of revenue. The company is accelerating its global expansion, including a multi-market Uber partnership for over 2,000 robotaxis in Europe and the Middle East, though questions remain whether European demand will support sustained growth and improved unit economics.
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China's refined fuel exports rebound toward pre-war levels
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— Aug 18, 2026
China's refined fuel exports rose in July to about 4.65 million tonnes, up 6.7% from June but still 12.9% below a year earlier as Beijing continued easing export restrictions after disruptions from the Iran war. Diesel shipments jumped 88% to 810,000 tonnes, petrol and jet fuel exports climbed as authorities signal exports could surpass pre-war levels with August quotas, indicating a gradual restoration of overseas supply.
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Westbrook retires after 18 NBA seasons
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— Aug 12, 2026
Russell Westbrook retires after 18 NBA seasons, with a retirement video narrated by Michael B. Jordan, capping a career highlighted by the 2017 MVP award, a record of triple-doubles, and 27,176 points. His legacy as a dynamic, high-velocity guard is paired with Hall of Fame considerations and multiple stints across franchises, while reports of overseas negotiations were debunked as false.
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Aisha Patel
Fair point, though I read the sourcing differently.
Climate-based steel durability guidelines reported worldwide
Business
— Jul 23, 2026
Durability of overseas steel-structure projects depends on design choices that account for climate, transport, and long-term maintenance, not merely the strength of the frame. Issues like corrosion, coating damage, and rising maintenance costs often emerge years after construction, especially in coastal or humid environments and during transit, requiring a holistic protection of every component throughout its service life.
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On X · @FCBarcelona
FC Barcelona Posts Training Image of Karim Adeyemi
The official @FCBarcelona account shared a photo of forward Karim Adeyemi during a Friday training session, captioned “Friday work for Karim 👊.” The post is circulating among Barça supporters tracking his adaptation as a recent signing from Borussia Dortmund. Reactions are overwhelmingly positive and supportive from fans, with no genuine split or notable opposition.
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Cuba sanctions expansion targets nine entities, two officials
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— Jul 23, 2026
The United States imposed a fresh round of sanctions on nine Cuban-linked entities and two individuals under Executive Order 14404, targeting the energy sector, GAESA-related evasion, the Port of Mariel, and the overseas medical missions program. U.S. officials say these measures aim to curb Cuba's access to foreign currency by limiting energy imports, financial services, remittance flows, and the medical missions system, while warning businesses of secondary sanctions.
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NH Investment & Securities Reports Record H1 Profit
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— Jul 23, 2026
NH Investment & Securities posted record quarterly and first-half results, with Q2 operating profit up 111.6% and net profit around 489.6 billion won, contributing to a first-half net profit of 965.2 billion won—the highest on record as the firm broadened its client base and benefited from buoyant markets. Growth was broad-based across brokerage, financial products, and IB, supported by digital trading, higher equity trading volumes, and even overseas activity, yielding a 19.0% annualized ROE.
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VS Battle
Madonna vs Lady Gaga
The Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.
Madonna vs Lady Gaga · 152 votes — pick a side
Korea Fines TikTok and Apple for Data Use
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— Jul 23, 2026
South Korea’s privacy watchdog fined TikTok 10.3 billion won for unlawfully collecting and using behavioral data from about 9.45 million users for personalized ads, due to inadequate user notification. Apple was fined 252 million won for collecting Siri voice recordings and transcripts without consent, with corrective orders and a broader emphasis on overseas data transfers.
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Kuldeep Yadav Signs Overseas Deal with Yorkshire
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— Jul 22, 2026
Kuldeep Yadav has joined Yorkshire as an overseas player for the remainder of England’s domestic season, set to play five One-Day Cup matches and three County Championship games starting with a Friday debut against Glamorgan. Yorkshire officials say his left-arm wrist spin will bolster their attack in dry-summer conditions after he was not selected for India’s recent ODI series.
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Hynix Denies Intel Ohio Fab Buy
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— Jul 22, 2026
SK Hynix denied pursuing Intel’s Ohio campus, but said it is continuously reviewing investment opportunities and remains open to expanding overseas fabs if conditions are right, including potential U.S. locations to meet AI memory demand. Intel’s delayed Ohio timeline to 2030–2031 keeps the story framed as a strategic risk for investors, with continued emphasis on U.S. capacity expansion and credibility of commercial justifications.
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The Pulse
Trump Takes a Sharpie to the Map — Teases More to Come
Renaming lakes with a Sharpie from the Oval Office. We're in a new era of cartography and no body of water is safe.
8h · 1 reads
SkyCity Plans Sale Of Grand Hotel
Business
— Jul 21, 2026
SkyCity Entertainment Group has entered a non-binding heads of agreement to sell The Grand Hotel, with completion contingent on due diligence and approval from the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office, and expects cash proceeds in late 2026 to be used to repay debt as part of its asset monetisation programme. The move comes after SkyCity recently sold four Auckland office buildings for $74.5 million and signals a broader strategy to unlock liquidity and strengthen its balance sheet amid challenging market conditions.
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Quiz
Movie night: the classics test
Fifteen questions every movie lover should ace. The AI grades your film literacy and assigns your seat in the theater.
4 min · today's quiz
FBI’s Most Wanted Medicare Fraud Suspect Captured After 3 Years on the Run
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— Jul 21, 2026
A fugitive accused of orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme has been captured overseas after more than three years on the run, according to the Justice Department. Khalid Satary, 54, was arrested in the Middle…
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FBI captures $547M Medicare fraud fugitive
Health
— Jul 21, 2026
Khalid Ahmed Satary, accused of orchestrating a $547 million Medicare fraud scheme through diagnostic laboratories across multiple states, was captured overseas and returned to the United States, marking the third arrest from the FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list in five weeks. Prosecutors say the operation leveraged telemarketing, patient recruiters, and illegal kickbacks to push expensive, medically unnecessary cancer genetic tests billed to Medicare from 2016 to 2019, and Satary was indicted in 2019 on multiple health care and fraud charges.
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Trident Q1 profit up 13%; board approves subsidiary
Finance
— Jul 21, 2026
Trident Ltd posted a consolidated net profit of ₹158 crore for Q1 FY27 on revenue of ₹1,786.8 crore, marking about a 13% YoY gain as the yarn and home textiles segments supported margins around 17%. The board also approved the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary to bolster brand-building, marketing and overseas growth.
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China plans tighter AI model, chip export controls
Tech
— Jul 21, 2026
China is weighing tighter export controls on AI models, training data, model weights, and advanced semiconductor designs, with MOFCOM consulting major domestic AI and chip firms to curb overseas access and restrict foreign acquisitions of strategic tech companies. The discussions, involving Alibaba, ByteDance, Zhipu AI, and other players, could reshape global AI collaboration and semiconductor supply chains, but no final rules have been issued.
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Kim, Putin Near Completion Of First-Ever Road Link As Military Partnership Grows
Francis Kapper · 5 min · 2d
New Report Details O’Keefe’s Undercover Work Involving Antifa-Affiliated Group
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— Feb 19, 2026
James O’Keefe is once again putting activist networks under a microscope — this time overseas. In newly released undercover footage, O’Keefe’s team infiltrated Cyklopen, an autonomous cultural center in Stockholm…
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Shippers Overseas Are Pausing Some Deliveries To The USA Due To Tariffs
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— Aug 30, 2025
If you’ve recently ordered something from overseas, you may want to check your tracking number quickly. A growing number of countries are hitting pause on small package shipments to the U.S., and the window to receive…
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Self-Driving Cars In ‘Difficult Driving Situations’ Are Guided By Random Filipinos Overseas, Company Confirms
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— Feb 5, 2026
The chief safety officer for a leading self-driving car company admitted during a Senate hearing Wednesday that it hires remote human operators overseas to guide cars in “difficult driving situations.” The U.S. Senate…
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EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Communist Party Members Are Studying On Campuses Near You
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— Sep 15, 2025
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) members enrolled in U.S. universities have established overseas party branches on American campuses supported by their Chinese alma maters, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation…
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State Dept Slams Critics Who Seem To Think It Will Abandon Diplomats Who Die Overseas
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— Jul 17, 2025
The State Department denied Thursday’s reporting that it shuttered an office dedicated to supporting the families of dead employees working overseas, a senior department official told the Daily Caller News Foundation…
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On X · @BleacherReport
Tua Tagovailoa Fumble Draws Widespread Criticism
Reaction to Tua Tagovailoa's fumble in his return against the Dolphins is heavily one-sided, with most amplifying concerns over his durability and ball security while a minority offers context or sympathy. The discussion centers on Falcons QB competition and past injury issues.
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