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Austria's science minister has announced a slew of measures this week to provide security and a free environment for researchers from the United States, as the academic freedom are at risk following the Trump administration's restrictive immigration policies and dramatic research funding cuts.

Chinese medical team brings TCM care to Malta's elderly2025-04-16
Elderly people at the Santa Venera day care centre in central Malta received a warm and enlightening visit on Tuesday from the 20th Chinese medical team to Malta, affiliated with the Mediterranean Regional Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine (MRCTCM).

Trump administration freezes 2.2 bln USD funding to Harvard after it rejects sweeping changes2025-04-15
The Trump administration on Monday announced a freeze on 2.2 billion U.S. dollars in multi-year grants and a 60 million contract to Harvard University, hours after the university rejected a list of demands from the federal government.

Britain suspends import tariffs on 89 products amid global trade tensions2025-04-15
The British government has announced a temporary suspension of import tariffs on 89 types of goods to bolster domestic businesses and ease financial burden on consumers. The measure takes immediate effect and will remain in place until July 2027.

"Significant gaps" remain as Hamas reviewing Israel's new ceasefire proposal2025-04-15
Hamas said Monday evening that it is reviewing Israel's new Gaza ceasefire proposal delivered by Egypt and Qatar, while Palestinian sources said the prospect of achieving any tangible breakthrough is slim as differences remain between Hamas and Israel.

Iran says next round of "indirect" talks with U.S. to move from Oman, format unchanged2025-04-15
Iran said on Monday that the next round of "indirect" talks with the United States over its nuclear program will take place outside Oman, though the structure and mediation of the negotiations will remain unchanged.

Harvard University rejects Trump administration's demands on sweeping changes2025-04-15
Harvard University on Monday rejected the Trump administration's demands to make sweeping changes to its governance, hiring and admissions practices, despite billions of dollars in federal funding being at risk if it fails to comply.

Over 114 civilians killed in paramilitary forces attacks in W. Sudan: local official2025-04-13
More than 114 civilians were killed in attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on two displacement camps over the past two days in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, a local official announced on Saturday.

U.S. military conducts fresh airstrikes on Yemen2025-04-13
The U.S. military carried out 10 airstrikes across northern Yemen late Saturday night, targeting multiple locations, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

Iran says talks with U.S. "constructive," further negotiations set for April 192025-04-13
Iran and the United States will hold the second round of negotiations on April 19 after the two sides concluded their "indirect" talks on Saturday in the Omani capital of Muscat in a "constructive" atmosphere, according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

U.S. judge allows Trump admin to deport Columbia University student2025-04-12
A U.S. immigration judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student, on grounds that he threatens U.S. foreign policy for his involvement in last year's pro-Palestinian campus protests.

Putin meets with U.S. special envoy for Ukraine talks2025-04-12
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday met with Steve Witkoff, a special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, in St. Petersburg for talks on the Ukraine conflict.

At least 118 foreign students' legal statuses revoked across U.S. Texas universities2025-04-11
At least 118 foreign students' legal statuses have been revoked across the universities in the U.S. state of Texas as of Thursday, The Texas Tribune reported.

SCO pledges support for open, transparent multilateral trading system2025-04-11
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Thursday released a statement pledging support for an open and transparent multilateral trading system.

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China has nearly closed AI performance gap with the US, with its leading models achieving near parity with American counterparts on key benchmarks, a Stanford University report said.