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Liuyang Blast Kills 37, Threatens 60% of China Fireworks
The shockwave from the Liuyang fireworks factory explosion has rippled far beyond the 37 dead and 51 injured. For a city that built its identity on gunpowder an
RBC Acquires HSBC Canada in Quiet 2024 Deal
Two years after HSBC’s Canadian retail operations were sold off, the ripples of that quiet deal are still spreading through the country’s banking sector. The Ma
HSBC Froze Hong Kong Activist Accounts in 2020
Six years on, the HSBC account-freezing incident still sits at the center of a question that has no comfortable answer: how far will a global bank go to keep ac
Musk Launches Terafab AI Chip Venture
On March 21, 2026, Elon Musk announced a groundbreaking joint venture between Tesla, xAI, SpaceX, and Intel to develop Terafab, a planned semiconductor fabrication plant...
South Korea Plant Fire Kills 14, Injures 60
A devastating fire broke out at a car parts plant in Daejeon, South Korea, on March 20, 2026, resulting in the loss of 14 lives and injuring 60 more. The incide
Waymo Robotaxis Hit 500,000 Weekly Paid Rides
On March 15, 2026, Waymo LLC, the American autonomous driving technology company, is pushing the boundaries of innovation, operating public commercial robotaxi services in 10...
MONEY & FINANCE
HSBC Swiss Leak Reshapes Global Tax Enforcement
Eleven years after the leak, the HSBC Swiss banking scandal still echoes through boardrooms and tax offices. The February 2015 explosion of information, handed
CORPORATE CRIME
Spain probe: Who failed to stop Ukrainian women trafficking money laundering...
Spanish police investigate whether officials failed to prevent a trafficking and money laundering ring exploiting Ukrainian women.
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ENVIRONMENT
UN Climate Panel Retires RCP8.5 Worst-Case Scenario
The United Nations climate committee has formally scrapped its worst-case warming scenario. The move, finalized earlier this month, retires RCP8.5 and its succe
INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT
Ukraine Faces Massive Refugee Crisis as War Drags On
Eight million Ukrainians are no longer in their homes. They live in other people's houses, in school gyms, in tent camps, in basements. Another six to seven mil
