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Saudi King Salman visits Indonesia in style: 460 tons of equipment, 1,000-strong entourage
02 Mar 2017
Trump vows ‘great military buildup’
25 Feb 2017
President Donald Trump vowed to make a massive budget request for one of the "greatest military buildups in American history" in a feisty, campaign-style speech extolling robust nationalism
‘Doomsday’ seed vault in Arctic gets 50,000 new samples
24 Feb 2017
Some 50,000 new samples from seed collections around the world have been deposited in the world's largest repository on an Arctic island built to safeguard against wars or natural disasters wiping out global food crops
AI will cost jobs, Trump doesn’t get this: Mark Cuban
22 Feb 2017
Investor mark Cuban's comments come after major technology chief executives have warned about the impact of automation and AI on jobs
Oil prices to nosedive as US fills Opec gap: report
22 Feb 2017
Crude prices could plunge toward $30 a barrel — a rout of about 40 per cent from current levels — unless OPEC extends production cuts that are propping up the market
Tony Blair urges Britons to exit Brexit
17 Feb 2017
Blair also launched a direct attack on Theresa May and senior cabinet ministers, who, he said, were highlighting the demerits of Brexit six months ago, but are now seeing it as an "opportunity"
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By Cygnus | 06 Feb 2026
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By Cygnus | 02 Feb 2026
India's Budget 2026-27 targets fiscal discipline with record capex as markets tumble, the rupee weakens and manufacturing struggles to regain momentum.
The Thirsty Cloud: Why 2026 Is the Year AI Bottlenecks Shift From Chips to Water
By Axel Miller | 28 Jan 2026
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The New Airspace Economy: How Geopolitics Is Rewriting Aviation Costs in 2026
By Axel Miller | 22 Jan 2026
Airspace bans, sanctions and corridor risk are forcing airlines into costly detours in 2026, raising fuel burn, reducing aircraft utilisation and pushing airfares higher worldwide.
India’s Data Center Arms Race: The Battle for Power, Cooling, and AI Real Estate
By Cygnus | 22 Jan 2026
India’s data centre boom is turning into an AI arms race where power contracts, liquid cooling and fast commissioning decide the winners across Mumbai, Chennai and Hyderabad.
India’s Oil Balancing Act: Refiners Rebuild Middle East Supply Lines as Russia Flows Disrupt
By Axel Miller | 21 Jan 2026
India’s refiners are rebalancing crude sourcing as Russian imports fell to a two-year low in December 2025, lifting OPEC’s share and raising geopolitical risk concerns.
Arctic Fever: How ‘Greenland Tariff’ Politics Sparked a Global Flight to Safety
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Greenland-linked tariff threats have injected fresh uncertainty into transatlantic trade, triggering a risk-off shift in markets and reshaping global supply chain planning.
