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Same event, multiple sources, transparently cited.
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JPMorgan to reshuffle investment banking leadership, name 3 co-heads
JPMorgan Chase is set to reshuffle senior roles in its investment bank and name 3 co-heads of global investment banking.
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Anthropic in early talks to raise $30 billion at over $900 billion valuation
Anthropic is negotiating with investors to secure at least $30 billion in fresh funding, valuing the AI firm above $900 billion.
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Global oil inventories fall at record pace amid Middle East Strait of Hormuz blockade
The IEA reports global oil stocks fell sharply in March and April due to Middle East conflict closing the Strait of Hormuz.
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民進黨正式提名沈伯洋參選台北市長
民進黨13日正式提名立委沈伯洋參選台北市長，挑戰現任國民黨籍市長蔣萬安。
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China, U.S. trade teams begin talks in Seoul after leaders meet
China and U.S. trade teams began consultations at Seoul's Incheon International Airport on Wednesday after meeting South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.
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Tencent revenue rises 9% but misses estimates as AI spending draws scrutiny
Tencent said first-quarter revenue rose 9% to 196.5 billion yuan, missing estimates and deepening questions about its AI spending.
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KMT chair Cheng Li-wen plans early-June U.S. trip amid funding dispute
KMT chair Cheng Li-wen plans a June visit to the U.S. as the party denies reports it wants overseas supporters to pay.
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Nvidia's Jensen Huang joins Trump on China trip after late change
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang boarded Air Force One in Alaska and joined Donald Trump’s China trip after earlier reports said he was not on the guest list.
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Malaysian Home Minister rejects claims of arbitrary citizenship grants to Chinese nationals
Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail dismissed allegations of arbitrary citizenship approvals for Chinese nationals as malicious slander.
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Nvidia CEO Huang’s 2026 pay fell 27% to $36.3 million
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s total compensation for fiscal 2026 fell 27% to $36.3 million, filings and reports said.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits China with Trump despite past sanctions
Marco Rubio joined President Trump on a state visit to China May 12-14, 2026 despite earlier Chinese sanctions against him.
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Chuck Beaver says Dead Space 4 is very unlikely after remake sales
Former Dead Space writer Chuck Beaver said a fourth game is very unlikely because remake sales and costs do not justify it.
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US and China hold three-hour trade talks in South Korea ahead of Trump-Xi summit
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held trade talks in South Korea on May 13 before the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing.
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Taiwan Legislature Approves $24.8B Defense Budget, Cuts from Proposed $40B Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan on May 8 approved a $24.8 billion defense procurement budget, reduced from $40 billion originally proposed by the Executive Yuan.
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Russia renews hardline stance on Ukraine as large drone attacks hit amid US-China talks
Russia launched over 1,500 drones in its biggest attack since 2022 as officials clash over prospects for ending the Ukraine war.
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Foxconn says North America plants hit by cyberattack, resuming production
Foxconn said some of its North America plants were hit by a cyberattack and are now resuming normal production.
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Samsung Electronics and union reach tentative pay deal, strike suspended
Samsung Electronics and its largest South Korean labor union reached a tentative pay agreement in late May 2026, suspending a planned strike.
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Unitree unveils GD01 manned transformable mecha in China
Unitree Robotics unveiled the GD01, a manned transformable mecha for civilian transport, and showed its CEO piloting it through a wall smash demo.
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Trump and Xi agree Strait of Hormuz must remain open amid Middle East tensions
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing, agreeing the Strait of Hormuz must stay open for energy flow amid regional conflicts.
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Hengrui, Bristol Myers sign collaboration deals worth up to $15.2 billion
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals and Bristol Myers Squibb signed global collaboration and licensing deals worth up to $15.2 billion.
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Trump and Xi meet in Beijing to discuss farm trade, Iran war, and rare earth supply chain
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold a two-day summit focusing on agricultural deals, Iran conflict, and rare earth metals supply on May 14-15, 2026.
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Ian McKellen says Alec Guinness urged him to drop Stonewall support
Ian McKellen said Alec Guinness urged him to quit backing Stonewall and avoid politics, advice he ignored.
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Taiwan braces for Trump-Xi talks as Beijing visit begins
Taiwan watched closely as Trump prepared for a 3-day Beijing visit and summit with Xi.
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US sanctions 12 over alleged Iranian oil sales to China
The United States sanctioned 12 people and entities over alleged Iranian oil sales to China, targeting networks linked to the IRGC.