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Alibaba upgrades Qwen app to order food, book travel

BEIJING (Reuters) — Alibaba on Thursday launched significant upgrades to its Qwen artificial intelligence app, saying it could now execute tasks such as order food delivery and make travel bookings as…

John McCarthy January 16, 2026

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With Venezuela raid, US tells China to keep away from the Americas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Among the many goals of last week's U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was to send China a message: stay away from the Americas.…

John McCarthy January 11, 2026

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Residual fuel fills Venezuela’s storage tanks as exports cut to minimum

CARACAS (Reuters) — The accumulation of residual fuel inventories in Venezuela's onshore tanks is forcing state energy company PDVSA to resort to extreme solutions to avoid shutting down refining units,…

John McCarthy January 1, 2026

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Panama tears down Chinese monument to its lost canal workers; Beijing is pissed

BEIJING (Reuters) — China says it is seriously dissatisfied with the demolition of a Chinese monument by the local government in Panama's Arraijan district in West Panama Province, a Chinese…

John McCarthy December 29, 2025

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China says US seizure of ships ‘serious violation’ of international law

BEIJING (Reuters) — China's foreign ministry on Monday said the United States' seizure of another country's ships was a serious violation of international law, after the U.S. intercepted a China-bound…

John McCarthy December 22, 2025

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Senators want US construction firms to detail use of DJI drones in government contracts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Two U.S senators asked several U.S. construction companies to detail the use of Chinese-made DJI drones in government contracts and at sensitive national security facilities, saying the…

John McCarthy December 18, 2025

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At least 36 dead, nearly 300 missing in Tai Po as blaze engulfs apartment buildings

HONG KONG — The death toll from a massive fire that ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong's northern Tai Po district has risen to 36, the city's…

John McCarthy November 26, 2025

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US to label Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization. The designation is…

John McCarthy November 24, 2025

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China guarantees Venezuelan ‘sovereignty’ amid US war buildup

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping said he will continue to support Venezuela in “safeguarding its sovereignty and national security, national dignity and social stability.” In a letter sent to President Nicolás Maduro on the eve…

John McCarthy November 23, 2025

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Missouri seeks federal help in pressing China for $25 billion in COVID damages

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri has escalated its attempt to seize Chinese government-owned property across the United States, asking the Trump administration for help collecting on a roughly $25 billion court…

John McCarthy November 20, 2025