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Australia’s economy is a basket case again. Will Jim Chalmers take it on?

In his 2004 thesis on Paul Keating’s prime ministership, Treasurer Jim Chalmers wrote that Keating could not have “imagined the plethora of reforms” that marked his turn as treasurer without the electoral success and popularity of Bob Hawke as PM.

“Hawke was the ALP’s most electorally successful leader ever,” Chalmers wrote, and he provided the “the public support which allowed Keating to indulge in his passion for bold policy.”

Australia’s economy is a basket case again. Will Jim Chalmers take it on? comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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India and Pakistan’s fragile ceasefire only the first step to tackling deep, acrimonious conflict

As the world waited with bated breath, the ceasefire between India and Pakistan — two nuclear-armed powers that looked increasingly willing to engage in an all-out war — appeared to be holding into Sunday.

That’s despite the U.S.-brokered truce’s shaky start, which saw explosions and sirens ring out over towns in contested Kashmir only hours after the ceasefire was declared Saturday as senior officials from both India and Pakistan accused each other of violating the terms of the agreement.

India and Pakistan’s fragile ceasefire only the first step to tackling deep, acrimonious conflict comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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Trump will destroy world trade, but democracies can defend themselves – and each other

The postwar global economic order, with the United States at its centre, has created more prosperity than any other period in human history. Yet as Donald Trump takes a sledgehammer to that economic order, America’s democratic allies face a choice. We can accept the new cost of doing business with the US.

Trump will destroy world trade, but democracies can defend themselves – and each other comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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Trump to embark on Middle East trip to meet Gulf allies

Donald Trump this week will embark on the first foreign trip of his second administration with a tour of the Middle East, as he looks to secure investment, trade and technology deals from friendly leaders with deep pockets amid turbulent negotiations around numerous regional conflicts, including Israel’s war in Gaza.

Trump to embark on Middle East trip to meet Gulf allies comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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This Week in Explainers: How India-Pakistan reached the brink of war and then paused

It has been an intense week in the Indian subcontinent. In a 100-hour battle between India and Pakistan, drones and missiles were fired, and air bases were attacked. Now the two sides have agreed to a ceasefire, but it seems shaky.

This Week in Explainers: How India-Pakistan reached the brink of war and then paused comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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National Technology Day: All you need to know aout the India’s Nuclear Might for UPSC Exam

Take a look at the essential events, concepts, terms, quotes, or phenomena every day and brush up your knowledge. Here’s your knowledge nugget for today on National Technology Day, focused on India’s nuclear journey from a broader perspective.

India celebrates National Technology Day annually on May 11 to commemorate the successful nuclear test at Pokhran in 1998, which marked India’s significant achievements in science and technology and emphasised its pivotal role in solidifying the nation’s position as a global leader in technological innovation.

National Technology Day: All you need to know aout the India’s Nuclear Might for UPSC Exam comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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Is Lady Gaga a sign the economy may crash? The recession indicator meme unpacked

According to social media, signs of a recession are looming everywhere.

Lady Gaga headlining Coachella is a recession indicator. A new White Chicks movie? Recession Indicator. Knee-high Converse? Unfortunately, yes.

The meme, which jokingly points to returning cultural trends as harbingers of a market crash, has inundated feeds across the globe.

Is Lady Gaga a sign the economy may crash? The recession indicator meme unpacked comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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Europe must end reliance on US technology – Christine Lagarde

Europe must end its reliance on American and Chinese technology, Christine Lagarde has warned.

Speaking just hours before Donald Trump announces tariffs on all EU goods imported into the United States, Ms Lagarde said the bloc must become more self-sufficient – something she characterised as a “march towards independence”.

Europe must end reliance on US technology – Christine Lagarde comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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If India and Pakistan’s ceasefire holds, the coming weeks will see a new battle: of narratives

Just over 26 years ago, thousands of Pakistani soldiers quietly made their way on to high, rocky ridges on the Indian side of the de facto border that divides the former princely state of Kashmir. The war that this rash operation triggered lasted much of the summer of 1999.

If India and Pakistan’s ceasefire holds, the coming weeks will see a new battle: of narratives comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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‘We’re in the Hamptons of England’: Trump sends wealthy Americans fleeing to the Cotswolds

Thanksgiving in the Cotswolds is no small affair. Every November, Americans flock to the English market town of Stow-on-the-Wold to collect glazed turkey breasts, green bean casserole and a traditional sweet potato dish covered in marshmallows.

It is, by Jesse D’Ambrosi’s own admission, “bizarre”.

‘We’re in the Hamptons of England’: Trump sends wealthy Americans fleeing to the Cotswolds comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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