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International transfers to UnionPay Global cards in 61 countries using only the card number are now possible “With the launch of transfers to UnionPay Global, we have expanded the service from local scenarios to a full-fledged international network. It is now possible to send money to UnionPay cards issued not only in China, but also in other countries – regardless of where the recipient is located. A transfer to Dubai, Guangzhou, or Tashkent now works as simply and quickly as a domestic transfer within Russia. The potential audience is expanding to billions of recipients,” said Artyom Avladeev, head of transfers…

The future of Nvidia’s AI chip sales in China remains unclear after President Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping concluded on Friday, despite the last-minute addition of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to the American business delegation. The New York Times reports that when Jensen Huang joined the group of American business leaders traveling with President Trump to Beijing this week, many observers interpreted his presence as an indication that progress might be forthcoming for Nvidia’s long-stalled sales in the Chinese market. However, as the high-level summit between the two world leaders wrapped up, the situation surrounding Nvidia’s AI chips…

A report published by a Mexican NGO has raised serious questions about a 2025 seizure of illegal fuel that government officials claimed was historic because the ship carried ten million liters. The report revealed that the ship was carrying twice as much fuel as what was actually seized, raising serious questions about the widespread corruption within Mexico’s government. This week, the NGO Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad published a report based on records from Mexico’s own government, revealing that the ship from that historic seizure was carrying almost 21 million liters of fuel, not the 10 million liters reportedly…

A judged ruled that Kars4Kids ads are banned in California, believing that the charity violated false advertising and unfair competition laws by using donations to pay for teenagers’ trips to Israel and a $16.5 million building in the country. In 2021, Bruce Puterbaugh sued Kars4Kids, saying he “felt taken advantage of” after he discovered that his donation would not to go “underprivileged kids from all over the U.S.” Puterbaugh said he donated a broken-down car after hearing the ads “over and over” again on the radio. Puterbaugh believed he was a “charitable person” and said he donated the car with…

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Story Is,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) discussed fentanyl and the crackdown at the border by the Trump administration and said that “a tighter border will, by definition, help address fentanyl flow.” Host Elex Michaelson asked, “I know you don’t like what’s happened with ICE within the country and all the rest of it, but does some of the crackdown at the border itself, has that helped at all when it comes to fentanyl?” Bonta answered, “Well, an orderly border is obviously necessary and helpful to monitor all sorts of different things, including…

The US delegation came hoping Beijing would offer deals easing tensions caused by Washington’s foreign policy blunders, such as Iran war, Danny Haiphong says US President Donald Trump’s China visit was an attempt to “save face” and seek relief after the Iran war destabilized the global economy, geopolitical analyst Danny Haiphong has told RT. According to Haiphong, the US is now in a “far weaker position” than China and is seeking closer ties with Beijing to stabilize its economy and global standing.US-China relations have been strained for years over trade, technology, and security, with Trump’s tariff hikes last year escalating tensions…

The artificial-intelligence boom is no longer just showing up in stock prices, earnings calls, and data-center announcements. It is now visible in the Federal Reserve’s industrial production data. Output of computer and electronic products rose 1.5 percent in April, one of the strongest gains among major manufacturing categories, the Fed reported Friday. The broader special aggregate covering computers, communications equipment, and semiconductors rose 1.0 percent. The gains point to a rapid expansion in the physical manufacturing base behind the AI buildout: servers, computers, chips, communications gear, electronic components, and related business equipment. Production of computer and peripheral equipment rose 1.5…

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement on Friday that attributed 246 suspected infections and 65 deaths to a new Ebola outbreak in the remote Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Africa CDC said it was convening an emergency meeting with health officials from the DRC, Uganda, South Sudan, and other global partners to coordinate a response to the outbreak, including cross-border surveillance of the possible spread of the deadly disease. The statement said most of the infections to date have been reported from two areas within the Ituri province, Mongwalu and…

During an interview aired on Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” President Donald Trump said that he thinks the current leaders in Iran are “actually much more reasonable, and, in many ways, smarter than the first tier and the second tier, who are no longer with us.” Trump said, “I think we have people that are leaders. I think they’re much better than — I think they’re much more reasonable. If you talk about a regime change, that’s the ultimate — I said, that is serious, the regime change, right? The third tier that we’re dealing with now,…

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) announced Friday he would not seek reelection later this year, after his Memphis-based House seat was dismantled amid the redistricting battles sweeping the country after last month’s Supreme Court decision. Cohen told reporters that his decision not to run was by far the most difficult moment he’s had as an elected official. The 10-term House incumbent’s decision to end his campaign came days after Tennessee’s Republican-controlled Legislature approved a new congressional map that eliminated Cohen’s majority Black district, likely securing them an all-GOP federal delegation. Tennessee is one of a handful of GOP-controlled states in the…