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Canada confident of dethroning New Zealand in Women’s World Cup semis

Australia vows to cut emissions by 62 to 70% by 2035

Japan seeks to ramp up Asian Games buzz with year to go

Australian scientists grapple with ‘despicable’ butterfly heist

US stocks finish mixed as Fed cuts rates for first time in 2025

US stocks finished mixed Wednesday while the dollar moved higher as markets digested the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates for the first time in 2025 and signaling it could enact two more cuts this year.The moves largely corresponded to market expectations and follow recent economic reports showing weaker job growth that Fed Chair Jerome Powell …

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Stocks, dollar calm ahead of expected US rate cut

Nvidia CEO disappointed over China chip ban report

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang on Wednesday said he was disappointed by a report that Beijing has barred major Chinese tech companies from buying his company’s world-leading chips, a crucial component in the generative AI revolution.California-based Nvidia’s specially designed chips have catapulted the company to become the world’s biggest by market capitalisation, with China seen …

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