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Taiwan’s boom a leveraged bet on AI irrational exuberance

Taiwan has just vaulted past India to become the world’s No. 5 stock market, powered by an AI boom that’s fused investor frenzy with the dominance of the planet’s most critical chipmaker. The catalyst is unmistakable: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., up 46% this year,

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Humanity has already exceeded Earth’s limits, study warns

Humanity may already be living far beyond what Earth can sustainably support, according to a sweeping new study analyzing more than 200 years of population and environmental data. Researchers found that while population growth once fueled innovation and expansion, the trend

Africa: Q&A With New Cosafa President Tariq Babitseng

[Cosafa] Botswana Football Association President Tariq Babitseng was elected to lead COSAFA over the next four years and has big ambitions for the region. He shared his vision for the next cycle under his watch and believes there is much that can be done to take football

Trump’s $1.5 trillion military splurge destined to backfire

Earlier this month, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood in front of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to defend the Trump administration’s record-breaking US$1.5 trillion military budget proposal for FY2027. According to the White House, this 66% year-over-year

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