Mexico’s ex-president accuses US of plotting to weaken governing party | Mexico

Mexico’s former president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has accused US officials of trying to weaken the governing party to strengthen the opposition, amid rising tensions between the two countries over Washington’s investigations into several Mexican governors. “Some US officials are plotting to weaken Morena and strengthen the rightwing opposition in Mexico with the aim of…

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Black Lung Rising | Health

Fault Lines investigates a surge in black lung among younger coal miners in Appalachia, and gaps in dust protections. Black lung was once thought to be under control in the United States. But in Appalachia, it’s resurging, hitting coal miners younger and in more severe forms. Fault Lines follows former miners living with the disease,…

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After 20 years, scientists finally shrink a powerful laser onto a chip

For decades, ultrafast lasers have been among the most powerful tools in modern optics. Their pulses last just a few hundred femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second, enabling technologies ranging from precision manufacturing and eye surgery to optical frequency combs, the Nobel Prize-winning innovation that powers the world’s most accurate optical atomic clocks. Despite their…

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Why Taiwan and South Korea’s stock markets have surged past India

Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of  “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. AI-driven gains in TSMC, Samsung and SK Hynix, plus a weaker rupee and headwinds from the Middle East conflict are reshaping Asia’s market rankings….

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