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Pro-DRN Blood Test Identifies 71 Proteins Linked to Diabetic Retinal Degeneration

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What the Blood Test Detects—and Why It Matters

A blood test using artificial intelligence has identified 71 proteins linked to early retinal neurodegeneration in diabetes—potentially allowing doctors to predict and prevent vision loss years before symptoms appear. Researchers at the Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Ocular Diseases in Guangzhou, China, published their findings June 2 in PLOS Medicine, revealing how machine learning … Read more

Musk’s $640 Billion Net Worth Could Buy All Four Major North American Sports Leagues

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Musk’s Financial Empire: A Net Worth Beyond Imagination

Elon Musk’s $619 billion net worth could buy all four major North American sports leagues and still leave $103 billion, while a federal jury dismissed his OpenAI lawsuit as a “calendar technicality” on May 18, 2026. The verdict, which rejected Musk’s claims of a “breach of charitable trust,” came as he traveled to China with … Read more

China Stands Up to US Over Cuba Charges

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A Legal Blow That Feels Like a Declaration of War

China Stands With Cuba as U.S. As the U.S. Department of Justice formally charged Raúl Castro with conspiracy and murder for ordering the 1996 downing of two anti-Castro activist planes—an incident that killed four Americans—China has entered the fray with a blunt warning: “We will not tolerate interference.” Beijing’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Guo Jiakun, condemned … Read more

New Zealand security declaration with Cook Islands puts ‘massive limitations’ on China pacts, minister says

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New Zealand and the Cook Islands have signed a major new security declaration, ending a sometimes bitter political stand-off that sparked a war of words and saw Wellington freeze millions of dollars in financial assistance to the Pacific nation. The agreement could also curb Beijing’s ambitions in the Pacific island nation, with New Zealand’s Foreign … Read more

US House committee calls for major crackdown on China’s alleged sanctioned oil imports

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Lawmakers in the United States have urged the administration of US President Donald Trump to take action against China’s alleged sanctioned oil imports by blacklisting port operators and blocking complex settlement networks. Despite Washington’s temporary easing of sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil to relieve price pressures from the US-Israeli war in Iran, the “House … Read more

Healthcare devices sent to orbit for space testing

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China recently sent five advanced healthcare devices into orbit aboard an experimental vessel, marking the nation’s first practical step toward realizing its dream of building a hospital in space. The devices will be tested in orbit over the next three years, with the primary goal of advancing astronaut healthcare and space medicine research. The spacecraft … Read more

China launches in-orbit experiment projects in space hospital quest

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Five medical research projects aimed at establishing the world’s first space hospital, proposed by a university in south China’s innovation hub Shenzhen, were transported to space aboard a test spacecraft on Monday. These projects will complete in-orbit experiments and tests over the next three years. China launched a Lijian-2 Y1 carrier rocket at 7:00 p.m. … Read more

‘Go get your own oil’, Trump tells European allies as war against Iran continues – The Irish Times

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US president Donald Trump on Tuesday again criticised European allies for their refusal to assist in the Iran war, arguing they should “go get your own oil” from the Strait of Hormuz or buy from the US as global oil and fuel supplies have become strained during the conflict. In a further indication that he … Read more

China urges Philippines to stabilize ties amid maritime row

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  China called on the Philippines to help create the conditions needed to stabilize and improve bilateral relations as officials concluded two days of talks on their territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Officials held a “candid and in-depth” exchange of views on relations, and international and regional issues, in diplomatic consultations on Saturday … Read more