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2 days ago | flipboard.com | Megan Messerly |Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Daniel Desrochers

4 hours agoChina: Rat sparks panic when it runs into dress shopZhejiang, China - June 03, 2025 A rat sparked panic when it darted into a dress shop causing women to flee in fear. CCTV footage shows the rodent scurrying across the floor in Zhejiang, China. The shopkeeper quickly stepped outside to avoid the animal, while three customers were left hopping and shrieking as they tried to dodge it. Everyone then left before a janitor grabbed the tiny pest and carried it away on June 3.

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Megan Messerly |Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Daniel Desrochers

President Donald Trump said he spoke Thursday with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, breaking the monthslong silence between the two men. It represents a significant, positive step for China-U.S. relations as the two countries work to deescalate a trade war Trump started this spring by levying 145 percent tariffs on China. The Chinese retaliated, halting trade between the two countries.

3 days ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Phelim Kine |Daniel Desrochers |Megan Messerly |Ari Hawkins

— Prezydent ma obsesję na punkcie rozmowy z Xi — powiedział jeden z rozmówców POLITICO zaznajomiony z chińsko-amerykańskimi negocjacjami handlowymi. Chińczycy tymczasem już odcinają Amerykanów od kluczowych komponentów w sferze technologii. Nadzieje Trumpa na szybkie porozumienie najpewniej okażą się płonne, a prezydent Stanów Zjednoczonych może zostać odprawiony z kwitkiem. A to oznacza dla niego i Ameryki szereg problemów.

4 days ago | politico.com | Phelim Kine |Daniel Desrochers |Megan Messerly |Ari Hawkins

The person familiar with the trade talks, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about their private conversations, said the administration is under “a lot of pressure” because of China’s block on critical minerals, crucial components for everything from auto and electronics manufacturing to munitions production.

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Phelim Kine |Daniel Desrochers |Megan Messerly |Ari Hawkins

10 hours agoChina: Robot lays floor tiles with precision in unfinished Chinese homeGuangdong Province, China - May 19, 2025 On May 19, 2025, in Guangdong, located in southern China, a video showed a robot working inside an unfinished room, meticulously laying brown floor tiles. Equipped with infrared scanning, the robot placed each tile with impressive speed and accuracy. The machine worked faster and more precisely than human workers, placing each piece in the exact right spot.