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'Positive signs' for chip world as ASML profits soar
Dutch tech giant ASML, which supplies chipmaking machines to the semiconductor industry, reported Wednesday a rise in annual net profit despite a high-tech trade spat between China and the West. ASML announced earlier this month that it had been blocked from exporting "a small number" of its advanced machines to China, amid reports of US pressure on the Dutch government.
King coal set to lose crown for electricity production: IEA
Renewables are set to displace coal as the top source of energy for electricity production globally in 2025, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. That may also turn out to be the case in China, where coal produces more than half of electricity, but much depends on hydroelectric production and the pace of the economic recovery.
EU to ramp up efforts to shield sensitive assets from China
The European Union will unveil a raft of measures Wednesday to better coordinate action on protecting sensitive technology and stopping critical infrastructure from falling into the hands of geopolitical rivals like China.
A group of men attack Ngizwe Mchunu, SA reacts: "Ngizwe just pulled a Nhlanhla lux on us"
Controversial radio personality Ngizwe Mchunu was attacked by a group of men in Durban. But many netizens suspected that this attack was staged by him.
From Setback to Success, a woman is paying her way through school after losing her NSFAS funding
A woman posted a video sharing how she has been putting herself through university by waiting at Ocean Basket after NSFAS defunded her, Mzansi praised her hustle
A woman shared her story of med school rejection and triumph, Mzansi inspired
A woman posted a video celebrating her completion of her first year of medical school internship after being rejected by all medical schools in South Africa.
Mzansi Einsteins: 5 matriculants who bagged a bachelor's pass with distinctions
Matric serves as the door to tertiary education. In the recent matric results the internet was abuzz with learners who passed. We look at five of those learners.
Europe's bike industry hits bumps as cycling craze cools
At a bicycle trade fair in Stuttgart, steep discounts on brand-new models hint at the turmoil roiling the industry now that a pandemic-fuelled cycling craze has faded. - Discounts, bankruptcies - Buoyed by cycling's fast-paced growth during the pandemic and wanting to get ahead of any future supply chain snarls, many industry players increased their orders during the boom.
Fears over economy grow as German rail begins longest strike
German train drivers began on Wednesday their longest-ever strike, piling on travel misery for thousands of passengers in an escalating industrial dispute that economic experts warn could cost the economy up to a billion euros ($1.1 billion).
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