More than 150 people have been killed and thousands displaced after floods devastated parts of central Nigeria, local authorities said, as rescue teams continue to recover bodies and search for the missing.
The reality of global trade is complex, and understanding the interconnectedness in supply chains is crucial in navigating the future of US manufacturing.More than a quarter of eligible South Korean voters have already cast their ballots for who should be the country’s next president.
South Korea is set to break a record in early voting as more than 12 million voters cast their ballot in advance of the country’s upcoming presidential election.The figure for early voting – as of midday on Friday – represents more than a quarter of South Korea’s 44.3 million eligible voters, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency.Early voting started on Thursday and will end on Friday, in advance of the official vote on Tuesday that will see South Koreans choose who will replace impeached President Yoon Sook-yeol.
Yoon set off a political storm in South Korea in December when he briefly imposed martial law before the controversial move was overturned by the National Assembly.The ex-president claimed his decision to declare martial law and order the detention of opposition politicians was due to the government’s infiltration by antistate and North Korean forces.
Yoon was impeached the same month but was
not removed from office until AprilHow much have Chinese graduates contributed to the US?
Once they graduate, international students in the US contribute disproportionately to American innovation: A 2022 analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) found that 55 percent of all US-based startups valued at more than a billion dollars were founded by immigrants.Since the year 2000, more than 50,000 Chinese PhD scholars in science and mathematics fields have remained in the US, pursuing scientific research and founding startups that in 2022 had a collective worth of $100bn.
They include 21 billion-dollar companies, also called unicorns, according to the NFAP.One of these notable unicorns is Pony.ai, an autonomous driving technology company founded in 2016 and currently valued on the NASDAQ exchange at $6.4bn. The company was launched by James Peng and Lou Tiancheng, both of whom attended Beijing-based Tsinghua University for their undergraduate degrees. Co-founder Peng holds a PhD from Stanford University.