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Briefing: How lithium batteries are transforming modern fishing

Strategic angle: Exploring the impact of lithium battery technology on the fishing industry.

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Briefing: Power prices expected to fall by up to 10% from July, bringing ‘welcome relief’ to Australia’s east coast

Strategic angle: Increased output from wind generation and batteries, and falling electricity contract prices, are expected to deliver lower energy bills.

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Briefing: Horses 'whinny' to find new friends and celebrate. This unique sound has been a mystery – until now

Strategic angle: How horses make their unusual combination of both high and low pitched sounds has long eluded scientists.

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Briefing: How the Iran war has left Europe facing yet another energy crisis

Strategic angle: It is not the first time that there has been deep energy-linked frustration in the heart of Europe.

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Briefing: Japan rejects U.S. intel assessment on Takaichi's Taiwan remarks

Strategic angle: Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara asserts no significant policy shift is occurring.

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Briefing: Asia tech stocks sink as oil spike and Qatar attacks threaten chip supply chain

Strategic angle: Asian technology stocks fell on Thursday as Iran's latest attacks on Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City and a surge in oil prices rattled investor sentiment.

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Briefing: Solid, tough, and fast: a composite electrolyte that helps tame lithium dendrites

Strategic angle: A breakthrough in composite electrolyte technology could revolutionize lithium battery performance.

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Briefing: EU leaders hunt for quick fixes to energy price spike amid Iran war

Strategic angle: EU leaders are seeking immediate solutions to the rising energy prices exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in Iran.

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Briefing: Investors face cloudier Fed rate view as Iran war grips markets

Strategic angle: Market uncertainty rises as geopolitical tensions affect investor sentiment.

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Briefing: Jihadist violence in Nigeria and DRC rose sharply last year even as global deaths from terror fell

Strategic angle: Nigeria had the largest increase in terrorism-related deaths, ranking fourth in global index behind Pakistan, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

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Briefing: Iran sets its price to end the war

Strategic angle: Islamic regime is digging in for a protracted conflict as it seeks to ensure the US and Israel will not attack again.

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Briefing: Trump sails into battle with Lloyd’s of London

Strategic angle: The market’s historic strength in marine war insurance is being challenged by the US

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Briefing: HDFC Bank shares fall 5% as part-time chair resigns over 'ethics'

Strategic angle: Interim chairman Keki Mistry reveals resignation due to allegations without evidence.

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Briefing: How Budapest became a hub for Western nationalists under Viktor Orban

Strategic angle: The Hungarian capital is increasingly popular among hard-right circles, hosting think tanks and conferences that bolster Prime Minister Viktor Orban's image ahead of the upcoming elections.

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Briefing: Gold Terra hits high-grade gold at Yellorex

Strategic angle: Gold Terra reports significant gold findings at Yellorex, enhancing its mining prospects.

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Briefing: How the Trump White House tries to sell war and death as a game

Strategic angle: Declassified footage spliced with cartoon and action movie clips seeks to glorify US military prowess

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Briefing: Contrastive Reasoning Alignment: Reinforcement Learning from Hidden Representations

Strategic angle: Introducing CRAFT, a novel framework to enhance model robustness against jailbreak attacks.

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Briefing: Physics-informed offline reinforcement learning eliminates catastrophic fuel waste in maritime routing

Strategic angle: A new approach to maritime routing could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping.

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Briefing: Bank of Japan postpones rate rise after Middle East war erupts

Strategic angle: Jump in oil prices will increase inflationary pressures but weigh on economic activity

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Briefing: Developer explains Northampton lithium battery energy storage system

Strategic angle: Insights into the innovative energy storage solution in Northampton.