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• (2nd LD) S. Korea's Sept. exports hit record US$120.9 bln on robust chip sales
  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports soared 83.5 percent to a record ...
  Yonhap asia 2026-10-01T01:05:45Z
• A choice of global dimension
  One of the great mutations in international politics under the impetus of Donald Trump is the attempt to reorder the world based on zones of influence. Once again, America would be for the Americans. …
  La Nacion latam 2026-10-01T01:03:39Z
• How China became the world’s gold superpower
  Perhaps no story illustrates the secret of China’s industrial success better than its rise as the world’s gold superpower. China has revered the metal for millennia, yet it has never had a gold-ba…
  SCMP asia 2026-10-01T01:00:07Z
• Armed Forces Day anniv. celebrated with display of advanced weapons
  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday celebrated the 78th anniversar...
  Yonhap asia 2026-10-01T01:00:02Z
• Christina Koch, Artemis II astronaut and the only woman on board: "There is nothing that can prepare you for the feeling of seeing your planet lit up"
  Several months after returning to Earth, one of the phrases Christina Koch expressed during the Artemis II mission was revealed. "There is nothing that prepares you for the stunning sensation of seein…
  La Nacion latam 2026-10-01T01:00:00Z
• Kast calls on Congress to debate the 2027 Budget without "political trenches"
  On Wednesday night, in a nationwide broadcast, President José Antonio Kast unveiled his first fiscal budget, which will record a spending increase of 1.5% and will focus on employment, security, and …
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-01T00:59:39Z
• California bans child marriage, a practice still legal in 32 US states
  Gov Gavin Newsom called it a "long overdue measure to protect young Californians".
  BBC uk 2026-10-01T00:57:04Z
• Watch: Hong Kong holds ceremony and reception on China’s National Day
  Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee and senior government officials are attending a ceremony and a National Day reception as the city celebrates the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s R…
  SCMP asia 2026-10-01T00:56:04Z
• Australia's small businesses brace for squeeze from card surcharge ban
  Nikkei asia 2026-10-01T00:56:03Z
• Argentinian President Javier Milei seeks investors to support a struggling economy
  In Paris for the Argentina Week forum, Milei hopes to attract new foreign investment to stave off recession in his country, with just over a year to go before the next presidential election.
  Le Monde europe 2026-10-01T00:50:53Z
• Kast announces use of artificial intelligence in Health to prioritize care for patients in more serious condition
  President José Antonio Kast announced this Wednesday the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to prioritize care for patients in the most serious condition, as part of the Health measures included in …
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-01T00:46:24Z
• Lack of ambulance worsens care for a peasant injured with a machete in Camagüey
  A farmer left bleeding, with his thumb tendon cut and no ambulance available to travel 50 kilometers to the provincial hospital: that was the real emergency Esmérido Muñoz Hidalgo endured in the Cam…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-01T00:44:58Z
• Jabil targets 24% growth in FY27 as AI hardware ramp reshapes business
  Jabil's fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 marked the point at which AI data-center hardware became the clear center of gravity for the US contract manufacturer. Revenue for the three months ended August 3…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:43:45Z
• Bachelet calls for opposition unity at a tribute event and warns that "I am going to stay here, contributing"
  One hour and 14 minutes after the scheduled time, the gates of the La Pintana Municipal Theater opened and gave way to the most anticipated vehicle of the day: the one that transported former Presiden…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-01T00:42:35Z
• (LEAD) S. Korea's Sept. exports hit record US$120.9 bln on robust chip sales
  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports soared 83.5 percent to a record ...
  Yonhap asia 2026-10-01T00:42:26Z
• Iran parades Shahed drones through capital
  Crowds cheered and waved national flags as two Shahed drones were paraded through Tehran.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-10-01T00:39:04Z
• Synopsys and OpenAI to share revenue from AI model built to run chip design tools
  Synopsys is betting that the surest way to keep generative AI from eroding its electronic design automation (EDA) franchise is to build the model together with the AI developer and share the proceeds.…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:38:27Z
• Micron's record quarter rests on pricing power as customers lock in 2027 supply
  Micron Technology's fiscal fourth quarter showed a memory maker whose growth now comes mainly from price rather than volume, with customers committing cash years in advance to secure supply. Revenue f…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:37:21Z
• Zelensky discusses strengthening air defense with Stubb
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Finnish President Alexander Stubb about ways to strengthen Ukraine's defense, including its F-16 fighter jets and air defense capabilities more broadl…
  Ukrinform ukraine 2026-10-01T00:33:00Z
• Retailers expect 'golden week' sales growth, but trade groups warn of modest gains
  Some Hong Kong retailers are forecasting double-digit sales growth over the National Day "golden week" holiday, but industry leaders have warned that the expected influx of mainland Chinese visitors m…
  SCMP asia 2026-10-01T00:30:08Z
• Ximena Ossandón and the imminent withdrawal of the security reform: "The government understands that it has to make this kind of gesture"
  As vice president of the Chamber, Deputy Ximena Ossandón (RN) was one of those invited to Wednesday's breakfast with President José Antonio Kast at Cerro Castillo to address the security agenda. On …
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-01T00:30:00Z
• Karim Bianchi: "They didn't just withdraw (the security reform), they gave it away"
  "The photo served its purpose." According to Senator Karim Bianchi, that is what the government sought with the meeting at Cerro Castillo, where President José Antonio Kast met with the vice presiden…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-01T00:30:00Z
• "Blatant lie": Ambassador Judd denies visa denial to Senator Núñez (PC) and states that the U.S. "never received a request"
  The United States Ambassador to Chile, Brandon Judd, responded this Wednesday to Senator Daniel Núñez (PC) and denied that Washington had rejected a visa request from the lawmaker to travel to New Y…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-01T00:25:40Z
• TV Brasil's Caminhos da Reportagem wins the Vladimir Herzog Award
  The episode Domestic Slave Labor: Silence and Servitude, from the program Caminhos da Reportagem on TV Brasil, won the video category of the 48th edition of the Vladimir Herzog Journalism Award for Am…
  Agencia Brasil latam 2026-10-01T00:23:00Z
• Honduras: Pending wages keep the medical sector on edge
  The dispute between the Government and the Medical College of Honduras (CMH) reaches its fourth week of informational assemblies, without the parties having managed to resolve the main labor grievance…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-01T00:20:14Z
• (LEAD) Seoul stocks open lower on chip losses
  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday, dragged dow...
  Yonhap asia 2026-10-01T00:19:16Z
• N. Korea's Kim vows to bring bilateral ties to 'new strategic level' in letter to Xi
  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday reaffirms ...
  Yonhap asia 2026-10-01T00:18:58Z
• Panamanian banking favors dynamic financial prevention adapted to new risks
  The banking sector faces technological challenges that are no longer limited to the adoption of new tools. The digitalization of services, financial innovation, and the growing capabilities of crimina…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-01T00:18:03Z
• Samsung Foundry gets boost from HBM4 as 2nm push continues
  Samsung Electronics' HBM4 ramp is giving its foundry business a timely boost, as rising demand for the memory product translates into more work for the company's 4nm logic lines.
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:17:57Z
• Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat
  Democratic governor sharply critical of Donald Trump for not passing comprehensive federal AI regulations Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting California workers from the th…
  Guardian uk 2026-10-01T00:17:56Z
• Kast announces his first Budget with a 1.5% spending increase, focused on employment, security and health
  It is the first Budget drafted by the government of José Antonio Kast. And for that very reason, its messages marked the stamp he wants to impose and the areas where he will prioritize public spendin…
  La Tercera latam 2026-10-01T00:17:15Z
• Mandatory inspections will be extended to 158,402 cargo vehicles in El Salvador following fatal 15-vehicle accident
  The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT) will extend mandatory vehicle technical inspections to the 158,402 cargo transport units registered in El Salvador, following the first controls appli…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-01T00:17:13Z
• Jensen Huang wins Van Fleet Award as Nvidia, South Korea trio reunites
  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attended the Korea Society's annual dinner in New York on September 28 local time and received the 2026 Van Fleet Award, with Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK G…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:16:53Z
• Qualcomm says PC chip shortages are manageable; price swings hit harder
  Qualcomm's senior vice president and general manager of the compute and gaming business, Kedar Kondap, said the biggest challenge facing the PC industry is not component shortages, but the unusually l…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:16:25Z
• S. Korea's monthly exports hit US$120.9 bln in Sept. on record chip sales
  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's exports soared 83.5 percent to a record ...
  Yonhap asia 2026-10-01T00:15:03Z
• AI boom drives Southern Taiwan Science Park revenue past NT$1.7 trillion in 1H26
  The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) posted revenue of NT$1.77 trillion (approx. US$55.66 billion) in the first half of 2026, up 28.57% from the same period in 2025. Growth was mainly driven by the…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:13:03Z
• ICBF opened a process to restore the rights of a child tied to a chair at a childcare center in Cali following the report on social media
  The institute specified that, as soon as the case became known, it 'immediately activated the care pathway'.
  El Tiempo latam 2026-10-01T00:12:26Z
• Lip-Bu Tan calls TSMC a partner rather than a rival
  Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan stated that Intel's relationship with TSMC is built on partnership rather than rivalry. He noted that a collaborative mindset guides key industry leaders, including TSMC Chairman …
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:11:53Z
• How a TSMC veteran is steering Singapore's lab-to-fab chip strategy
  Yee-Chia Yeo, vice president for innovation and enterprise at A*STAR, returned to Singapore in 2022 and has since turned years of industry experience into a strategy for advancing the city-state's sem…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:11:28Z
• South Korea to build 8 nuclear power plants in US, invest $120bn
  Nikkei asia 2026-10-01T00:11:02Z
• Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies
  Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.
  BBC uk 2026-10-01T00:08:23Z
• DIGITIMES Insight: Agentic AI shifts inference bottleneck to token control and task quality
  DIGITIMES Intelligence observes that AI applications are moving through a clear progression: from early classification AI focused on feature recognition, to generative AI capable of creating content, …
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:07:28Z
• ASIC shipments top GPUs in 2027 as ABF substrate bottlenecks shift
  The high-end cloud AI accelerator market will see a structural shift in 2027, with total ASIC shipments surpassing GPU shipments for the first time, driven by rising output from Google, Amazon, and Hu…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:07:06Z
• Philippines central bank braces for 'Godzilla' El Niño
  Severe Pacific Ocean weather event could fuel inflationary pressures and hit agricultural production across region
  ft uk 2026-10-01T00:06:28Z
• Trump-Xi talks leave chip policies unchanged; US guards AI advantage while China pursues self-reliance
  Following the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, market observers broadly agreed that the talks yielded few surprises. The meeting produced limited substantive …
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:06:23Z
• ChainSea targets fourth-quarter OTC listing as AI transformation business takes shape
  Digital transformation integrator ChainSea Information Integration plans to list on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) market in the fourth quarter of 2026, with the process expected to take about a mont…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:06:01Z
• Lisandro Almirón: "Grabois manages to establish himself as an antagonist of La Libertad Avanza"
  National deputy Lisandro Almirón criticized the heated clashes that took place during a joint committee meeting of the Chamber of Deputies and considered that Juan Grabois took advantage of the episo…
  Infobae latam 2026-10-01T00:05:42Z
• From rescuing bodies at the Vanessa building to surviving four gunshots in Palmira: the miraculous story of an Army corporal in Valle
  Álvaro José Gómez Molina recounts his journey alongside his team to help after the earthquake and to survive an operation in which he was wounded.
  El Tiempo latam 2026-10-01T00:05:26Z
• Nvidia pushes full-stack AI agent security as OpenAI sits out partner roster
  Amid growing concerns over increasingly autonomous AI systems, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has repeatedly argued that AI agent jailbreaks are fundamentally an "engineering problem" that can be addressed w…
  DigiTimes tech 2026-10-01T00:05:26Z
• Seoul stocks open lower on chip losses
  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Thursday, dragged dow...
  Yonhap asia 2026-10-01T00:03:03Z
• "Loyalty to Mexico is demonstrated through actions, not passports": Larry Rubin; reiterates his defense of community interests
  After the Senate of the Republic approved the reform against dual nationality of candidates, the president of the American Society of Mexico (AmSoc), Larry Rubin, stated that "loyalty to Mexico is dem…
  El Universal latam 2026-10-01T00:02:10Z
• Watchdog clears former US Fed chief Powell in renovation probe
  The US Federal Reserve's Office of the Inspector General found no 'reasonable grounds' to justify criminal charges against the institution's former chair, according to a report published on Wednesday.…
  Le Monde europe 2026-10-01T00:02:07Z
• (URGENT) Seoul stocks open lower on chip losses
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  Yonhap asia 2026-10-01T00:01:29Z
• (URGENT) S. Korea's monthly exports hit US$120.9 bln in September
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  Yonhap asia 2026-10-01T00:01:28Z
• Border mine blasts show why both Koreas urgently need to restore communication
  The two Koreas urgently need to restore military communication to prevent a landmine dispute in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) from escalating into an armed clash, according to observers. The danger is …
  SCMP asia 2026-10-01T00:00:10Z
• Iran war live: Trump hints US could strike Iran, warns time coming
  Trump says the US may “blow up” Iran or strike a deal, insisting the standoff will end very soon one way or the other.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z
• "With a driver's salary, I gave up on the dream of giving my son an education"
  Mario Scolastico, 50, drives buses: "I earn 1,780 euros. It's a risky job, I work overtime and I've cut out dinners and vacations"
  La Repubblica europe 2026-10-01T00:00:00Z
• Shield versus spear
  MR. EDITOR: It is clear that our sovereignty is not threatened by the letter of the "Shield of the Americas" agreement. However, some fear that this shield may not withstand the thrust of the "Spear o…
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:58:00Z
• BOJ Tankan shows sixth straight rise in manufacturer sentiment
  Nikkei asia 2026-09-30T23:56:01Z
• Deadlines in Concessions
  MR. EDITOR: The figures published by the Infrastructure Policy Council (CPI), prepared using data from the Concessions Directorate of the Ministry of Public Works, are concerning. They show that the a…
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:54:00Z
• Pension Fund for Wellbeing has resources to fund itself until 2042: Édgar Amador; Finance Ministry expects the deadline could be extended
  During an appearance before the full chamber of the Chamber of Deputies, the Secretary of Finance and Public Credit, Édgar Amador Zamora, reported that the Welfare Pension Fund currently has resource…
  El Universal latam 2026-09-30T23:53:33Z
• Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitol
  Suspect Benny Caldera Jr held on bond as officials say they received ‘credible’ information about Austin threat A 40-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of plotting to attack th…
  Guardian uk 2026-09-30T23:53:33Z
• SAE: matches and accuracies
  MR. EDITOR: It is good news that we agree that, when there is excess demand, allocation should not depend primarily on chance. It is a point of convergence that allows progress toward a better system.…
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:52:00Z
• About Trump's "fake" AI
  MR. EDITOR: Trump wants another renaming. This time it was AI's turn in his speech at the UN. AI should be called "super intelligence" (SI). However, there is something to know about the term "Super …
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:50:00Z
• What dignity?
  MR. EDITOR: Representative Jaime Bassa has insisted on calling Plaza Baquedano "Dignity Square," a matter that seems to conflict with the idea of dignity. What dignity is there in the violent expropri…
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:48:00Z
• To inform is to govern
  To the Editor: Publishing simple, clear messages on the social media and websites of public services themselves — with their objectives, access points, hours of service, and solutions for people and…
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:46:00Z
• MK4 and Fonavi: Marcel points to the fiscal cost of the guarantees and Schmidt-Hebbel to the deductibles
  This Wednesday it was the economists' turn. As part of the processing of the capital markets reform, also known as MK4, the Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies received UDD academic Klaus Sch…
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:45:46Z
• Trump renews calls for former Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell's resignation
  The Federal Reserve's watchdog on Wednesday found no grounds for a criminal referral over a roughly $1 billion cost overrun on renovations to the central bank's Washington buildings, while faulting pr…
  France 24 europe 2026-09-30T23:44:27Z
• The children dying in India's remote tribal heartland
  At least 32 children have died in India's Balaghat district since May amid outbreaks of measles and malaria.
  BBC uk 2026-09-30T23:41:34Z
• What time will Christa Pike be executed? What we know as US Supreme Court overturns last-minute stay
  The Supreme Court cleared Tennessee to proceed with Christa Pike’s execution after a last-minute appeals court stay.
  Hindustan Times asia 2026-09-30T23:40:02Z
• Fiscal performance through August: revenue accumulates a 7.7% increase and spending 1%
  The August fiscal execution report published by the Budget Directorate (Dipres) showed that fiscal revenues continue on a double-digit growth path: in August they rose 13.8%. This increase was driven …
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:40:00Z
• Wom's deadline to present 90% of its 5G deployment in the country comes to an end and Subtel evaluates compliance
  Wom continues working to complete the deployment of its 5G network in the country. This Wednesday, September 30, the company was due to meet another deadline imposed in an agreement with the State Def…
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:40:00Z
• Tax experts approve 1.5% public spending and call for targeting it toward public investment to generate employment
  The 2027 Budget will have a limited public spending space of 1.5% compared to the projected execution expected for this year. Experts agree that the spending increase is adequate to maintain the fisca…
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:39:49Z
• Percentage of "neither-nor" youth in Brazil falls to 22.4%, study shows
  The rate of Brazilian young people who neither study, work, nor are in training or education fell by 4.4 percentage points between 2016 and 2024, according to the Education at a Glance 2026 report rel…
  Agencia Brasil latam 2026-09-30T23:39:00Z
• South Korea to invest $200 billion in US energy
  Investments are part of a July 2025 trade deal with Trump over tariffs on South Korean imports to the United States.
  Le Monde europe 2026-09-30T23:38:21Z
• Lithuania protests to Russia over sabotage in Estonia and attacks on Ukraine
  On Wednesday, Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged a protest with Russia over the sabotage incident in Estonia and attacks on Ukraine's population and civilian infrastructure.
  Ukrinform ukraine 2026-09-30T23:35:00Z
• Unemployment rises to 9.6%, its highest level since 2021, and jobs are destroyed for the second consecutive month
  Unemployment continues to rise. It is today the main concern of Chileans according to various surveys. And it could not be otherwise. The National Statistics Institute (INE) reported that the unemploy…
  La Tercera latam 2026-09-30T23:34:30Z
• Unification minister says response to DMZ blast should not derail peace efforts
  SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has said South K...
  Yonhap asia 2026-09-30T23:32:35Z
• Musk to co-lead Pentagon’s new initiative tasked with studying 'the future of warfare'
  Project Meridian is a new Pentagon initiative meant to identify new capabilities and technologies to deploy in the US military
  TASS russia 2026-09-30T23:32:01Z
• Pennsylvania confirms fifth measles-associated death as US outbreak grows
  Cases have more than doubled since August as a dispute with federal health officials over the death count continues.
  Al Jazeera mideast 2026-09-30T23:31:54Z