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Memory chip stocks shed $100bn as AI-driven shortage trade unwinds
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US expects war against Iran to last another 2-4 weeks, Rubio tells G7
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Iran seizes assets of public figure ‘traitors’ over dissent
Football star Sardar Azmoun among those targeted, according to authorities
Google nears deal to help finance multibillion-dollar data centre leased to Anthropic
Texas site for Nexus Data Centers aims to avoid grid connection delays with direct gas supplies
UK police end investigation into alleged voter fraud in Manchester by-election
Probe was launched after monitoring group said it witnessed ‘high levels of family voting’ at Gorton and Denton poll
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China retaliates against US trade probes ahead of Xi-Trump talks
Move marks escalation in tensions in run-up to much-anticipated May summit in Beijing
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