15 dead in northern India after monsoon floods

SHIMLA, India: At least 15 people were killed in India after heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods and landslides near the Himalayan foothills, authorities said on Saturday (Aug 20). Flooding and landslides are common and cause widespread devastation during India’s treacherous monsoon season. Experts say climate change is increasing the numberContinue Reading

CHIPS Act lures Taiwan’s GlobalWafers to Texas

Taiwan’s GlobalWafers is set to build a new semiconductor wafer factory in Texas, leveraging into the subsidies on offer from the new CHIPS Act signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 9.   GlobalWafers is expected to spend about US$2 billion on the facility initially and $5 billion eventually as wafer production, sales […]

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