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How Abu Dhabi's Crown Price Is Trying to Bypass Hormuz

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan took the helm of a $300 billion sovereign wealth fund which has become central to building the infrastructure needed to override Iran’s stranglehold over the Strait of Hormuz. The fund is now likely to spend tens of billions of dollars more on new port infrastructure outside the embattled strait, people familiar with the matter said. Bloomberg's Alex Dooler reports.

China’s R&D spending hits record 2.8% of GDP, beating OECD average for the first time

For the first time, China’s spending on research and development as a share of gross domestic product has surpassed the average for Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) members – a trend one analyst expects to continue as Beijing seeks to strengthen technological self-reliance amid intensifying global competition. R&D expenditure exceeded 3.92 trillion yuan (US$584.8 billion) in 2025, accounting for 2.8 per cent of GDP, Science and Technology Minister Yin Hejun...

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Asda's 6p pill beats supplements that cost people hundreds, says report

Asda's 6p pill beats supplements that cost people hundreds, says report The investigation also found the use of 'fairy dusting' in some supplements Some supplements marketed at women and costing hundreds of pounds a year are no better than a 6p a dose multivitamin, a watchdog has said. Many supplements marketed at perimenopausal and menopausal women were overpriced and lacked meaningful doses of key nutrients – while costing 20 times more than a standard multivitamin, researchers for Which?...