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Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton chasing record ninth Hungary win. (Reuters) Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton could go into Formula One's August break on a Hungarian high this weekend while championship leaders Mercedes seek urgent answers to George Russell's car woes.Russell's plight, with his car losing chunks of time on the straights, has dominated paddock chatter as his 19-year-old Italian teammate Kimi Antonelli goes from strength to strength with six wins in 10 rounds.The Briton, who started the season as title favourite and with the nickname 'Mr Consistency', is now 50 points adrift of Antonelli after spinning off into the gravel in Belgium last Sunday for his third no-score of the year.That blank let Hamilton back into second place overall, 45 points behind Antonelli, and the Hungaroring is a favourite for the seven-time world champion who won six of his titles with Mercedes before moving to Maranello. EIGHT TIMES WINNER AT THE HUNGARORINGHamilton has won eight times in Hungary over the years, an unparalleled feat at the Budapest track, and can equal his outright record Silverstone tally of nine wins at the same circuit.Hungary is also the scene of Hamilton's most recent pole position, back in 2023.Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur was wary of talking up the team's prospects, at a circuit where engine power and straight line speed matter far less, even if others were already doing so."Now each weekend we start from scratch. It's a lot about setup, tyre management. On this one Budapest will be probably much better than Spa, it will be a different game ... but it's not a given," said the Frenchman."I don't want to go to Budapest considering that it will be easy, because it won't be easy. On paper for sure the engine deficit will be less of an issue, but then we have to do the same thing."Charles Leclerc won at Silverstone and was second in Spa, and is the form Ferrari driver from the last two races, while Hamilton won in Barcelona and was third in Britain, fourth in Belgium. COULD BECOME A FOUR-TEAM BATTLE Antonelli said it could be a four-way battle, with Max Verstappen's Red Bull and champions McLaren in with a shout at a slower and twistier track where energy deployment is less of an issue."It’s going to be another track where it’s maybe a bit more like Monaco, where you just try to drive as fast as you can," said the Italian."It’s going to be interesting. I think it’s going to be very tight between all of us, and that’s why it’s going to be important to try to put things together."Four of the top seven drivers in the standings have won previously in Hungary, the Mercedes drivers and Leclerc being the exceptions, and Leclerc was on pole last year when Lando Norris won in a McLaren one-two with Oscar Piastri.McLaren will be bringing some big upgrades to Hungary, including a new floor and aerodynamic parts. They will also continue to test an experimental rear wing.Italian Leonardo Fornaroli, the team reserve and last year's F2 champion, will be taking part in Friday's first practice while Piastri sits out the session.Aston Martin are also bringing a long-awaited chassis upgrade but will have to wait until the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August before they get the latest Honda engine. Related Story
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Pakistan has asked the United States for a $10bn exchange stabilisation facility, according to a source briefed on the matter, which, if approved, could provide a lifeline for the cash-strapped South Asian economy. The request, which is being reported for the first time, follows Pakistan’s role in brokering talks over the Iran war, which raised its diplomatic profile and stirred hopes that it could seek economic gains from Washington and other partners. In the request to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Islamabad is seeking a Bilateral Exchange Stabilisation Support Facility between the US and the Pakistani government worth $10bn with maturity of up to five years.The facility, if agreed to, would bolster Pakistan’s reserves, ease pressure on the rupee and reduce its reliance on multilateral financing, even as Islamabad undertakes tighter fiscal and monetary policies in line with its International Monetary Fund programme.Pakistan remains under $7bn IMF discipline that has required politically unpopular tax increases, spending restraint and reforms. Pakistan’s finance ministry did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment outside of Asia business hours.The US Treasury declined to comment. Exchange stabilisation facilities are rare US Treasury backstops, usually routed via the Exchange Stabilisation Fund, that provide dollars, swaps or guarantees to support reserves and steady currencies. These facilities are different from the permanent standing dollar swap lines that the US Federal Reserve has with some major central banks and acts as an international supply line of US dollars to underpin financial stability. A 2025 Argentina package was the first new foreign-government exchange stabilisation facility operation since Uruguay in 2002, aside from Mexico’s long-standing swap line, dating to the 1940s and now sized at $9bn.Pakistan narrowly avoided default in 2023 with a $3bn IMF standby deal and later secured a $7bn Extended Fund Facility, along with a separate $1.3bn loan to build up its resilience to climate change and natural disasters. But its reserves still depend on official financing, rollovers anddeposits from countries such as China and Saudi Arabia, which are largely considered its strategic allies .That leaves Islamabad exposed to shifts in bilateral support and IMF disbursement delays, and that vulnerability got exposed in April when Pakistan repaid about $3.5bn, one-fifth of its reserves, to the United Arab Emirates with Saudi Arabia providing $3bn in fresh support.Pakistan’s central bank said in January that reserves could return to near their 2021 record, reaching $20bn by the end of 2026. A US exchange stabilisation facility would carry weight as both a liquidity backstop and political signal, easing pressure on reserves and the Pakistani rupee, while considerably reducing the South Asian country’s dependence on IMF tranches and ad hoc rescues. IMF-backed reforms have stabilised the economy at a political cost, including higher taxes, spending restraint and limited room for development or welfare spending. Global ratings agency Fitch said in April that Pakistan’s adherence to its IMF programme has supported the country’s funding capacity, while rebuilt foreign exchange buffers provide a cushion against economic shocks from the Middle East conflict. But deeper constraints remain. Fitch cautioned that rising energy costs and potential supply disruptions could sharply erode the country’s foreign exchange reserves.Foreign investment in Pakistan has remained thin, deterred by recurring external crises, policy uncertainty, security risks, past profit-repatriation curbs and a narrow export base, while the country’s credit rating remains deep in speculative-grade territory, keeping borrowing costs high and market access limited. Pakistan has sought to use its ties to the Trump administration to address some of these issues, with economic co-operation that has so far spanned crypto, real estate and mining.Pakistan has signed a stablecoin agreement for cross-border payments with an affiliate of World Liberty Financial, the main crypto business of President Donald Trump’s family.The country has also pursued a memorandum of understanding to redevelop the closed PIA-owned Roosevelt Hotel in New York with the US government, in addition to courting US mining investment, including in Reko Diq town in Chagai District of Balochistan, where the US Export-Import Bank has announced $1.2bn in financing.
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Data centres account for about 1.5%, or 415 Terawatt-Hours (TWh), of the world’s total annual electricity consumption, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). This has grown by 12% over the last five years and is on course to more than double towards 945 TWh by 2030, primarily due to the substantial growth of energy-intensive computing driven by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. Consequently, over the past year, social concerns around AI have also grown, with data centres serving as a highly visible flashpoint for concerns around energy prices and the environment. Governments worldwide are pushing to attract AI computing infrastructure, but must grapple with data centres’ demands on resources and mounting local opposition. Opposition to data centres from the US to India tends to focus on three major themes: land, power and water. Data centres can occupy vast swathes of land, with Meta’s Prometheus site (the company’s first gigawatt-scale AI supercluster) in Ohio measuring “a significant part of the footprint of Manhattan”. In countries with weaker property protections, some have complained of being shouldered aside in favour of tech construction, including Indian farmers in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Data centres filled with top-of-the-line chips can draw the energy of a city. At 630 megawatts, according to industry tracker Epoch AI, Prometheus is equivalent to around half a million American family homes. Bloomberg News found in a September 2025 analysis that electricity could be as much as 267% more expensive in areas of the US with high concentrations of data centres. And companies’ off-grid generators — such as SpaceXAI’s gas turbines at its Colossus facility in Memphis — have drawn complaints of their own. As the chips get hot while they work, data centres need cooling, mostly using water. While the absolute amount of water used is small — around 0.3% of total supply in the US, according to electronics magazine IEEE Spectrum — many are built in areas already facing high water stress. American campaign group Humans First called for a “national day of protest” against “the unaccountable buildout of data centres” on July 18. Beyond America, campaigners across Europe have challenged data centre projects on grounds from environmental concerns to claims governments have granted undue favours, such as a legal action in Spain’s Aragon region against a massive data centre buildout by Amazon. And in densely-populated Japan, a shortage of space has projects being planned in or near residential neighbourhoods. That has prompted legal action from some residents, such as against a proposed new data centre in Tokyo commuter town Inzai, which already hosts 10 facilities. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to pass laws requiring data centres to feed in to the power grid more than they draw and minimise water usage. To solve the energy challenges, the tech sector is adopting new approaches. It accounted for around 40% of all corporate power purchase agreements for renewables signed in 2025, and is also now a major source of momentum for the nuclear and advanced geothermal industries. For sure, data centres are a vital infrastructure supporting the ever-growing use of cloud storage, social media, AI, and streaming services. But they’re also an increasingly hot topic of the clean transition. Looking forward, policymakers can also have tools on hand to manage affordability issues, including those that encourage the smart integration of data centres into grids and incentivise data centres to operate more flexibly, according to the IEA.
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A traditional fast food shop worker conducts 'Uchimizu', the splashing of water onto the hot street in summer which is an old Japanese tradition meant to cool down the air as the water evaporates, along
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The 2026 World Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conference and the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance was held in Shanghai from July 17 to 20. President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote address. Heads of state, heads of government, official representatives, business leaders, scholars and researchers from more than 100 countries and international organisations attended this event. President Xi Jinping said at the opening ceremony that all countries should uphold the people-centred and progressive concept, make AI an important driving force for promoting common prosperity and safeguarding common security, and jointly build a just and equitable system for global AI governance. During the conference, the signing ceremony of the Agreement on the Establishment of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO) was held. As the world’s first intergovernmental international organisation for AI, WAICO aims to support Global South countries in accelerating their AI development and enhancing their comprehensive capabilities in innovation, application and governance. Meanwhile, the National Development and Reform Commission of China released the Action Plan for the Cooperative Development of Artificial Intelligence. This Plan puts forward eight key actions, including high-quality data supply, inclusive intelligent computing power, open-source ecosystem sharing, in-depth empowerment of artificial intelligence, joint cultivation of digital-intelligent talents, co-construction of rules and standards, collaboration on security governance, and the promotion of beneficial AI. These practical measures are designed to strengthen international cooperation in AI, bridge the digital divide, and advance the empowerment of AI for sustainable development. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the inception of AI. AI has emerged as a pivotal driving force behind the new wave of global scientific and technological revolution as well as industrial transformation. China has maintained its position as the world’s largest manufacturing economy for the past 16 years, and become home to the globe’s most comprehensive industrial ecosystem. This has offered AI technologies an exceptionally large volume, broad spectrum and high frequency of application scenarios, a distinct competitive advantage that underpins China’s AI development. China is now at the forefront of steering global AI governance and advancement. In recent years, China has taken concrete actions to work with all parties to promote the formation of a global AI governance system with broad consensus, so that AI can become an international public good that benefits all of humanity. This is mainly manifested in the following: First, we uphold openness and sharing, ensure AI for good. In October 2023, China took the lead in releasing the Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative, which establishes the governance orientation of AI for good, safe and controllable, inclusive and equitable. Under the principle of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits, this initiative aims to build consensus on cooperation for the global development of AI. China has proposed and implemented the AI Capacity Building for All Initiative and the AI+ International Cooperation Initiative, put forward the Global Action Plan on AI Governance, and advocated for the establishment of WAICO. China has become an active advocate and practitioner in global AI governance, with firm commitment to ensuring that the benefits of intelligent technological development are shared more widely and equitably by people of all countries. A latest and most vivid example of China’s AI initiatives and its international cooperation achievements is that the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference & the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance has reached the highest professional level and industry influence, with over 3,000 exhibits on display and more than 300 products making their global debut. Second, we deepen innovation co-operation and unlock the dividends of intelligence. Technology thrives on openness and flow. The development of AI must not lead to self-imposed technological monopolies, but should always anchor itself to the fundamental goal of enhancing human well-being. China’s AI models are creating opportunities for countries around the world. Until now, the cumulative downloads of China’s open-source large models have exceeded 10bn times, continuously opening up new and larger spaces for global AI innovation and cooperation. At the AI for Good Global Summit 2026 held in Geneva early this month, China fully demonstrated its Chinese wisdom in promoting the benevolent and inclusive development of AI through its cutting-edge technological products, inclusive governance solutions and open cooperation initiatives. Today, China holds 60% of the world’s AI patents, and is working with all parties to elevate the development of AI to a higher level with an all-dimensional opening-up and co-operation. Third, we promote inclusive development and bridge the digital intelligence divide. China’s AI innovations are taking firm root across Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and beyond, making farms smarter, factories sharper, and daily life more seamless. This has helped empower Global South nations to build stronger, self-reliant tech capabilities. In these countries, plant protection drones leveraging China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System are widely deployed in field operations to improve harvest efficiency significantly such as farmland mapping, rice sowing and pesticide application. The State Grid Guangming Power Large Model empowers intelligent operation & maintenance of local power grids. It has resolved inspection challenges in complex operating environments. Huawei has rolled out smart railway systems for local lines, cutting safety incident rates and driving greater efficiency in inspection and maintenance workflows. Co-operation in AI between China and the Arab countries enjoys great potentials and broad horizons. We shall seize this historic opportunity, reinforce development strategy alignment, boost AI scientific innovation and scenario-based application, let AI empower all lines of business, extend smart terminals to every household, and share the dividends of AI advancement.
