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China's Helium Export Ban Raises New Risks For Global Supply Chains
China's Helium Export Ban Raises New Risks For Global Supply Chains
Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times,
China has imposed a temporary ban on helium exports, adding fresh uncertainty to global supplies of a gas essential to semiconductor manufacturing, aerospace, medical equipment, and other high-tech industries.
The first pilot helium production facility in Europe, located in Saint-Parize-le-Châtel, France, on Sept. 11, 2024. FREDERIC MOREAU/Hans Lucas via AFP/Getty Images
The July 10 announcement by China's Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs comes as Beijing faces mounting pressure on its own...
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Apr 6, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Watch Live: Artemis II Breaks Record For Farthest Crewed Flight From Earth
Watch Live: Artemis II Breaks Record For Farthest Crewed Flight From Earth
The human race is now flying farther from its home planet than at any other time in history.
At approximately 1:57 p.m. on April 6, NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, as well as the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen, flew their Orion spacecraft Integrity beyond 248,655 statute miles—a record set by Apollo 13 almost exactly 56 years ago.
The pioneering moment came at the beginning of Day 6 of Artemis II’s 10-day test flight, and mere...
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Jul 2, 2026 / Tyler Durden
FDA Staffers Oppose Proposed Clearance Of Peptides
FDA Staffers Oppose Proposed Clearance Of Peptides
Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times,
Food and Drug Administration staffers said in newly released documents that they do not support letting compound pharmacies manufacture seven popular peptides.
The Food and Drug Administration in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
FDA personnel said in documents posted online on June 29 that there are safety concerns with the peptides, including the possibility of triggering immune responses that could lead to "life-threatening and catastrophic reactions."
They do not favor classifying BPC-157, KPV,...
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Apr 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
"Resilient" US Manufacturing Sector Surges In Face Of War, Prices Paid Up
"Resilient" US Manufacturing Sector Surges In Face Of War, Prices Paid Up
Amid the fog of war and fading 'hard' data, the final March S&P Global Manufacturing PMI printed 52.3 (a small drop from the flash 52.4 print), higher than the 51.8 print for February.
“Faster growth of output in March points to encouraging resilience for US manufacturing in the face of the outbreak of war in the Middle East," according to Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.
The ISM Manufacturing PMI also rose from 52.4 to 52.7 -...
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