US bans imports from 3 Chinese biotech companies over forced labor allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday that it is blocking shipments by the Chinese biotech company BGI Group and its affiliates, alleging ties to forced labor in China's far-west ethnic region of Xinjiang. Starting Thursday, U. S. Customs and Border Protection will bar goods by BGI Group, a major biotech company known for its genetic sequencing technologies, as well as BGI Genomics and MGI Tech. The Department of Homeland Security said the companies are either sourcing or...
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Wed, 28 Oct 2026
- Google misses Wall Street expectations, Alphabet stock sinks in early after-hours trading
- New York enacts ban on unsafe chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries
- FTC orders Walmart, Delta and others to share how they use personal data to set prices and pay
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- UK seeks to give households breathing space this winter over Iran war energy price spike
- A ceasefire in a Ukrainian city is holding, officials say, as Moscow and Kyiv await US-led talks
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Tue, 27 Oct 2026
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- US consumer confidence recovers in October as gas prices eased a bit
- German court rejects bid to end Ukrainian ex-officers trial over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
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- ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming reclaims top spot in Chinas rich list, thanks to his firms AI push
- US futures and Asian stocks advance following a rally on Wall Street
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- Microsoft offers a quarter of its global workforce voluntary buyouts as AI spending accelerates
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- US Treasury proposes a rule to crack down on high-tech investments in China, other adversaries
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- Iran says 7 oil tankers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz as fears grow of a return to war
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