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Quick View: Win-win cooperation the right choice for China, Australia
People visit the AliExpo 2024 in Sydney, Australia, March 15, 2024. Alibaba launched a two-day e-commerce event AliExpo 2024 in Sydney on Friday to help inspire reading about opportunities in China and Southeast Asia and provide attendees with relevant information. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)China and Australia can leverage their strengths through their…
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On Fox News, Steve Doocy has become the unexpected voice of dissent
It was just after 6 a.m., and Steve Doocy was already going against the grain.“We don’t have any privacy!” his “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt was fretting.“It’s unbelievable!” concurred another co-host, Lawrence Jones.Their outrage was sparked during that mid-January broadcast by a new allegation that federal officials had asked…
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Plan to give UK $74bn ‘electrical spine’ to boost offshore wind rollout
The UK could be fitted out with a new £58bn ($74bn) “electrical spine” that will help it connect 86GW of offshore wind to the grid by 2035, according to a new plan by its grid operator reported by British media outlets. National Grid ESO, which operates the electricity system in the UK, is recommending building this new spine from the east coast…
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The envy of competitors: TikTok and its ‘secret sauce’ caught in US-China tussle
As the US Senate pushes to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent company, tensions escalate over the potential forced sale of the app's highly coveted algorithm, sparking a complex debate on data security, national pride, and the future of global tech commerce.
As a US campaign to sever TikTok…
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Altice France sells off news channel amid government probe
The move comes as Altice aims to shed assets across Europe to manage its colossal debt and the company is subject to a corruption probe launched by the French government.Saadé will acquire 100% of the media business, with 80% via his shipping business CGM GCA and 20% through the Saade’s family office.Altice France has €1.8 billion of debt due…
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With the election behind him, Russia’s leader says he aims to create a buffer zone in
Russian President Vladimir Putin said after extending his rule in an election that had stifled opposition that Moscow will not relent in its invasion of Ukraine and plans to create a buffer zone along the border to help protect against long-range Ukrainian strikes and cross-border raids. The Kremlin’s…
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Ukraine weighs mobilising half a million more men after ‘two years of hell’
In a fight taking place far from the front lines, Ukrainian lawmakers are debating a bill that could make or break their country’s fortunes in this war.
The bill would raise up to half a million new soldiers, increasing Ukraine’s standing army by half.
The increase is 10 times as many new men as the 12 brigades Ukraine raised for its 2023…
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DenizBank launches biometric payment cards in Turkey based on IDEX Pay
IDEX BIOMETRICS ASAOslo, Norway – 18 March 2024 – As per announcement earlier today, IDEX Biometrics confirms that DenizBank, an international financial services group and a frontrunner in digital banking and innovation, boasting 18 million customers, are launching biometric payment cards in Turkey in collaboration with Mastercard. These…
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Vladimir Putin wins 2024 Russian presidential election | CNN
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President Vladimir Putin has tightened his grip on the country he has ruled since the turn of the century, with results from Russia’s stage-managed election indicating a predictably large victory for the Kremlin…
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2 people killed, 5 others wounded in Washington, DC, shooting, police say | CNN
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Tape marks the scene of a shooting in Washington, DC, on Sunday.…
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