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State media: China could soon downgrade Corona: The zero-corona policy in China is based on the official classification of the virus - but here ...
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State media: China could soon downgrade Corona: The zero-corona policy in China is based on the official classification of the virus - but here ...
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State media: China could soon downgrade Corona
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FBI found it ‘alarming’ that Fauci-funded virus research at Wuhan lab would leave no trace of ‘human manipulation’
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FBI found it ‘alarming’ that Fauci-funded virus research at Wuhan lab ...
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Apple's (AAPL) IPhone Sales in China Falls to Worst Level Since 2020: Apple Inc.’s iPhone sales in China fell 19% during the March quarter ...
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Apple's (AAPL) IPhone Sales in China Falls to Worst Level Since 2020
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Hong Kong lawmakers slam HK$3.75 million monthly bill for 6 Covid isolation facilities on standby
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Hong Kong lawmakers slam HK$3.75 million monthly bill for 6 Covid ...
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China uncertainty clouds outlook for luxury sector: Investors are bracing for a steep slowdown in luxury sales when luxury companies report their first quarter ...
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China uncertainty clouds outlook for luxury sector
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Insight: How Volvo landed a cheap Chinese EV on U.S. shores in a trade war: A made-in-China electric vehicle will hit U.S. dealers this summer offering power and ...
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Insight: How Volvo landed a cheap Chinese EV on U.S. shores in a trade war
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Huber in the ntv early start: "The AfD is a danger for Germany": The top candidate is no longer sustainable and the AfD is a danger for Germany: clear words from ...
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Huber in the ntv early start:
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China's Fake-Fashion Retailers Thrive on TikTok, Reddit, Discord: Eager buyers of Pandabuy’s questionable luxury goods declare they’re done ...
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China's Fake-Fashion Retailers Thrive on TikTok, Reddit, Discord
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Tesla needs to fire Elon Musk as CEO if it wants to save itself: Tesla is in trouble: sales are falling and competition from China is ramping up ...
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Tesla needs to fire Elon Musk as CEO if it wants to save itself
Quick Glance: Elon Musk must be removed as CEO to save Tesla
  • Tesla is struggling with declining sales, layoffs, and issues in China.

  • Elon Musk is blamed for the company's state and his departure could save Tesla.

  • Tesla has failed to craft a strategy for chaotic times, resulting in a shrinking market share in China.
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Deterring China one big reason US aiding Ukraine: The Senate overwhelmingly approved a US$95.3 billion foreign aid funding package for Ukraine ...
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Deterring China one big reason US aiding Ukraine
Quick Glance: Biden signs Comprehensive Military Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
  • President Biden announces the signing of a substantial $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with a significant portion of the funds directed towards Ukraine.

  • Despite initial resistance from Republicans in Congress, Biden has signed the aid package, highlighting the reinforcement of allies and ensuring prompt deliveries to Ukraine.

  • The assistance for Ukraine includes weapons and military equipment valued at around $1 billion, encompassing artillery shells and air defense missiles.

  • Military analysts do not foresee significant changes on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine, while the US support aims to aid Ukraine in operations in southern Ukraine, particularly focusing on Crimea and the Black Sea.
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Apple smartphone shipments in China plummet 19% in 2024 : Apple’s challenges in china continue in the first quarter of 2024. The company's smartphone ...
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Apple smartphone shipments in China plummet 19% in 2024
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FBI chief warns on TikTok as Senate set to back ban: SAN FRANCISCO: As the US Senate prepares to approve a TikTok ban, the FBI chief on Tuesday (Apr 23) ...
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FBI chief warns on TikTok as Senate set to back ban
Quick Glance: San Francisco's Real Estate Market in Turmoil
  • The city of San Francisco, once seen as the shining star of the West Coast, is now on the verge of collapse, with seemingly no one raising the alarm.

  • In particular, the city's housing market has been severely impacted over the past year, with prices plummeting and homeowners fleeing en masse.

  • Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, did not hold back in his comparison of San Francisco's issues to those of New York City, stating that the Bay Area is 'in far worse shape.'

  • San Francisco is failing in all aspects, leading to a quiet collapse of its housing market, where once luxurious properties are now being offered at significant discounts.
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From footballer to Buddhist monk: Swedish ex-player’s incredible transformation detailed on his Instagram page
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From footballer to Buddhist monk: Swedish ex-player’s incredible ...
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Biden mocks Trump on anniversary of COVID bleach controversy: "Don't inject bleach. And don't vote for the guy who told you to inject bleach ...
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Biden mocks Trump on anniversary of COVID bleach controversy
Quick Glance: Biden criticizes Florida's abortion ban and holds Trump accountable
  • President Biden condemns the upcoming 6-week abortion ban in Florida.

  • He blames Trump for appointing justices who overturned Roe v. Wade.

  • Biden's campaign focuses on abortion rights to mobilize voters.

  • Efforts to leverage Florida's abortion laws for political gain are highlighted.
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Russian teens ‘into Asia’ dance to K-pop, watch anime as culture boom gains ‘momentum’
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Russian teens ‘into Asia’ dance to K-pop, watch anime as culture boom ...
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Fauci agrees to testify in Congress on covid origins, pandemic policies: It marks the first time infectious-disease doctor Anthony S. Fauci will publicly face ...
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Fauci agrees to testify in Congress on covid origins, pandemic policies
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EU launches investigation into Chinese medical device market: BRUSSELS (Reuters) -- The European Commission launched an investigation on Wednesday into Chinese ...
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EU launches investigation into Chinese medical device market
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Polestar may use US plant to sell cars to Europe as EU-China tension rises: Chinese-backed Swedish electric vehicle (EV) maker Polestar Automotive is preparing ...
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Polestar may use US plant to sell cars to Europe as EU-China tension rises
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Nidec faces market pressure as founder rips 'unfair' China EV war: TOKYO -- Cutthroat competition in China's electric vehicle sector has cast a shadow over ...
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Nidec faces market pressure as founder rips 'unfair' China EV war
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The 'Future Made in Australia' plan for solar panels relies on a crucial ingredient: Help from China
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The 'Future Made in Australia' plan for solar panels relies on a crucial ...
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Chinese professor at Tokyo university missing after trip home: BEIJING -- A professor at Tokyo's Asia University has gone missing after temporarily ...
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Chinese professor at Tokyo university missing after trip home
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VW staff cuts: Volkswagen pays up to 450,000 euros in severance pay: VW is fueling its job cuts with high severance payments. According to WirtschaftsWoche ...
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VW staff cuts: Volkswagen pays up to 450,000 euros in severance pay
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RIP, SSF: Unpacking the PLA’s Latest Restructuring: The Strategic Support Force is no more, and its functions are being separated into three separate arms: the ...
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RIP, SSF: Unpacking the PLA’s Latest Restructuring
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Blinken visits Beijing: Now the US wants to sanction Chinese banks: The threat from Washington is already affecting payment transactions between Russia and China ...
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Blinken visits Beijing: Now the US wants to sanction Chinese banks
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China envoy calls on U.S. to define 'national security boundaries': WASHINGTON -- China's ambassador to the U.S. has called out Washington ...
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China envoy calls on U.S. to define 'national security boundaries'
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Solomon Islands election yields no majority for pro-China party: SYDNEY -- Neither advocates nor opponents of a security pact with Beijing won a majority in the ...
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Solomon Islands election yields no majority for pro-China party
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Germany sees spike in Chinese and Russian espionage: Six suspected spies have been arrested in quick succession. Security services see links to the war against ...
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Germany sees spike in Chinese and Russian espionage
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Giga-Byte denies sending servers with restricted Nvidia chips to China - Focus Taiwan
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Giga-Byte denies sending servers with restricted Nvidia chips to China - ...
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Chinese swimmers head to Paris Olympics under a cloud amid row over handling of drugs tests
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Chinese swimmers head to Paris Olympics under a cloud amid row over ...
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China Says US’s $8 Billion Taiwan Aid Bill Sends ‘Wrong Signal’: China called on the US to rein in support for Taiwan, after a bill providing some $8 billion in ...
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China Says US’s $8 Billion Taiwan Aid Bill Sends ‘Wrong Signal’
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Victims of China floods race to salvage property: QINGYUAN: Victims of severe floods in southern China raced on Wednesday (Apr 24) to salvage property from the ...
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Victims of China floods race to salvage property
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Germany arrests staffer at E.U. Parliament over China spying suspicion: The arrest comes amid mounting concern in Europe over Chinese espionage activity.
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Germany arrests staffer at E.U. Parliament over China spying suspicion
Quick Glance: German Far-Right MEP's Aide Arrested for Alleged Chinese Espionage
  • The individual named Jian G. stands accused of sharing information about negotiations at the European Parliament with a Chinese intelligence service and spying on Chinese opposition figures in Germany, according to federal prosecutors.

  • Jian Guo is listed as an accredited assistant to MEP Maximilian Krah, the far-right AfD party's lead candidate for the upcoming EU-wide elections on the European Parliament's website.

  • The suspect was apprehended in Dresden on Monday and authorities conducted searches at his residences.

  • Expressing concern, the AfD addressed the allegations.
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‘Audio deepfake’ of Marcos Jnr ordering military action against China prompts Manila to debunk clip
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‘Audio deepfake’ of Marcos Jnr ordering military action against China ...
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Chinese Olympic doping case swept ‘under the carpet' by WADA, U.S. anti-doping chief says
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Chinese Olympic doping case swept ‘under the carpet' by WADA, U.S ...
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Chinese tourist reunites with Thai rescuers after being pushed off cliff by husband in 2019
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Chinese tourist reunites with Thai rescuers after being pushed off cliff ...
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Minimum wage: Scholz is annoyed with the collective bargaining parties: The person arrested is said to be an employee of the AfD's leading candidate for the ...
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Minimum wage: Scholz is annoyed with the collective bargaining parties
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Regular flights between Saudi Arabia and China to launch from April 27: Three flights per week from Shanghai to Riyadh directed during the summer season of 2024
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Regular flights between Saudi Arabia and China to launch from April 27
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China: Record Rainfall Kills 3, Displaces 60,000 in Guangdong: In China, at least three people have died, while authorities evacuated another 60 ...
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China: Record Rainfall Kills 3, Displaces 60,000 in Guangdong
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US overtakes mainland China as Taiwan’s main export market, sign of ‘strategic shift’ amid tech decoupling
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US overtakes mainland China as Taiwan’s main export market ...
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Formula 1: Aston Martin criticizes "very harsh" China penalty against Stroll: According to many critics, Lance Stroll was in his element at the Formula 1 race in ...
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Formula 1: Aston Martin criticizes
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Baltimore sues owner and manager of 'unseaworthy' Dali over bridge collapse: The city lawsuit says the vessel had "an inconsistent power supply" before it ...
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Baltimore sues owner and manager of 'unseaworthy' Dali over bridge ...
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Ukraine and the Middle East: The West's stakes are rising: The Moscow-Beijing-Tehran axis uses the two current hotspots of world politics for a test of strength ...
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Ukraine and the Middle East: The West's stakes are rising
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Data protection: class action against Grindr in London: For years, the dating app Grindr handed over personal data to advertising companies ...
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Data protection: class action against Grindr in London
Quick Glance: Lawsuit Alleges Grindr's Unauthorized HIV Status Disclosure
  • A group of 670 individuals have joined a class action lawsuit against LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr in the UK seeking damages for the alleged unauthorized disclosure of HIV status and other sensitive data to third parties.

  • The lawsuit claims that Grindr violated UK data protection laws by sharing user data without consent, particularly data disclosed before April 3, 2018, and between May 25, 2018, and April 7, 2020.

  • Researchers from SINTEF in 2018 published information indicating that Grindr was sharing user data, including HIV status, with analytics companies, sparking intense criticism and prompting changes to the company's privacy policy.

  • Grindr was fined 65 million Norwegian kroner for violating GDPR consent rules, leading to further legal issues in the US.
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Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif on a 5-day China visit : Pakistan's former prime minister and incumbent prime minister's brother Nawaz Sharif is on a 5-day ...
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Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif on a 5-day China visit
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Is Chinese wine a threat to Austrian wine?: The best wine in the world is soon to be produced in China. Lenz Maria Moser knows how. The winemaker has been ...
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Is Chinese wine a threat to Austrian wine?
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EU parliament staffer arrested in Germany for allegedly spying for China : Prosecutors accused the man of passing information about discussions in the European ...
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EU parliament staffer arrested in Germany for allegedly spying for China
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Espionage in Germany: China rejects accusations: Following the arrest of three suspected spies, China has denied the accusations. The embassy calls on Germany to ...
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Espionage in Germany: China rejects accusations
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Chinese, Cambodian martial artists present joint performance at famed Angkor: SIEM REAP: China's Shaolin Kung Fu martial artists and Cambodian Bokator ...
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Chinese, Cambodian martial artists present joint performance at famed ...
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AfD stance on Russia and China: an alternative for autocrats?: The right-wing party likes to present itself as the only political force that represents the true ...
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AfD stance on Russia and China: an alternative for autocrats?
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Philippines arms up a two-front pushback on China: MANILA - This week, the Philippines and United States kicked off their largest-ever and most consequential ...
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Philippines arms up a two-front pushback on China
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Blinken back in China seeking pressure but also stability: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday returned to China on his second visit in a year ...
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Blinken back in China seeking pressure but also stability
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Scientists report longest known ‘extreme’ Covid infection in 72-year-old man: Prolonged infection leads to emergence of novel immune-evasive variant in patient
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Scientists report longest known ‘extreme’ Covid infection in 72-year-old ...