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China’s premier tells Davos that innovation shouldn’t be used to restrict other nations
Li Qiang, China's premier, delivers a special address on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChinese Premier Li Qiang said that tech…
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World’s five richest men have doubled their wealth since 2020: Oxfam
Jeff Bezos looks on from the sidlines before kickoff between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 15, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Amazon founder and chairman is one of the…
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China skeptic Lai Ching-te wins presidential vote
Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te (left) gestures beside his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim during a rally outside the headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taipei on January 13, 2024, after winning the presidential…
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U.S., China keep a close watch as Taiwan heads to polls
Supporters listening to Kuomintang presidential candidate, Hou Yu-ih, as he speaks on the stage during an election campaign rally in Taichung, Taiwan, January 8, 2024.Man Hei Leung | Anadolu | Getty ImagesMore than 19 million voters in…
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Oil prices jump after U.S., Britain strike on Houthis in Yemen
An oil tanker anchored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023.Mohammed Huwais | Afp | Getty ImagesOil prices rose after Britain and the United States carried out military strikes…
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World Court hears Gaza Strip genocide case against Israel
Public hearings in South Africa's genocide case against Israel began on Thursday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on Jan. 11, 2024.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesThe U.N.'s highest court is on…
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AI election disruption poses the biggest global risk in 2024
Alfieri | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty ImagesAs around half of the world's adult population heads to the polls in a bumper year of elections, concern over the role of artificial intelligence in disrupting outcomes has topped the list of…
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Norway poised to open vast ocean area to controversial deep-sea mining
Activists take part at a "Look Down action" rally to stop deep sea mining outside the European Parliament in Brussels on March 6, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)Kenzo…
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Boeing stock slide 8% in premarket trading after FAA grounds 737 Max 9s
An Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on December 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesShares of Boeing fell in premarket trade Monday, as markets…
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FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s after section of Alaska Airlines plane blows out
Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing window and a portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been bound for Ontario, California and suffered depressurization soon after departing, in…
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