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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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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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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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LONDON — European stocks started the final session of 2023 higher, marking a positive end to a solid year.The regional Stoxx 600 index was up 0.26% in mid-morning trade, with all sectors in the green. Thin trade is expected, while London…
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Smartphones. Cars. Toasters. Fighter jets. While vastly different on the outside, all four items share something similar on the inside: semiconductors."There's no tech industry without semiconductors," said Stacy Rasgon, senior…
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr ZelenskyyViktor Kovalchuk | Getty ImagesBRUSSELS — European heads of state are gearing up for a difficult two-day gathering where support for Ukraine is at the top of the agenda, but internal divisions…
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People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 02, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference on Oct. 13,2023, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesRussia is watching very closely as Western nations try to build alliances in what has…
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The Wall Street bronze Bull looks out to an empty Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York, early August 28, 2011 as Hurricane Irene hits the city and Tri State area with rain and high winds. New York City resembled a ghost town after…
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Visitors line up in front of the Huawei flagship store on Nanjing East Road, one of the city's main commercial and tourist area, in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 30, 2023.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese tech giant…
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