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Jack Ma makes first trip outside China since running afoul of Beijing
Jack Ma is holidaying in Spain, according to two people familiar with his travel plans, marking the Chinese internet tycoon’s first confirmed trip outside China […]
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Thousands flee Myanmar for India amid fears of a growing refugee crisis
By Sui-Lee Wee Terrified farmers and families with children in Myanmar are fleeing into India as the military junta that seized power in a February […]
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FirstFT: Sunak to cut tax surcharge on bank profits
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Afghan women resist the return of Taliban’s segregation
Shayasta Wardak, a graduate of Kabul University’s sharia law faculty, spent years working as a judge in a Kabul district court, adjudicating disputes over marital […]
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gita gopinath: IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath to leave job and return to Harvard University
IMF’s Chief Economist Gita Gopinath will leave her job in January next year and return to the prestigious Harvard University, according to the global financial […]
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Evergrande share trading halt pushes HKEX suspensions to record $61bn
The prolonged suspension of Evergrande’s shares has helped push the value of frozen stocks in Hong Kong to a record US$61bn, throwing into stark relief […]
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Britain strikes green investment partnership with Bill Gates
Bill Gates is working with the British government to invest and bring down the cost of new greener technologies to help countries hit net-zero emission […]
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South Korean companies face own ‘Squid Game’ in Xi Jinping’s China
The blockbuster success of Netflix fantasy series Squid Game, in which the characters have to navigate a series of brutal “children’s games” to survive, has […]
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bangladesh: Bangladesh arrests hundreds for violence against Hindus
Bangladeshi police said on Tuesday that 450 people had been arrested in the Muslim-majority nation after attacks against Hindus in some of the worst such […]
