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HK Leader May Focus on Economy, Liquor Tax Cut in Speech
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s leader is expected to make bolstering the economy a priority in an annual speech this week, using it to lay out…
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China growth forecast upgraded at Goldman Sachs amid stimulus efforts
Goldman Sachs upgraded its China growth forecast over the weekend, citing recent stimulus measures and new commentary from government…
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Senegal Plans to Invest About $30.5 Billion In Development
(Bloomberg) -- Senegal, a nascent oil and gas producer, intends spending about 12.8 trillion CFA francs ($21 billion) on development over…
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Swedish firm OX2 buys 1GW onshore wind project in Australia
Renewable energy sources developer OX2 has acquired its first onshore wind project in Western Australia with a planned installed capacity…
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UAE-based EDGNEX partners with Proen in $1bn joint venture
United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based EDGNEX Data Centers, under DAMAC Group, has announced a joint venture (JV) with Thailand's Proen, marking…
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Italy-Israel ticket sales poor amid enhanced security measures
There are strict security measures put in place around the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine for tomorrow’s Nations League match between Italy…
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Pioneering South African politician dies aged 65
The first black central bank governor of South Africa, who later went on to become finance minister, has died at the age of 65. Tito…
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Lufthansa CEO expects further cuts to flight schedules
Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr expects further reductions to German flight schedules and expressed fears that it could harm the…
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UK Gas Production Is Declining Faster Than Expected, Lobby Warns
(Bloomberg) -- Britain’s natural gas output is declining faster than expected and leading to greater reliance on imports, according to an…
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Macau Elects Former Judge Wary of Casinos as Its New Leader
(Bloomberg) -- Former Macau judge Sam Hou Fai, who has warned against the outsize influence of the gambling industry in the city, was…
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China's deflationary pressures build in Sept, consumer inflation cools
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's consumer inflation unexpectedly eased in September, while producer price deflation deepened, heightening…
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Investigations into Baltic Sea oil tanker blaze to begin Monday
Investigations into the cause of a fire on board a German oil tanker that prompted a major rescue operation are to be delayed until…
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Global visitors enjoy town's shanty festival
Hundreds of people descended on a seaside town on the first day of a three-day sea shanty festival. People came from as far as Canada and…
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New Zealand Will Ease Foreign Investment Laws to Attract Capital
(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand’s government said it will loosen investment rules in a bid to attract more foreign capital and boost…
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A simple experiment revealed the complex ‘thoughts’ of fungi
Fungi are fascinating lifeforms that defy conventional notions of animal intelligence. They don’t have brains, yet display clear signs of…
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BMW BEV sales up 19% this year
BMW Group increased its sales of fully electric vehicles by +19.1% in the first nine months of 2024, with a total of 294,054 BEVs…
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Turkey expects 'positive signals' from Berlin on Eurofighter purchase
The Turkish government expects Germany to enable progress in its long-discussed purchase of ultimately 40 Eurofighter jets, sources…
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These are the holiday destinations that have seen the biggest drop in flight price this year
Locations across Europe and as far away as Japan have been named as the best value-for-money places to fly to as UK departure prices drop.…
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South Korea: import sales rise 10% in September
Sales of imported light passenger vehicles in South Korea increased by 10% to 24,839 units in September 2024 from 22,565 units a year…
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Spain looks to immigrants to drive economy
A group of Sub-Saharan African men are playing bingo in a conference room of a hotel near the northern Spanish city of León. They laugh…
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Brown Corporation votes against divesting from Israel
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — In a meeting on Tuesday, the Brown Corporation rejected a student-led proposal that would have seen the…
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China vehicle market being supported by NEV incentives
In August 2024, China's automotive market exhibited a positive month-on-month (MoM) growth trajectory, spurred on by policy incentives and…
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Synergy begins installation of first battery units at Collie BESS facility
Synergy has begun the installation of the first battery units at its 500MW/2 gigawatt hours (GWh) Collie battery energy storage system…
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Doctored report circulates about daughter of former S. Korean president's drink driving case
Screenshot of the false Facebook post. Captured October 8. The image was also shared elsewhere on Facebook, as well as on the South Korean…