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BRICS summit being held in Johannesburg Aug 22-24 Expanding bloc to top agenda China’s Xi says “history will be shaped by choices we make” Dozens of countries interested in joining – S.African officials JOHANNESBURG, Aug 22 (Reuters) – BRICS leaders met on Tuesday to plot the future course of the bloc of developing nations but …
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[1/2]Soccer Football – FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 – England Training – Central Coast Stadium, Gosford, Australia – August 19, 2023 England’s Alessia Russo with teammates during training REUTERS/Hannah Mckay Acquire Licensing Rights SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Fans began arriving for the final of the Women’s World Cup between England …
New York CNN — Evergrande’s US bankruptcy serves as a cautionary tale about the growth-at-all-costs model that underpinned China’s spectacular growth over the past 30 years. For decades, Evergrande, once one of China’s most successful real estate developers, gobbled up debt as China’s economy exploded. Demand for housing was so strong, homebuilders often pre-sold apartment …
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A representation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin is placed on a PC motherboard, in this illustration taken June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Top cryptocurrency bitcoin hit a fresh two-month low on Friday, breaking out of its recent tight range as a wave of risk averse sentiment swept through …
Mass demonstrations erupted after Delwar Hossain Sayedee died in prison from a heart attack. An estimated 50,000 people have attended the funeral of an influential religious leader in Bangladesh whose death in prison triggered mass protests. Delwar Hossain Sayedee, 83, was sentenced to death in 2013 for rape, murder and the persecution of Hindu Bangladeshis …
New York CNN Business — Bumble is the latest online dating app to compete for the hearts of women in India. Bumble, which requires women to make the first move, announced Wednesday plans to launch in India later this year. Indian celebrity Priyanka Chopra, a new investor in the company, will advise on the expansion. …
Forget about the scuttled submarine deal that plunged Australia-France relations to an historic low. Paris and Canberra are acting like besties again, thanks to football and online bantz. French President Emmanuel Macron and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have spent most of the weekend joshing about their national teams — Les Bleues and the Matildas — …
Armenian diplomat accuses Azerbaijan of blocking the only available road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia. Armenia appealed to the UN Security Council to convene an emergency meeting over what it called a “deteriorating humanitarian situation” in Nagorno-Karabakh after accusing Azerbaijan of blocking supplies to the disputed region. “The severe shortage of essential goods including food, medicine …
Click chart for more in-depth data. 1. The race to driverless cars: SoftBank (SFTBF) and Toyota (TM) are forming a joint venture that will use driverless-car technology to offer new services, such as mobile convenience stores and delivery vehicles in which food is prepared en route. SoftBank will own just over half of Monet, the …