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‘Hypocrisy,’ ‘naivety’ and ‘greed’: Europe chided for failing to stop Putin’s war
DAVOS, Switzerland — The European Union failed to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin and needs to now strike flexible alliances across the world and search for new friends, current and former leaders told CNBC on a panel at the World Economic Forum. “We are too Euro-centric on this crisis, in the sense we think this […]
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How to protect yourself against monkeypox and what to do if you catch it
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters A recent monkeypox outbreak across the U.S., Europe, Australia and the Middle East has baffled health experts and is raising concerns of a wider outbreak. As of Wednesday, there were 346 confirmed and suspected […]
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Japan to restart idled nuclear power plants, says its prime minister
A radiation counter in an obscure corner of vacant lot at Futaba in Fukushima prefecture on Mar 10, 2022. Japan will take firm steps to restart idled nuclear power plants to make maximum use of nuclear power to stabilize energy prices and supply, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday. Yusuke Harada | Nurphoto | […]
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Thousands of people are leaving Hong Kong — and now it’s clear where they’re going
They stuck it out during the political protests of 2019. Then they lasted through nearly two years of pandemic. But this year, they say they’ve had enough. Residents of Hong Kong are leaving the city in droves in 2022 — not because they want to, several told CNBC, but because Covid restrictions and what they see […]
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Airbus sets up UK-based facility that will focus on hydrogen tech for aircraft
A model of one of Airbus’ ZEROe concept planes, photographed in November 2021. The firm has said it wants to develop “zero-emission commercial aircraft” by the year 2035. Giuseppe Cacace | Afp | Getty Images Airbus is launching a U.K.-based facility focused on hydrogen technologies, a move which represents the firm’s latest attempt to support […]
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Indonesia’s fishermen are raking in bigger incomes, thanks to this app created by a 28-year-old
Utari Octavianty is no stranger to imposter syndrome. The 28-year-old is the co-founder of Aruna, an Indonesian farm-to-table e-commerce start-up that gives fishermen direct access to global consumers, fetching fair prices for their catch. “When we talked to other [start-up] founders, they came from Harvard, Stanford, and suddenly there’s us — from a local university […]
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India wants to be the ‘pharmacy of the world.’ But first, it must wean itself from China
India emerged as a large supplier of Covid-19 vaccines, supplying to 75 countries, including Indonesia, where a medical officer injects the vaccine AstraZeneca into a recipient in Bintan island on July 2, 2021. (Photo credit Yuli Seperi / Sijori images/Future Publishing via Getty Images India has embarked on an ambitious plan to cut dependence on […]
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Asia-Pacific stocks rise; Alibaba announces better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Friday morning trade, with investors monitoring shares of Alibaba in Hong Kong after the Chinese tech giant posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday. The Nikkei 225 in Japan gained 1.41% as shares of conglomerate SoftBank Group surged 5%. The Topix index advanced 1.08%. South Korea’s Kospi also jumped […]
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