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U.S. doubts new Russian war chief can end Moscow’s floundering
A Ukrainian soldier stands watch by a building severely damaged in attacks by Russian forces in the Makariv region near Kyiv on April 10, 2022. Russia has tapped a new Ukraine war commander to take centralized control of the next phase of battle. Cem Tekkesinoglu | Dia Images | Getty Images News Russia has tapped […]
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Elon Musk decides not to join Twitter board, says CEO Parag Agrawal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, shown here in March, proposed a series of changes to Twitter’s subscription service, including price changes and the option to pay in dogecoin. Patrick Pleul | AFP | Getty Images Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has abandoned his plans to join the board of Twitter, his social network of choice. […]
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China’s producer and consumer inflation rose faster than expected in March
A worker works on a bread production line in Zaozhuang, East China’s Shandong Province, April 7, 2022. China’s factory inflation slowed but beat expectations in March, official data showed on Monday. Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images China’s factory inflation slowed but beat expectations in March, official data showed on Monday, as the country […]
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Raising a kid is getting expensive in China — buy these global stocks to cash in, Jefferies says
China’s efforts to raise the national birth rate can help some U.S. consumer stocks, Jefferies analysts said in a report. Source
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Shares in Asia-Pacific mixed as investors await China inflation data
SINGAPORE — Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed Monday morning as investors look ahead to the release of Chinese inflation data for March. The Nikkei 225 in Japan slipped 0.61% in early trade while the Topix index shed 0.35%. South Korea’s Kospi dipped 0.47%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.1%. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside […]
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Stock futures inch higher as Wall Street looks to rebound from a losing week
Traders on the floor at the NYSE, April 5, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures moved up slightly on Sunday evening as Wall Street looks to shake off a losing week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 36 points, or 0.1%. Those for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 ticked up 0.1% and […]
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Desperate Ukraine tells U.S. ‘bureaucracy’ is no excuse for failing to provide critical weapons and ammunition
A monument to Taras Shevchenko is seen near a residential building destroyed by the russian army shelling in Borodyanka, Kyiv Region, north-central Ukraine. Hennadii Minchenko | Nurphoto | Getty Images WASHINGTON – A Ukrainian delegation warned U.S. officials in Washington this week that security assistance packages are not arriving quick enough in the besieged country, […]
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France’s Macron to face far-right rival Le Pen in presidential election runoff
The cost of living and the war in Ukraine have been front and center of the political debate ahead of the French vote. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French leader Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen topped the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, according to exit polls, […]
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Iran MPs set conditions for reviving 2015 nuclear deal amid stalled talks
A picture taken on November 10, 2019, shows an Iranian flag in Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, during an official ceremony to kick-start works on a second reactor at the facility. ATTA KENARE | AFP via Getty Images Iranian lawmakers have set conditions for the revival of a 2015 nuclear pact, including legal guarantees approved […]
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Shanghai residents question human cost of China’s Covid quarantines
The metropolis of Shanghai, where many foreign businesses are located, entered a two-part lockdown this week as municipal authorities sought to control an outbreak in China’s worst Covid wave in two years. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images Lu, 99, was a long-time resident at Shanghai’s Donghai Elderly Care hospital, her loved ones secure […]
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