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Israel says troops have killed 50 gunmen in eastern Rafah
Israeli troops have killed about 50 gunmen since advancing into the eastern part of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip at the start of the week, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday evening. According to army estimates, around 150,000 Palestinians have been evacuated from eastern Rafah since the beginning of the operation. Israeli soldiers have also advanced into parts of Rafah on the border with Egypt, with the army taking control of the border crossing on the Palestinian side. The Ti
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Zelensky intends to regain battlefield momentum with Western weapons
Ukraine intends to regain battlefield momentum with the arrival of promised Western weapons, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday. "As soon as the arms supplies arrive, we will stop their initiative," Zelensky said of Kiev's plan to halt the Russian advances in eastern Ukraine. Zelensky made the remarks at a press conference with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola in Kiev. The event was abruptly ended after about 25 minutes due to the sounding of air raid sirens. Before he le
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Private Equity, Business Groups Rip Canada’s Capital-Gains Tax Hike
(Bloomberg) -- Some of Canada’s biggest business groups are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reverse his government’s plan to raise the tax inclusion rate on capital gains.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t TrackMarjorie Taylor Greene Finally Got What She Deserved: DefeatThe government should cancel the proposed tax hike
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Xi Touts China-Hungary Relations as a Good Blueprint for Europe
(Bloomberg) -- President Xi Jinping pledged more rail and energy investments in Hungary to serve as China’s gateway into the European Union as he secured backup from Prime Minister Viktor Orban for Beijing’s pushback against the “overcapacity” accusations by the West.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t TrackMarjorie Taylor Green
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Costa Rica to ration electricity as drought bites
Costa Rica has become the latest Latin American country to introduce rationing due to drought, announcing Thursday it will limit access to electricity for which it relies heavily on hydro-generation.Further south, Ecuador has recently had to ration electricity due to a shortage of water for hydro-generation, while the capital of Colombia, Bogota, is rationing municipal water. apg/fj/db/mlr/st
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China's president signs agreements with Hungary, pledges closer ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Budapest on Thursday on the last stop of his trip to Europe and the two leaders committed to closer ties. They agreed on a "comprehensive strategic partnership" between the two countries, the leaders said in a joint statement broadcast on Hungarian state television. Orbán said that the two countries had always been friends and that Chinese companies are securing tens of thousands of jobs in Hungary today. Hunga
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Japanese Commercial Whalers Can Now Hunt Fin Whales
Fin whales aren't doing so well, population-wise. Despite that, Japan added them to the list of whales permitted to be hunted by Japanese commercial whalers.
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Whistleblower Says Saudi Arabia Told Operatives It's Okay to Kill Villagers to Build 105-Mile Skyscraper
Crossing the Line Saudi Arabia wants to build a colossal skyscraper called "The Line" that stretches across 105 miles of desert. And that's only one part of an even greater ambition, the world's largest construction project simply called "Neom." Unsurprisingly, The Line is already turning out to be a hot mess, with architects struggling to […]
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Russia again had only one tank in its big Victory Day military parade, and it was a World War II relic
It was a kind of lackluster showing, but Putin flexed his country's muscles in other ways, with warnings and nuclear missiles.
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Users spread unfounded claims of impending Canadian departure fine
Claims circulating on social media that Canadians would soon have to pay a Can$25,000 (USD$18,212) penalty when moving out of the country are false. Canada's Department of Finance said it was not considering any such emigration fee and the posts misrepresent an existing requirement for some people to settle a tax bill on gains from certain types of assets if they move abroad.
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HSBC, StanChart Press Sunak to Ease Clampdown on China Business
(Bloomberg) -- Rishi Sunak’s government faces pressure from banks including HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc, as well as other major companies in the UK, to tone down proposed restrictions on doing business with China.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t TrackMarjorie Taylor Greene Finally Got What She Deserved: Defea
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Brazil Rolls Out $9.9 Billion Plan to Help Victims of Massive Floods
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad rolled out a plan worth 50.9 billion reais ($9.9 billion) Thursday to help millions of people hit by floods in the nation’s south as investors keep a wary eye on public spending.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t TrackMarjorie Taylor Greene Finally Got What She Deserved: De
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Nigeria’s powerful ex-minister charged with corruption
Former aviation minister Hadi Sirika is charged along with his daughter and son-in-law.
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Chinese President Xi to sign bilateral agreements with Hungary
Chinese President Xi Jinping was greeted with military honours in Budapest on Thursday ahead of talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Hungary is the last stop on Xi's trip to Europe, which took him to France and Serbia earlier in the week. Xi and Orbán are due to sign more than a dozen bilateral agreements on Thursday afternoon, the government in Budapest said. Hungary is the only European Union country participating in China's Belt and Road infrastructure and investment initiative.
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Poland lifts immunity of a judge who defected to Belarus, paving way for an arrest warrant
A disciplinary court in Poland on Thursday lifted the immunity of a judge who fled the country to neighboring Belarus, an autocratic ally of Russia, paving the way for an international arrest warrant for him on espionage allegations. Poland's prosecutors and special services launched an investigation this week after Belarus media reported that the judge, Tomasz Szmydt, arrived in the country and asked for protection.
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Top public relations executive at Chinese technology firm Baidu apologizes after sparking backlash
A top public relations executive from Chinese technology firm Baidu apologized Thursday after she made comments in a series of videos that critics said glorified a culture of overwork. Baidu's head of communications Qu Jing sparked a public outcry in China after she implied in the videos that she was not concerned about her employees as she was “not their mom” and said she only cared about results. The backlash was swift, with many on social media platforms like Weibo criticizing Qu for her la
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Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel's Eurovision participation
Not everyone in Malmo was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to town. Protesters waving green, white, black and red Palestinian flags packed the historic Stortorget square near Malmo’s 16th-century town hall before a planned march through the city for a rally in a park several miles (kilometers) from the Eurovision venue. Chanting “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” and “Israel is a terror state,” the demonstrators set off smoke flares in the Palestinian colors during a noi
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Death toll from floods in southern Brazil rises to 107
The death toll from the severe flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 107, according to civil defence officials in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul on Thursday. Another 136 people remain missing, and 374 have been injured, officials said. The floods forced more than 230,000 people to leave their homes, and an estimated 1.4 million people or more were affected across 425 towns in the state. Brazil's air force has brought 25 tons of relief supplies to the region, including medicine, wate
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China launches 4 satellites on 1st flight of new Long March 6C rocket (video)
China launched its first Long March 6C rocket, helping the nation further its goal of launching 100 orbital missions this year.
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Polish defense minister fends off criticism after he says he keeps an emergency backpack ready
Poland's defense minister said Thursday that since early in Russia's war against Ukraine he has kept an emergency backpack ready, drawing detractors who said his comments did not send a reassuring message about the country's safety. The comment from a high government official reflected the anxieties that have taken hold in Europe, particularly among those in central and eastern Europe close to the war in Ukraine. Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who is both defense minister and deputy prime minister
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A company that hauled $43 million in silver bars from the 'Indian Titanic' wasn't even given a salvage fee by a court
Argentum Exploration lost a legal battle with South Africa over salvage fees for $43 million in silver bars it pulled from the wreck of the SS Tilawa.
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Possible genocide committed in Sudan, report says
The RSF is accused of committing ethnic cleansing against Massalit and other non-Arab communities.
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India says Canada yet to provide evidence of its involvement in the killing of a separatist leader
India said Thursday that Canada has shared no evidence to back its allegation that the Indian government was involved in last year's slaying of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada, despite this week's arrest of three Indian nationals in the crime. India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal also reiterated India’s longstanding allegation that Canada harbors Indian extremists.
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Ukrainian minister dismissal results in German talks cancelled
Ukraine's parliament on Thursday dismissed the deputy prime minister responsible for reconstruction, resulting in the cancellation of a meeting with German Development Minister Svenja Schulze who had travelled to Kiev to meet him. Schulze went to Kiev specifically to prepare for an international reconstruction conference for Ukraine in Berlin in June. Oleksandr Kubrakov, 41, had been minister of infrastructure since 2021 and deputy prime minister since 2022. His ministry was also responsible for
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Putin claims West trying to undermine history of Soviet victories
Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the West in remarks at the military parade in Moscow to mark the 79th anniversary of Allied victory over Adolf Hitler's Germany. The West is trying to distort the memory of the Soviet Union's victory in the war, Putin said in Moscow on Thursday. The truth disturbs "those who build their colonial policy on hypocrisy and lies," Putin claimed. "Revanchism, the mockery of history, the effort to justify today's imitators of the Nazis - this is part of the ge
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Old video shows attack on Botswana minister’s car, not a robbery in Nigeria
As Abuja experienced an upsurge in violent crimes in recent months, a social media account claimed that a video showed a robbery at a traffic stop in Nigeria's capital city. But the claim is false: AFP Fact Check found that the video had been online since February 2022 and was of an attack on Botswana’s health minister Edwin Dikoloti.
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Poland is strengthening its border with Belarus to deter illegal migration
Poland's defense minister said Thursday his country is strengthening the metal barrier along its border with Belarus to deter illegal migration. “We are mending the barrier on the Polish-Belarusian border, we are strengthening this barrier,” Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on private Radio Zet. “The spending on these purposes is the highest in (Poland’s) history.”
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Air India Express cancels scores of flights after about 100 cabin crew call in sick
Dozens of cabin crew at Air India Express called in sick earlier this week, forcing the budget carrier to cancel 85 flights since Tuesday evening and disrupting the travel plans of thousands of passengers.
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Huge fire at a chemical storage tank in Thailand kills one and injures 4
At least one person was killed and four others were injured after a huge fire broke out at a chemical storage tank in an Eastern Thailand industrial park on Thursday. Fire workers estimated it might take more than 10 hours to be able to fully extinguish the flames, according to the Rayong province’s public relations department. About 400 workers and residents have been evacuated to a temporary shelter, the department said.
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Cyril Ramaphosa - South African union leader, mine boss, president
Behind the South African leader battling to preserve his party's 30-year reign.
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IIHM and Mayfair Hotels & Resorts sign memorandum of understanding
The International Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) and Mayfair Hotels and Resorts aim to enhance the hospitality sector in India.
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A Powerful Satrap Stands in the Way of Modi’s Victory in India’s East
(Bloomberg) -- Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as they gear up for the big vote.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t TrackMarjorie Taylor Greene Finally Got What She Deserved: DefeatHi, this is Devidutta Tripathy. I run Bloomberg’s South Asia breaking news team from New Delhi and ha
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Poll Jitters Hit Indian Stocks as Nifty Breaks Crucial Support
(Bloomberg) -- Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider's guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t TrackMarjorie Taylor Greene Finally Got What She Deserved: DefeatIndian stocks suffered their
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Israeli police raid Al Jazeera offices in Nazareth
Israeli police have raided the offices of broadcaster Al Jazeera in the city of Nazareth, confiscating equipment belonging to the Arab-language TV channel. The raid comes several days after the Israeli government banned Al Jazeera, both blocking access to Al Jazeera's content in Israel and banning the broadcaster from operating. Israel's communications minister signed a closure order for the broadcaster on Sunday, and Al Jazeera's office in the Ambassador Hotel in East Jerusalem was raided that
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The Taliban warn journalists and experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TV
The Taliban on Thursday warned journalists and experts against working with Afghanistan International TV, saying they would be committing a crime if they cooperated with the station. Afghanistan International TV, which is headquartered in London, is accessible through satellite, cable and social media. A spokesman for the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Information and Culture alleged the station was committing professional violations and violating moral and legal boundaries.
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Asia’s most powerful billionaires are getting drawn into the world’s biggest election
Two of the planet’s richest businessmen are becoming embroiled in India’s increasingly divisive election campaign.
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Hungary and China sign strategic cooperation agreement during visit by Chinese President Xi
Hungary and China signed a number of new agreements on Thursday to deepen their economic and cultural cooperation during a visit to the Central European country by Chinese President Xi Jinping, a trip meant to solidify China's economic footprint in the region. Xi and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks in the capital Budapest as part of the Chinese leader's final stop on a five-day European tour that also took in Serbia and France. During a press briefing following the talks, Orbá
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Big Chinese cities are making it easier to buy homes to boost depressed property market
Two major cities in China have eliminated all remaining curbs on home-buying, in yet another sign that local governments are trying to revive the beleaguered real estate sector and spur growth in the world’s second-largest economy.
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Nigeria, twins and a love-hate relationship
Two communities with different views about twins that meant the difference between life and death.
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Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row
Benin's president accuses Niger of treating his country like an "enemy", as tensions escalate.
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German far-right lawmakers injured in attack in Stuttgart
Two lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party were attacked and injured in front of the state parliament in Stuttgart before a celebratory event to mark the 75th anniversary of Germany's constitution, police said on Thursday. Suspected opponents of the party blocked the information stand of the AfD's state parliamentary faction on Wednesday afternoon on the square in front of the city's opera house and held up banners. Members of the parliamentary group were verbally and p
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Jersey returns illicit funds to Mozambique
Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust and returned it to authorities in Mozambique.
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Malawians who abandoned Israeli farms deported
They went to Israel as part of a deal to provide agricultural workers after the 2023 Hamas attacks.
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Chinese cities lift curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites
Two of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday they would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market.Several of the biggest cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have partly lifted curbs but have resisted dumping them entirely.
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IPCL and E2S Power to develop thermal energy storage system
Thermal energy storage system technology developed by E2S Power will play a key role in India's pursuit of net zero emissions.
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The West is freaking out that China is making too much stuff, and it looks like China might be starting to agree
The West has been complaining that China is overproducing goods and dumping them on the global markets, incurring the ire of Beijing.
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China’s First Oil Shipment From Niger Stymied by Border Dispute
(Bloomberg) -- China’s first shipment of crude from Niger has been blocked by a border dispute between the landlocked West African nation and its southern neighbor.Most Read from BloombergMicrosoft’s Xbox Is Planning More Cuts After Studio Closings‘Seriously Underwater’ Home Mortgages Tick Up Across the USAmericans Are Racking Up ‘Phantom Debt’ That Wall Street Can’t TrackMarjorie Taylor Greene Finally Got What She Deserved: DefeatBenin barred exports of the fuel from its port after junta-led Ni
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Warm and breezy today
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – It gets hot quickly today with highs near 90 degrees. Some areas farther inland may reach the mid 90s, with heat index values in the upper 90s. We will feel a breeze coming off the Gulf of Mexico through the day, and we should stay rain-free. A weak front drifts south […]
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Convicted auto thief busted with cache of car keys in Brentwood
(KRON) — A Brentwood police officer found a cache of keys belonging to different makes and models of vehicles after the officer pulled over a car without a rear license plate, police said. The license plate violation traffic stop happened at 4 p.m. Sunday near Lone Tree Way and Canada Valley Road. Police said the […]
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Chinese city lifts curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites
One of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday it would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market.Several of the biggest cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have partly lifted curbs but have resisted dumping them entirely.
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