Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen at Taoyuan International Airport, on Wednesday before she set off for a tour of Central America, which will involve transiting through the US. Photograph: Ritchie B Tongo/EPA
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Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius sees artificial intelligence creating substantial dislocations in developed world economies. He estimates, for example, that almost half of the current functions of the legal and office support functions can be…

Canada's Ballard Power Systems is deploying zero-emissions vehicles through partnerships with several firms in China. (Photo by Fang Zhe/Xinhua via Getty Images)
As the latest federal budget steps up spending to counter the influence of authorita…

D eterrence lies at the heart of the government’s asylum policy. Now, it is not true to say that Britain offers no legal and safe routes for refugees. First, there are the three bespoke avenues for those from Afghanistan, Ukraine and Hong Kong.…
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Binance Sees Surge of Withdrawals After CFTC Lawsuit
Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, just can’t catch a break. With one arm, the exchange is trying to slap away the grabbing hands of lawmakers and regulators.…
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China is dispatching anticorruption enforcers abroad to chase down fugitives and recover stolen assets, a new extension of Beijing’s international reach aimed at strengthening Chinese leader Xi Jinping ’s crackdown on graft.…
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Public screenings of a slasher movie featuring the fictional character Winnie the Pooh were abruptly cancelled in Hong Kong last week, its distributor announced on Facebook with “great regret”.
Written, directed, and produced by the British filmmaker R…

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BO'AO, China (AP) — Russia's Gazprom is increasing gas supplies to China and expects soon to reach the maximum planned level through a Siberian pipeline, its chairman said Wednesday, highlighting Beijing's importa…

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Arts and Humanities Award Ceremony in The East Room of The White House in Washington, D.C., on March 21. Photo by Oliver Contreras/UPI | License Photo
March 29 (UPI) — In Britain, prime ministers un…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during an interview with Julie Pace, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press, on a train traveling from the Sumy region to Kyiv, on March 28.Efrem…
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ON A TRAIN FROM SUMY TO KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Tuesday that unless his nation wins a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city, Russia could begin building in…

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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen departed for a 10-day trip to the United States and Central America Wednesday amid warnings from China. File Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA-EFE
March 29 (UPI) — China is promising retaliatory action if Taiwanes…

New Delhi: China accepted Galwan clash was ‘dangerous situation’, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday while speaking at News18 Rising India summit.
Explaining the nature of the problem, India’s foreign minister said, “Two militarie…

A person walks past a sign for Alibaba Group during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference, in Shanghai, China, on Sept. 1, 2022.Aly Song/Reuters
Alibaba Group’s BABA-N plans for a major revamp have been taken as a signal that Beijing’s regulator…

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Reuters/RUSSIA MILITARYRussian troops in Ukraine have allegedly been coercing their own female medics into acting as sex slaves for high-ranking officers—and punishing them if they don’t submit to the twisted arrangement.That’s…
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WASHINGTON, March 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department's long-awaited guidance on battery sourcing requirements for electric vehicle tax credits due out by Friday will result in fewer vehicles getting full or partial credits, a U.S.&…

Sri Lanka’s government has announced significant cuts in fuel prices, providing welcome relief for many after a year of shortages and skyrocketing prices amid the country’s worst economic crisis.
Minister of power and energy Kanchana Wijesekara told re…

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Slower economic growth and higher public spending are straining Ottawa’s bottom line, as the Liberal government’s 2023 budget announced billions in new spending on clean technology and an expanded national dental care program.…
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The BoE said that “many of the vulnerabilities which had crystallised during previous stress episodes, such as the ‘dash for cash’ in March 2020, remain largely unaddressed and could amplify further sharp adjustments in asset prices”.…
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The Labour leader Keir Starmer is criticised in some quarters for lacking a clear world-view. “Starmerism” is inchoate. Its offer is seen as managerial rather than visionary or transformative.…
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March 29 (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan.
A semblance of calm has returned to world markets in the final week of the first quarter as the banking storm abates and the spotlight switched to a share-bo…