SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has built its first-ever military spy satellite and that he planned to launch it on an undisclosed date, state media reported Wednesday.…
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From 13m ago 14.53 BST Declaring ministerial interests not same as making them public, says No 10 At the post-PMQs lobby briefing No 10 implied that Rishi Sunak first declared his wife’s shareholding in Koru Kids many years ago.…
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WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Emmanuel Macron’s recent warning that European countries could become “vassals” of the United States in a confrontation with China was unwise. But the French president is not the only U.S.…
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In a bid to bring ChatGPT-like features to its workplace communication app, Alibaba has added artificial intelligence (AI) characteristics to DingTalk. Based on the Chinese tech giant’s in-house large language model Tongyi Qianwen, DingTalk will now be…

It is the moment of truth for Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso. A host of forces in the country — anti-democratic, pro-illicit drug production, pro-Russia, pro-Chinese Communist Party, and forces generally opposed to the rule of law — have begun the…

A man shouts slogans during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of COVID-19 continue, in Beijing, China, November 28, 2022.…
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MARKET MOVEMENTS:
–Brent crude oil is down 1.9% at $83.14 a barrel.
–European benchmark gas is down 2% at EUR41.87 a megawatt hour.
–Gold futures are down 1.6% at $1,987.80 a troy ounce.…
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Oil field services and equipment firm Baker Hughes (BKR) topped first-quarter earnings and revenue targets Wednesday, after painting a rosy picture for the oil market at the end of 2022. Baker Hughes stock advanced early Wednesday morning, even with cr…

Dow Jones futures followed S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures lower Wednesday morning, as Netflix (NFLX) dropped on weak subscriber growth. Up next, Tesla (TSLA) earnings are due out after the close.…
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An incandescent lighting device that reuses some of the infrared light it emits could be as efficient as an LED light but contribute less to carbon emissions.&…

Quetta (Pakistan): Six mobile phone towers owned by Pakistani and Chinese firms were allegedly set ablaze by the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLA) in Dasht tehsil of Kech district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.…
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In London, at least, Monica Macias can disappear into the crowd. When she arrived in the city in 2014 she found work as a hotel cleaner. The work was physically demanding, and her bosses made her life so stressful that her hair started to fall out.&#82…

Singapore: The deep mutual suspicion and fundamental distrust between the United States and China will not improve anytime soon and it will mean “big trouble” for the rest of the world, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Wednesday.……

Chances are when you hear the words ‘Metal Gear’ your mind goes to Metal Gear Solid on the PS1 – the game that defined an era, and remained one of the most consistently great series in games during its run.…
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A giant panda on long-term loan from China has died in a zoo in northern Thailand, six months before she was due to return home, officials said.
The cause of Lin Hui’s death at Chiang Mai Zoo was not immediately clear but she appeared to have become il…

Stocks fell Wednesday as traders tried to assess the Federal Reserve’s next moves in the fight against inflation, with some appearing to adopt a “defensive” approach.
The PSE index, the 30-company bellwether of the Philippine Stock Exchange, slipped 18…

In the coming days, the House will consider a privileged resolution under the War Powers Act to remove all U.S forces from Somalia, introduced by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). There are approximately 500 American troops on the ground in Somalia conducting …

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We all know Apple will launch the iPhone 15 series this year in September, and there is no secret about it. In the last couple of months, we have witnessed a series of leaks and rumours about the handset, and now something new popped up on t…

M ore needs to be done to protect the UK from the threat posed by Russia-aligned cyber groups, the head of the National Cyber Security Centre has warned.
It comes as Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden warned that the “cyber equivalent of the Wagner …

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If sodium is the new lithium, investors may need to rethink a favorite energy-transition trade.
One of the most potentially disruptive snippets of news to come out of the Shanghai auto show this week wasn’t from Tesla or one …

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Federal public servants across the country will go on strike starting today after the union representing them and the federal government failed to reach a deal last night.
In a news conference late last night, Chris Aylward, president of …