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A naval fleet led by the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong will arrive in Hong Kong next week for a five-day visit, with open tours and cultural exchanges among events to be held to improve residents’ understanding of the development of national defence. The Ministry of National Defence announced on Saturday that the fleet, which includes…
(Reuters) -The G7 has reached an agreement that would exempt U.S. multinational companies from paying more corporate tax overseas, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The deal, backed by Washington and other G7 members, would allow U.S. companies to … Source link
China’s No 4 politician was among senior Beijing officials and other heavyweights who sent wreaths to the wake for Hong Kong tobacco and media tycoon Charles Ho Tsu-kwok. State-run Xinhua called Ho a patriotic businessman and “an intimate friend” of the Communist Party of China in an article published on Saturday night. “Ho played an…
What to know about Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” What to know about “Rust” as the Alec Baldwin movie premieres 02:08 A settlement has been reached in the civil lawsuit alleging negligence in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” according to court documents released Friday. The lawsuit was brought…
China’s oil imports from Iran saw a sharp increase in June, driven by accelerated shipments ahead of the recent Israel-Iran conflict and rising demand from independent refineries. The world’s top oil importer and biggest buyer of Iranian crude brought in more than 1.8 million barrels per day from June 1-20, according to ship-tracker Vortexa, a…
At least 62 people have been killed in Gaza by overnight Israeli strikes, according to health officials, as the humanitarian situation worsens in the besieged strip despite renewed hope for a ceasefire. Airstrikes began overnight on Friday and continued into Saturday morning, killing a dozen people near a displacement shelter near Palestine Stadium in Gaza…
Defense rests in Sean “Diddy” Combs trial, jury deliberations set to begin – CBS News Watch CBS News The defense in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ case finished closing arguments on Friday, setting the stage for the jury to begin deliberations next week in the music mogul’s sex trafficking and racketeering trial. Be the first to know…
Yajiang-1, a cutting-edge computing centre perched in the cradle of Tibetan civilisation along the Yarlung Tsangpo River, is up and running as part of China’s plan to transform the so-called roof of the world into a strategic frontier for sustainable supercomputing. The facility, the first major hub of the “Eastern Data, Western Computing” project on…
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission is set to propose counting carbon credits bought from other countries towards the European Union’s 2040 climate target, a Commission document seen by Reuters showed. The Commission is due to propose a legally binding EU climate target for 2040 on July 2. The EU executive had initially…
A naval fleet led by the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong will arrive in Hong Kong next week for a five-day visit, with open tours and cultural exchanges among events to be held to improve residents’ understanding of the development of national defence. The Ministry of National Defence announced on Saturday that the fleet, which includes…