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Western self-sufficiency in computer chips is just not going to happen

Western self-sufficiency in computer chips is just not going to happen

American microchip giant Intel is looking for a new CEO following Pat Gelsinger’s shock resignation. This represents more than just a corporate shake-up. It’s the end of an era in which one company could totally…

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A Meta outage hit Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and more. Here’s what we know so far

A Meta outage hit Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and more. Here’s what we know so far

A major outage is affecting users of popular social media and messaging services including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp around the globe. All these platforms are run by the social media giant Meta. As news of…

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Trump considers privatizing US Postal Service, Washington Post reports By Reuters

Trump considers privatizing US Postal Service, Washington Post reports By Reuters

(Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has in recent weeks expressed a keen interest in privatizing the U.S. Postal Service, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter. The U.S.…

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New technology aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade By Reuters

New technology aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade By Reuters

By Ricardo Brito and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Harley Sandoval, an evangelical pastor, real estate agent and mining entrepreneur, was arrested in July 2023 for illegally exporting 294 kilos of gold from Brazil’s Amazon…

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Why Scottish salmon’s rebrand may end up harming the integrity of a top export and hurting producers

Why Scottish salmon’s rebrand may end up harming the integrity of a top export and hurting producers

Scottish farmed salmon was the UK’s top food export last year, ending up in restaurants and on dinner tables all over the world. But also in 2023, the industry trade body Salmon Scotland sought to…

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Big tech firms like Meta forced to pay for news, under Albanese government’s ‘news bargaining incentive’ charge

Big tech firms like Meta forced to pay for news, under Albanese government’s ‘news bargaining incentive’ charge

Big tech companies would have to either do deals with news organisations to help fund journalism or pay a charge to the Australian government, under a new plan announced by the Albanese government on Thursday.…

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Advance Notice – Tenor of Government of Mauritius Treasury Bills

Advance Notice – Tenor of Government of Mauritius Treasury Bills

Advance Notice – Tenor of Government of Mauritius Treasury Bills Source link

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UBS analyzes the timeline for a new trade war and its key implications By Investing.com

UBS analyzes the timeline for a new trade war and its key implications By Investing.com

Investing.com — The timeline for a potential new trade war, as discussed by analysts at UBS, appears to hinge on a multi-phased process reflecting both political maneuvering and economic impacts.  UBS analysts categorize the progression…

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China’s CNOOC sells US assets to Britain’s INEOS By Reuters

China’s CNOOC sells US assets to Britain’s INEOS By Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s CNOOC (NYSE:) Ltd has sold its U.S. subsidiary, together with its upstream oil and gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico, to British chemicals group INEOS, according to a CNOOC statement…

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South Africa’s poverty relief grant should be increased rather than paid to more people – economists explain why

South Africa’s poverty relief grant should be increased rather than paid to more people – economists explain why

South Africa’s unemployment rate stands at a staggering 33.5%, one of the highest in the world. Coupled with an alarming poverty rate – where more than half of the population lives on less than R1,558…

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