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French President Emmanuel Macron has started a three-day visit to China, where he is expected to confront thorny issues including Europe’s trade with Beijing and the Ukraine war. On Wednesday evening, Macron landed in Beijing at the start of his fourth visit to China, which will also include a trip to the southwestern city of Chengdu. He was given a red-carpet welcome by Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with whom he had a brief exchange of words. The French leader is due to meet Chinese President Xi...

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HSBC Holdings, the biggest lender in Hong Kong and Europe, has appointed veteran accountant Brendan Nelson as group chairman, according to its filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Wednesday. Nelson, 75, has been serving as interim chairman since October 1, replacing Mark Tucker, who stepped down to become non-executive chairman of insurer AIA. The appointment surprised the market after HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery said a day earlier at a global banking summit in London that Nelson was not...

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China and Russia had reached a “high degree” of strategic consensus on issues related to Japan and jointly opposed the revival of “Japanese militarism”, a readout from Beijing said after Foreign Minister Wang Yi met chief Kremlin security aide Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. Statements from the World War II allies after Tuesday’s meeting indicated continued solidarity amid growing China-Japan tensions. Shoigu, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, also told Wang that Russia could achieve...

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American corporation ExxonMobil has reportedly reached out to Iraq’s Oil Ministry in a bid to purchase Russian energy firm Lukoil’s majority stake in one of the Arab country’s main oilfields.

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Brazilian judicial authorities say Jair Bolsonaro must remain in a closed regime until at least 2033, with eligibility for conditional release only in 2037.

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The Colombian president invites his American counterpart to witness the demolition of cocaine laboratories in his country.

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China’s latest credit figures have raised eyebrows, but they need not raise alarm. New bank lending, aggregate social financing and total credit growth all came in weaker than expected for October, marking their softest readings in more than a year. For markets conditioned to expect Beijing to counter every slowdown with a surge of liquidity, the numbers may suggest a worrying loss of momentum. But that reading misses the broader structural shift under way. The data reflects not a collapse, but...

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Bayer saddled itself with the Monsanto/Roundup garbage barge over fierce investor protest, and is now seeking Supremes relief.

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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Beijing for his three-day visit to China on Wednesday – and he is not coming alone. Alongside his wife Brigitte, the French leader is bringing a delegation of more than 80 people, including multiple ministers and nearly 40 CEOs from across the corporate world. Despite rising trade tensions between China and Europe, the long guestlist signals that Macron is travelling to Beijing looking to do business – and hints at France’s likely priorities. From...

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Nagprotesta ang iba’t ibang organisasyon sa ilalim ng Kilusang Bayan Kontra Kurakot-Global sa kani-kanilang bansa noong Nobyembre 28 hangang 30 upang ipahayag ang kanilang pagkundena sa malawakang korapsyon sa Pilipinas. Pakikibahagi rin ito sa sa pambansang protesta laban sa korapsyon na ginanap sa iba’t ibang panig ng Pilipinas noong Nobyembre 30. Ayon sa Bagong Alyansang […]

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Nagahatag sang taas-kamao nga pagpasidungog ang mga pulang hangaway sang Romeo Nanta Command-NPA kag bug-os nga rebolusyonaryong pwersa sa South Central Negros kay Rubin “Ka Marcos” Tingal nga naghalad sang iya kabuhi para pangapinan ang interes sang malapad nga masa. Napatay si Ka Marcos sadtong aga sa Disyembre 2, 2025 sa engkwentro sa tunga sang […]

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