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China should leverage buying power to boost yuan’s use in trade: former PBOC adviser
China should leverage its massive buying power to boost imports settled in yuan and shift towards a more balanced trade structure, to accelerate the currency’s global use, according to a former central bank adviser. The proposal signals a potential opportunity for the yuan’s internationalisation, years after Beijing kicked off the process in 2009 by allowing selected exporters to be paid in the Chinese currency.…
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As more nations block Grok for obscene content, calls for Asean-wide curbs mount
The separate moves by three Southeast Asian countries to block the AI chatbot Grok over sexually explicit deepfake images are “emergency brakes” that analysts say may avert immediate harm, but they fall short of coordination at the regional level needed to curb the risks of manipulated artificial intelligence. On Friday, the Philippines said it was restricting access to Grok, following similar steps by Malaysia and…
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Chile’s president-elect picks Pinochet lawyers as ministers of human rights, defence
Chile’s right-wing president-elect Jose Antonio Kast on Tuesday named two ex-lawyers of former dictator Augusto Pinochet to lead the ministries of defence and human rights when he takes office in March. Kast will be sworn in on March 11 as the first far-right head of state in Chile since the exit of Pinochet, whose brutal regime left deep scars on the South American nation. Pinochet led a dictatorship from 1973 to…
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Japan ex-PM Shinzo Abe’s killer Tetsuya Yamagami sentenced to life in prison
The gunman charged with killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was found guilty and jailed for life on Wednesday, more than three years after the broad-daylight assassination shocked the world. The slaying forced a reckoning in a country with little experience of gun violence and ignited scrutiny of alleged ties between prominent conservative lawmakers and a secretive sect, the Unification Church. Judge…
US forces seize seventh sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela
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US forces seize seventh sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela
US military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday, as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to take control of the South American country’s oil. US Southern Command said in a social media post that US forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta “without incident” and that the tanker was operating in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s “established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean”. The military command did...
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Chinese carmakers eye Western markets, China-EU dispute progress: 7 EV reads
We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. ‘Soft landing’: China, EU see progress in EV dispute with price floor option Beijing and Brussels last week announced a milestone in resolving their years-long trade dispute over Chinese electric vehicles,…
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Seoul warns North Korea’s nuclear weapons will soon go ‘abroad’, posing ‘global danger’
North Korea is producing enough nuclear material a year for up to 20 weapons, South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday. The North carried out its first atomic test in 2006 in violation of UN resolutions and is now believed to possess dozens of nuclear warheads. “Even now, nuclear materials sufficient to produce 10 to 20 nuclear weapons a year are still being produced” in North Korea, Lee told…
Air Force One taking Trump to Davos turns around due to electrical issue
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Air Force One taking Trump to Davos turns around due to electrical issue
US President Donald Trump’s plane, Air Force One, returned to Joint Base Andrews about an hour after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to return was made after takeoff when the crew aboard Air Force One identified “a minor electrical issue” and, out of an abundance of caution, decided to turn around. A reporter on board said the lights in the press cabin of the aircraft went out briefly after takeoff, but no explanation...
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Pourquoi le prince William est contraint d'abandonner un de ses passe-temps favoris
Adieu la trottinette électrique…
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Jennifer Lawrence : sa relation complice avec ses frères Ben et Blaine, qui l'adorent et l'accompagnent sur les tapis rouges
L'actrice du film Die My Love, nommé aux Golden Globes et possible en lice pour les Oscars, est très proche de sa famille.
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Après « l’ambassadeur aux pôles », le « consul aux chiens de traîneau » ?
Il y a quelques années, l’ineffable Ségolène Royal a été nommée « ambassadeur aux pôles » (pardon ambassadeur.i.ce aux pôles) ». De son propre aveu, elle n’y a jamais voyagé, tout en percevant une rémunération publique. Le ministère des Affaires étrangères vient de charger un de ses diplomates désœuvrés, Jean-Noël Poirier, d’une mission éminemment stratégique : […] L’article Après «…
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Economie chinoise : une croissance en trompe l’oeil
Objectif politique rempli, faute de quoi quelques responsables auraient pu craindre grandement pour leur avenir, voire leur vie, l’économie chinoise a progressé l’an dernier de 5 % en s’appuyant sur une forte demande internationale qui a compensé l’impact des droits de douane américains et la faiblesse de la consommation intérieure. Depuis l’effondrement en 2021 de […] L’article…