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19.08 / 06:37
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U.S., Japan and South Korea Boost Alliance to Counter China, North Korea
alliance to bolster security. President Biden hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Camp David, in the first visit by foreign leaders to the presidential retreat since 2015. The three committed to consulting on threats to each’s security, working together on ballistic-missile defense, conducting annual joint military exercises and holding yearly summits to maintain the momentum.
19.08 / 06:13
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Elon Musk announces X (Twitter) will no longer support blocking functionality, users can instead use ‘mute’ feature
Elon Musk, the mind behind X (formerly known as Twitter), has declared that the platform will no longer offer the option to block other users. Musk argues that the blocking feature «makes no sense» and will be removed, except for direct messages (DMs). This move has generated mixed reactions within the online community. «Block is going to be deleted as a „feature“, except for DMs,» he said in a tweet. In another tweet, he stated that «It makes no sense». The feature in question, commonly known as 'block', empowers users to regulate their interactions with other accounts by preventing specific users from contacting them, viewing their posts, or following them.
19.08 / 06:13
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India has over one lakh startups, 108 unicorns: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday addressed the G-20 Digital Innovation Alliance in Bengaluru and said that over the past decade, India's entrepreneurial landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation. «Over the past decade, India's entrepreneurial landscape has undergone a remarkable transformation. With just 500 start-ups a decade ago, today we proudly stand with over 100,000 startups and 108 unicorns.
19.08 / 02:13
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Expert warns Biden's Camp David summit is one of 'very few plans left' over China threat
Atlas Organization founder Jonathan D.T. Ward discusses the Biden administration announcing new tariffs on food can metal from China, U.S. officials' trips to Beijing, the Camp David summit and the adversary's rising aggression.
19.08 / 01:27
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US, Japan, South Korea denounce China's dangerous and aggressive actions in Indo-Pacific. Key takeaways from the Summit
alliance which read, “Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States are determined to align our collective efforts because we believe our trilateral partnership advances the security and prosperity of all our people, the region, and the world." The three nations expressed commitment to expanding cooperation trilaterally and raising shared ambition to a new horizon across domains and across the Indo-Pacific and beyond. CHINA'S 'DANGEROUS AND AGGRESSIVE' ACTIONS: They issued a sharply worded joint statement about Beijing's actions in the South China Sea.
18.08 / 20:53
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Who is Vivek Ramaswamy? All you need to know about US Presidential candidate endorsed by Elon Musk
Elon Musk this week. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO dubbed the US Presidential hopeful a “very promising candidate" and urged people to listen to an interview of Ramaswamy. The 35-year-old is one of three Indian origin Republicans set to contest against Donald Trump in the upcoming primaries.
18.08 / 20:07
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18.08 / 15:09
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What’s Holding Back India’s Economic Ambitions?
Many countries have followed a similar economic trajectory: As they develop, women increasingly enter the workforce, further fueling the country’s upward climb. It happened in China, Japan and South Korea in the latter half of the 20th century. The U.S.
18.08 / 15:09
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Tokyo Hopes Rooftop Solar Mandate Will Help It Get Through Hot Summers
solar panels on new single-family homes to get some breathing room—even if it has to buy most of the panels from China. The policy in one of the world’s largest metropolises is a test case for whether solar power makes sense on urban rooftops. The idea has long drawn attention as a way to fight global warming but has advanced relatively slowly worldwide, apart from a rooftop solar mandate in California pushed by Democratic Govs.
18.08 / 14:23
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WeWork unveils one-for-40 reverse stock split, sending shares lower
Investing.com — WeWork (NYSE:WE) shares shed over a fifth of their value in early U.S. trading on Friday after the flexible workplace group announced that it would conduct a one-for-40 reverse stock split.
18.08 / 13:07
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Elon Musk attends Sonicmania music festival in Japan featuring musician Grimes | Watch video
Elon Musk's visit to Japan came as a surprise to many and the business magnate is not in the best of terms with the Japanese government. Recently, the Japanese government asked Elon Musk to take down a fake account from X (formerly Twitter) of the country's top diplomat Masato Kanda.
18.08 / 13:07
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Growth and inflation: Hard choices vs easy trade-offs
RBI should have been. Based on the shocking jump in July’s inflation to 7.44%, they should have been. Consider one Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) member’s statement as recorded in the minutes of the June 2023 meeting.
18.08 / 10:55
18.08 / 10:53
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Japan scrambles jets amid Russian and Chinese naval patrol in Pacific
Japan said on Friday it scrambled fighter jets after two Russian IL-38 information-gathering aircraft were spotted flying between the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea where Russia is holding a joint naval patrol and exercise with China. Russian and Chinese navy ships have been jointly patrolling the Pacific Ocean and holding naval exercises in the East China Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
18.08 / 10:23
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Japan's Nikkei falls over 3% this week; posts biggest weekly loss in 8 months amid China worries
sprawling property sector and sputtering economic recovery. (With inputs from Reuters)Get the best recommendations on Stocks, Mutual Funds and more based on your Risk profile!
18.08 / 02:59
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Asian shares head for 3rd week of losses on China woes, US rates
rates staying higher for longer as long-term bond yields surged. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan were up 0.1% after hitting a nine-month low the session before. It was, however, headed for a weekly loss of 2.8%, the third straight week of declines.
18.08 / 02:59
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Gold off 5-month lows; heads for fourth weekly decline on Fed rate fears
Gold edged up from 5-month lows on Friday as the U.S. dollar and bond yields slightly fell from highs, but bullion was set for its fourth consecutive weekly decline on concerns over the Federal Reserve's higher-for-longer interest rate outlook. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold gained 0.2% to $1,892.70 per ounce by 0141 GMT, after touching its lowest since mid-March on Thursday.
18.08 / 02:39
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5 things that changed for market overnight: Gift Nifty, China’s property crisis to global market cues for Sensex today
Indian stock market is expected to open lower on Friday following selloff in global markets as rising treasury yields weighed on investors’ risk appetite. The Asian markets traded lower following an overnight decline on Wall Street after the treasury yields spiked. Concerns over China’s economic slowdown resurfaced and sentiment weakened after property developer Evergrande filed for bankruptcy protection in the US.
18.08 / 01:19
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Japan CPI inflation picks up in July, more pressure on BOJ
Investing.com-- Japanese consumer inflation grew slightly more than expected in July as renewed weakness in the yen drove up import costs, with the reading now pointing to more pressure on the Bank of Japan to tighten policy.
18.08 / 01:19
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Japan core inflation eases but price pressure remains
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