December 3, 2023
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday sought to reassure the public and businesses that his government would modernize the economy and support vital industries such as chip factories, despite a court ruling that tore a hole in the federal budget. A constitutional court ruling nearly two weeks ago blocked Berlin’s plans to reallocate unused pandemic
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Israel’s military chief shared his country’s priorities in the current Israel-Hamas war during a press briefing on Tuesday and revealed what the Israeli army intends to do after the current cease-fire expires. Israeli army Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi said Tuesday that Israel’s first goal was to secure the safe release of all Israeli
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Fukuoka – The chairman of the SoftBank Hawks, Sadaharu Oh, expressed frustration Monday over the team’s third-place finish in the Pacific League. “Our offseason is never exciting when we don’t win a title,” the all-time home run leader in Japanese baseball said at the outset of the team’s year-end party at a Fukuoka hotel. “I
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The head of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has pledged to broaden and deepen its campaign against corruption, a week after police revealed the scale of an ongoing graft investigation worth an estimated $12.5 billion. “We need to conduct the anti-corruption fight faster in a more efficient manner,” CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
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TRADE and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual on Wednesday committed to maximize the opportunities of the halal industry as the market continues to expand in the country. Speaking at the Invest Philippines Week: Philippine Halal Economy Festival in Taguig City, Pascual said that there is an increasing demand in the halal products, especially among its Asean
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK tax myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Jeremy Hunt, the UK chancellor, promised on Sunday to show that Britain is “on a path to a lower tax economy” in next week’s Autumn Statement, as he claimed the country had “turned a very
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Kareem Jackson has been penalized multiple times this season for hits the NFL has ruled to be illegal. He has accumulated $90,000 in fines this year alone and was suspended multiple games. The combination of missing games and financial setbacks has appeared to motivate the Denver Broncos defensive back to reevaluate how he plays the
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Mohamed Muizzu was sworn in Friday as the Maldives’ president, succeeding Ibrahim Solih. Muizzu, a conservative Islamist largely seen as sympathetic to China, defeated Solih in an upset in September’s election. Muizzu vowed upon inauguration that the archipelagic nation’s “lines of independence and sovereignty will be drawn clearly,” and doubled down on a campaign promise
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NEW YORK CITY: Conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday pledged to maintain an “active role” in the business as he handed control of his global empire to son Lachlan amid questions about how Fox News will handle next year’s presidential election. After decades running a sprawling news operation in Australia, Britain and the United
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The New York Jets made a surprising roster move on Tuesday when the team announced they had released third-year running back Michael Carter. Head coach Robert Saleh addressed the move Wednesday, saying the decision ultimately came down to making more opportunities for rookie running back Israel Abanikanda, adding that “it wouldn’t be fair for Michael
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