Day: November 17, 2023
US Army South partners with Brazilian forces to test tactical voice bridge
The US Army wants to move its conversations with allies from sending slideshows and emails back and forth to being able to communicate via voice in the field, army…
US plans to counter China’s influence in the Pacific suffers setback
One day after Joe Biden’s high-stakes meeting with Xi Jinping, the US president’s plan for an Indo-Pacific trade pact has hit a stumbling block.
‘Botox’ as campaign expense: George Santos won’t seek re-election after scathing ethics report
For example, it cited $US2281 spent at resorts in Atlantic City and $US1400 spent at a skin spa for what one spreadsheet described as “Botox.”
Singapore to pilot use of wholesale central bank digital currencies in 2024
Singapore will pilot the live issuance and use of wholesale central bank digital currencies next year, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said Thursday.
China’s transition to EVs is so fast that Volkswagen is on track for its worst local sales in years
Volkswagen is on track for its smallest year of China sales since 2012, according to CNBC analysis of public data for the first three quarters of the year.
Morgan Stanley CEO says his firm is ready for ‘Basel III endgame’ — the sweeping new global rules on banking
Eventual 2, 3% inflation in the U.S. is “very acceptable” outcome, given the conditions that the Federal Reserve had to grapple with.
Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares drop 10% after it shelves cloud spinoff, citing U.S. chip restrictions
Shares of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba slid after it announced it would not proceed with the full spinoff of its cloud group.
‘One horror does not justify another,’ EU tells Israel
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged Israelis to not be “consumed by rage” over the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas
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Fire in China coal company office kills 26
At least 38 injured in the blaze at Yongju coal mine company in Lyuliang City, north China’s Shanxi province. A fire that erupted in the office of a coal company in northern China has killed 26 people, state media said on Thursday, the latest in a seri…