Billionaires are notoriously difficult to track. It’s no surprise – the easier they and their assets are to find, the easier they are to tax. But by all accounts, the number of uber-wealthy people in China is in decline. Of the world’s estimated 2,640 billionaires, at least 562 are thought to be in…

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The prime minister will host an event with X owner Elon Musk following the UK’s AI summit.

Rishi Sunak’s X account posted on Monday that he will be “in conversation” with the Tesla and SpaceX boss on Thursday.

It is likely he will also be present in some way at the summit, although it is…

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Latest developments from the Middle East

Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza today and freed a soldier held captive by Hamas militants. The Israeli military said the female soldier was captured during Hamas’ Oct.

Evening Update: Netanyahu has no plans to resign or…

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A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed WeChat logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing Rights

OTTAWA, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due to privacy and security risks, but said…

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China’s foreign minister believes the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden will not be “smooth sailing” and both sides must work together to achieve results, the foreign ministry said Sunday.

Wang Yi met with Biden, as well as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House…

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The young Chinese man looked lost and exhausted when Border Patrol agents left him at a transit station. Deng Guangsen, 28, had spent the last two months traveling to San Diego from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, through seven countries on plane, bus and foot, including traversing Panama’s dangerous Darién Gap jungle.

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Open this photo in gallery: (FILES) US President Joe Biden (R) and China’s President Xi Jinping (L) meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Nov. 14, 2022.SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

China’s foreign minister considers that the road to an expected meeting between President…

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China’s foreign minister considers that the road to an expected meeting between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden would not be “smooth-sailing” and that both sides must work together to achieve results, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.

Wang Yi met with Biden, as well as secretary of state Anthony Blinken and…

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On 22 January 1988, hordes of Pashtun mourners made the journey from Peshawar in Pakistan to Jalalabad in Afghanistan for the funeral of Bacha Khan, a political leader who campaigned against British colonial rule. Among them was Robert Peckham, a British student who was backpacking around the region.

We live in troubled…

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The Kirin 9000S might not be mass produced on a cutting-edge process, but with Huawei’s options cut down to almost zero due to export limitations placed by the U.S., its existence holds a ton of significance. Currently, the chipset fuels several models hailing from the Mate 60 lineup, but one research analyst…

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