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As economy rebounds, China parliament to address long-term pitfalls
China's annual session of parliament will chart a course for economic recovery and unveil a five-year plan to fend off stagnation, as strategic rivalry with the United States spurs a shift to reliance ... ( read original story ...)
China’s most important chipmaker SMIC could be a big winner from the global semiconductor shortage
China's SMIC, the target of U.S. sanctions, could find its older chip technology in demand from carmakers scrambling to get their hands on semiconductors. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: WHO says Covid won’t be over this year; China aims to vaccinate 40% of population by June
Unrealistic to think pandemic will be over this year, says WHO; French and German authorities fighting to convince people that AstraZeneca jab is effective; number of new infections globally rose last ... ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma personifies the contradiction of China’s ideology
That is the situation in the world’s second-biggest economy, where Jack Ma, the Bezos of China with more than $50bn to his name, has appeared just once since October — in a short video that did little ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Power’s preparedness efforts help reduce outage times for customers
The average outage time for Georgia Power customers was 42% less than the national average in 2019, according to the most recent available data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. With ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia’s political tensions rise amid rival rallies
Political tensions in Armenia heightened Monday, with supporters of the embattled prime minister and the opposition each holding massive rallies at separate sites in the capital. Prime Minister Nikol ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Power’s preparedness efforts help reduce outage times for customers
The average outage time for Georgia Power customers was 42% less than the national average in 2019, according to the most recent available data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. With ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia High School Teacher Faces Backlash for Saying Breonna Taylor’s Death Was Her Own Fault
Georgia high school teacher Susan McCoy has received a lot of justified criticism after she suggested Breonna Taylor was responsible for her own death. ( read original story ...)
Team Europe responds to COVID-19 pandemic by supporting Jordan with 841 million euros
The European Union, its member states and European financial institutions, in particular the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), as Team ... ( read original story ...)