Macquarie Group, the Australian investment bank famously dubbed the “millionaires factory,” is facing mounting scrutiny over its executive pay policies after more than 25% of shareholders voted against its latest remuneration report,
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At least $1 billion worth of Nvidia’s restricted AI processors were sold into China in the past three months, according to a Financial Times investigation, highlighting how U.S. export controls are struggling
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Violent clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border intensified Thursday, leaving two Thai soldiers wounded and forcing evacuations of residents in affected areas. The renewed violence around the ancient Ta Moan Thom and Ta
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In a significant move toward restoring bilateral ties, India has resumed issuing tourist visas to Chinese nationals after a five-year suspension, its embassy in Beijing announced on Wednesday, according to Chinese state
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Rachida Dati, France’s high-profile culture minister and candidate for mayor of Paris, is facing trial alongside Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive former auto executive, over an alleged corruption deal worth €900,000, equivalent to
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to resign following his party’s poor performance in last week’s elections, signaling deepening political instability as nationalist movements gain ground across the country. Ishiba, who
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Italy’s Constitutional Court has ruled that lesbian mothers are entitled to paternity leave, delivering a major setback to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government and its campaign against non-traditional families. The landmark ruling
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A long-overlooked act of wartime humanity has finally received the recognition it deserves. Eighty years after American and Japanese soldiers laid down their arms on a remote Okinawan beach, descendants, locals, and
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As the world prepares for what may be the final round of negotiations on a global plastics treaty, over 600 civil society organizations from across the globe have signed a bold manifesto
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Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor and manufacturer of the F-35 fighter jet, saw its second-quarter profits tumble nearly 80%, driven by $1.6 billion in pre-tax charges across several of its
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As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, more than 500 companies and business groups are aggressively lobbying U.S. policymakers to shape the future of the technology in their favor, according to a
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