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HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — BEST Inc. (NYSE: BEST) (“BEST” or the “Company”), a leading integrated smart supply chain solutions and logistics services provider in China and Southeast Asia, today announced that the independent special …

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Expect to hear a lot more about this story today and in the coming weeks: Tánaiste Micheal Martin has announced plans to scrap the triple lock mechanism which prevents Ireland deploying troops overseas without UN approval.
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Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath raised a thought-provoking question about the 'American Dream' amidst India's thriving economy. He pointed out a puzzling contradiction where Americans express interest in investing in India, yet many young Indians are inclined to migrate to the US.

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Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath raised a thought-provoking question about the 'American Dream' amidst India's thriving economy. He pointed out a puzzling contradiction where Americans express interest in investing in India, yet many young Indians are inclined to migrate to the US.

Zerodha's Nithin Kamath Questions Student Migration To USA; Internet Gets Witty 'Does He Know Average Pay Check? comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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Electronic warfare in the Middle East and Ukraine is affecting air travel far from the battlefields, unnerving pilots and exposing an unintended consequence of a tactic that experts say will become more common.
Planes are lo…

New Delhi: There was no consensus among world leaders on a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict during the virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit held by India Wednesday. The meet was skipped by Chinese and American Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Bi…

Ukraine has not reached a stalemate in its war with Russia because the west can help Kyiv by “dropping five more queens on the board”, according to an influential historian of eastern Europe.
Timothy Snyder, a Yale professor, argued that continuing hig…

Ukraine has not reached a stalemate in its war with Russia because the west can help Kyiv by “dropping five more queens on the board”, according to an influential historian of eastern Europe.
Timothy Snyder, a Yale professor, argued that continuing hig…

The Joe Biden-Xi Jinping meeting in San Francisco on the occasion of the APEC summit did not signify any meaningful breakthrough in their increasingly adversarial relationship. To alter the dynamics behind the deterioration of their ties, a redefinitio…

Perth Mint has escaped a fine after signing an enforceable undertaking with the financial systems regulator to fix “non-compliance” with anti-money laundering laws.
Gold Corporation, the state-owned company which runs the Mint, was placed under investi…

At Australia’s largest shopping centre, Chadstone, for example, retailers such as David Jones, Premier Investments’ Peter Alexander, Nike, Furla and Bed Bath N’ Table started Black Friday discounting on Monday and Tuesday, while H & M and Super Ret…

At Australia’s largest shopping centre, Chadstone, for example, retailers such as David Jones, Premier Investments’ Peter Alexander, Nike, Furla and Bed Bath N’ Table started Black Friday discounting on Monday and Tuesday, while H & M and Super Ret…

Due diligence group struggling to win release of employees held by Beijing public security bureau since March raid

China’s Shenzhen rolled out two new home-buying measures on the same day as authorities seek to arrest a slump in the property market.
The technology hub in southern China connecting Hong Kong will lower the down-payment ratio for second homes to 40 pe…