China posts sluggish GDP growth in 2023, population declines again.
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China posts sluggish GDP growth in 2023, population declines again.

China’s economy grew by 5.2 percent in 2023, hitting the government’s official target, but concerns about growth momentum remain amid a protracted property crisis, sluggish consumer and business confidence, and weak global growth. China’s National Bureau of Statistics said gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s second-biggest economy also rose by 5.2 percent in the…

Trump wins Iowa caucuses, cementing frontrunner status in 2024 race.
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Trump wins Iowa caucuses, cementing frontrunner status in 2024 race.

Previous US President Donald Trump has definitively won the Iowa councils, establishing his conservative leader status as he offers to retake the White House in 2024. Trump helpfully beat previous US Envoy to the Unified Countries Nikki Haley and Florida Lead representative Ron DeSantis in a broadly expected outcome on Monday, making him a stride…

Ivory Coast open AFCON 2023 with 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau.
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Ivory Coast open AFCON 2023 with 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau.

Seko Fofana’s dazzling early objective set has Ivory Coast en route to a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau before an euphoric group as the Africa Cup of Countries 2023 started off in have country’s monetary capital Abidjan. Saudi-based Fofana scored inside four minutes to the joy of the home fans on Saturday night at the Ebimpe…

EU lawmakers push on with move to try and limit Hungary’s voting rights.
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EU lawmakers push on with move to try and limit Hungary’s voting rights.

“Hungary has been repeatedly criticised for its erosion of the Rule of Law, and especially after Hungary’s actions to disrupt the decision-making of the Member-States in the December EUCO, we believe that the time has come for the European Parliament to take action,” the letter read. The European Council (EUCO) is the collegiate body that…

Somalia begins ‘efforts to rescue’ UN helicopter crew held by al-Shabab.
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Somalia begins ‘efforts to rescue’ UN helicopter crew held by al-Shabab.

Somalia’s government is working to rescue the passengers of a United Nations helicopter that was captured by al-Shabab fighters, a spokesperson said on Thursday, but military officers said it would be difficult to access the area where they were taken. The helicopter took off from the city of Beledweyne and landed close to Gadoon village…

China claims it has cracked Apple AirDrop’s encryption to identify senders.
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China claims it has cracked Apple AirDrop’s encryption to identify senders.

A Chinese tech organization has prevailed with regards to breaking the encryption around Apple’s AirDrop remote document sharing capability to recognize clients of the famous element, as per legal experts in Beijing. The organization, Wangshendongjian Innovation, had the option to assist with policing track down individuals who utilized the help to send “unseemly data” to…

BREAKING NEWS: Ecuador declares state of emergency, curfew after druglord escapes prison.
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BREAKING NEWS: Ecuador declares state of emergency, curfew after druglord escapes prison.

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after an “extremely dangerous” druglord escaped from maximum-security detention and unrest broke out at several prisons in the violence-plagued country. President Daniel Noboa, in office since November, announced a 60-day mobilisation of soldiers in Ecuador’s streets and prisons as authorities searched for Jose Adolfo Macias, alias Fito. There…

China sanctions five US arms manufacturers over Taiwan weapons sales.
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China sanctions five US arms manufacturers over Taiwan weapons sales.

China has declared sanctions against five US arms producers over weapons deals to Taiwan. Beijing claims oneself managed island as a component of its region and has not precluded the utilization of power to accomplish its objectives, while the US is legally necessary to give Taiwan the resources to protect itself. The approvals come in…

Senegal top court rejects opposition leader Sonko’s appeal in libel case.
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Senegal top court rejects opposition leader Sonko’s appeal in libel case.

Senegal’s High Court has rejected resistance lawmaker Ousmane Sonko’s allure in his slander conviction, a choice that seriously jeopardizes his possibilities running in official decisions. “The sentence and fines have been affirmed. Sonko lost all in all,” state legal counselor El Hadji Diouf said on Friday after the appointed authority managed to maintain the half…