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London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 week ago
Business

US-China trade deficit shrinks by 25% to $279 billion

The US-China trade deficit in goods hits lowest point since 2010, decreasing by 25% to $279 billion in 2023. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago
Europe news

Parallel economy

Russian consumers can still purchase Western products through parallel imports despite companies exiting Russia due to geopolitical conflicts. [ more ]
www.dw.com
2 months ago
EU data protection

EU asylum applications hit 7-year high DW 02/28/2024

More than 1.14 million asylum applications in the EU in 2023, with Germany receiving 29% of them.
Syrian nationals submitted the most asylum applications in 2023, with Afghanistan as the second largest country of origin. [ more ]
Truthout
3 months ago
Left-wing politics

Are Nuclear-Armed Nations Entering a New Arms Race in 2024? Experts Weigh In.

Geopolitical conflicts and crises continue into 2024, with concerns about nuclear weapons looming over humanity.
All nine nuclear-armed nations are upgrading or modernizing their arsenals, with the United States set to spend up to $2 trillion in the next 30 years. [ more ]
www.mercurynews.com
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Letters: PG&E rate hike

CPUC should put a hold on the approved rate hike for PG&E until environmental impact studies are completed
Slowing down the introduction of artificial intelligence is necessary due to geopolitical conflicts and the release of advanced AI chatbots [ more ]
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