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Xi, Biden to meet next week to 'stabilize' ties, US says
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on November 15 in the San Francisco area to try to "stabilize" relations after recent tensions between the two superpowers, US officials said.
Ratcliffe closing in on minority stake at Man Utd: reports
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe could finalise a deal to become a minority shareholder at Manchester United during this month's international break, according to reports on Friday. Sheikh Jassim withdrew from the process last month, while Ratcliffe continued to pursue a minority shareholding.
British economy stalls in third quarter
Britain's economy stagnated in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, weighed down by elevated inflation and interest-rate hikes. The data comes one week after the Bank of England froze interest rates at a 15-year high of 5.25 percent to tackle high inflation, and forecast the economy would flatline next year.
Samsung to add real-time translation to smartphone model
Samsung Electronics will roll out a real-time call translation service using AI technology next year, the firm told AFP Friday, claiming it would make conversing across languages as easy as "turning on closed captions".
Bangladesh PM rejects further pay hike after garment worker protests
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected any further pay hikes for protesting garment workers demanding a nearly tripled wage increase, after violent clashes with police and factories were ransacked. The protests have left at least three workers dead and more than 70 factories ransacked since last week, according to police.
Building coal-fired power plants 'irresponsible': US climate envoy
Building and funding coal power plants is "irresponsible," US climate envoy John Kerry said Friday, calling "greed" the biggest impediment to climate action. Speaking in Singapore, the former US chief diplomat said it was now "irresponsible to be funding or building a coal-fired power plant anywhere in the world."
Nobel laureate Yunus decries Bangladesh smear campaign from 'powerful quarters'
Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus has condemned what he says is a smear campaign driven by "powerful quarters", telling AFP that news outlets in Bangladesh have falsely accused him of corruption as he fights a slew of court cases. Yunus appeared in court on Thursday for a case in which he is accused of violating labour laws.
Equities in retreat as Powell warns rate hikes still on table
Asian stocks sank Friday and the dollar held gains after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell warned he "will not hesitate" to hike interest rates further in his quest to bring inflation to heel. The dollar rallied against its key peers after the remarks, and it held those in Asia on Friday.
NWSL 'celebrates' landmark media rights deal
The National Women's Soccer League announced an historic new media rights deal on Thursday worth $240 million over four years in partnership with multiple media outlets.
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