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US House Speaker Pelosi lands in Japan, final stop on Asia trip
US House Speaker Pelosi lands in Japan, final stop on Asia trip
by  AFP

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Japan on Thursday for the final stop on her Asian tour, following a visit to Taiwan that incensed China. Pelosi is also scheduled to discuss international affairs with Japan's House of Representatives speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda.

Alibaba quarterly revenue flat for first time ever in June
Alibaba quarterly revenue flat for first time ever in June
by  AFP

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba reported flat revenue growth on Thursday for the first time ever, as the country grappled with an economic slowdown and Covid-19 resurgences kept consumers jittery. The company's revenue growth was flat "primarily due to a decline in China commerce segment revenue" although this was offset by growth in the cloud segment, Alibaba said.

S.Sudan extends transitional govt by two years 
S.Sudan extends transitional govt by two years 
by  AFP

South Sudan's leaders announced Thursday that the country's post-war transitional government would remain in power two years beyond an agreed deadline, in a move foreign partners warned lacked legitimacy.

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