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Beijing residents react to easing of Covid-19 rules with trepidation
“The rules have changed, so suddenly we’re not sure what might come next,” said a Singaporean living in Beijing.
Germany arrests 25 suspected of violent far-right plot to install ‘prince’
Inspired by QAnon, the plot involved storming the Bundestag and installing a former member of a German royal family as head of state.
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How the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire has disrupted AI
He and his FTX colleagues funnelled more than US$530 million into more than 70 AI-related companies and researchers.
December 8 2022
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Beijing residents react to easing of Covid-19 rules with trepidation
“The rules have changed, so suddenly we’re not sure what might come next,” said a Singaporean living in Beijing.
India seeks to tackle fake reviews with guidelines for e-commerce platforms
Online reviews play a crucial role in e-commerce, giving buyers access to information that is usually not disclosed.
Shanghai Gang faction will fade away with ex-president Jiang Zemin’s death
It had ruled China almost unabated for more than a decade.
Uni ‘thesis gate’ lands Taiwan politicians in hot water
Last weekend alone, two high-profile politicians from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party had their degrees revoked by their respective schools.
Climate Change
UN conference in Montreal aims to hammer out urgent deal to save nature
COP15 regarded as last chance to win agreement on a new deal to halt and reverse the dangerous destruction of nature.
Storms, floods and fires caused $353.3 billion in losses in 2022
Insured losses have been on a long-term upward trend, and extreme events caused by climate change shoulder much of the blame.
Singapore’s new climate targets still ‘critically insufficient’, says research group
This is despite the Republic’s efforts to implement a higher carbon tax and cut its greenhouse gas emissions.
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