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Vietnam Is Jailing Environmentalists Who Helped It Secure Billions

When Vietnam was awarded a multibillion-dollar deal by a group of nine wealthy nations last year to work on reducing its use of coal, it agreed to regularly consult with nongovernmental organizations. Instead, the government has arrested several prominent environmentalists…

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New robotic system assesses mobility after stroke

Lead author Nathan Dennler, a computer science doctoral student, with the robotic arm, which provides precise 3D spatial information, and a socially assistive robot, which gives instruction and motivation throughout the assessment. Credit: Nathan Dennler A new robotic tool developed…

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Rolls-Royce Lays Out Mid-Term Targets, Cost Savings

Rolls-Royce Holdings said that it expects to deliver between 400 million and 500 million pounds ($505.1 million-$631.4 million) in cost savings in the mid-term, paving the way to restore capital returns, as it set out its financial targets ahead of…

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New Zealand’s New Government Says It Will Scrap Smoking Ban

New Zealand’s new right-wing government has said it will repeal a law that would have gradually banned all cigarette sales in the country over the course of several decades. The law, passed by a previous government led by Jacinda Ardern,…

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The Clearest Sign of India’s Very Good Year

Updated Nov. 28, 2023 12:53 am ET India has had a very good year. The country’s economy is booming, its stock market is near an all-time high and its population is on track to overtake China’s to become the largest…

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Panthers fire Frank Reich after 11 games, shortest head-coaching tenure since 1978

The Carolina Panthers have fired Frank Reich after 11 games, owner David Tepper announced Monday morning. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will serve as interim coach. Later in the day, the Panthers also fired quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and running…

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Gold Bars and Tokyo Apartments: How Money Is Flowing Out of China.

Affluent Chinese have moved hundreds of billions of dollars out of the country this year, seizing on the end of Covid precautions that had almost completely sealed China’s borders for nearly three years. They are using their savings to buy…

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Microsoft Needs a Better Seat at OpenAI’s Table

Microsoft played a weak hand rather well in the drama that engulfed OpenAI last week. But the tech giant now has a complicated task ahead: It needs to solidify its relationship with the high-profile startup while also showing it can…

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Australian Retail Sales Weaker Than Expected in October

SYDNEY—Australian retail sales were weaker than expected in October, reversing a solid rise in September. Retail turnover fell 0.2% over the month, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Economists had expected a 0.2% rise in sales. Copyright ©2023 Dow…

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Biden Hopes to Alter the Trajectory of the War as Hostages Are Released

After seven weeks of struggling with a crisis that defies easy solutions, President Biden could take solace in saving a single 4-year-old girl whose parents were killed in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. But gratifying as it was…

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