Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel
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China to alter Taiwan invasion plan after Iran's attack on Israel: Report
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Ceremony held for World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza
A ceremony for seven aid workers of the World Central Kitchen killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza was held in Washington on Thursday.World Central Kitchen suspended its activities in Gaza after the incident, having been active in feeding people in the territory since the start of the war in October. rle/bjt/dw
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UK slaps fresh sanctions on Iran after Israel attack
The UK on Thursday joined the United States and Canada in announcing a fresh set of sanctions against Iran's drone and missile industries after its recent attack on Israel. The United States and Britain announced widespread sanctions on Iran last week, targeting individuals and companies involved in the Iranian drone industry.
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Putin says plans to visit China in May
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he plans to visit China in May, his first planned trip abroad since re-election as Moscow seeks deeper ties with Beijing."A visit in May is planned," Putin said at a business forum in Moscow, without providing further detail.
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T-Mobile to invest $950 million in venture with EQT to buy fiber optic network provider Lumos
Washington-based T-Mobile will invest another $500 million between 2027 to 2028 to help Lumos reach 3.5 million homes by the end of the period. T-Mobile will acquire all existing fiber customers of Lumos as part of the deal with EQT's Infrastructure VI fund, which is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025. Lumos, which provides its fiber internet to 320,000 households, will transition to a wholesale model after the deal with T-Mobile as its main client, owning customer relationships.
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Hertz Global eyes worst day on record as EV rental business falters
Higher repair costs also weighed on the company's overall fleet maintenance expenses. Excluding items, Hertz reported a loss of $1.28 per share, well above Wall Street's expectations of a loss of 44 cents per share. Both Hertz and Avis have lost about half of their market value this year.
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Oman, UAE deluge 'most likely' linked to climate change: scientists
Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions "most likely" exacerbated the intense rains that lashed the UAE and Oman last week, causing deaths and widespread flooding, an expert group of scientists said Thursday."The UAE and Oman floods have shown that even dry regions can be strongly affected by precipitation events, a threat that is increasing with increasing global warming due to fossil fuel burning," said Sonia Seneviratne, a WWA member and professor at Zurich's ETH university.
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New York court overturns Harvey Weinstein sex crime conviction
New York's highest court on Thursday overturned disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crime charges, a shock reversal in one of the defining cases of the #MeToo movement.Weinstein is not the first high-profile man convicted in the wake of the #MeToo movement to have his conviction overturned.
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