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Published by Reuters UK By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – Dozens of Chinese firms have built software that uses artificial intelligence to sort data collected on residents, amid high demand from authorities seeking to upgrade their surveillance tools, a Reuters review of government documents shows. According to more than 50 publicly available documents examined by […]

Published by DPA After several days of hesitation, Austria has joined several European countries and expelled Russian diplomats. Three members of the Russian embassy in Vienna and a diplomat from the consulate general in Salzburg will have to leave the country, a spokeswoman for Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg announced on Thursday. “The people have taken

Published by Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry warned on Thursday that it would take strong measures if U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan and that such a visit would severely impact Chinese-U.S. relations, following media reports she would go next week. China firmly opposes all forms of official interactions between

Published by DPA The US has approved a $95-million arms sale of equipment and services to Taiwan to help maintain the island’s US-made missile defense system. The potential sale was confirmed by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) late Tuesday in a statement, which said it involves equipment, training and other items to support

Published by Reuters UK By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – The euro fell on Wednesday to its lowest level in one month against a strengthening dollar as the prospect of new Western sanctions on Russia added pressure to the European currency. The euro was 0.15% lower versus the dollar at $1.08900 at 0800 GMT, after

Published by Reuters UK MANILA (Reuters) – Growth in developing Asia will likely be slower this year than previously thought, the Asian Development Bank said on Wednesday, as the war in Ukraine is expected to derail economic recovery in the region still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. The bloc’s combined economy, which includes China and