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Beijing deal for post-war Gaza leaves analysts sceptical
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement has agreed with Hamas to form a "national unity government" in post-war Gaza, but analysts are sceptical about the significance of the Beijing-brokered deal.- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the agreement clears the way for an "interim national reconciliation government" for the West Bank and post-war Gaza.
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Bangladesh garment factories reopen after unrest
Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas.The curfew was eased Wednesday to allow some commerce to resume but remains in effect for most Bangladeshis for 19 hours each day.
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Ukraine tells China that Russia not ready for 'good faith' talks
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told his Chinese counterpart that his government did not believe Russia was ready for "good faith" negotiations to end the war, his ministry said Wednesday."Dmytro Kuleba reiterated Ukraine's consistent position that it is ready to negotiate with the Russian side at a certain stage, when Russia is ready to negotiate in good faith, but stressed that currently there is no such readiness on the Russian side," the ministry said Wednesday.
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I Felt Pressured To Go Through Menopause In Secret. Here's What My Friend And I Are Doing Instead.
"I had absorbed the message: Do not broadcast your menopause. It will reveal your age, your lack, your expiration date."
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Sequoia Capital-backed Vanta raises funding at $2.45 billion valuation
Vanta says it wants to double down on its AI innovation, eliminate legacy tools in compliance and deepen its global presence by venturing into the UK and Australia. The venture capital businesses of banking giants Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase also participated in the round that saw all previous investors returning, bringing the lifetime raise of the company to $353 million since 2021. San Francisco-based Vanta raised $50 million in 2021 in a round led by Sequoia Capital, which also partici
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Microsoft aims to boost AI workload capacity with Lumen Technologies partnership
Microsoft said in April that a shortage of data center infrastructure needed to deploy AI models was hampering its ability to capitalize on the boom in the technology. The company has taken an early lead in the AI race thanks to its investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and has been pouring billions of dollars into cloud infrastructure to maintain its edge over Google-parent Alphabet and Amazon.com. As part of the deal on Wednesday, Lumen will tap the tech giant's Azure cloud services to cut cost
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Nikki Haley Blasts Pro-Kamala Harris PAC For Using Her Name
“Kamala Harris and I are total opposites on every issue,” the former U.N. ambassador said in a statement.
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