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Transgender woman wins record payout in China after electroshock treatment

Case marks first time a trans person has successfully challenged use of such conversion practices in country. A transgender woman in China has won a record amount of compensation from a hospital ...

World - The Guardian - 13 hours ago

China October exports record highest jump in 19 months, imports decline more than expected

The world's second largest economy has been grappling with weakening domestic consumption and a protracted property crisis, with exports being a rare bright spot.

Business - CNBC - November 7

EY partner payouts in UK fall to £723,000 on average

Big Four accounting firm hit by sharp slowdown in revenue growth and an increase in partnership size

Business - Financial Times - October 25

Investors Want to See a Payout on Microsoft’s AI Efforts

As the tech giant readies a report of what’s forecast as its slowest quarterly growth in a year, shareholders want to see genuine demand for the AI applications it’s spent billions to develop.

Business - Inc. - October 28

Car buyer payouts over loan scandal could be delayed

Regulators want to give more time to car dealers potentially facing a deluge of mis-selling claims.

4 arrested for faking bear attacks for insurance payouts

Four people have been arrested for allegedly carrying out a bizarre insurance fraud scheme where they staged bear attacks inside cars. Authorities say the suspects submitted videos for insurance ...

Sinologist Li Cheng: ‘America is not in the mood to study China’

The political expert on the breakdown of US-Sino relations, what Xi Jinping’s fourth term might hold — and why neither Harris nor Trump makes him hopeful of change

Business - Financial Times - October 25

4 arrested in California for allegedly staging bear attacks to receive insurance payouts

Investigators accused four suspects of staging bear attacks using a costume to damage vehicles in a San Bernardino County mountain community in order to receive payouts totaling more than $140,000.

Britain's car finance industry is in crisis – with banks bracing for billions in payouts

The crisis has prompted comparisons to Britain's PPI scandal, which was estimated to have cost banks more than £50 billion ($63.8 billion).

Business - CNBC - November 14

Person in bear costume faked attacks on cars for insurance payout, officials say

Four people have been charged with insurance fraud for claiming that their cars were trashed by a bear — which was actually someone in a bear costume, officials said Wednesday.

Guyana citizens to receive £370 each in payouts from ‘mind-boggling’ oil wealth

Country has been enjoying historic growth in economy, which has tripled since it started crude oil extraction in 2019. Hundreds of thousands of Guyana citizens living at home and abroad will ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Wounded Russian troops had their medical payouts cut back in one swift move from the Kremlin

World - Yahoo News - November 14

Mystery L.A. celebrity says lawyer for accusers of Sean 'Diddy' Combs tried to extort a payout

An L.A. celebrity has sued a Texas lawyer representing Sean 'Diddy' Combs' accusers, alleging extortion. Attorney Tony Buzbee dismissed the suit as intimidation.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 2 days ago

A Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Will Cost $5 Next Year, but You Can Get the Same (Real) Payout for Free, Starting Today

What the lottery sells is the power of hope–which you can start embracing right now, without spending a dime.

Business - Inc. - October 23

Mixed news on China’s stimulus

And regional banks as a Trump trade

World - Financial Times - November 11

To China, Trump is ‘poison’

To the dismay of Chinese leaders who already had to deal with Trump for four years, they have not gotten the preferred outcome and are not looking forward to another term.

Politics - The Hill - November 13

China’s economy braces for Trump

Will Beijing’s latest plans to fix the country’s economy be enough to keep up with President Xi Jinping’s long-term plans for growth?

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

A Record Number of States Are in Drought

Little rain has fallen since Hurricane Helene dropped huge amounts across the Southeast.

Science - The New York Times - November 5

China delimits contested South China Sea shoal in dispute with Philippines

China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims

World - ABC News - November 10

Xi tightens stranglehold on China’s academia

Scholars fired or disappeared as Beijing clamps down on discussion of sensitive topics including economy

World - Financial Times - October 23

Why It’s Getting Harder to Fly to China

European carriers are enduring higher costs because they have to avoid Russian airspace, while a sluggish economy and geopolitical tensions are hurting business travel to China.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies

Bond markets unnerved by scale of extra borrowing in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Western consumer groups unconvinced by China’s economic stimulus efforts

Falling sales for luxury, beauty and beer companies fuel doubts about Beijing’s attempts to boost confidence

Business - Financial Times - October 31

China fright ups the stakes for AstraZeneca

Pharma group needs some good news to ease investors’ nerves

World - Financial Times - November 7

The ideology behind Xi Jinping’s China

How Marxist-Leninist theory still shapes policy in Beijing

World - Financial Times - November 14

China braces for second Trump term

While on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to put large tariffs on Chinese goods to protect American manufacturing, which might threaten the Asian nation's already-slowing ...

Britain needs a coherent China strategy

The Labour government must determine where UK ‘red lines’ lie

Business - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Will China win the clean-energy era?

Trump loves fossil fuels but his sidekick Musk wants a piece of the action

World - Financial Times - 12 hours ago

Iberdrola Profit Lifted by Record Investments

Spain’s energy giant Iberdrola posted a 50% rise in net profit for the first nine months of the year helped by record-high investments in its U.S. and U.K. networks.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Living conditions to be added to NHS records

A housing provider says it will reduce the burden on the NHS and help them better serve residents' needs.

Tuberculosis infections highest on record: WHO

Global tuberculosis cases reached an all-time high in 2023, with nearly 11 million people estimated to have become sick with the disease last year. According to the World Health Organization's ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Georgia shatters early voting records

In Georgia, a key battleground state in the Trump-Harris race, more than 50% of voters participated during the 2024 early voting period. CBS News' Jared Eggleston has more on the record turnout ...

Trump and Harris make final push to break US election deadlock

Presidential candidates descend on Pennsylvania as polls in most crucial swing state show a dead heat

Business - Financial Times - November 5

How violence became a theme of America’s election

Voters are on edge after a campaign season characterised by ‘unprecedented’ levels of extreme rhetoric

Business - Financial Times - November 4

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