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Alibaba seeks dual-primary listing in Hong Kong
While Alibaba has a secondary listing in Hong Kong, that does not allow it to join a popular Stock Connect programme that links to bourses in Shanghai and Shenzhen
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Shortages leave bankrupt Sri Lanka's hospitals empty
An unprecedented economic crisis has dealt a body blow to a free and universal healthcare system that just months earlier was the envy of the country's South Asian neighbours
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Why big tech is making a big play for live sports
Emboldened by their deep pockets and eager to boost viewership of their streaming-subscription services, Apple and Amazon have thrust themselves into negotiations for media rights held by the NFL, MLB, and Formula One racing
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Ukraine prepares grain supplies despite Russia's port attack
Three days after striking a deal with Russia to liberate the grain, Ukrainian laborers are laying the groundwork for shipments at the port of Odesa and others to markets overseas. And an attack by Russia on a military target at the Odesa port does not appear to have slowed the efforts
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Cricket Australia sells India broadcast rights to Disney Star
In a seven-year deal reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars, will cover broadcast rights for men's and women's international matches played in Australia as well as the Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League
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Set max working temperature cap in EU: Trade unions after heatwave deaths
Trade unions called Monday for the European Commission to impose maximum temperature limits for outdoor workers, after three people died while on shift in Madrid during last week's withering heatwave
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From war to peace: Vietnam's rubber sandals march on
The hard-soled rubber sandals made from recycled military truck or aircraft tyres— evocative of the communist state's resourcefulness under fire — are available at markets and small stores alike
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How software is stifling competition and slowing innovation
Many industries have been upended by Google, Facebook and Amazon. But there is also a very different software story, according to James Bessen, executive director of the Technology & Policy Research Initiative at the Boston University School of Law, and in a new book, he challenges what he terms the "disruption myth"
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How demand for twigs is bringing down a rainforest
The logging industry in Congo uproots precious old-growth trees for use in furniture and home construction, then, entire swaths of forest are burned to make way for farming. But the raiding of the forest by regular people in search of cooking materials is surprisingly destructive as well
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Monarch butterflies on endangered list of leading wildlife monitor
North America's monarch butterfly, whose showy looks and extraordinary migration have made it one of the continent's most beloved insects, has been classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the world's most comprehensive scientific authority on the status of species
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Apple agrees to pay $50 million settlement over MacBook keyboard complaints
Many customers complained that the MacBook's butterfly keyboard made characters repeat when pressed or they didn't show up at all. Some said the keys felt sticky and didn't respond consistently, and the typing meltdowns had motivated a class-action lawsuit filed in 2018