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☆ Britain set to roll back climate pledges, enraging campaigners and auto groups
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to the media during his visit to Shell St Fergus Gas Plant in Peterhead on July 31, 2023 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. LONDON — U.K.-based industry bodies and automakers on Wednesday criticized British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, amid reports that he is preparing to dilute several key net-zero climate pledges. A press representative for the prime minister's office declined to comment on the BBC report. However, interior minister Suella Braverman on Wednesday insisted in broadcast comments that the prime minister's approach to green policies was "pragmatic." On the long term, weakening the UK climate policies "could hurt economic growth by undermining domestic and overseas investment in a range of sectors that are developing and deploying clean technologies, such as heat pumps and electric vehicles.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Sunak, Lisa Brankin, Brankin, Mike Hawes, Chris Skidmore, Suella Braverman, Bob Ward, Chris Hewett Organizations: Shell St Fergus Gas Plant, LONDON, British, BBC, Ford, Society of Motor Manufacturers, Traders, Ministers, Conservative Party, Labour, Grantham Research, Solar Energy Locations: Shell, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Britain, Grantham, U.S, China, EU, India

☆ Britain is tossing aside its last green trump card
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Neil Unmack | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Ahead of a likely national poll next year, the British prime minister is considering watering down the country’s targets for electric vehicles and energy efficiency. Yet the weaker targets would come at a time when the Conservative government’s lackadaisical environmental approach means that green transition momentum is stalling. Faced with these obvious policy gaps, the government’s bold targets at least gave industry and consumers a clear signal that the green transition was inevitable. Weakening them will probably lead manufacturers to delay investment in new car or battery plants, and consumers to put off buying green vehicles. I am proud that Britain is leading the world on climate change.”Editing by George Hay and Oliver TaslicOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Sunak, Sunak’s, Goldman Sachs, –, Rishi Sunak, ” Sunak, George Hay, Oliver Taslic Organizations: Reuters, BBC News, Conservative, BBC, Thomson Locations: Germany, France, Britain

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Wednesday that he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030, watering down climate goals that he said imposed “unacceptable costs” on ordinary people. U.K. greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 46% from 1990 levels, mainly because of the almost complete removal of coal from electricity generation. The government had pledged to reduce emissions by 68% of 1990 levels by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050. Automakers, who have invested heavily in the switch to electric vehicles, expressed frustration at the government’s change of plan. Ford U.K. head Lisa Brankin said the company had invested 430 million pounds ($530 million) to build electric cars in Britain.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Sunak, ”, Boris Johnson, backtrack, Prince William —, Will McCallum, Lisa Brankin, Richard Burge, Tara, Hargreaves Lansdown, Clee, Sadiq Khan, Alok Sharma, Peter Cox Organizations: —, Conservative Party, Former, United Nations General Assembly, Greenpeace, Ford, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Britain’s Conservatives, Labour, London’s Labour, BBC, Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter Locations: New York, Britain, London Uxbridge, Glasgow

☆ UK inflation to be highest among big economies in 2023 - OECD
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Britain remains on course to have the highest inflation of leading rich economies in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development forecasts which showed the country's inflation problem widening compared with most of its peers. Britain's headline inflation rate was set to average 7.2% over 2023, up from a previous forecast of 6.9% made by the OECD in June. It was also higher than Germany's expected inflation this year of 6.1% and France's 5.8%, both of which represented cuts from the OECD's June forecasts. "Today the OECD have set out a challenging global picture, but it is good news that they expect UK inflation to drop below 3% next year," finance minister Jeremy Hunt said in a statement. Britain's high inflation rate has led the Bank of England to raise borrowing costs 14 times in a row since December 2021.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt, William Schomberg, Andy Bruce Organizations: for Economic Co, OECD, Bank of England, Thomson Locations: Britain, Japan, Paris, France, Germany, Italy

☆ UK looks to limit strike impact as doctors take coordinated action
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kylie Maclellan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Junior doctors hold placards during a strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, in London, Britain April 11, 2023. Senior doctors, known as consultants, began a 48-hour walkout on Tuesday and will be joined by junior doctors on Wednesday. They are due to hold three further days of joint strike action next month. Doctors have said they will operate Christmas Day levels of service, providing emergency care. In July, junior doctors were awarded a 6% pay rise and 1,250 pounds ($1,547) for 2023/24, but the British Medical Association trade union says they are still facing a pay cut in real terms.

Persons: Maja Smiejkowska, we've, Steve Barclay, Rishi Sunak, Vishal Sharma, Sunak, Barclay, Kylie MacLellan Organizations: REUTERS, Sky News, Health Service, British Medical Association, BMA, RPI, Times Radio, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, England, France, Italy

On Thursday, Charles, Camilla, Macron and his wife Brigitte will visit the Notre-Dame cathedral to view restoration works following a massive blaze in 2019 that destroyed its roof. Charles and Camilla will then head to the southwestern city of Bordeaux on Friday, where excursions will include a visit to an organic vineyard. [1/11]King Charles III with French President Emmanuel Macron as they walk from the Elysee Palace, Paris, to the British Ambassador's Residence, during the state visit to France. Charles had hoped for a state visit to France to have been his first as king, but a March trip was postponed due to tense protests in France over pension reforms, much to Macron's embarrassment. Fifteen year-old Alexia Aubert said: "I think since Elizabeth died, the royal family isn't as important as it was, King Charles isn't as important and symbolic as Elizabeth, so it doesn't really matter if he comes or not."

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On Thursday, Charles, Camilla, Macron and his wife Brigitte will visit the Notre-Dame cathedral to view restoration works following a massive blaze in 2019 that destroyed its roof. Charles and Camilla will then head to the southwestern city of Bordeaux on Friday, where excursions will include a visit to an organic vineyard. Charles had hoped for a state visit to France to have been his first as king, but a March trip was postponed due to tense protests in France over pension reforms, much to Macron's embarrassment. Her successor, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, visited France in March to kick off what he called an "entente renewed". Fifteen year-old Alexia Aubert said: "I think since Elizabeth died, the royal family isn't as important as it was, King Charles isn't as important and symbolic as Elizabeth, so it doesn't really matter if he comes or not."

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[1/2] Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at a press conference on public sector pay at Downing Street in London, Britain on July 13, 2023. In a highly unusual late-night statement after reports that he was planning to row back on some of the government’s key green policies, Sunak said he would set out an "important long-term decision" about the country's plans to reach net zero. With a general election looming next year, Sunak sees scaling back some green policies as a way to win over swing voters "ahead of a general election expected next year." It would be a striking reversal for Britain which until recently was a self-proclaimed leader in climate policy. Sunak said successive governments "have not been honest about costs and trade offs" of going green policies.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, HENRY NICHOLLS, Sunak, Boris Johnson's, Michael Gove, Elizabeth Piper, William James, Farouq Suleiman, Andrew MacAskill, Paul Sandle, Timothy Gardner, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Britain's, Downing, British, BBC, Labour Party, Conservatives, Labour, Conservative, Thomson Locations: London, Britain

“People are looking to their leaders for a way out of this mess,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said ahead of the annual gathering of presidents and premiers, ministers and monarchs at the General Assembly. “Yet in the face of all this and more,” Guterres said, “geopolitical divisions are undermining our capacity to respond.”This year’s week-long session, the first full-on meeting of world leaders since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel, has 145 leaders scheduled to speak. The G77, the major U.N. group of developing countries that now has 134 members including China, lobbied hard to make this year’s global gathering focus on the 17 U.N. goals adopted by world leaders in 2015. At a two-day summit to kick-start action to achieve the goals, Guterres pointed to grim findings in a U.N. report in July. At the summit, leaders were then supposed to make pledges to meet the SDGs.

Persons: Antonio Guterres, ” Guterres, Joe Biden, Xi, Russia’s Vladimir Putin, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Rishi Sunak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Biden, Guterres, “, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Josep Borrell, ” Borrell Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, —, General, . Security Council, Nepal’s, EU, Arab League Locations: China, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Brussels

☆ United Nations General Assembly: What to watch for as world leaders gather at the UN
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Richard Roth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

United Nations CNN —After thousands of speeches, meetings, and receptions next week at the UNGA summit, the United Nations is prepared to announce World Peace at the end of the global event — err, no. French President Emmanuel Macron is staying home ready to greet King Charles and work on deteriorating situations from Niger to Sudan. In a first for the annual summit, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky will be attending in person. There are also private one-on-one sessions between UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. Only a week or more of verbal sparring, as the world looks for action on a long roster of crises.

Persons: Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, King Charles, Rishi Sunak, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, you’re, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, Pascale Baeriswyl, ”, Linda Thomas, Greenfield, Sergey Lavrov, General Antonio Guterres, ” Guterres, Roger Federer, Prince William, Catherine, Princess of Wales Organizations: United Nations CNN, United Nations, Assembly, UN Security Council, UN, Human Rights Watch, Security, Russian, CNN, cavorting Locations: Ukraine, Libya, Haiti, Niger, Sudan, British, UNTV, Brazil, Cuba, Washington, United States, China, Russia, Turkey, New York

Britain's Charles, Prince of Wales, greets France's President Emmanuel Macron ahead of their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 1, 2021. Charles had meant to make France his first royal visit after his coronation, but the March trip was abruptly cancelled by violent French protests over pension reforms, much to Macron's embarrassment. Charles and his wife Queen Camilla are scheduled to visit Paris before heading southwest to the vineyards of Bordeaux. The day after that, Charles and Camilla will visit the flower market named after Queen Elizabeth on Paris' Ile de la Cité. "The king is always very interested in the president's analysis of major international issues," an Elysee official told Reuters.

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The tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada was investigating “credible allegations” linking India to the June killing of Canadian citizen and prominent Sikh leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India’s foreign ministry on Tuesday responded in kind, saying it had expelled a senior Canadian diplomat based in India. “The concerned diplomat has been asked to leave India within the next five days,” it said in a statement. We have conveyed our concerns at senior levels to India,” a statement shared with CNN said. That operation caused huge anger within the Sikh community and Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in the aftermath.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh, ” Trudeau, Mélanie Joly, ”, Trudeau, Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, “, ” Nijjar, Nijjar, Penny Wong, Narendra Modi, Modi, Guru Nanak, Indira Gandhi, Gandhi Organizations: CNN, Ottawa, British, Sikh Organization, India’s, Indian National Investigation Agency, Khalistan, Government of, Canadian Government, Reuters, Canadian, Relations, Analysts, Indian Army, of, Air Locations: India, New Delhi, Canada, Indian, Ottawa, Canadian, Surrey, British Columbia, Government of India, Canada’s, Toronto, of Canada, Punjab, Britain, Pakistan, Air India, Australia

☆ Canada expels Indian diplomat as it investigates India’s possible link to Sikh activist’s slaying
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference following a cabinet shuffle, at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 26, 2023. Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat Monday as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that India's government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist. Trudeau told Parliament that he brought up the slaying with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20 last week. Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said the head of Indian intelligence in Canada has been expelled as a consequence. It called on Canada to work with India on what New Delhi said is a threat to the Canadian Indian diaspora.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Narendra Modi, Modi, Mélanie Joly, " Joly, Hardeep Singh, Dominic LeBlanc, Joly, Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, Pierre Poilievre, Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh, Sikh, Singh, Nijjar Organizations: Canada's, Rideau Hall, Indian, Canadian, Indian Embassy, Associated Press, Public, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, United Nations, Assembly Relations, Conservative, Opposition New, India's Ministry, External Affairs, Sikh Organization of Canada Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Indian, Surrey, British Columbia, Ottawa, India, New York City, United Kingdom, Delhi

☆ UK police receive sex assault allegation following Russell Brand reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - London police said on Monday they had received an allegation of a sexual assault dating back 20 years following media reports about comedian and actor Russell Brand. "Officers are in contact with the woman and will be providing her with support," the Metropolitan Police statement said. The Times and Dispatches said one woman had made an allegation of rape, while another said Brand assaulted her when she was 16 and still at school. The reports of the allegations about Brand, once one of the country's most high-profile comedians and broadcasters, has dominated British media since they appeared. Reporting by Michael Holden and Muvija M; Editing by Kate Holton and Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Russell Brand, Brand, Katy Perry, Rishi Sunak, Michael Holden, Muvija, Kate Holton, Andrew Heavens Organizations: London, Sunday Times, Police, Metropolitan Police, Theatre Royal Windsor, BBC, Met Police, British, Thomson Locations: Soho, London, Los Angeles, British

☆ Russell Brand: UK police investigate sexual assault report after allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

One of the women said she was 16 and Brand was 31 at the time of the alleged assault in London. Without naming the British comedian – who denies the allegations – a Met spokesperson said on Monday: “We are aware of reporting by The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches about allegations of sexual offenses. In the video, Brand described the claims as “very serious allegations that I absolutely refute.”The women chose not to be identified by name in the report, according to The Times. A BBC spokesperson said Sunday: “The documentary and associated reports contained serious allegations, spanning a number of years. Brand shared the video with his 11.2 million followers on X, formerly Twitter, and his 3.8 million followers on Instagram.

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For developing countries, the top priority is the U.N.’s two-day summit starting Monday aimed at generating action by world leaders to achieve 17 wide-ranging and badly lagging global goals by 2030. With the four leaders sending lower-ranking ministers, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is certain to grab even more attention, with the war in its 19th month and no end in sight. Guterres, who says the Ukraine war has aggravated divisions, said the current shift to a fragmented “multipolar world” isn’t going to solve the planet's myriad issues. Switzerland’s U.N. ambassador, Pascale Baeriswyl, said the summit on the 17 U.N. goals is the most important event this week apart from one-on-one meetings between world leaders. Gowan said Zelensky’s visit to New York is an opportunity for him to engage leaders from the global South and others he hasn’t met.

Persons: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, didn’t, Emmanuel Macron, Britain’s King Charles, Rishi Sunak, Antonio Guterres, ”, Richard Gowan, U.N, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Biden, Zelenskyy, Sergey Lavrov, Guterres, Pascale Baeriswyl, Gowan, hasn’t, ” Guterres, “, Edith M, Lederer Organizations: UNITED NATIONS, United, General, Liberian, . Security, International, Crisis, United Nations, Russian, Security Council, World Bank, International Monetary, The Associated Press Locations: Ukraine, United Nations, Johannesburg, Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Russian, New York, Paris, New Delhi, U.N, West

☆ Elon Musk is 'a jerk' and 'not caring' – but shares some traits with Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, his biographer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk is a "jerk," his biographer Walter Isaacson told Quartz. He also drew comparisons between Musk, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos' "hardcore" leadership styles. Isaacson told Quartz that "caring and emotional" executives could hold back a company because "they aren't going to fire people, they aren't going to be tough, they aren't going to be rough." The author compared Musk with Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos and said they'd also taken a "hardcore" approach to running Microsoft and Amazon. The biographer, who followed Musk for two years, told CNBC in July he " does not have a fingertip feel" for emotions.

Persons: Elon, Walter Isaacson, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, it's, Isaacson, they'd, Gates, Rishi Sunak, didn't, Musk, Elon Musk didn't Organizations: Service, Microsoft, CNBC, Financial, Twitter, Elon Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ After Brutal Attacks and Fierce Debate, U.K. to Ban ‘American Bully XL’ Dogs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The video, shot from a passing bus and lasting barely a minute, is harrowing. A powerful young dog bites an 11-year-old girl in front of a grocery store in Birmingham, England. Posted on social media last week, the footage inflamed a debate in Britain over the American bully XL, a relatively new dog breed that has become highly popular, even as it has been blamed for a string of dangerous attacks. Activists claim the animals are responsible for more than 40 percent of all dog attacks in the country and a disproportionate number of fatalities. Pit bulls, from which the bully XL is likely descended, were outlawed in Britain but remain mostly legal in the United States, even if some cities impose restrictions on them.

Persons: XL, Rishi Sunak Locations: Birmingham, England, Britain, United States

☆ Britain to ban American XL bully dogs by the end of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Andrew Macaskill | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An American Bully XXL is pictured at a veterinary clinic in Utrecht, Netherlands June 20, 2023. He said a man was killed on Thursday in central England in an attack involving a suspected XL bully dog. According to campaign group Bully Watch, which advocates for a ban on selling and breeding large XL bully dogs, the breed was responsible for more than half of all fatal dog attacks in Britain last year. XL bully dogs were originally bred from American pit bull terriers and American Staffordshire terriers and first appeared in the UK "around 2014 or 2015", with the numbers growing rapidly in recent years, the campaign group said. Sunak has asked the police and experts to define XL bully dogs, a first step he said before he hopes they can be banned by the end of the year.

Persons: XXL, de Wouw, Rishi Sunak, Sunak, Andrew MacAskill, Michael Holden, Andrew Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, British, XL, Police, Staffordshire, RSPCA, Thomson Locations: Utrecht, Netherlands, English, Birmingham, England, Britain

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday described American XL Bully dogs as a “danger to our communities” and announced plans to ban the breed following a public outcry after a series of recent attacks. Sunak said he has asked government ministers to bring together police and canine experts to legally define the characteristics of the American XL Bully, which is not recognized as a breed by groups such as the Kennel Club in Britain or the American Kennel Club in the United States. “The American XL Bully dog is a danger to our communities, particularly our children,’’ Sunak said. Some campaigners have called for the American XL Bully, which was originally bred from the American pit bull terrier, to be added to the list because they believe dangerous characteristics have been bred into the animals. The XL Bully is not recognized as a breed by the U.K.’s Kennel Club, which has argued that no breed of dog is inherently dangerous.

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☆ France's Macron to Meet UK Opposition Leader Starmer on Sept. 19
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS (Reuters) - Britain's opposition leader Keir Starmer will meet French President Emmanuel Macron on Sept. 19 as he builds up his foreign policy experience ahead of a general election expected next year which opinion polls show he is likely to win. The meeting in Paris is due to take place the day before King Charles travels to France for a state visit. Since being Labour leader, he has ruled out a holding a second referendum, saying it would reopen "old wounds". Although meetings between British opposition leaders and foreign leaders are relatively rare, Starmer did meet with the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz last year. Sunak's press secretary said of Macron's meeting with Starmer: "It's not unusual for opposition leaders to meet world leaders."

Persons: Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, King Charles, Rishi Sunak's, Starmer, Olaf Scholz, Sunak's, Michel Rose, Tassilo Hummel, Andrew MacAskill, Alex Richardson, Kylie MacLellan Organizations: PARIS, Starmer's Labour Party, Conservatives, European Union, Conservative, Britain, EU, Labour Locations: Paris, France

☆ UK government under pressure to take tougher line on China amid spying allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Sunak’s predecessor Liz Truss called for the government to formally designate China as a threat to the UK. Florence Lo/APUnder the radarBut back to the question at hand: should the events of the past few days affect the UK’s official policy? Despite the arrests, observers believe it is unlikely there will be a sea-change in the UK government’s policy on China. The allegations that China is spying on the UK, in the very heart of Britain’s democracy, is of course a very real concern. But it will not be a surprise to the government, which has baked it into British foreign policy.

Persons: Tom Tugendhat, Tugendhat, Rishi Sunak, Premier Li Qiang, ”, Sunak’s, Liz Truss, Iain Duncan Smith, UK’s, Oliver Dowden, James, Han Zheng, Florence Lo, —, Peter Ricketts, “, doesn’t, ” Ricketts, Christopher Furlong Organizations: London CNN, Sunday Times, Conservative, CNN, Premier, Embassy, Metropolitan Police, Conservative Party, of, People, parliament’s Intelligence, Security, British National Security, Getty, Russia, Diplomats Locations: China, Beijing, New Delhi, London, gossiping, Europe, Hong Kong, South China, Taiwan, Westminster

☆ Arm, a British Chip Designer, Juggles Challenges Before 2023’s Biggest I.P.O.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Don Clark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

He reports to Masayoshi Son, the head of SoftBank, which owns Arm and plans to sell a portion of the British company this week in the year’s biggest initial public offering. And Mr. Haas must juggle the demands of more than 200 companies that use Arm’s technology. Ten of the biggest — including Apple, Google, Samsung and Nvidia — have been negotiating for stakes in the highly anticipated Arm offering as artificial intelligence drives explosive demand for more powerful chips. “It’s only going to get more and more complex,” Mr. Haas said in a speech in May at a trade show in Taiwan. How Arm performs will also influence the market for public listings, which has been quiet for much of the year.

Persons: Rene Haas, Masayoshi, Rishi Sunak, Haas, It’s, Mr, “, I’ve Organizations: Officials, Apple, Google, Samsung, Nvidia Locations: British, Beijing, Washington, Taiwan

☆ Ukraine stopped Russian cruise missiles from taking out a cargo ship in the Black Sea as Putin tries to 'weaponize food,' UK says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russian forces fired two Kalibr cruise missiles at a cargo ship in the Black Sea last month. Turkish-flagged bulker TQ Samsun, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, transits Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey July 18, 2023. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine has tried to remedy the threat by establishing a protected shipping corridor to allow for safe transit through dangerous Black Sea waters. But news of the attempt to deliberately attack the Liberian-flagged cargo ship represents a deadly escalation. Emergency service personnel work at the site of a destroyed building after a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Thursday, July 20, 2023.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Yoruk Isik, Vladimir Putin, James, Putin's Organizations: Service, Sea Fleet, Liberian, REUTERS, Russia, AP, Royal Air Force Locations: Moscow, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Ukrainian, Odesa, Samsun, Istanbul, Turkey, Palau

☆ Beijing claims a US citizen jailed for life in China was a decorated spy who worked undetected for decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

At the time, authorities provided no details about his case, except that he was detained by state security officers in April 2021. According to a court statement at the time he had been arrested by state security authorities in April 2021. Beijing and Washington have escalated espionage accusations against each other, after the controversy over an alleged Chinese spy balloon shot down by the US further inflamed tensions earlier this year. In its WeChat post, China’s spy agency claimed Leung’s patriotic Chinese persona was a means of gaining access to Chinese intelligence. The latest allegations against Leung from China come the same week an alleged Chinese spying scandal has rocked the heart of British politics.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, John Shing, Wan Leung, Leung, William Burns, “, ”, Tom Tugendhat, Rishi Sunak Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Ministry of State Security, Authorities, CNN, US State Department, CIA, Conservative Party, Sunday, British Locations: Hong Kong, Hong Kong CNN — Beijing, American, China, PRC, Beijing, Washington, Houston, London

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