Hong Kong CNN — Even for a famously frugal nation, Chinese people saved a lot last year. Stuck at home due to Covid restrictions, they socked away a record $2.6 trillion. Now that life is returning to normal, hopes are
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South Africa is in the midst of crisis. So why did its government want to spend a reported $58 million on sponsoring a UK soccer club? | CNN
CNN — When plans for the South African government’s tourism board to sponsor English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur were leaked and then confirmed last week, they caused widespread public anger. The controversial sponsorship deal, which has been conditionally approved
Global ransomware campaign has US and European officials on alert | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — A new global ransomware campaign has hit at least 3,800 victims, including hundreds in the US, according to crowdsourced data reviewed by CNN, prompting warnings from European and US cybersecurity officials. Only four of those victims, however,
Chinese search engine giant Baidu announces ChatGPT-style AI bot | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese search engine giant Baidu says it will be launching its own ChatGPT-style service. It will launch a new artificial intelligence chatbot called “Wenxin Yiyan” in Chinese, or “Ernie Bot” in English, a spokesperson told CNN
Inside Biden’s decision to ‘take care of’ the Chinese spy balloon that triggered a diplomatic crisis | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — When President Joe Biden learned a likely Chinese spy balloon was drifting through the stratosphere 60,000 feet above Montana, his first inclination was to take it down. By then, however, it was both too early and too
Borussia Dortmund’s Sebastien Haller scores first goal after return from cancer treatment | CNN
CNN — It was a straightforward header from close range that put Borussia Dortmund 3-1 ahead in the second half of its league game Saturday, but the simplicity of the goal should not mask its significance. Sébastien Haller’s goal was
They eat ice cream and read ‘Harry Potter,’ but these North Korean YouTubers aren’t what they seem | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — The young woman rifles through a fridge of popsicles, pulling out several to show the camera. “This is milk flavor – the picture is so cute,” she says in English, pointing to the cartoon packaging
US fighter jets shoot down Chinese spy balloon off East Coast | CNN Politics
CNN — US military fighter jets shot down the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed Saturday. The operation ended a remarkable public drama that prompted
US, EU, G7 and Australia announce new price cap on Russian petroleum products | CNN Politics
CNN — The US and allies are trying to further limit Russia’s ability to make money and finance its war efforts with new price limits on products like gasoline and fuel oil, a senior Treasury official announced Friday – adding
Offices are more than 50% filled for the first time since the pandemic started | CNN Business
New York CNN — Nearly three years after the pandemic began, American offices are finally more than halfway filled again as workers have gradually returned to the office. Office occupancy across 10 major US cities crossed 50.4% of pre-pandemic levels
