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X suspends 800m accounts in one year amid ‘massive’ scale of manipulation attempts
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The Guardian
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Social media company tells MPs of continual fight against state-backed efforts, with Russia being most prolific
Elon Musk’s X said it had suspended 800m accounts over a 12-month period as it fights the “massive” scale of attempts to manipulate the platform.
The social media company told MPs it was continually fighting state-backed attempts to hijack the agenda on its network, with Russia the most prolific state actor, followed by Iran and China.
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For China, Billions of Dollars Are at Risk From a Widening War
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New York Times
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The country found a home in the Middle East for its investments and growing markets for steel, electric vehicles and solar panels. Those are now at stake.
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Countries in Asia Try to Contain the Economic Fallout of the Mideast Conflict
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New York Times
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Across Asia, where countries are highly exposed to rising oil and gas costs and tightening supply, governments are acting to mitigate economic harm.
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The half-abandoned Japanese island at the heart of tensions with China
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The Guardian
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Kasasa island, in the Seto Inland Sea, has only seven residents but its fate is strongly intertwined with relations between Tokyo and Beijing
His island home is shrouded in mist, but his union jack woolly hat makes Hideya Yagi easy to spot as he greets the approaching boat. The 80-year-old, a former president of a construction company, is pleased to see the small group of passengers disembark, mainly because he is one of only seven registered residents at their destination, Kasasa island....
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The Guardian view on EV charging: China took the right lessons from Britain’s past | Editorial
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The Guardian
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Megawatt fast EV charging reflects a coordinated grid strategy the UK once used. Privatisation and fragmentation now make that infrastructure far harder to build
The future of electric cars arrived this week in China. The unveiled a new battery giving its latest electric models more than 600 miles of range. Remarkably, the Chinese motor-maker said could be injected into its new batteries in just five . If true, the last remaining advantages of petrol cars – long range and quick...
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A Loose Band of Emerging Powers Is Divided Over Iran
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New York Times
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Brazil, China and Russia all denounced the U.S.-Israeli attacks, but other nations in the BRICS group haven’t, even though Iran is a fellow member.
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China’s foreign minister says Iran war ‘should never have happened’
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The Guardian
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Wang Yi cautioned against a return to the ‘law of the jungle’ but stopped short of criticising Trump directly
War in the Middle East “should never have happened”, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has declared, even as he struck a more conciliatory tone with the US ahead of a highly anticipated visit by Donald Trump.
Regime change, a key stated aim of the US president as the US and Israel continue to attack Iran, “will find no popular support”, Wang said on Sunday. “A...
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Families of MH370 victims call for search extension, 12 years after Malaysia Airlines jet vanished
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The Guardian
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Families of those onboard urge Malaysian government to extend contract with deep-sea exploration firm
Families of those aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Sunday urged the Malaysian government to extend a contract it signed with deep-sea exploration firm Ocean Infinity to continue a search for the aircraft that disappeared 12 years ago.
The Boeing 777 was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on 8 March, 2014, becoming one of the...
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For Xi, Trump’s Embrace of War Proves China Needs More Power
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New York Times
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China is learning lessons from the war in Iran. Chief among them, the United States may pose an even greater threat than Beijing thought.
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Police search home of former Labour MP’s husband amid China spying investigation
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The Guardian
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James Robinson, husband of Gloria De Piero, says police visited their home with a warrant but he has not been detained or questioned
The husband of former Labour MP Gloria De Piero has confirmed his home was searched on Wednesday as part of a police investigation into an alleged Chinese spying ring.
James Robinson, a former aide to the ex-Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, issued a statement confirming the raid on the home he shares with his wife, but said he had not been detained or...
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