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Analysis Could Putin be using the war in Ukraine to annex Belarus by stealth? Russia provides gas to Belarus at well below the market price, and it pledged $1.5bn in loans and deferred debt payments, providing a crucial lifeline to the embattled and already indebted Lukashenko - but could Russia be trying to claim the country as its own? Sean Bell Military analyst Saturday...

Breaking Japanese PM evacuated after loud explosion heard during outdoor event - reports One eyewitness said: "We ran away unbelievably fast. Then we heard a really loud noise. It made my daughter cry." Saturday 15 April 2023 05:19, UK Listen to this article 0:00 / 1:26 1X BeyondWords Audio created using AI assistance Crowds ran away from the scene after a loud explosion was heard. Pic: Yomiuri Shimbun/AP Image: Crowds...

Striking RMT rail workers offered fresh deal from rail firms The union said it would consider the "updated" terms from the Rail Delivery Group, as hopes grow the long-running dispute can be resolved. By Daniel Binns, business reporter Friday 14 April 2023 14:47, UK Listen to this article 0:00 / 1:57 1X BeyondWords Audio created using AI assistance Mick Lynch general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and...

US state votes to ban TikTok for first time - but how would Montana's law work? The state had already banned the app on government devices but this extends the prohibition to personal phones. Saturday 15 April 2023 02:34, UK Listen to this article 0:00 / 2:17 1X BeyondWords Audio created using AI assistance FILE - The TikTok app logo appears in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2020....

Vladimir Putin closes loophole that allowed Russian men to avoid military service People who fail to show up for military service would be barred from leaving Russia, have their drivers' licences suspended and would be barred from selling their apartments and other assets. Saturday 15 April 2023 03:02, UK Listen to this article 0:00 / 2:39 1X BeyondWords Audio created using AI assistance Pic: AP Image: Pic: AP Why you...

Home / World / China-US Dialogue urged to deal with differences By MAY ZHOU in Houston | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2023-04-14 07:28 File photo shows the national flags of China (R) and the United States as well as the flag of Washington DC on the Constitution Avenue in Washington, capital of the United States. Talks needed for Beijing, Washington on agriculture...

Xi stresses ties with Brazil are priority By Mo Jingxi in Beijing and Xu Weiwei in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2023-04-15 01:59 President Xi Jinping hosts a welcoming ceremony for visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva before their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. President Xi Jinping on Friday stressed...

Home / Business / Companies Airbus research focuses on hydrogen By Zhu Wenqian | China Daily | Updated: 2023-04-15 10:39 An Airbus A321 aircraft on the assembly line in Tianjin. European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said it would focus on the research of its futuristic hydrogen-powered aircraft at its new research center in the Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, which opened...

CONFLICTSUKRAINE Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy condemns deadly Sloviansk strike 2 hours ago2 hours ago President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decried Russia as an "evil state" after a fatal attack on residences in Sloviansk. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin signed a bill to ease conscription in Russia. DW has the latest. https://p.dw.com/p/4Q7iU Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there has not been "a single hour without Russian killings and terror" in...

Employers Drive Retention With Catering Amid Return to On-Site Work BY PYMNTS | APRIL 14, 2023 | employer catering With the return to on-site work, corporate catering is gaining steam. In an interview with PYMNTS, Diane Swint, chief revenue officer at business catering firm ezCater, noted that, even in this inflationary period, demand has not decreased. In...

Worldline Worldline and SignCatch have reportedly partnered to help Indian merchants grow their business digitally. This collaboration will bring together Worldline’s payment technology and SignCatch’s Bech super app platform designed for brands, retailers and wholesalers, IBS Intelligence reported Friday (April 14). Worldline and SignCatch did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment. With the Merchant Digitisation Program (MDP) enabled by their partnership,...

Why Demographics Only Tell Half the Consumer Digital Adoption Story BY PYMNTS | APRIL 14, 2023 | Focusing on just the youngest digital-native generations or only high-earners when describing the connected-tech consumer misses the big picture when it comes to this demographic within a demographic. The connected-tech consumer owns an average of seven to...

Juice launch latest: Spacecraft is 'alive' - explorer sends back first signal on mission to Jupiter The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice for short) has begun its eight-year mission to assess the chance of life on the gas giant's moons. A first attempt at launching was called off yesterday due to the risk of lightning. ESA Jupiter Space Moment Jupiter mission blasts into space Why...

Joe Biden brings his emotional tour of Ireland to a close with a speech in his ancestral home The president spoke to a crowd in his ancestral home of Ballina, Co Mayo, on the steps of a cathedral his great-great-great-grandfather helped build. Saturday 15 April 2023 00:56, UK Listen to this article 0:00 / 3:51 1X BeyondWords Audio created using AI assistance Why you can trust...