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Migrant detentions set to begin after parliament passes UK-Rwanda plan
The UK readied on Tuesday to start detention of migrants within days before deporting them to Rwanda, after the controversial plan cleared its final hurdle, sparking criticism from the UN and rights groups.The Rwanda scheme was first proposed in 2022, but has been beset by legal challenges ever since and two years on, no migrants have been deported.
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Stocks rise ahead of US data and earnings, London hits fresh record
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday and London hit a fresh record, with hopes for earnings this week from tech titans helping to offset worries about the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans ahead of the release of key US growth and inflation data.London rose again, having closed at a record high Monday with the Bank of England tipped to slash interest rates soon thanks to cooling inflation.
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Apple's Q1 phone sales in China fall 19.1%, Huawei's up 70%
Apple's smartphone sales declined by 19.1% in the first quarter of 2024, while rival Huawei's grew by 69.1%, signaling an increasing threat to the U.S. firm's dominance in the high-end segment of the world's largest smartphone market. Apple's China smartphone market share fell to 15.7% in the fist three months of the year from 19.7% in the first quarter of 2023, according to Counterpoint Research.
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Veteran Courtroom Artist Surprised By 1 Donald Trump Behavior In Trial
Elizabeth Williams said she’d “never seen anybody” do it “ever, and I’ve been doing this so long."
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India's sugar demand surges in heat wave and election season
India's sugar consumption this year is poised to hit a record high as demand during the peak summer season gets a boost from heat waves and the mobilisation of millions for elections in the scorching temperatures. Higher consumption would lift local prices and boost margins of sugar producers such as Balrampur Chini, Shree Renuka Sugars, Bajaj Hindusthan, and Dwarikesh Sugar and help them in making cane payments on time to farmers.
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Musk lashes Australian order demanding X remove stabbing videos
Elon Musk on Tuesday vowed to challenge Australian demands that his social media platform X take down videos of a recent Sydney church stabbing.Video of the bloody attack, which spread widely on social media platforms, has been blamed by Australian authorities for feeding tensions in the community.
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OOPS! Eric Trump Freaks Out Over Dad’s Trial But Gets 1 Very Awkward Thing Wrong
A rant on Fox News from Donald Trump's son contained one glaring error.
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