What you should know from the opening of China’s legislature

What you should know from the opening of China’s legislature

BEIJING (AP) — China’s Premier Li Qiang promoted an image of confidence as he announced modest economic growth goals for the world’s second largest economy, at one of the country’s most important political gatherings.Li addressed a few thousand delegates of the country’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress, which met in Beijing.It’s a time when

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Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as China unveils 5% economic growth target for 2024

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as China unveils 5% economic growth target for 2024

BEIJING (AP) — Shares were mixed Tuesday in Asia after China’s premier said the country’s target for economic growth this year is around 5%, in line with expectations. Hong Kong’s benchmark fell while Shanghai edged higher. Li Qiang, addressing the opening meeting of China’s National People’s Congress, also said Beijing would issue 1 trillion yuan

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Masovan pomor ptica u okolini Kikinde

Masovan pomor ptica u okolini Kikinde

Životna sredina | Izvor: Beta | 04.03.2024 | access_time 16:20 Foto: Drustvo za zastitu i proucavanje ptica Srbije/Stefan Prekajski Društvo za zaštitu i proučavanje ptica Srbije objavilo je danas da su članovi tog udruženja pronašli više od 800 mrtvih ptica na oranicama kod kikindskog sela Nakovo, za koje se sumnja da su otrovane, a što

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Thousands of Korean doctors face license suspensions as Seoul moves to prosecute strike leaders

Thousands of Korean doctors face license suspensions as Seoul moves to prosecute strike leaders

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of striking junior doctors in South Korea faced proceedings to suspend their medical licenses Tuesday, as authorities are pushing for police investigations targeting leaders of the walkouts that have disrupted hospital operations. Nearly 9,000 of South Korea’s 13,000 medical interns and residents have been refusing to work for the

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Panamanian electoral court bars former president Martinelli’s candidacy in May elections

Panamanian electoral court bars former president Martinelli’s candidacy in May elections

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Panama’s Electoral Tribunal has disqualified former president Ricardo Martinelli’s candidacy in the country’s May 5 presidential election because of a 10-year prison sentence for money laundering he received last year, the tribunal’s presiding magistrate said Monday night.Martinelli, a supermarket tycoon who was president of Panama from 2009 to 2014, was

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Immigration judges union, a frequent critic, is told to get approval before speaking publicly

Immigration judges union, a frequent critic, is told to get approval before speaking publicly

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 53-year-old union of immigration judges has been ordered to get supervisor approval to speak publicly to anyone outside the Justice Department, potentially quieting a frequent critic of heavily backlogged immigration courts in an election year.The National Association of Immigration Judges has spoken regularly at public forums, in interviews with reporters

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