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16 May 2024

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News imageWoman in Hong Kong poses with bubble tea for selfie photo.

Is China's bubble tea bubble about to burst?

Chinese bubble tea shares fizzle, raising questions about the industry and Hong Kong's stock market.

News imageNarendra Modi

Modi’s India: A decade of popularity and polarisation

Indian PM Narendra Modi is eyeing a historic third term after a decade in power.

News imageUkrainian soldiers fire a mortar. File photo

Key weeks ahead for Russia’s war in Ukraine

Russia has launched a push north of Kharkiv but its ultimate goal is so far unclear.

News imageCo-workers discuss in front of a computer screen showing code

Business locked in expensive AI 'arms race'

Business leaders feel pressure to invest in AI but the costs are formidable.

News imageMontage showing EV chargers

Is the move to electric cars running out of power?

There has been an unexpected slowdown in sales of electric cars. Could this be more than a blip?

News imageA stock photo of a phone screen showing the Pornhub logo

Pornhub partners with UK child abuse fighting charity

They want porn sites to adopt new voluntary standards on fighting online child abuse.

News imageDaily Mail and Daily Express front pages for Friday 17 May 2024

Newspaper review: Hunt's Labour warning and new Royal images

A range of stories on Friday's papers including warnings from Jeremy Hunt about Labour's policies.

News imageBilly Scampton and Shannon Leet

'I'm your mammy's little boy'

Shannon from Ontario was planning a visit to family graves - instead she found her long-lost brother.

News imageA composite image of a younger and older Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury: The good, the bad, the ugly, the undisputed?

Over a 16-year professional career, Tyson Fury has risen from small shows and low expectations to a shot at becoming undisputed world champion.

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