China has reacted in kind to Trump’s tariffs, but a deal may still emerge | China

Moments after Donald Trump introduced tariffs of 10% on Chinese goods, Beijing retaliated with countermeasures. China’s finance ministry put tariffs of 10-15% on imports of a range of US goods and its anti-trust regulator announced an investigation into Google. Several US companies were also added to China’s “unreliable entity” list, potentially restricting their ability to…

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Hong Kong chief justice claims overseas judges have left due to ‘orchestrated harassment’ | Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s top judge has claimed the exodus of foreign judges from the judiciary’s benches since the introduction of the national security law is due to escalating geopolitical tensions and “orchestrated harassment”. The city’s chief justice, Andrew Cheung, made the remarks at the ceremonial opening of the city’s legal year on Monday evening in a…

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Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

Google agreed to buy Wiz, a fast-growing cybersecurity start-up, for $32 billion in the company’s biggest push to strengthen its cloud-computing business and expand beyond the search engine and consumer internet services that made it a household name. The all-cash deal, announced on Tuesday, would be Google’s largest, easily surpassing its $12.5 billion purchase of…

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Australia politics live: Aly introduces childcare subsidy bill; Greens debate gambling legislation | Australian politics

Aly introduces childcare subsidy bill in parliament Over in the house this morning, Anne Aly, minister for early childhood education, has introduced legislation for a three-day guarantee on subsidised childcare. The bill partially abolishes the activity test to guarantee three days of subsidies for families earning up to $530,000. Aly says the bill provides support…

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