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China's leaders set five percent growth goal for 2024
China on Tuesday set a growth target of five percent, in line with last year's GDP but a far cry from the double-digit expansion that for years drove the world's second-largest economy. The parliament will also set the military budget, which a work report seen by AFP said would increase by 7.2 percent.
The 10 contenders for the best picture Oscar
From dramas about the atomic bomb and Auschwitz, to comedies about dolls and sex-mad reanimated corpses, the lineup of best picture contenders at Sunday's Oscars is the most varied in years. Christopher Nolan's drama about the father of the atomic bomb drew critical acclaim, grossed nearly $1 billion, and has won just about every top prize Hollywood has to offer.
Argentina govt suspends state news agency Telam
Argentina's government on Monday suspended the Telam state news agency in the wake of an announcement by President Javier Milei that he would shut down what he called a mouthpiece of "propaganda" for previous leftist administrations.
Ex-Twitter execs sue Musk for unpaid severance
Former top executives of Twitter sued Elon Musk on Monday saying he has failed to pay them nearly $130 million after the billionaire took over the social media company and dismissed them.
American Airlines orders 260 jets from Airbus, Boeing, Embraer
American Airlines unveiled a large order on Monday of narrow-body planes from European giant Airbus, Brazil's Embraer and Boeing, including a model from the US giant that has yet to be certified.
China's leaders to set growth goals as economic woes mount
China is set to unveil some of its lowest growth targets in decades when top Communist Party officials begin an annual meeting Tuesday, as the world's second largest economy faces dire headwinds. But 12 months on and all focus will be on the dire state of China's economy, which last year posted some of its lowest growth in decades.
NSFAS announces deployment of administrators to help students, SA in disbelief
NSFAS announced its plans to deploy administrators to institutions to address student issues and decentralise operations.The statement was met with criticism.
ChatGPT-rival Anthropic releases more powerful AI
Anthropic, a major player in generative artificial intelligence, announced new models to fuel its Claude chatbot, the company said on Monday, as ChatGPT faces more rivals. The company has made its hallmark to release AI models that seek to impose stricter guardrails than those behind ChatGPT and other chatbot rivals.
Amapiano singer Pabi Cooper celebrates her 23rd birthday with a sultry photoshoot
Amapiano singer Pabi Cooper recently turned 23 years old. She had a photo shoot where she was dressed in black and her birthday cake was also black.
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