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China does not have to ask anyone for respect, Ghana’s president says

Dominika Zarzycka | NurPhoto | Getty Images Nana Akufo-Addo, president of Ghana, speaks at a press conference during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, England, on April 20, 2018. Ghanian President Nana Akufo-Addo pinpointed China’s development story Saturday in a speech that promoted intra-African economic co-operation. “China does …

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WPP break-up likely following Sorrell’s departure, says Tilbian

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Martin Sorrell, the former chief executive officer of WPP Plc. Tilbian said WPP looked ripe to be broken up. “It’s a circus and he was the ringmaster. The very fact that they are going to need at least three people to replace him, …

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Kanye West thanks Elon Musk and says he loves his Tesla

Jerritt Clark | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Kanye West performs at the Rn. 1st Annual Roc City Classic Starring Kevin Durant x Kanye West on February 12, 2015 in New York City Rap superstar Kanye West praised his Tesla as the “funnest car” he’s ever driven and thanked …

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Oil traders must check Twitter to monitor feud

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks about tax cuts during an event with American workers in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, April 12, 2018. Oil traders must become especially attentive to Donald Trump’s Twitter feed over the coming weeks, an …

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South silences propaganda broadcasts as summit looms

Korea Pool-Donga Daily via Getty Images A South Korean soldier stands next to the loudspeakers near the border area between South Korea and North Korea on January 8, 2016 in Yeoncheon, South Korea. South Korea has stopped blaring music and other propaganda via loudspeakers along the border with North Korea, …

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Paris attacks suspect gets 20-year sentence in Brussels trial

EMMANUEL DUNAND | AFP | Getty Images Prime suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks Salah Abdeslam (L) sits beside his alleged accomplice Sofiane Ayari (R) as they are surrounded by Belgian special police officers in the courtroom at the ‘Palais de Justice’ courthouse in Brussels for the opening of …

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UK Prince William’s wife Kate taken to hospital to give birth to third child

Max Mumby | Indigo | Getty Images Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the 2018 Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey on March 12, 2018 in London, England. Kate, the wife of Prince William, was admitted to hospital on Monday to give birth to the …

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Russia must save sanctions-hit Rusal, workers say

Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images  A worker loads a liquid electrolyte into the electrolysis bath at the Krasnoyarsk aluminum smelter, operated by United Co. Rusal, in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. Workers at one of Russia’s biggest aluminium smelters say their Siberian town is doomed unless Moscow mitigates U.S. sanctions against …

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Philips earnings Q1 2018

Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Frans van Houten, chief executive officer of Royal Philips NV Dutch health technology company Philips said on Monday its first quarter core profit rose 15 percent to 344 million euros ($422.1 million), on increased demand from customers in China and the United States …

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Australia’s regulator is scrutinizing Uber Eats contract terms

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images A food delivery courier puts an insulated food bag in his UberEats, operated by Uber Technologies Inc. The head of Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday it will scrutinize contracts between Uber Technologies and restaurants that use its food delivery app Uber Eats. …

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