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Foxconn asks workers for referrals to replenish China plant’s staff

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Apple supplier Foxconn on Wednesday offered a 1,000 yuan ($141.11) award to staff who successfully recommend people to work at its plant in China’s Zhengzhou city, as it tries to replenish depleted staff numbers there after recent

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What makes China’s wave of protests different this time

Demonstrators hold blank signs during a protest in Beijing, China, on November 27, 2022. | Andrea Verdelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images It’s not Tiananmen, but Xi Jinping faces his first China-wide protests. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across China

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Jeffries poised to make history as first Black person to lead congressional party

New York Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is expected to replace Nancy Pelosi as the top elected Democratic leader. He represents a generational shift and faces challenges in a GOP House in January. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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No One Should Be Surprised by the Mass Shooting at Club Q

When five people were killed and dozens more injured in a mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, on the eve of Transgender Remembrance Day, the nation was rightfully horrified. But no one should be surprised.

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What It’s Like Inside One of China’s Protests

A look at the demonstrations sweeping the country and what they mean for its “zero-Covid” policy.

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Clashes in Guangzhou as China tries to quell COVID protests – Reuters.com

Clashes in Guangzhou as China tries to quell COVID protests  Reuters.com Protests In China LIVE | China News LIVE | Anti-Xi Protest Intensifies In China | English News Live  CNN-News18 Survivor of communist China warns CCP will use ‘any means necessary’ to

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In first, new Alzheimer’s drug modestly slows progress of disease, researchers say

US, Japanese drugmakers announce results of full study, but remains unclear how much of a difference it may make to lives of those affected by the condition

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Study: Alzheimer’s drug shows modest success slowing declines in memory, thinking

In a large study, the experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab reduced the rate of cognitive decline by 27 percent in people in the early stages of the disease. (Image credit: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING, NIH/AP)

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With French President Macron’s state visit, expect a mix of diplomacy and glamour

The three-day visit to Washington, D.C., symbolizes the recovery of a key relationship that deteriorated over a submarine deal with Australia last year that infuriated Paris. (Image credit: Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images)

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An Israeli director sparks outrage in India over a film about Hindu persecution

Controversy has erupted at one of India’s top film festivals over the screening of a movie with Hindu nationalist themes. Were the jury head’s comments an artistic critique or political commentary? (Image credit: Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images)

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