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Middle East weekly: Baidu’s Apollo Go operates driverless fleet at WGS, QIA commits USD 2 billion to startups, Qatar signs agreement with TikTok, and more Censored Internet

Middle East weekly: Baidu’s Apollo Go operates driverless fleet at WGS, QIA commits USD 2 billion to startups, Qatar signs agreement with TikTok, and more

China companies expand in the Middle East Apollo Go operates driverless fleet at World Governments Summit During the 2026 World Governments Summit, held in Dubai from February 3–5, Baidu’s Apollo Go operated as the event’s only designated fully autonomous ride-hailing fleet, transporting officials and guests. The deployment marked a milestone…
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February 19, 2026
Mixed-density housing keeps expanding as affordability reaches a breaking point Censored Internet

Mixed-density housing keeps expanding as affordability reaches a breaking point

Housing affordability – and its impact on Americans’ quality of life – is becoming a market- and generation-defining issue. Higher interest rates, constrained inventory, rising land costs, and slower wage growth have combined to push homeownership further out of reach for many, especially first-time buyers, middle-income households, and those seeking…
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February 19, 2026
They’re ‘devastated’: Fresh plea for Australian children in Syrian detention camps Syria

They’re ‘devastated’: Fresh plea for Australian children in Syrian detention camps

Key Points CEO of Save the Children Australia said: "We cannot hold children responsible for the decisions of their parents." The government's provision of passports to Australians in al-Roj has sparked political debate. Australian women and children detained in a Syrian camp are "devastated" after the federal government announced it…
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February 19, 2026
NOAA Rebuffs Activists’ Pleas To List Horseshoe Crab As Endangered NOAA

NOAA Rebuffs Activists’ Pleas To List Horseshoe Crab As Endangered

The US government has rebuffed environmental activists’ requests to list the horseshoe crab under the Endangered Species Act. In a notice published this week , the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service found that separate petitions from the Friends of Animals and the Center for Biological…
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February 19, 2026
Zelenskyy recalls the Budapest Memorandum as he calls for security guarantees before any deal Volodymyr Zelensky

Zelenskyy recalls the Budapest Memorandum as he calls for security guarantees before any deal

Change language: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States had put forward a proposal under which Ukraine would make territorial concessions in exchange for security guarantees. Speaking on Monday, Zelenskyy said Washington was encouraging Ukraine to abandon claims to territories currently occupied by Russia, while offering security guarantees in…
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February 19, 2026
Societe Generale-FORGE Launches EUR Coinvertible on XRP Ledger With Ripple Support Blockchain

Societe Generale-FORGE Launches EUR Coinvertible on XRP Ledger With Ripple Support

Societe Generale-FORGE has expanded its euro-backed stablecoin EUR Coinvertible to the XRP Ledger, accelerating institutional blockchain adoption in Europe and deepening Ripple integration as compliant digital assets gain momentum across global financial markets. Societe Generale-FORGE Expands EUR Coinvertible to XRP Ledger Societe Generale-FORGE, the digital assets subsidiary of French banking…
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February 19, 2026
Vietnam Airlines Unveils Major Fleet Expansion with Up to US$ 8.1 Billion Order for 50 Boeing 737-8 Aircraft Vietnam

Vietnam Airlines Unveils Major Fleet Expansion with Up to US$ 8.1 Billion Order for 50 Boeing 737-8 Aircraft

HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 February 2026 – Vietnam Airlines, the National Flag Carrier of Vietnam, signed an agreement to purchase 50 Boeing 737-8 narrow-body aircraft in Washington, D.C. (USA), in the presence of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To…
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February 19, 2026