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Geely

Exclusive: China’s BAIC raising Daimler stake to unseat Geely as top shareholder – sources

BEIJING/HONG KONG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler’s main China joint venture partner BAIC Group has set in motion a plan to double its stake to around 10% and win a board seat in the German luxury car maker, as it aims to upstage rival Geely, two sources told R…

bubmagDecember 15, 2019

Geely

Exclusive: China’s BAIC raising Daimler stake to unseat Geely as top shareholder – sources

BEIJING/HONG KONG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler’s (DAIGn.DE) main China joint venture partner BAIC Group has set in motion a plan to double its stake to around 10% and win a board seat in the German luxury car maker, as it aims to upstage rival Geely, two sou…

bubmagDecember 15, 2019

Nukes

Iran ‘foils second cyber-attack in a week’

Image copyrightEPAImage caption Cyber-attacks aim to take over - or cripple - entire computer systems Iran has foiled a second cyber-attack in under a week, the country's telecommunications minister says. Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi said the attack had t…

bubmagDecember 15, 2019

New York City

‘Before I Got to the End of the Street, I Felt a Tap on My Shoulder’

Dear Diary: I was out at 3 p.m. on a Friday. I found a bench in Union Square Park. I had a bagel in one hand, an iced coffee in the other and just sat there. After a while, I went to catch the L. When the train came, it…

bubmagDecember 15, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Is Vladimir Putin the Richest Person in the World?

While many a news outlet regularly reports when Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates flip-flop as to who is the richest person in the world, with Bernard Arnault and Warren Buffet nipping at their heals, as we previously noted in our article on the richest people in his…

bubmagDecember 15, 2019

Hrant Dink

Turkey to respond if US imposes sanctions

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) speaks during a session during the 19th Doha Forum on December 14, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. PHOTO: Anadolu Agency DOHA: Turkey will respond to any sanctions imposed by the United States, the Turkish foreign minister…

bubmagDecember 15, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg apologizes for “against the wall” comment

Greta Thunberg apologized on Saturday for a comment that some interpreted as a threat of violence against politicians who ignore climate change. Thunberg said she was merely translating a Swedish expression into English and apologized for the way her comments…

bubmagDecember 15, 2019

Refugees Welcome

Are you ready for Boris Derangement Syndrome?

It did not take long for the left in London to get in line, as we see in this report from over there: Several hundred noisy protesters marched through central London on Friday to protest against Britain's election result, chanting "Boris Johnson: Not My Prim…

bubmagDecember 15, 2019

Xi Jinping

Hongkonger ‘missing’ after crossing Chinese checkpoint on mega bridge to Macau – Hong Kong Free Press

Hong Kong’s immigration department said Sunday they have received reports a man went missing on a cross-border mega bridge to the gambling hub of Macau that currently hosts a Chinese mainland police checkpoint. The disappearance first emerged on Saturday whe…

bubmagDecember 15, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Latest ‘SNL’ pokes fun at the effect Trump’s impeachment is having on Americans – Global News

All eyes were on the polarizing effect that United States President Donald Trump’simpeachment is having on Americans as the cast played family members sitting down for their Christmas dinners in this week’s Saturday Night Live cold open. SNL‘s Aidy Bryant op…

bubmagDecember 15, 2019

Exclusive: China’s BAIC raising Daimler stake to unseat Geely as top shareholder – sources

Exclusive: China’s BAIC raising Daimler stake to unseat Geely as top shareholder – sources

Iran ‘foils second cyber-attack in a week’

‘Before I Got to the End of the Street, I Felt a Tap on My Shoulder’

Is Vladimir Putin the Richest Person in the World?

Turkey to respond if US imposes sanctions

Greta Thunberg apologizes for “against the wall” comment

Are you ready for Boris Derangement Syndrome?

Hongkonger ‘missing’ after crossing Chinese checkpoint on mega bridge to Macau – Hong Kong Free Press

Latest ‘SNL’ pokes fun at the effect Trump’s impeachment is having on Americans – Global News

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