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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Terry Gou, who based Apple provider Foxconn, mentioned Monday he'll run as an impartial candidate in Taiwan’s presidential election, ending months of hypothesis. ...

Police in Los Angeles stated Saturday they arrested 10 individuals in reference to a collection of flash mob robberies at a Nike retailer in East L.A. ...

A trio of former Deliveroo executives have secured funding for a brand new property search engine start-up backed by a Google synthetic intelligence fund.Sky News understands that Jitty will announce this week that it has raised $2m from traders led by Gradient Ventures, an AI fund established by the worldwide expertise behemoth. Jitty, which can goal homebuyers, makes use of so-called large-language mannequin (LLM) applied sciences, in addition to computer-vision, to learn property ground plans and perceive images and descriptions of properties.It has assembled a ready record of 1000's of customers forward of its launch.Unlike many gamers within the on-line property search market, Jitty won't cost property brokers charges to record properties or obtain enquiries. It says thi...

The proprietor of HMV has approached a lot of debt suppliers to again a last-gasp rescue bid for Wilko, the ailing excessive avenue retailer.Sky News understands that Doug Putman has sounded out corporations together with Gordon Brothers and Hilco - from which he purchased HMV in 2018 - about serving to to finance a proposal for lots of of Wilko's shops. City sources stated this weekend {that a} rescue of Wilko by Mr Putman regarded "unlikely" however stated it remained below dialogue with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), the chain's directors.One retail government stated {that a} determination was seemingly firstly of subsequent week about whether or not the Canadian's provide was viable.If not, Wilko shall be damaged up, with 150 shops offered to Poundland and London-listed B&...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Much of Kenya awoke Saturday morning to seek out it was nonetheless with out electrical energy after an unexplained energy outage Friday evening shut down the nation’s primary worldwide airport and led to a uncommon public apology by a authorities minister. Major hospitals and even the president’s workplace compound had been affected. ...

The former homeowners of The Daily Telegraph have lined up tons of of thousands and thousands of kilos from Middle Eastern traders in a bid to wrest again management of the newspaper from Britain's greatest excessive road financial institution.Sky News can solely reveal that the Barclay household lodged a proposal final week to purchase again roughly £1bn of debt it owes Lloyds Banking Group. City sources stated it was the most recent - and richest - in a sequence of affords the household has put to Lloyds for the reason that Telegraph's holding firm was positioned into receivership in June.This weekend, insiders stated the Barclays had secured financing from unnamed Gulf backers who're stated to be based mostly in Abu Dhabi.The proposal to Lloyds provided to purchase again t...

Rail providers throughout England shall be crippled right this moment due to one other strike within the deadlocked dispute over pay, jobs and situations.Around 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at 14 practice operators are anticipated to affix the stroll out. Trains will begin afterward Saturday and end earlier and a few areas could have no providers, disrupting these travelling to occasions such because the Notting Hill Carnival in London and the Reading and Leeds festivals.The newest stoppage within the row, now in its second yr, comes as no progress has been made with rail operators, which the union says are "hamstrung" by the federal government refusing to provide them a mandate to make a revised pay provide.The RMT can also be planning a str...

Rail providers throughout England will probably be crippled at the moment due to one other strike within the deadlocked dispute over pay, jobs and circumstances.Around 20,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at 14 practice operators are anticipated to affix the stroll out. Trains will begin in a while Saturday and end earlier and a few areas can have no providers, disrupting these travelling to occasions such because the Notting Hill Carnival in London and the Reading and Leeds festivals.The newest stoppage within the row, now in its second 12 months, comes as no progress has been made with rail operators, which the union says are "hamstrung" by the federal government refusing to offer them a mandate to make a revised pay supply.The RMT can also be plan...

ATHENS, Greece — The prime ministers of India and Greece pledged to spice up their international locations’ commerce, enterprise and protection ties Friday throughout a go to to Athens by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. ...

PARIS — The 2024 Paris Olympics ’ opening ceremony will likely be held on the famed River Seine, going down exterior of a sports venue for the primary time within the Games’ historical past. But for the booksellers who've discovered a centuries-old sanctuary on the river banks, that day is all however ceremonious. ...