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‘Google welcome in China if it obeys laws’

Bloomberg Google, the world’s biggest search engine, is welcome to return to China as long as it complies with the nation’s laws and right to control the internet within its borders, the People’s Daily said. The opinion piece in the state-run newspaper said the Alphabet Inc. unit’s 2010 withdrawal from China, when it complained about hacking and censorship, was a ...

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Japan college admits altering test scores to keep women out

Bloomberg The Japanese university at the centre of a sexism scandal apologised for “systematic” manipulation of test scores aimed at keeping female students out, with top officials saying that discrimination against women should never be allowed. After media reports surfaced of the discrimination, Tokyo Medical University today released a report that concluded a written test for prospective students had “serious ...

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UK sees ‘Brexit deal’ slipping to end-November

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May is resisting the European Union’s timetable for Brexit talks and is calculating that US President Donald Trump might help her. While EU officials are signaling they want September to be a showdown moment in negotiations, the UK is aiming for a later deadline, according to a person familiar with the situation. May’s team thinks ...

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