Germany skirts recession at the end of 2023 but faces prolonged slump
Europe's largest economy contracted by 0.3% year-on-year in 2023, as high inflation and firm interest rates bit into growth, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany said Monday.
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Taiwan's new president will face a divided parliament. Here's why it matters
TAIPEI — Taiwan's president-elect Lai Ching-te will face a split parliament that will likely moderate his policy agenda, with Taiwan People's Party seen as the king maker with eight seats since neither of the two major parties won an outright majority in the 113-seat Legislative Yuan.
North Korea says it tested solid-fuel missile tipped with hypersonic weapon
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday claimed it flight-tested a new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead as it pursues more powerful, harder-to-detect weapons designed to strike remote U.S. targets in the region.
North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile that can reach distant US bases
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William Lai: Taiwan just chose a president China loathes. What now?
Beijing called him a "troublemaker" and a dangerous "separatist". Now he will be Taiwan's next president.
