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Smithfield Foods was acquired by Chinese billionaire Wang Rong’s WH Group in 2013. … [+] The largest Chinese owner of U.S. farmland. (AP Photo/Stephen Groves, File)Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. China’s critics in the US say it has bought exorbitant amounts of American farmland. “As president, I would do everything in my power to sell off every inch of land China owns,” former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley wrote in an op-ed last year. But a report released this week by Cornell University says China’s land holdings are not as large as some politicians say. Assistant Professor…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. India is building its third aircraft carrier, similar in size and ski slope design to the INS Vikrant, which was commissioned in 2022. Anshuman Poilekar/Getty Images “We are not going to stop at (three aircraft carriers),” India’s defence minister said recently.With five or six aircraft carriers, India would be on par with China in terms of military strength.”Unfortunately, the country lacks the capital for large airlines,” the analyst told BI. Comments from India’s Defense Minister suggest that India may build a fleet of five to six new aircraft carriers,…
DELRAY BEACH — The Village by the Sea, aka Delray Beach, has always prided itself on being a tourist destination, and it backs that up again this time, taking the top spot on USA Today’s “10 Best Beaches in Florida” list.”Our award-winning beaches attract many visitors, protect us from hurricanes and tropical storms, and are home to an abundance of native plants and animals,” said Mayor Terrence Moore. “We are privileged to have such beautiful beaches, and we are honored to be named the No. 1 Best Beach in Florida in USA Today’s 2024 Top 10 Readers’ Choice Awards.”Palm Beach…
Former Pakistan players are not expecting the team to perform well in the T20 World Cup, which begins in the Americas from Saturday.Pakistan lost a T20I in Ireland and suffered a 2-0 defeat in England this week, not ideal results ahead of a global event.Earlier in the day, they drew 2-2 at home with New Zealand, who were missing many of their World Cup squad members. “They don’t have good combinations and that’s their biggest problem,” former captain Rashid Latif said.He feels Pakistan not only needs to reshuffle their batting lineup but also make better use of their spinners.Also read:…
It can be a little difficult to keep track of the various investigations and inquiries into foreign interference in Canadian elections, particularly by China.Ottawa’s latest growth industry was created largely by a series of confidential leaks published in the Globe and Mail and then Global News that described attempts by the Chinese government to interfere in the last two elections and put the Liberal party back in power, albeit as a minority government.First, a report by a group of senior civil servants concluded that China, Russia and Iran attempted to interfere with the 2019 and 2021 federal elections but failed.Former…
Digital transformation is having a profound impact on society. Whether through prominent guidance or subtle suggestions, technology influences our daily decisions. Think about it: you arrived on this page because an algorithm dictated it to you, whether through a social platform, search results, or other digital pathways.Digital transformation is having a profound impact on society. Whether through prominent guidance or subtle suggestions, technology influences our daily decisions. Think about it: you arrived on this page because an algorithm dictated it to you, whether through a social platform, search results, or other digital pathways.This massive development in information technology has disrupted…
Rodrigo Castro Cornejo discusses the reasons for the rise of left-wing populism in Mexico under the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, how López Obrador’s government has transformed Mexico’s political economy during his six years in office, and what this means for the future of populism in Mexico as voters head to the polls on June 2nd. This article is part of a series seeking to understand the political and economic issues driving populist movements around the world as the “election year” progresses. We will publish a new article every week. You can find it here. For the past decade,…
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is delivered to the launch pad ahead of NASA’s Boeing crewed test flight scheduled for Saturday, June 1. NASA/Getty Images Hide caption Toggle caption NASA/Getty Images The summer space travel season is already off to a tough start. After years of delays, NASA is preparing to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a new spacecraft built by Boeing. Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station aboard the Boeing Starliner at 12:25 pm ET on Saturday, about a…
At around 3 p.m. on May 24, a mysterious Shenlong Space Plane The spacecraft released an unidentified flying object 372 miles (600 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface. Experts outside China aren’t sure exactly what it was, but they believe it could be a small satellite or a piece of hardware released by the spacecraft before it de-orbited. The U.S. Space Force has been tracking the spaceplane since it launched aboard a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Launch Center on December 14. Little is known about the spaceplane, but it appears to resemble the one launched in secret. Boeing…
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which will be held in seven phases – the first of which is scheduled to be held on April 19 and the final phase on June 1, 2024 – are nearing an end.The general election will be held over 44 days, from April 19 to June 1, 2024, making it the second longest general election in independent Indian history. The only other general election to last longer than the 2024 election period was the first Indian Lok Sabha election in 1951-1952. The voter turnout rates for the past six Indian Lok Sabha elections announced by…