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Medical staff in PPE walk in front of barriers of a Shanghai area under lockdown.

REUTERS/Aly Song

Hard Numbers: Shanghai lockdown, US billionaire tax, Amazonian NFTs, Houthi truce

2,631: Shanghai will go into lockdown after reporting a record 2,631 new asymptomatic COVID infections on Sunday. China’s largest city had been trying to avoid this extreme measure, but authorities ultimately caved to Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID policy.

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Jack Ma's public absence fuels speculation

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BEIJING • Alibaba founder Jack Ma's absence from public view in the past two months, including missing the final episode of a TV show on which he was to appear as a judge, has fuelled social media speculation over his whereabouts amid a Chinese regulatory clampdown on his sprawling business empire.

Australian Parliament to probe Murdoch media dominance

November 11, 2020 3:55 PM

An online petition attracted a record number of signatories

Samsung chairman dies at 78

October 26, 2020 5:00 AM

The tycoon who became South Korea's richest man after transforming Samsung into a global tech titan best known for its smartphones, memory chips and LED televisions has died at the age of 78.

Samsung's Lee: Tainted titan who built a global tech giant

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Interpol 'red notice' issued for arrest of Red Bull heir

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BANGKOK • Interpol has issued a "red notice" to arrest the fugitive Thai heir to the Red Bull billions for his role in a fatal hit-and-run.

'Lone Wolf' tycoon overtakes Jack Ma as China's richest

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BEIJING • A bottled-water and vaccine tycoon has become China's wealthiest person in a day also marked by massive losses among the world's tech elite.

Jack Ma dethroned as China's richest with 'Lone Wolf' moving up

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BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - A bottled-water and vaccine tycoon has become China's wealthiest person in a day also marked by massive losses among the world's tech elite.

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