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Philippines, US hold live-fire exercises focused on territorial defense

Philippines, US hold live-fire exercises focused on territorial defense

Philippine troops staged live-fire exercises with their U.S. counterparts in the Southeast Asian country’s largest military camp as part of army-to-army drills aimed at enhancing Manila’s defense capabilities against external threats. The drills come after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s decision in February to expand the United States’ access to his …

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Construction sites worsen Hanoi’s traffic congestion

Seventeen construction sites are worsening Hanoi’s constant traffic congestion, the capital’s transport department said Thursday. At a meeting on traffic safety and the reduction of congestion, the capital’s Department of Transport said it has cooperated with the traffic police division to perform checks on 37 congestion points. Congestion happens due …

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Britain agrees to join trans-Pacific trade pact

Britain agrees to join trans-Pacific trade pact

Britain on Friday said it had struck a deal to join an 11-country trans-Pacific trade pact which includes Japan and Australia as it looks to deepen ties in the region and build its global trade links after leaving the European Union. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Britain had agreed to …

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Apple wins U.S. appeal over patents in $502 mln VirnetX verdict

Apple wins U.S. appeal over patents in $502 mln VirnetX verdict

Apple Inc persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to uphold a patent tribunal’s ruling that could imperil a $502 million verdict for patent licensing company VirnetX Inc in the companies’ long-running fight over privacy-software technology. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision from the …

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