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New Japanese whisky rules aim to deter imposters
New Japanese whisky rules aim to deter imposters
Economy
by  AFP

Japanese whisky is world-famous, often eye-wateringly expensive, and from Monday will be more strictly defined in an industry push to deter foreign-made imposters. But concern and confusion have also grown among producers and customers as beverages made elsewhere -- and sometimes not even whisky -- are marketed as "Japanese whisky".

Markets mixed after US inflation data, China figures give boost
Markets mixed after US inflation data, China figures give boost
Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets were mixed Monday after data showed a slight uptick in US inflation but Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell said the reading was "in line with expectations". Powell said the report "is pretty much in line with our expectations" and decision-makers were on track to hit their long-term inflation target of two percent.

'Grave step backwards': Meta shuts monitoring tool in election year
'Grave step backwards': Meta shuts monitoring tool in election year
Technology
by  AFP

A digital tool considered vital in tracking viral falsehoods, CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to detect an expected firehose of political misinformation. The tool also made dashboards available to the public to track what major candidates were posting on their official and campaign pages.