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  • MSNBC

    Opinion | This week exposed the true fragility of Mike Johnson's House — and the entire GOP

    Republican Rep. Thomas Massie announced he would back the Marjorie Taylor Greene push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson over Ukraine aid. Of course he did.

  • Reuters

    China's Ant Group in talks to launch Alipay+ in Indonesia, says executive

    China's Ant Group is in talks with Indonesia to bring its popular cross-border payment service Alipay+ there, the chief of its international business was quoted by media as saying on Friday after meeting with the country's communications minister. Launched in 2020, Alipay+ provides services and technology tools to global merchants and e-wallets that enable them to offer their users the ability to make payments in overseas markets with their local e-wallets. Peng Yang, CEO of Ant Group's international business group, was quoted by newspaper Kompas as saying the company was seeking guidance from Indonesia's central bank to operate in Indonesia, adding he hoped Alipay+ could be launched this year.

  • Associated Press

    Beijing Half Marathon champion has medal taken away after other runners slowed down to let him win

    Organizers have revoked He Jie's first place in the Beijing Half Marathon last weekend after an investigation confirmed that three other runners had slowed down to let him win the race. All four runners were disqualified and had to return their medals and award money. The special committee said that four runners had originally been hired as pacemakers by a sponsor but that the main organizers of the race had not known this.