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Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo has lambasted Australia as hypocritical and shameful. Here's what else he said. Chinese real estate developer and billionaire Huang Xiangmo has finally told us what he really thinks after he had his permanent residency (PR) visa revoked in December.

Zuckerberg said Facebook would drop out of its controversial payments project if US regulators don't approve it Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook would drop its plans to participate in the launch of a cryptocurrency it created if US regulators aren't willing to approve it.

Trump impeachment odds hit record high of 75% on popular betting website after diplomat's 'damning' testimony Popular betting website PredictIt saw odds of President Trump's impeachment in the House reach new highs early Wednesday, hitting $US0.75 against the dollar.

The Commonwealth Bank is quietly slipping $50 into customers' accounts to say 'sorry' for last week's major outage Customers are reporting Commonwealth Bank is putting $50 in their accounts with a 'sorry' message after last week's major outage. Here's what we know.

Putin and Erdogan agreed to a 'historic' deal to consolidate power in Syria and humble Kurdish forces. Here are the winners and losers. Russia and Turkey on Tuesday reached an agreement that would expand their control in Syria and minimise Kurdish territory, following a US decision earlier this month to withdraw its remaining troops in Syria.

Watch out Qantas, New Zealand is launching a non-stop flight from Auckland to New York which is set to begin in October 2020 Air New Zealand will launch a non-stop flight from Auckland to New York in October 2020. The announcement comes days after Qantas completed its non-stop test flight from New York to Sydney – the longest flight in the world.

WeWork's co-CEOs will walk away with millions in severance payments if SoftBank replaces them WeWork's recently named co-CEOs Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham will each receive a multi-million-dollar exit package if they are removed as part of SoftBank's negotiations to save the struggling coworking startup.

Boost Juice has just had the plug pulled on its ASX float – making it the latest in a growing list of IPO flops The parent company of Boost Juice, Retail Zoo, has had its public float on the ASX suspended indefinitely.

The Church of Scientology and its members have reportedly spent $US103 million buying up a huge chunk of a Florida city The Church of Scientology and its members are rapidly buying up a vast downtown neighbourhood in a Florida city, according to a major investigation.

Power is the best action TV show you'll watch right now and these are the characters that prove it My love for the show is getting a bit out of control — to the point that I'm known around the office as "the one who's obsessed with Power".

A company director offers his advice on how to use networking to your advantage While having a strong network is important, particularly in the corporate world, actually utilising it effectively can be a challenge.

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