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Fight to be President: Macron and Le Pen ramp up speeches

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The fight for presidency is well and truely on in France

Current French President Emmanuel Macron will go head to head with far-right rival Marine Le Pen as the French elections get underway.

The two are getting set for a run-off which has been locked in for April 24.

Projections after a first-round voting was in favour of Macron. With 96 per cent of votes counted, Mr Macron won 27.4 per cent in the first round, with Ms Le Pen at 24 per cent.

“Make no mistake, nothing is decided,”

mr macron told supporters.

In the end, he won a convincing first-round victory, but opinion polls suggest the run-off could be much closer.

Rival, Le Pen called on every non-Macron voter to join her and “put France back in order”.

The results set up a duel between Macron who is an economic liberal with a globalist outlook and Le Pen, who has become known to be a deeply euro-sceptic economic nationalist who, until the Ukraine war, was an open admirer of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The EV transformation expands to legacy vehicles

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This week witnessed another milestone in the automotive industry as the legendary Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen embarked on its electric journey, aligning with global sustainability efforts.

Simultaneously, Toyota and Mazda debuted EV offerings tailored for the booming Chinese market, signalling a strategic shift towards collaboration with advanced Chinese partners.

While the electric G-Wagen promises both eco-friendliness and off-road prowess with its innovative design, questions arise about Japanese automakers’ perceived lag in EV development, countered by the strategic imperative to tap into the rapidly growing Chinese EV market. As automotive icons embrace electrification and traditional players adapt through partnerships, it’s clear that collaboration and innovation will drive the future of mobility.

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The degree dilemma, income shifts, debt, and dream homes

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As individuals face the daunting choice between paying off student debt, saving for a first home deposit, or exploring alternative options like rentvesting, careful consideration of various factors becomes imperative.

 

In the midst of these challenges, a couple in the inner north ingeniously employed a strategy to realise their dream of a larger home while managing HECS debt and affordability hurdles.

Rentvesting emerges as a viable solution for individuals grappling with the burdens of high HECS debt and property affordability issues.

Moreover, the decreasing income premium tied to a university degree is closely intertwined with changing economic dynamics and shifts in the job market, underscoring the need for innovative approaches to education and financial planning in today’s society.

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President Biden signs TikTok bill – what’s next?

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TikTok users could soon find that the popular social media service is either under new ownership or could be outright banned in the United States.

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that requires TikTok to find a new owner—or face a ban in the United States.

Over the past several months, Washington D.C. has been under pressure to ban the popular Chinese-owned social media app.

Lawmakers and security experts have long raised concerns that the Chinese government could tap TikTok’s trove of personal data about millions of U.S. users.

TikTok’s CEO said the bill is disappointing and reiterated that the company has committed to challenge it.

David Zhang from China Insider. joins Veronica Dudo to discuss

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