Alphabet’s profit jumped 34 per cent in the third quarter, and Israel’s parliament approved legislation on Monday that will ban a UN agency for Palestinian refugees from operating within Israeli territory. The US and Taiwan are preparing to negotiate a new tax agreement, and mobile chip designer Arm may try to rival Nvidia.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Google’s profits beat expectations on strong cloud computing growth
Israeli parliament passes law banning UN Palestinian refugee agency
US and Taiwan set for talks to end double taxation for companies
Giant African rats join crackdown against illegal wildlife trade
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