‘Everyone owns the beach’: Australian PM throws shade in cabana debate | Anthony Albanese newsthirst.

The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has weighed in on a drama unfolding on the country’s beaches, declaring that beachgoers who use portable cabanas to claim a patch of sand are going against the nation’s spirit of equality. Asked about the practice on morning television on Tuesday, Albanese said it was “not on”. Australia’s beaches…

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Tencent shares fall 5% in Hong Kong after U.S. designates it as a Chinese military company newsthirst.

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Chinese tech heavyweight Tencent Holdings tumbled 5.4% in Hong Kong after the company was added to a list of “Chinese military companies” by the U.S. Department of Defense. The move follows a near 8% fall in Tencent’s U.S. depository receipts on Wall Street. Other Chinese companies…

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