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Local smartphone makers outperformed Apple in the final quarter of last year, data has shown Apple’s smartphone sales in China dropped by 2.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of last year owing to increased competition from local brands, led by Huawei, figures from research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) released this week showed.

The Pentagon could send $1 billion in new aid to Kiev as soon as the US president authorizes a drawdown The Pentagon is reportedly ready to send up to $1 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine, once the long-delayed legislation to fund Kiev’s war effort against Moscow is signed by US President Joe Biden.