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BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
The European Union on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports because of Beijing's "unfair" support, a move that risks escalating tensions with Beijing.- Expected cut to imports - The United States has already hiked customs duties on Chinese electric cars to 100 percent, while Canada is considering similar action.
Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry.The plant is part of a $9.8 billion electric vehicle battery deal signed between Indonesia and LG in 2020.
After the United States passed new subsidies designed to boost domestic electric vehicle production and cut into Beijing’s supply chain dominance, Chinese manufacturers began investing in an unlikely place: Morocco. In the rolling hills near Tangiers and in industrial parks near the Atlantic Ocean, they have announced plans for new factories to make parts for EVs that may qualify for $7,500 credits to car buyers in the United States. Similar investments have been announced in other countries that share free trade agreements with the United States, including South Korea and Mexico.
China's electric vehicle giant BYD opened a factory in Thailand on Thursday, continuing its international expansion despite a market slowdown and hours before the European Union was due to impose swingeing tariffs on Chinese EV firms.China has led the global shift to electric vehicles, with almost one in three cars on its roads set to be electric by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency's annual Global EV Outlook.
A Paris court has denied a request that Netflix’s hit shark thriller Under Paris be taken off the platform for the duration of a legal case brought by a director who says the feature was developed without his knowledge from an original idea he registered in 2011. The movie, about a massive shark that terrorizes …
BMW has accused the European Union of protectionism as Brussels prepares to hit imported Chinese electric cars with a wave of tariffs.
A UN report has found that China filed six times more patent findings than the US.
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada recorded a bigger-than-expected trade deficit of C$1.93 billion ($1.41 billion) in May, the third consecutive monthly shortfall, as exports declined faster than imports, data showed on Wednesday. Total exports fell 2.6% to C$62.45 billion, the lowest level in 10 months, while imports decreased by 1.6% to C$64.37 billion, Statistics Canada said, in what was seen as a broad-based decline in both exports and imports. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast a C$1.20 billion trade deficit for the month.
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The only prospective candidate who could beat Donald Trump in the presidential election is Michelle Obama, according to a new poll.
Video from the incident shows tournament officials watching Chinese athlete Zhang Zhijie for around 40 seconds before medical help arrives.
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The 2024 US Presidential race intensifies. Speculation abounds over potential replacements for President Joe Biden amid increasing pressure from his party and the media to step aside after a jaw-dropping, catastrophic debate against Donald Trump last week. Among the names circulating, a game-changer is emerging: Michelle Obama. Could this be America’s worst nightmare?
A club of Eurasian countries spearheaded by China and Russia to advance their leaders’ vision of an alternative world order is set to expand again this week – this time adding a staunch Russian ally that has openly supported Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
A series of incidents that left scores of airline passengers needing medical attention has shone a spotlight on the problem of severe in-flight turbulence.
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Malaysia submits diplomatic note to UN Secretary-General António Guterres rejecting the Philippines’ claim to Sabah r...
A husband who strangled his wife in front of her two children and lover on a video call was captured wheeling the suitcase containing her body out of his home.