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Elon Musk on collision course with China’s future
What a difference 11,000 kilometers make. Elon Musk may be thinking just that as Tesla shares surge on the power of the billionaire flying to Beijing from Austin, Texas. Sure, Musk claims to have cleared some regulatory hurdles to roll out his driver-assistance system in the globe’s biggest auto...
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TikTok ban in EU not excluded von der Leyen
Last week, US President Joe Biden signed a law demanding that the platform's Chinese owner sell it or be barred from app stores The EU has not ruled out banning Chinese-owned TikTok, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has stated. The official, who is seeking another term in June,...
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What Columbia's pro-Palestinian protesters are saying
After midnight in the early hours of Tuesday morning, pro-Palestinian students at Columbia took over Hamilton Hall after the university's administration issued a new wave of suspensions over an encampment in protest of Israel's war on Gaza. In a press release sent at around 2 am, the student...
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In Europe, they cheer passage of Ukraine aid but worry about possible Trump future
Trudy Rubin BRUSSELS — On April 19, I watched an audience of European and American political officials and strategic experts pay rapt attention as U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy told them Congress would enact a Ukraine aid package that weekend. Minutes later, the attendees at the German Marshall Fund's...
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Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top UN court over the storming of the Mexican Embassy
THE HAGUE, NetherlandsMexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court Tuesday, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest a former vice president who had just been granted asylum by Mexico. The April 5 raid, hours after Mexico granted...
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Nearly 47 child migrants a day vanished in Europe since 2021, research reveals
Around 47 children vanish every day in Europe, according to new research by cross-border journalism collective Lost in Europe showing more than 50,000 child migrants went missing after arrival over the past three years. Data requested from 31 European countries, including Austria, Germany, and...
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Gunman kills at least six in attack on mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat
A gunman stormed a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman says. Ministry of Interior Affairs spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani said “an unknown armed person shot at civilian worshippers in a mosque” at about 9pm (16:30 GMT) on Monday in Andisheh town of Guzara district...
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Philippines and China in new confrontation at Scarborough Shoal
The Philippines has accused China of “dangerous maneuvers and obstruction” and reinstalling a barrier at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, which Beijing blockaded and seized from Manila in 2012. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Jay Tarriela said two Philippine vessels on maritime patrol...
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Floods kill at least 42 in central Kenya after dam bursts
Nairobi, Apr. 29 (BNA): At least 42 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya's Mai Mahiu area after a dam burst early on Monday, and the number of deaths could rise, police said. Pictures posted on the X accounts of Kenyan media, Kenya Red Cross and the highway authorities showed scenes of...
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'Not too late' for Ukraine to win war, NATO chief says
The head of NATO has said it is "not too late" for Ukraine to win against Russia despite Moscow's mounting advances, promising more Western help is on its way. Jens Stoltenberg was in Ukraine when Russia claimed the capture of two eastern villages in 24 hours, rushing an advance in the Donetsk...
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