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Volkswagen halts electric minivan exports to the United States
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German auto giant Volkswagen said Thursday it had suspended deliveries of its electric minivan ID. Buzz...
Mexico barred from sending cattle to US over flesh-eating pest
Washington (AFP) - The US Secretary of Agriculture has announced ports will be closed to the livestock trade at the...
US senator warns of fossil fuel coup, economic reckoning
Washington (AFP) - One of the US Senate's leading climate advocates says President Donald Trump's administration no longer governs --...
Volkswagen US deliveries fall as Trump tariffs bite
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Europe's largest automaker Volkswagen said Wednesday that sales into the United States had taken a hit,...
Cambodian garment workers fret Trump’s new tariff threat
Phnom Penh (AFP) - As Cambodian garment workers took breaks from toiling in sweltering factories on Tuesday, they feared for...
China’s snaps 4-month consumer decline but factory price deflation deepens
Beijing (AFP) - Consumer prices in China rose slightly in June, official data showed on Wednesday, snapping a four-month decline...
Iraq’s Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity
Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said...
Iraq’s Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity
Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said...
The long slow death of Norway’s wild salmon
Hegra (Norway) (AFP) - Waist-deep in a rain-swollen river, Christer Kristoffersen cast his line, landed it gently on the water,...
China’s snaps 4-month consumer decline but factory price deflation deepens
Beijing (AFP) - Consumer prices in China rose slightly in June, official data showed on Wednesday, snapping a four-month decline...
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