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Sales surge in 2024 for Chinese EV giant BYD
Shanghai (AFP) - Leading Chinese electric car maker BYD's vehicle sales surged in 2024, the company said in a statement,...
Moscow, Kyiv end Russian gas transit to Europe via Ukraine
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday hailed the end of Russian gas transit across his country...
End of Russian gas via Ukraine sparks unease in eastern Europe
Chisinau (AFP) - Ukraine's decision to turn off the taps keeping Russian gas flowing via its territory to Europe has...
£1.5 mn reward offered after ‘brazen’ London gem raid
London (AFP) - Victims of a £10 million ($12. 5 million) London jewellery raid have offered rewards of up to...
Some Americans in Panama reject Trump’s canal threat
Agua Clara (Panama) (AFP) - For dozens of US tourists watching a cargo ship pass through the Panama Canal, Donald...
Montenegro to extradite crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to US
Belgrade (AFP) - Montenegro said Friday it will extradite to the United States the South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon,...
Panamanians protest ‘public enemy’ Trump’s canal threat
Panama City (AFP) - Protesters in Panama on Tuesday burned an image of US President-elect Donald Trump following his threat...
Oil leak in Peru tourist zone triggers ‘environmental emergency’
Lima (AFP) - Peru has declared an "environmental emergency" after an oil spill that triggered a clean-up operation on a...
Turkey lowers interest rate to 47.5 percent
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey's central bank lowered its key interest rate on Thursday, the first cut in nearly two years...
Panama leaders past and present reject Trump’s threat of Canal takeover
Panama City (AFP) - The status of the Panama Canal is non-negotiable, President Jose Raul Mulino said in a statement...
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