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Compressed natural gas vehicles gain slow momentum in Nigeria
Lagos (AFP) - Car mechanic Adebola Omotosho has to drive eight kilometres across Nigeria's bustling commercial hub Lagos to fill...
Plastic pollution talks: the key sticking points
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) - Nations gathered in Busan, South Korea have a week to agree the world's first treaty...
China’s Huawei unveils ‘milestone’ smartphone with homegrown OS
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday unveiled its first smartphone equipped with a fully homegrown operating system,...
As AI gets real, slow and steady wins the race
Washington (AFP) - In the wake of ChatGPT's dramatic arrival two years ago, companies are excited about generative AI's possibilities...
Trump vows big tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
Washington (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump said Monday he intends to impose sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada...
California vows to step in if Trump kills US EV tax credit
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - California will revive its own subsidy programs for electric vehicles if Donald Trump guts...
Closing arguments coming in US-Google antitrust trial on ad tech
Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - Google and the US government will face off in a federal court on Monday, as...
Germany fears outside hand in deadly Lithuania jet crash
Vilnius (AFP) - A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday near the Lithuanian capital's airport, killing one crew member, with Germany...
TotalEnergies says halting new investment in India’s Adani
Paris (AFP) - French energy giant TotalEnergies said Monday it was halting new investment linked to Indian conglomerate Adani, after...
Deadly cargo jet crash in Lithuania amid sabotage probes
Vilnius (AFP) - A DHL cargo plane crashed Monday near the Lithuanian capital's airport, killing one crew member, but authorities...
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