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Chinese EV giant BYD overtakes Tesla with annual sales topping $100 billion US
Tesla's Chinese competitor BYD recorded a 73 per cent jump in fourth-quarter profit on Monday and said its annual revenue for 2024 crossed the $100 billion US mark, surpassing the U.S. automaker.
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China Condemns U.S. Tariffs Against Venezuela
Currently, Venezuela is the twelfth-largest oil exporter to China. On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun called on Washington to โstop interfering in Venezuelaโs internal affairs,โ referring to U.S. President Donald Trumpโs announcement of a 25% tariff on countries that purchase oil from the Caribbean nation. RELATED: U.S. Attempts to Curb China Doomed to [โฆ]
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:The โhot messโ Olympics? How Queenslandโs 2032 Games planning descended into farce
The LNPโs vision is for an Olympics held in venues rather than a city โ and guarantees controversy across Brisbane and beyondFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFew people in Queensland disagreed with the former state premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, when she described plans for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane as a โhot messโ.Tuesdayโs...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Moscow blames Ukraine for deadlock over ceasefire deal talks
The Kremlin said that it would not disclose the content of ceasefire deal talks with the U.S. as Ukrainian diplomats met American officials Tuesday.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Brazil's Supreme Court to decide whether to put Bolsonaro on trial
Jair Bolsonaro is accused of plotting a coup, but the ex-president says he is the victim of a witch hunt.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Indiaโs Trade Recalibrations in the Age of Uncertainty
In the Trump 2.0 era, Indiaโs pivot toward bilateral trade deals with trusted Western economies has become a necessity rather than a choice.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Macron and Zelensky To Prepare the Ukraine Summit
The U.S.-brokered peace talks highlighted growing divisions between Washington and Brussels. On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky to prepare for the support summit for Ukraine, which will take place on Thursday in Paris. RELATED: France to Host Ukraine Coalition Meeting: President Macron They will meet starting at 6:30 p.m. [โฆ]
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:China Coast Guard Makes Its Longest Intrusion Into Disputed East China Sea Waters
The record-setting intrusion occurred on the same day that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi came to Tokyo.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Grandparents arrested on suspicion of toddler's murder in French Alps
Emile Soleil mysteriously vanished in 2023, in a case that made headlines across France.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Bangladesh Women Rise up Against Increasing Incidents of Rape
The Muhammad Yunus government has failed miserably in checking incidents of rape and sexual violence against women.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Trump Media shares jump on announcement of ETF deal with Crypto.com
President Trump's media company announced an agreement with Crypto.com on Monday to launch ETFs and related products.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:South Africa: G20 Presidency Briefing to the United Nations General Assembly by the G20 Sherpa, Mr Zane Dangor, Director-General of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation
[G20 in South Africa 2025] H.E. The President of the General Assembly, Ambassador Philรฉmon Yang, Your Excellences, Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, Distinguished delegates,
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:The 2025 Australian federal budget: here's what you need to know โ video
A deficit, a Medicare boost and power bill relief were all things expected in Tuesday night's budget. But what else was in there, and what does Jim Chalmers' 2025 budget mean for Australians? Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley explains this year's winners, losers and surprisesCoalition will not support Laborโs budget tax cuts, Angus Taylor saysWhat the budget means for your generation โ gen Z, millennial, gen X or...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Challenges to Chinaโs Growing Interests in Afghanistan
While Chinese investment is rising, particularly in the mining sector, the operations face both local pushback and logistical headaches.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths at risk, UN warns
The number of children around the world dying before their fifth birthday stands at a record low โ but this achievement is under threat due to a chronic lack of investment in routine humanitarian work and interventions, the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), said on Tuesday.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Aid operations stretched to the limit in Burundi by ongoing DR Congo crisis
With thousands fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) across the border into Burundi, aid operations are stretched to the limit, the World Food Programme (WFP)said on Tuesday.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade โunacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressedโ
The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Remembrance for its victims.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:โFragility and hopeโ mark new era in Syria amid ongoing violence and aid struggles
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing to the devastating violence on the coast earlier this month, which marked a grim new chapter in Syriaโs fragile transition to a lasting peace.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Niger: Mosque attack which killed 44 should be โwake-up callโ, says rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tรผrk on Tuesday condemned the recent attack on a mosque in Kokorou village, in western Niger, in which at least 44 worshippers were killed and 20 injured.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:World News in Brief: Alarm over Tรผrkiye detentions, Ukraine update, Sudan-Chad border emergency
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed major concern on Tuesday following the detention of at least 92 people by the Turkish authorities over the past week, including Istanbulโs mayor, Ekrem ฤฐmamoฤlu, who has been charged with corruption and removed from office.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Migrant deaths in Asia hit record high in 2024, UN data reveals
The year 2024 marked the deadliest on record for migrants in Asia, with at least 2,514 lives lost along the regionโs perilous migration routes, according to new data from the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Yemen: One in two children severely malnourished after 10 years of war
In Yemen, a decade of conflict has proved catastrophic for the countryโs children living under the threat of airstrikes and staggeringly high malnutrition rates, the UN Childrenโs Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:No Aid, All Investments: The Future of Chinese Engagement in Kazakhstan
With U.S. aid diminished, it seems unlikely that China will fill the gap. Beijing favors investments in infrastructure over civil society.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Paraguayans To Stage Three Days of Protests
There is widespread discontent due to the President Peรฑaโs neoliberal agenda. From Tuesday to Thursday, Paraguayan social and political organizations will stage demonstrations to protest against the policies of right-wing President Santiago Peรฑa. RELATED: Paraguay Faces an Environmental Crisis: 29 Forest Fires Destroy Forests and Grasslands On Tuesday, workers, retirees, Indigenous people, and young people [โฆ]
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Oil major Shell vows to boost shareholder returns, doubles down on LNG push
British oil major Shell on Tuesday announced plans to increase shareholder distributions, prioritize share buybacks and reduce capital spending.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Europe's coal-based steelmaking โ an Industrial Revolution relic now pushed to 2045
Within the EU, there are still 47 coal-fired blast furnace-based steel plants in operation. Retirement dates have now been announced for 32 of these 47 furnaces, so the compass is pointing in the right direction to phase out coal-based steel production. But its needle is quivering.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:How Trumpโs Migrant Crackdown Is Straining Mexicoโs Brittle Nonprofit Sector
A view of Trump administration policies from Casa Tochan, a Mexican migrant shelter.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:FIFA: Recognize, Support Afghan Women's Team in Exile
Click to expand Image Afghan women's football team players celebrate a goal on April 24, 2022. 2022 William West AFP via Getty Images (Amsterdam) โ The Fรฉdรฉration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) should act to stop the ongoing discrimination againstAfghan women footballers living in exile and facilitate their return to international competition, theSport & Rights Alliancesaid in areportreleased...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Federal budget 2025: watch treasurer Jim Chalmers' full budget speech โ video
Weeks away from a federal election, the treasurer, Jim Chalmers, hands down his fourth budget, saying it is aimed at helping with the cost of living while the Australian economy is 'turning the corner'. The budget includes tax and energy bill relief, a cap on the price of medicine and a boost to Medicare. After overseeing back-to-back surpluses thanks to booming commodity prices and a strong labour market, the budget...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Is Brazil abandoning its climate promises?
Once a climate champion, Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is pushing for more oil drilling, even as the country prepares to host the UN climate conference.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Lula's climate betrayal? Brazil eyes oil expansion
Once a climate champion, Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is pushing for more oil drilling, even as the country prepares to host the UN climate conference.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Car lost by Johnny Hallyday at poker sells for โฌ132,000
The 1975 Panther De Ville had mink seats, a gold disc on top of the grille and hubcaps carrying the rock star's initials.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Types of data requested to inform May 2025 COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition deliberations
The WHO Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition (TAG-CO-VAC) continues to closely monitor the genetic and antigenic evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants, immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination, and the performance of COVID-19 vaccines against circulating variants. Based on these evaluations, WHO advises vaccine manufacturers and regulatory authorities on the implications for...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Inside the Federal Funding Freeze
The San Francisco-based Center for Gender and Refugee Studies provides technical assistance to support the legal representation of unaccompanied migrant children. Recent actions by the Trump administration have put these efforts at risk.
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source:Federal budget 2025: Chalmers delivers speech spruiking tax cuts and energy relief โ video
Weeks away from a federal election, Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down his fourth budget, saying it is aimed at helping with the cost of living while the Australian economy is 'turning the corner'. The budget includes tax and energy bill relief, a cap on the price of medicine and a boost to Medicare. After overseeing back-to-back surpluses thanks to booming commodity prices and a strong labour market, the budget will...
Published on: March 25, 2025 | Source: