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The EU on Tuesday decided to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars after an anti-subsidy probe concluded Beijing’s support undercut European automakers. The extra taxes have been controversial, with strong opposition from Germany and Hungary amid fears of provoking China’s ire and setting off a bitter trade war.Beijing previously slammed the European Union’s “unfair” and …

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Sporting Lisbon confirmed on Tuesday Manchester United’s interest in signing up their Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim after the English giants sacked Erik Ten Hag.United pulled the plug on Dutchman Ten Hag’s two-year reign on Monday after a 2-1 defeat by West Ham the previous day left one of the world’s wealthiest clubs 14th in the …

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Climate change poses a growing threat to human health in a variety of record-breaking ways, a major report said Wednesday, the experts warning that “wasted time has been paid in lives”.The new report was released as heatwaves, fires, hurricanes, droughts and floods have lashed the world during what is expected to surpass 2023 to become …

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Kamala Harris warned against Donald Trump’s bid to seize “unchecked power” in a fiery speech Tuesday at the spot where her rival riled up a mob before the deadly January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol.”This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and out for unchecked power,” she said.”But …

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Kamala Harris warned against Donald Trump’s bid to seize “unchecked power” in a fiery speech Tuesday at the spot where her rival riled up a mob before the deadly January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol.”This is someone who is unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance and out for unchecked power,” she said.”But …

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An Israeli air strike on a single residential block killed nearly 100 people on Tuesday, Gaza’s civil defence agency said, leaving rescuers scrambling for survivors as Israel pursued its offensives in Gaza and Lebanon.Israel’s key ally and backer the United States called the strike — which killed a large number of children — “horrifying”.The bombing …

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Kamala Harris will blast Donald Trump as unstable and obsessed with revenge as she gives her closing election arguments Tuesday at the spot where her rival rallied supporters before the deadly 2021 US Capitol attack.The Democrat’s speech outside the White House comes as Republican Trump brushed off a racism-tainted New York rally as a “love …

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Kyiv announced a fresh mobilisation drive Tuesday as Moscow seized the mining hub of Selydove and the US said some North Korean troops were in Russia’s Kursk region, warning that thousands more were on their way.  Russia has been making swift advances in the eastern Donetsk region for weeks and on Tuesday said it “fully” …

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Georgia’s central election commission said it will partially recount ballots Tuesday, after opposition parties denounced the weekend parliamentary election as “stolen”. US President Joe Biden added his voice to Western critics of the election, saying he was “deeply alarmed” by democratic “backsliding” in the Caucasus country and that the vote was marred by “voter intimidation and coercion”.Earlier, …

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The Catholic Church must make it easier to remove priests who have abused minors while giving victims “access to the truth”, a papal commission at the Vatican said Tuesday in its inaugural report on protecting children.The detailed global report from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors was the first since the body was …

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