Beijing said Wednesday it had lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the European Union’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars.The extra taxes of up to 35 percent were announced Tuesday after an EU probe found Chinese state subsidies were undercutting European automakers, but the move has faced opposition from …
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As a long-tail boat arrives at a fishing village on the southern Thai island of Koh Chang, residents gather to sell their wares — not seafood, but plastic.The villagers, members of the semi-nomadic Moken people, are selling to Tide, a start-up attempting to create new value from old plastic collected from or near the sea.Recyclers …
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Kamala Harris urged Americans to write the “next chapter” for their country and reject Donald Trump’s chaos and division as she delivered a powerful closing argument to voters Tuesday against the glowing backdrop of the White House.The Democratic vice president warned against Trump’s lust for “unchecked power” as she addressed a mass rally at the …
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Ruben Amorim said Tuesday that “nothing is decided yet” after Manchester United made the Sporting Lisbon coach their top target to replace sacked manager Erik ten Hag.United pulled the plug on Ten Hag’s two-year reign on Monday after a 2-1 defeat by West Ham left one of the world’s wealthiest clubs 14th in the Premier …
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The EU’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars prompted anger from Beijing on Wednesday, after an anti-subsidy probe concluded China’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 slammed the European …
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Much of the vanilla that flavors our ice cream today is artificial, derived from the genetic signature of a plant that hundreds of years ago was known only to an Indigenous Mexican tribe.The plant’s sequenced genomic information, available on public databases, was used as the basis for a synthetic flavoring that today competes with vanilla …
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Alfred Mamba was just 12 when boxing great Muhammad Ali descended on Kinshasa, at that time the capital of Zaire, in October 1974 in a bid to regain his heavyweight title.Mamba watched as his father — a boxing referee — helped carry flags into the arena ahead of the fight between Ali and fellow-American George …
The release of a new single featuring Liam Payne, the former One Direction singer who died earlier this month after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel room, has been postponed, a collaborator said on Tuesday. US singer and songwriter Sam Pounds had earlier said on social media that the track, “Do No Wrong”, would be released …
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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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