HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast signed an agreement on Saturday to set up its first manufacturing facilities in India, as the ambitious company seeks to penetrate the world’s third-largest vehicle market. VinFast and the southern state of Tamil Nadu agreed to work toward an investment of up to $2 billion, with …
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By Gram Slattery and James Oliphant CLINTON, Iowa (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Saturday downplayed his role in the siege of the U.S. Capitol on the third anniversary of the attack, arguing that those prosecuted for storming the building should be freed. Speaking at a campaign event in Clinton, Iowa with the first Republican nominating contest …
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By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Indian Space Research Organisation’s inaugural solar mission, Aditya-L1, has reached its destination within the anticipated four-month timeframe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Launched on Sept. 2, the spacecraft positioned itself at Lagrange Point 1, from where it will undertake a comprehensive study of the sun, focusing …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s defence ministry accused China on Saturday of threatening aviation safety and waging psychological warfare on the island’s people with a recent spate of balloons spotted near or over the island, days before key Taiwanese elections. The potential for China to use balloons for spying became a global issue in …
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By Simon Lewis and Tuvan Gumrukcu CHANIA, Greece (Reuters) -Middle Eastern nations need to use their influence over regional actors to ensure the Gaza conflict is contained and prevent “an endless cycle of violence,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday. Blinken spoke late in the day after meeting the leaders of Turkey …
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By Phil Stewart and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday for an unspecified medical matter, the Pentagon said late on Friday, without detailing why he was being treated or why it kept his hospital stay secret all week. Austin, who is 70, sits just below President Joe …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) -Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday marked the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol with remarks in South Carolina, where the state’s Democratic primary will be held on Feb. 3. Harris spoke on the anniversary of the deadly attacks after Biden offered scathing criticism of …
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By Nathan Layne (Reuters) -A group of Michigan Republicans voted on Saturday to remove Kristina Karamo as state party chairperson after months of infighting and slow fundraising raised concerns her leadership would hurt the party’s chances in the key swing state in 2024. Karamo, a former community college instructor and grassroots activist who was elevated …
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CHANIA, Greece (Reuters) -Turkey looks set to ratify Sweden’s membership in NATO in the coming weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday, signalling an end to a saga that has frustrated Washington and its allies. The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approved the bid last week in a key step towards enlarging …
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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A lot is riding on the first launch of the new Vulcan rocket by the United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin. A successful launch at Cape Canaveral next week would allow ULA to fulfill a deep backlog of missions worth hundreds of millions of dollars …
