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Ford-backed electric battery venture approved for $9.2bn US loan
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» NEW YORK: A Ford joint venture to build three new electric vehicle battery plants is set to receive up to US$9.2 billion in US federal loans under a program backed by US President Joe Biden, officials announced Thursday.
Tesla 'recalls' 360,000 vehicles to fix driver-assistance software
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» NEW YORK - Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 electric vehicles because of problems with their driver-assistance technology that heighten crash risk, according to a United States regulatory announcement seen by AFP Thursday.
A greener ride: West Africans switch on to electric motorbikes
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» COTONOU: Beninese hairdresser Edwige Govi makes a point these days of using electric motorbike taxis to get around Cotonou, saying she enjoys a ride that is quiet and clean.
Meth trade forges unlikely link between Rohingya and Myanmar soldiers
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» TEKNAF (BANGLADESH) - Huge quantities of meth are seeding unrest inside Bangladesh's refugee camps, as jobless Rohingya turn drug runners for a criminal chain that stretches back to Myanmar -- and the soldiers who drove them out.
Myanmar arrests MP after Rakhine riot
AFP, Published on 18/01/2018
» Myanmar police on Thursday arrested a prominent Rakhine Buddhist MP for allegedly provoking ethnic violence, state media and his party said, after a deadly riot highlighted simmering tensions in the troubled state.
12,000 flee as lava oozes from Philippine volcano
AFP, Published on 15/01/2018
» Thousands fled from their homes as lava oozed out of a rumbling Philippine volcano on Monday in what volcanologists described as a "quiet eruption", warning it could lead to a hazardous explosion within days.
Korean Air pledges clampdown on unruly passengers
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» SEOUL - Korean Air said Wednesday it would let its crew use stun guns more aggressively and put more male staff aboard flights to clamp down on violent passengers, after an incident involving an unruly passenger.
Malaysia bids sombre farewell to nameless Rohingya dead
AFP, Published on 22/06/2015
» KAMPUNG TUALANG (MALAYSIA) - Malaysian authorities on Monday held a sombre mass funeral for 21 suspected ethnic Rohingya found in human-trafficking graves last month, with fellow Muslims praying for the unidentified victims to find a place in heaven.
Two Thais plead guilty to insulting royals in play
AFP, Published on 29/12/2014
» Two Thais accused of defaming the monarchy in a university play pleaded guilty on Monday amid an intensifying junta crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
Germany basks in World Cup glory as Argentina licks wounds
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» Germany basked in the glory of their fourth World Cup title on Monday after a 1-0 thriller against Argentina made them the first European team to win football's top tournament while in South America.