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Sanctions have huge toll on Russian economy: report
AFP, Published on 02/08/2022
» WASHINGTON - The Russian economy has been deeply damaged by sanctions and the exit of international business since the country invaded Ukraine, according to a new report by Yale University business experts and economists.
Earthbound Boeing Starliner faces final challenge in key test mission
AFP, Published on 26/05/2022
» WASHINGTON - Boeing's Starliner capsule headed back to Earth Wednesday in the final step of a key test flight to prove itself worthy of providing rides for NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
Two huge explosions rock Beirut, dozens wounded
AFP, Published on 04/08/2020
» BEIRUT - Two huge explosions rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.
'Dieselgate' recall of more Mercedes vehicles 'likely'
AFP, Published on 22/02/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - German authorities will "likely" discover software rigging the level of diesel emissions in Mercedes-Benz cars other than those already sanctioned, the Daimler group warned on Friday.
After mission failure, Boeing Starliner returning to Earth early
AFP, Published on 22/12/2019
» WASHINGTON - Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth on Sunday, six days early, after a clock problem prevented a rendezvous with the International Space Station, NASA and the aerospace giant confirmed Saturday.
More pain for German car industry as Daimler axes 10,000 jobs
AFP, Published on 29/11/2019
» FRANKFURT: Luxury automaker Daimler said Friday it would scrap at least 10,000 jobs worldwide, the latest in a wave of layoffs to hit the stuttering German car industry as it battles with a costly switch to electric.
Tesla probes car fire in Shanghai
AFP, Published on 22/04/2019
» SHANGHAI - US electric auto maker Tesla said Monday it had launched an investigation after a video circulating in China showed one of its cars suddenly burst into flames in a garage in Shanghai.
Tesla recalls more than 14,000 cars in China over Takata airbags
AFP, Published on 18/01/2019
» SHANGHAI: Electric-vehicle maker Tesla will recall 14,123 cars in China over airbags that contained a part made by now-defunct Japanese manufacturer Takata, the Chinese market regulator announced on Friday.
Toyota recalls 1.7 mn more autos over Takata airbag defects
AFP, Published on 10/01/2019
» NEW YORK - Toyota on Wednesday announced a recall of 1.7 million vehicles in North America as part of a general effort to replace defective Takata airbags tied to some 20 deaths worldwide.