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Logjam deepens at the world's ports as pandemic strikes shipping
AFP, Published on 04/04/2021
» LIANYUNGANG, China: Towering cranes work overtime swinging containers from cargo vessels in the eastern Chinese port of Lianyungang, racing to keep ahead of a perfect storm unleashed by the pandemic that has created gridlock in global shipping.
Ford to speed up push to electric autos, digitisation
AFP, Published on 05/02/2021
» NEW YORK - Ford announced Thursday a dramatic acceleration of its investment push into electric autos and signaled deepening collaborations with technology giants on the increased digitisation of driving.
Italy's 5G stumbles after a shining start
AFP, Published on 25/06/2020
» ROME - Italy's 5G project, launched to great fanfare in October 2018 with frequencies going for top dollar at auction, has since fallen victim to sky-high costs and red tape.
Audi to slash 9,500 jobs in Germany by 2025
AFP, Published on 27/11/2019
» FRANKFURT: German luxury carmaker Audi said Tuesday it planned to slash 9,500 jobs in Germany by 2025 as part of a massive overhaul to help finance a costly switch to electric vehicles.
Sri Lanka blasts show Asia is fertile ground for IS ideology
AFP, Published on 03/05/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR - The Islamic State group's self-proclaimed "caliphate" may have collapsed in the Middle East but Asia provides fertile territory for a resurrection, analysts say, as last month's bloody Easter Sunday suicide attacks in Sri Lanka have shown.