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Big automakers report US sales jump on pre-tariff consumer surge
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Several leading automakers including Detroit giants General Motors and Ford reported increased US car sales in the second quarter on Tuesday as consumers fast-forwarded purchases ahead of US tariffs.
After 100 days in office, Trump voters still back US president
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has come racing out of the gates in his second term in office, slashing government agencies, launching trade wars with friends and foes alike and even taking on the judiciary over his immigration crackdown.
Trump’s global ‘baseline’ tariff takes effect
AFP, Published on 05/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s widest-ranging tariffs to date began to take effect on Saturday, in a move that could trigger retaliation and escalating trade tensions that could upset the global economy.
Ukraine's Avdiivka empties in face of Russian assaults
AFP, Published on 27/11/2023
» AVDIIVKA, Ukraine: On a narrow asphalt strip scarcely visible late at night, a Ukrainian soldier sped along with his lights off at the wheel of a large armoured Humvee jeep.
UN condemns deadly Russian attack on Ukraine city
AFP, Published on 20/08/2023
» A Russian missile strike on Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv killed seven people and wounded 148, the regional governor said Sunday, in what the UN denounced as a "heinous" attack.
Putin travels south to meet his generals
AFP, Published on 19/08/2023
» MOSCOW - Russian leader Vladimir Putin met with the commander of Moscow's Ukraine offensive in the Russian city Rostov-on-Don, the Kremlin said Saturday, in a rare trip close to combat zones.
US soldier who crossed into North Korea had served time in S Korean jail: official
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» SEOUL - A US soldier who served around two months in a South Korean jail on assault charges was believed to be in North Korean custody Wednesday after crossing the heavily fortified border without authorisation, officials said.
US national crosses into North Korea
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» SEOUL: A United States national entered North Korea during a tour of the heavily fortified border and is believed to have been detained, the United Nations Command said on Tuesday.
Hunger, thirst stunting Indigenous children in Colombian desert
AFP, Published on 15/03/2023
» URIBIA (COLOMBIA) - After a grueling jeep trip of almost 24 hours on mostly desert roads, two-year-old Rosalinda arrived at the clinic in Uribia, northern Colombia, just in time.
Viva! Spain bull-running fiesta returns after pandemic pause
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» PAMPLONA (SPAIN) - A red-and-white sea of revellers erupted in celebration Wednesday, dousing each other with wine in a packed Pamplona square as Spain's most famous bull-running festival returned after a two-year absence due to the pandemic.