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Global EV sales jump 53% in 2022
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2023
» Global spending on passenger electric vehicles jumped 53% last year to $388 billion, according a new report published by BloombergNEF on investment in the energy transition.
Banksy unveils 'Valentine's Day Mascara'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» MARGATE, England: British graffiti artist Banksy on Tuesday unveiled his latest UK street artwork, which appears to take aim at domestic violence against women as the world celebrates Valentine's Day.
Battle for Bakhmut in Ukraine 'far from over'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» MOSCOW: The fight for Bakhmut, a city in eastern Ukraine and scene of the longest-running battle since Moscow's offensive, is far from over, the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group said Tuesday.
Karabakh blockade leads to 'full-blown crisis'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» STEPANAKERT, Azerbaijan: Zhanna Petrosyan's flat offers little protection as temperatures plummet below zero both within and outside its walls, leaving her family of six shivering amid the blockade of a disputed region of Azerbaijan.
US inflation eases, but only slightly
Reuters, Published on 14/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: US consumer prices accelerated in January, but the annual increase was the smallest since late 2021, pointing to a continued slowdown in inflation and likely keeping the Federal Reserve on a more moderate interest-rate path.
Deep-sea mining noise 'threatens whales'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» PARIS: Scientists warned on Tuesday that controversial seabed mining could significantly threaten ocean ecosystems, especially blue whales and other cetaceans already stressed by shipping, pollution and climate change.
Nikki Haley launches 2024 US presidential bid
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» CHARLESTON, South Carolina: Former US ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced Tuesday she is running for president in 2024, challenging fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump by proposing a "new generation" of leadership in Washington.
Celebrity couple in Forex-3D crosshairs
Online Reporters, Published on 14/02/2023
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has formally asked prosecutors to indict a celebrity couple and six others on charges related to the multi-billion-baht Forex-3D Ponzi scheme.
Activists suing govt over Pegasus spyware
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 14/02/2023
» Activists in Thailand are suing the government for using spyware technology to monitor dissidents, the first such case in the country that they hope will help raise awareness and better protect citizens who are subject to increasing surveillance.
Faith and medicine collide in African 'magic' case
AFP, Published on 14/02/2023
» KPO-KAHANKRO, Cote d'Ivoire: "My grandson fell ill during the night and in the morning he was dead. He was a year and a few months old and could just about walk," said Amena Djaha.