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Global EV sales soar in March, led by China and Europe
Global electric vehicle sales up 29 percent in March, researchers find

LONDON, UK: Electric vehicle sales surged globally in March, with strong growth in China and Europe offsetting slower momentum in North...

CHINA-NINGXIA-HELAN MOUNTAIN-PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE-REINTRODUCTION (CN)
CHINA-NINGXIA-HELAN MOUNTAIN-PRZEWALSKI'S HORSE-REINTRODUCTION (CN)

(250418) -- SHIZUISHAN, April 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Przewalski's horses and a foal are seen at the Helan Mountain Nature Reserve in...

Column: China's community with a shared future with neighboring countries: a new pathway to global stability, prosperity
Column: China's community with a shared future with neighboring countries: a new pathway to global stability, prosperity

This aerial photo taken on April 26, 2023 shows a construction site of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), a major infrastructure project...

Death toll from U.S. overnight airstrikes on Yemeni fuel port rises to 74: Houthis
Death toll from U.S. overnight airstrikes on Yemeni fuel port rises to 74: Houthis

People attend a funeral ceremony in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 17, 2025. A funeral ceremony for victims killed in U.S. airstrikes was held...

Proposed U.S. pharmaceutical tariffs a "lose-lose," say UK experts
Proposed U.S. pharmaceutical tariffs a "lose-lose," say UK experts

People wait to be assisted at a pharmacy in Athens, Greece, on Jan. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) Trump's proposal of a 25 percent...

Ovechkin extends record with 897th goal
Ovechkin extends record with 897th goal

The Russian NHL star added to his historic tally in the final game before the playoffs Russian hockey star Alexander Ovechkin has...

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Trump administration plans to halve State Department budget
Trump administration wants to nearly halve State Dept budget

WASHINGTON, D.C. President Donald Trump's administration wants to cut the State Department's budget by nearly half, according to documents...

Myrtle the Tortoise reunited with Family after tornado escape
Pet tortoise lost in Mississippi tornado reunited with family

KOKOMO, Mississippi: Myrtle, a beloved pet tortoise, is back with his family in Mississippi after being lost for weeks during a deadly...

NY tour helicopter firm shuts down after deadly crash
Company whose chopper crashed, killing 6, ceasing operations

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The helicopter tour company involved in a recent crash that killed a pilot and a visiting family from Spain...

Education Department moves to cut off Maine's federal education funding
Trump administration moves to pull Maine's school funding over transgender athletes

WASHINGTON D. C.: President Donald Trump's administration announced late last week that it would stop all federal education funding...

Indonesia plans US visit to avert tariffs with bold offer
Indonesia to offer to increase U.S. imports to help trade talks

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia is preparing a high-level visit to Washington with an ambitious offer to avert steep U.S. tariffs on...

Trump admin ends race-based admissions at military academies
US military academies end race consideration in admissions

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Air Force Academy will no longer use race when deciding who gets in. For many...