German brands seek to catch up in EV era
The German trio of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz is pursuing different strategies to regain ground in China, as they seek to adapt to a market increasingly shaped by domestic electric vehicle makers.
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Bulgaria's incumbent president wins presidential runoff: exit polls
Bulgaria's incumbent President Iliana Iotova wins Sunday's presidential runoff, according to exit polls announced on Bulgarian National TV.
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First-hand account of Uzbekistan's reform drive offered in new book
The Chinese edition of a book by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan was unveiled in Beijing on Friday, offering Chinese readers a first-hand account of the country's reform drive over the past five years.
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Trump: Washington still has 'one or two targets' in Iran
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States has knocked out much of Iran's military but still has to "take care of" one or two targets, as Tehran warned of reprisals if attacked.
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Egypt's Grand Egyptian Museum launches immersive 'Eternal Sun' light experience
Egypt's Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) launched an immersive light-and-sound experience on Sunday, offering visitors a new way to explore the country's ancient civilization through modern visual and audio technology.
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Egypt's Grand Egyptian Museum launches immersive 'Eternal Sun' light experience
Egypt's Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) launched an immersive light-and-sound experience on Sunday, offering visitors a new way to explore the country's ancient civilization through modern visual and audio technology. The launch coincides with the first anniversary of the museum's official
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8 dead in weekend road incidents in Australia's Victoria
Two men have died following a collision between a car and a motorcycle in southeast Melbourne on Sunday night, taking the weekend road death toll in the state of Victoria to eight. Victoria Police said in a statement that emergency services were called to the collision at an intersection in Brighton
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S. Korea's Q3 online direct overseas sales hit 6-year high
South Korea's online direct overseas sales in the third quarter hit the highest in six years, driven by a surge in duty-free cosmetics sales, statistical ministry data showed Monday. The online direct overseas sales soared 40.7 percent from a year earlier to 1.09 trillion won (810.5 million US
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Highway collision kills 2, injures 3 in Afghanistan's Laghman province
At least two people were killed and three others injured in a highway collision in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province on Sunday evening, the provincial police office reported. The accident took place when a Hino truck collided with a rickshaw coming from the opposite direction in the Azizkhan
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Talks to end US-Iran war continue as military tensions rise
Iranian negotiators were in Doha on Sunday for a third consecutive day of talks with Qatari mediators aimed at pushing for a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, an official briefed on the discussions told Reuters.The ongoing diplomatic efforts come amid growing concerns that the conflict could
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Zelenskyy proposes meeting Putin in Türkiye, Kremlin says he is welcome in Moscow
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has floated the possibility of a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Türkiye, asking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to use his channels to broker the summit.Zelenskyy, speaking in a media interview on Saturday, said
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Australian exhibitors eye long-term partnerships at China's import expo
"It's progressing very well," Sam Zhang said of the partnership Australian dairy producer Bulla formed with Chinese grocery platform Dingdong Fresh at last year's China International Import Expo (CIIE).Zhang, who oversees international business at Bulla, told Xinhua that the company's products were
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Chinese president, Sultan of Oman attend signing ceremony of cooperation documents
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik Al Said of Oman attended a signing ceremony of cooperation documents in Beijing on Monday.
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9 killed in plane crash in US Florida: transportation secretary
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- A plane carrying nine people crashed in a residential neighborhood in Florida on Sunday, killing all those on board, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said.At 12:50 p.m. Eastern Time, a Learjet 60 crashed in a neighborhood near Cresthaven, FLorida, Duffy said in a post on X. All nine people on board were killed.The aircraft departed from Austin, Texas and was bound for the Bahamas, he added, calling the crash a horrific tragedy.The Federal Aviation Administration is sending a team to the scene to support the National Transportation Safety Board investigation, Duffy said.It was unclear if anyone was hurt on the ground.Minutes before the crash, the pilot of the plane reported ice accumulating on the aircraft and moderate turbulence, according to a recording of air traffic control radio calls captured by LiveATC.net.Moments later the plane declared an emergency and plunged about 8.2 km in one minute.There were scattered storms in the area at the time of the crash, and the plane passed through a stronger storm cell a few minutes before it began descending, local media reported.Video of the crash showed the aircraft nose-diving from the sky and erupting into a giant flame ball near a major roadway, creating a crater.
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