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Tesla surprises with better than expected car sales

Tesla sales, hit by a significant slump earlier this year, may be showing signs of revival. Elon Musk’s electric car-maker delivered nearly 444,000 vehicles in the three months ended 30 June, up more than 14% from the prior quarter. That was far more than most analysts had expected – though still down nearly 5% from […]

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Plane diverted to Brazil after turbulence injures 30

A flight hit by “strong turbulence” has made an emergency landing in Brazil, with 30 people reported injured. The Air Europa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was flying from Madrid to Montevideo when the mid-air incident happened, the airline said. Flight UX045 was diverted to the airport of Natal in north-eastern Brazil on its way to the […]

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Union calls off Port Talbot strike action

The Unite union has called off a strike planned for 8 July so further talks can take place over the future of the UK’s largest steel works at Port Talbot in Wales, the BBC has been told. Owners Tata had threatened to bring forward the planned closure of both remaining blast furnaces the day before […]

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Joe Biden’s team works furiously to quell any Democratic revolt

Publicly, President Biden’s allies have spent the past several days aggressively downplaying his missteps in Thursday’s debate by assailing the “bedwetting brigade” of anxious Democrats, trumpeting a record influx of campaign donations and noting the long list of incumbents who stumbled during their first debates. Privately, they have worked the phones to reassure nervous donors, […]

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Beer, Euro 2024, and all those cups – what’s going on?

Follow live coverage of England vs Slovakia and Spain vs Georgia at Euro 2024 today The European Championship has been drenched in beer. In the fan zones and outside the stadiums. On the concourses and in the stands. Everyone has been drenched. Fans, players and, much to the amusement of everyone not wearing a lanyard, […]

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Meta’s Oversight Board, a model for the internet, is in limbo.

Last summer, the situation was dire for Meta’s Oversight Board, an experimental court of journalists, analysts and experts empowered to investigate Meta’s handling of controversial posts. Meta, its sole funder, had privately threatened to pull back support, pushing the board to cut costs or seek new sources of revenue. The Oversight Board had tried for […]

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