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Chinese electric car makers hit with new European Union tariffs

43 minutes ago By João da Silva, Business reporter Getty Images MG owner SAIC is one the car makers hardest hit by the new tariffs The European Union has raised tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, as Brussels takes action to protect the bloc’s motor industry. The new tariffs on individual manufactures range from 17.4% to 37.6%, which […]

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Weather engineering: False claims spread online

BBC June’s weather may have felt erratic at times – but for some social media users, there was nothing random about it. They wrongly blamed it on “weather manipulation” and “geoengineering”. Others accused weather presenters of “hiding the truth” from the public. Much of June experienced temperatures about 2C (3.6F) lower than average, due to […]

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Threads was built to topple Twitter. Meta thinks it still can.

A year after it launched, Meta’s newest social network has the makings of a viable rival to Elon Musk’s X. With 175 million active users and partnerships with A-list celebrities like Taylor Swift, Threads combines a Twitter-like feed of text, images and videos with the brand-friendly sheen of Instagram. But ahead of a presidential election […]

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General election live: Party leaders battle for votes on eve of election as Tory minister predicts Labour landslide | General election 2024

Labour likely to win with ‘largest majority this country has ever seen’, Tory cabinet minister Mel Stride claims Andrew Sparrow Good morning. I’m Andrew Sparrow, taking over from Helen Sullivan. Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, has been the lead voice for the Conservative party on the morning broadast round during the election, but […]

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Euro 2024 Ed Sheeran plays private gig for England team

England’s preparations for Saturday’s Euro 2024 quarterfinal against Switzerland featured a private concert from singer Ed Sheeran at the team’s base in Blankenhain. Gareth Southgate’s squad underwent a light recovery session on Monday, a day after their dramatic extra-time round-of-16 win over Slovakia in which Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane scored to give England a […]

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