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French warships join Philippines for South China Sea Drills
French aircraft carrier stages drills with Filipinos in disputed sea

ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE, Philippines: France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and its warships arrived in the Philippines over...

Woman dies after ute collides with e-Scooter at Lithgow
Fatal crash between Utility and e-Scooter occurs in Central West

LITHGOW, Central West, NSW, Australia - A 32-year-old woman has died following a collision between her e-Scooter and a utility vehicle...

Foxconn seeks Honda as a partner, eyes ties with Nissan, Mitsubishi
Foxconn asks Honda to form partnership, Nikkei reports

TOKYO, Japan: Foxconn has approached Honda Motor with a proposal to form a partnership, aiming to establish a broader collaboration...

China greenlights 13 foreign firms for pilot value-added telecom services
China greenlights 13 foreign firms for pilot value-added telecom services

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- In a significant move to open its telecommunication sector further, China has approved 13 foreign-invested...

China, Indonesia partner to strengthen vocational education with new Luban workshop
China, Indonesia partner to strengthen vocational education with new Luban workshop

Students pose for photos after the inauguration ceremony of the Indonesian Luban Workshop Intelligent Manufacturing Center at Muhammadiyah...

Oilers seek to end five-game slide, wrap trip at Hurricanes
Oilers seek to end five-game slide, wrap trip at Hurricanes

(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images) The Edmonton Oilers hope to end their five-game road trip on a positive note Saturday when...

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U.S. stocks rally despite Trump doubling-down on tariffs
Dow Jones closes up 601 points Friday, Nasdaq Composite 303 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday as economic data showed the U.S. Federal Reserve has likely tamed inflation. The...

Personal Consumption Expenditures price index in January improves slightly
Consumption index confirms U.S. inflation under control

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Federal Reserve seemingly has inflation under control with the latest econbomic data confirming little push...

Arctic’s Svalbard Seed Vault to receive 14,000 new samples
Arctic doomsday seed vault gets more than 14,000 new samples

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: A remote Arctic facility designed to preserve the world's agricultural diversity is set to receive a major new...

BP shifts focus back to fossil fuels, scaling down renewable goals
BP to end renewables goals, return focus to fossil fuels

LONON, U.K.: British Petroleum is set to abandon its ambitious renewable energy expansion targets in favor of a stronger focus on fossil...

Volkswagen partners with CATL to boost China EV expansion
Volkswagen, CATL to cooperate in China on lithium battery development

WOLFSBURG, Germany: Volkswagen is strengthening its push into China's electric vehicle (EV) sector by partnering with CATL, the world's...

U.S. stock markets plummet as trade war heats up
Nasdaq Composite dives 531 points as U.S. stocks tumble

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks floundered on Thursday as new trade tariffs were imposed, and those paused were given the green light. ...

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