Thu 08 February 2024: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it was ending the probe after the Korean automakers previously issued eight recalls covering about 3 million vehicles to address engine fires. The NHTSA first opened investigations in 2019 and upgraded them in 2021 after reports of 161 fires from engine failures. NHTSA […]
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Wed 07 February 2024: Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the terms of a ceasefire in Gaza proposed by Hamas and rebuffed US pressure to move more quickly towards a mediated settlement to the war, saying there could be no solution to Israel’s security issues except “absolute victory” over the militant group. The Israeli prime minister also […]
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Wed 07 February 2024: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday promised to step up efforts to counter racism and right-wing extremism in the country. “Right-wing extremism is a major threat to our democracy and social peace. It wants to divide us, turn us against each other, and we will not allow that to happen,” Scholz […]
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Wed 07 February 2024: Germany wants to prevent Russia from destabilizing the Western Balkans region, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Tuesday. ”We want to prevent Russia from causing an additional crisis, destabilization, from abusing this region to expand its influence, hoping to destabilize the West in this way,” Pistorius said in Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo. “Germany […]
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Wed 07 February 2024: It’s another day of farmers’ protests and debates over the future of agriculture in Europe. From Spain to Bulgaria, farmers want to have their voices heard. Meanwhile, the European parliament is debating empowering farmers and rural communities. A group of farmers held a demonstration Tuesday outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, angry […]
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Wed 07 February 2024: Ukraine on Tuesday said it nationalized assets belonging to a Russian oligarch worth $13.2 million. The State Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said in a statement that all of Eduard Khudainatov’s shares in the Alliance-Ukraine Oil Company LLC, which it said is estimated at almost 500 million Ukrainian hryvnias, was directed […]
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Tue 06 February 2024: Have you ever listened to a talk by somebody who came across as an expert, only to find that they had no clue after all? Or perhaps you’ve been annoyed by a colleague who explains the obvious in a condescending way. The way expertise is expressed is very similar to how […]
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Tue 06 February 2024: Oil prices slightly increased in early trade on Tuesday as markets awaited more cues on supply amid the Middle East conflict. The international benchmark crude Brent traded at $78.19 per barrel at 10.28 a.m. local time (0728 GMT), a 0.26% increase from the closing price of $77.99 a barrel in the […]
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Tue 06 February 2024: The UK has announced plans to invest more than 100 million pounds ($125 million) in artificial intelligence (AI) research and training. In line with plans unveiled on Tuesday, the government would establish nine new AI research hubs around the United Kingdom, fund studies looking into the ethical application of AI in […]
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Mon 05 February 2024: The Kremlin on Monday warned that the seizure of Russia’s assets by Western countries, believed to be worth $300 billion that were frozen after Moscow launched its “special military operation” in Ukraine in February 2022, will be challenged in court. “If such decisions are made, they will be deeply illegal. They […]
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