Thu 16 January 2025: Global electric vehicle (EV) sales reached a record high in 2024, totaling 17.1 million units of passenger and light-duty EVs, according to a report by Rho Motion, a leading EV research firm. Sales surged by 25% compared to the previous year, spurred by four consecutive months of exceptional sales. China dominated […]
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Thu 16 January 2025: Despite falling total, number of people crossing the border from Belarus and Russia jumped 192 percent. The number of people entering the European Union by irregular crossings dropped almost 40 percent in 2024, according to the bloc’s border agency Frontex. Preliminary data reveal a significant 38 percent drop in irregular border […]
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Thu 16 January 2025: The French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM) has expressed “a profound sense of injustice and discrimination” following administrative decisions impacting several private Islamic schools in France, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement issued Tuesday, the Council criticised the recent termination of state contracts with Lycee Averroes in Lille and the Al Kindi school […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: The far-right party sent mock deportation tickets to residents in Karlsruhe ahead of elections, sparking condemnation from residents and officials. Police have launched an investigation into the local branch of the Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party for sending mock one-way deportation tickets in the run-up to the country’s election. […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: Children account for more than half of Haiti’s displaced population, which has tripled amid relentless gang violence. The number of people in Haiti who have fled their homes has risen threefold in the last year to more than one million, according to the United Nations. The UN’s International Organization for Migration […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: Anticorruption minister Tulip Siddiq quits amid questions over ties to the country’s toppled leader, her aunt Sheikh Hasina. The British minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption has resigned after weeks of questions over her financial ties to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, the toppled prime minister of Bangladesh. Tulip Siddiq, 42, had […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: Apple announced plans to update an AI feature to the iOS 18.2 software on its iPhones after incorrect news alerts were recently provided to users. The news included false claims that Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing a US insurance executive, had died by suicide, and another stating that tennis […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: Drones dropping drugs and weapons into high-security prisons in the UK are a threat to national security, the prisons watchdog warned on Tuesday. Charlie Taylor, the chief inspector of prisons, has called for urgent action to tackle drones after a surge in drugs and weapons flown to prisons holding some of the most dangerous […]
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Tue 14 January 2025: US President Joe Biden said Monday that rebuilding Los Angeles following devastating wildfires will cost tens of billions of dollars. “Although the federal government is going to cover 100% of the cost for the next 180 days for things like firefighter overtime pay, debris removal and temporary shelters, it’s going to […]
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Tue 14 January 2025: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday accused the US of planning to sabotage the TurkStream gas pipeline, which transports energy resources from Russia to Türkiye. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Lavrov alleged Washington is facilitating terrorist attacks on energy infrastructure and claimed there are plans to target TurkStream. […]
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