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Japan’s auto industry at risk from new US tariffs, says UN agency
UN agency: Japan could lose $17 billion in car exports from US tariffs

GENEVA, Switzerland: Japan's car industry is facing a multibillion-dollar blow as sweeping U.S. auto tariffs threaten its largest export...

Ocean Liner to become largest artificial reef in the world off Florida
Historic ocean liner will soon be world's largest artificial reef

TALLAHASSEE, Florida: A famous old ocean liner, the SS United States, will soon become the world's biggest artificial reef off the...

Philippines says F-16 purchase not targeting China, any others
Philippines defends F-16 purchase, says no threat to others

MANILA, Philippines: A Philippine security official stated that acquiring F-16 fighter jets from the United States will not harm any...

Amazon set to launch first project Kuiper satellites
Amazon targets April 9 launch of first Kuiper internet satellites

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Amazon.com has announced that it will launch the first 27 satellites for its Project Kuiper internet network this...

More than 400 aid workers killed in Gaza since October 7 2023
UN voices alarm as Gaza death toll hits 50,695

​NEW YORK, New York - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced profound concern over the escalating human toll in Gaza, as...

Billionaire Kretinsky clears final hurdle in Royal Mail takeover
Billionaire secures regulatory approval for Royal Mail takeover bid

LONDON, U.K.: Daniel Kretinsky's path to owning Royal Mail is nearly complete, as his firm EP Group announced this week that all regulatory...

Central Asia

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(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-FOOTBALL-CFA-WOMEN-UZB VS ZAM (CN)
(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-FOOTBALL-CFA-WOMEN-UZB VS ZAM (CN)

(250408) -- CHONGQING, April 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- The starting lineup of Uzbekistan poses for a group photo prior to the match between...

60"FlyOverChina | Wildlife wonders from above: Mongolian gazelles in north China's Inner Mongolia
60"FlyOverChina | Wildlife wonders from above: Mongolian gazelles in north China's Inner Mongolia

XING'AN LEAGUE, April 8 (Xinhua) -- In the ecotone where vast forests meet grasslands in Inner Mongolia's Xing'an League resides an...

Mobile cafes trending in China's countryside
Mobile cafes trending in China's countryside

This photo taken on March 19, 2025 shows a mobile cafe in Mianxian County of the city of Hanzhong, northwest China's Shaanxi Province....

Russia spacecraft lifts off to ISS with NASA astronoaut, 2 Russian cosmonauts
Russia spacecraft lifts off to ISS with NASA astronoaut, 2 Russian cosmonauts

Moscow [Russia], April 8 (ANI): A Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket, named the 'Victory Rocket' in honour of the 80th anniversary of the end...

UZBEKISTAN-TASHKENT-INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION-ASSEMBLY
UZBEKISTAN-TASHKENT-INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION-ASSEMBLY

(250408) -- TASHKENT, April 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev addresses the opening session of the 150th Assembly...

(SP)CHINA-NINGBO-BADMINTON-ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 (CN)
(SP)CHINA-NINGBO-BADMINTON-ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025 (CN)

(250408) -- NINGBO, April 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Leong Iok Chong (L)/Ng Weng Chi of China's Macao compete during the mixed doubles group...