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Live updates | UN says 500,000+ starving in Gaza. EU ‘deeply shocked’ over food insecurity risk
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Live updates | UN says 500,000+ starving in Gaza. EU ‘deeply shocked’ over food insecurity risk

The U.N. Security Council passed a new resolution that calls for speeding up humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza, but without the original insistence...

Tesla moves forward with plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China
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Tesla moves forward with plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China

American electric automaker Tesla’s plans to produce energy-storage batteries in China are moving forward with a signing ceremony for the land acquisition for...

What stores are open and closed on Christmas Eve? See hours for Walmart, CVS, Costco and more
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What stores are open and closed on Christmas Eve? See hours for Walmart, CVS, Costco and more

NEW YORK — Christmas Eve is almost here. But before running out the door for some last-minute gifts or final tree trimmings ahead...

China’s BYD to build its first European electric vehicle factory in Hungary
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China’s BYD to build its first European electric vehicle factory in Hungary

BUDAPEST, Hungary — One of the world’s largest electrical vehicle manufacturers, China’s BYD, will open its first European EV production factory in Hungary,...

Chinese automaker BYD plans a new EV plant in Hungary as part of its rapid global expansion
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Chinese automaker BYD plans a new EV plant in Hungary as part of its rapid global expansion

Chinese automaker BYD plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in Hungary, its first car factory in Europe, as part of its...

Turkish central bank raises interest rate to 42.5% to combat high inflation
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Turkish central bank raises interest rate to 42.5% to combat high inflation

Turkey’s central bank has hiked its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points as part of its efforts to combat high inflation that...

What to know about porch piracy and what you can do about it
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What to know about porch piracy and what you can do about it

NEW YORK — You found the perfect holiday gift online. You ordered it. A notification arrived on your phone, showing the package had...

Stock market today: World shares fall as Wall Street retreats, ending record-setting rally
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Stock market today: World shares fall as Wall Street retreats, ending record-setting rally

NEW YORK — Wall Street rebounded Thursday to claw back most of its sharp drop from the prior day, which was its first...

China emerged from ‘zero-COVID’ in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world
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China emerged from ‘zero-COVID’ in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world

BEIJING — China’s prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns winds down without the dreamed of...

Electric scooter Bird Global steers into bankruptcy protection in bid to repair its finances
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Electric scooter Bird Global steers into bankruptcy protection in bid to repair its finances

Electric scooter company Bird Global announced Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to stabilize its wobbly finances ByThe...