With one eye on China, Japan backs Sri Lanka as a partner in the Indo-Pacific
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi says that Sri Lanka's strategic location in the Indian Ocean makes it a key partner in realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific
2023-07-29 20:29
China Moves to Bolster Consumer Industries, Grow Fledging Bourse
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2023-07-29 15:59
To wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books
Booksellers in Hungary must decide whether to comply with a law requiring books that depict homosexuality to be placed in closed packaging on their shelves
2023-07-29 14:19
French President Macron visits his counterpart in Sri Lanka
French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting his Sri Lankan counterpart in the first visit by a French leader to the Indian Ocean island nation
2023-07-29 12:55
Members of Congress break for August with no clear path to avoiding a shutdown this fall
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Variety revises article on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker that was sharply criticized
Under fire this week for an investigative story on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker, the entertainment publication Variety made changes to the piece on Friday
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Automaker Tesla is opening more showrooms on tribal lands to avoid state laws barring direct sales
Tesla is ramping up efforts to open showrooms on sovereign tribal lands to sell directly to consumers
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Montana train derailment report renews calls for automated systems to detect track problems
The NTSB is renewing its calls for major freight railroads to equip every locomotive with automated track inspection devices that it believes could have prevented a 2021 train derailment that killed three people in Montana
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Roller coaster with big crack has a second structural issue, inspectors say
A state agency has confirmed another issue involving a large roller coaster along the North Carolina-South Carolina border
2023-07-29 06:22
Judge blasts prosecutors' handling of Venezuela case against ex-Miami congressman
A federal judge in Miami blasted prosecutors for an attempt to undercut a court order and try to take control of an oceanside condo belonging to a former Republican Congressman ahead of a high-profile trial connected to a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s government
2023-07-29 06:20
Two taxi drivers arrested in Mexican resort of Cancun for assaulting van carrying foreign tourists
Two taxi drivers have been arrested in the Mexican city of Cancun for assaulting a van carrying foreign tourists
2023-07-29 03:58
US proposes 18% fuel economy increase for new vehicle fleet from 2027 through 2032
The U.S. government wants to raise the fuel economy of new vehicles 18% by the 2032 model year so the fleet would average about 43.5 miles per gallon in real-world driving
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