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APD | South Korea: Eco-friendly cars to make up 33 percent of newly sold vehicles in 2030

By APD writer AliceElectric and hydrogen-fuel cell cars will account for 33 percent of newly sold vehicles in South Korea in 2030, according to a recently unveiled blue

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U.S. stocks end at records, extending rally as virus fears ease

A screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, February 6, 2020. /AP Photo Wall Street stocks finished at fresh

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Argentina seeks support to avoid debt default

02:06 Argentina is attempting to resolve its debt crisis - and avoid a ninth default in the country's history. Latin America's third-largest economy aims to restructure around $100 bil

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UK seeks big tariff reductions in U.S. trade deal

Britain is seeking far-reaching reductions in tariffs from a trade deal with the United States, trade minister Liz Truss said on Thursday, setting out the broad aims of

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‘It was all bullshit’: Trump delivers mocking, vitriolic speech after acquittal

Donald Trump delivered a triumphalist, mocking, vitriolic and vulgar speech in the White House on Thursday afternoon in celebration of the acquittal at his impeachment

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Governors warn Trump rule could lead to big Medicaid cuts

Governors of both major political parties are warning that a little-noticed regulation proposed by President Donald Trump’s administration could lead to big cuts in Med

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‘Bad Day for Democracy’: Merkel Slams Free Democrats Over AfD Backing in Thuringia Vote

On Wednesday, Thomas Kemmerich of the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) beat incumbent Left party candidate Bodo Ramelow 45 to 44 to become Thuringia state premier, gai

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Sanders raises $25 million in January, campaign announces Super Tuesday ad buy

Bernie Sanders raised $25 million in January toward his run for president, his campaign said on Thursday as it announced it was sending more staff to the 14 states that

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Biden says he is 'not going anywhere' after poor showing in Iowa

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden vowed on Wednesday to go on fighting for the Democratic presidential nomination despite what he called the “gut punch” he took in I

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NASA panel recommends Boeing software process reviews after revealing second Starliner issue

NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) is recommending that Boeing’s software testing processes undergo a review, following the discovery of another problem with the on-board system

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Trump 'apoplectic' over Johnson giving green light to Huawei

The US disagrees with Boris Johnson's decision to allow Huawei to help develop 5G infrastructure in the UK.

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World food prices continue to climb in January: FAO

ROME, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- World food prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in January, as prices for oils and sugar continued to grow, according to information released Thursday by the United N

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Advocating reform, activist investor Elliott Management takes a $2.5B stake in SoftBank

The activist investment firm Elliott Management has steadily amassed a $2.5 billion stake in the headline-grabbing, Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank even as a series of missteps battered the

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Watchdog says DHS still hasn’t got a 2020 election security plan

Homeland Security’s cybersecurity advisory unit “has not yet completed” its plans to secure the 2020 presidential election, a government watchdog has said.The report, published on Th

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Where are wearables going in 2020?

Apple has throttled the competition in another category. During the company’s recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook noted the company’s wearable division now rivals the size of a Fortune 500 company. He

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Latin America takes the global lead in VC directed to female co-founders

When Flavia Deutsch and Paula Crespi were raising a groundbreaking $1.7 million seed round for their parenting startup in Brazil, they had to turn away male investors.“The men were already writing us

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Netflix’s horrible autoplay previews can be turned off

Listen, this week sucks. Last week pretty much sucked, too. Honestly, it’s probably time to just scrap this stupid jerk of a year and give 2021 a go. (Spoiler: that one will suck, too). But you take y