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China's car exports stay strong in August while domestic sales decline worsens

China's car exports stayed in high gear, albeit at a slower pace, in August as automakers led by BYD shipped a record number of vehicles overseas, in sharp contrast to a sluggish domestic market, where sales fell for the 11th month in a row.Passenger vehicle exports jumped 77.5% from a year earlier to 894,000 units in August, easing from an increase of 88.2% a month earlier, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on Tuesday.Sales at home fell 23.7% to 1.55 million vehicles, worsening from a decline of 21.1% in July.Electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid sales, accounting for 64.7%

The yen's sudden surge is upsetting the carry trade faithful

Philippines' Pacquiao takes up fight against poverty in Marcos cabinet

Economy|Finance

Why the BOJ will bet small on rate hikes now to avoid a bigger shock later

The last time Japan's central bank lifted its main policy rate half a percentage point, prices were so hot the land the Imperial Palace sat on was said to be worth more than the combined real estate of California.That was 1989, the peak of Japan's asset bubble that popped soon after, creating the economy's "Lost Decade" - fast-forward 37 years and investors are asking: could the Bank of Japan lift rates 50 basis points next week?While the consensus view points to a conventional 25-bp hike to 1.25% at the September 17-18 meeting, with current price pressures nothing like the 1980s, the bigger

Asian shares and US futures decline, while oil prices press higher

BHP, union talks for Port Hedland iron ore workers to stretch on into next week

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Indonesia suspends nearly 2,000 free meal kitchens for breaching sanitation rules

The Indonesian agency responsible for the country's free meals programme has temporarily closed nearly 2,000 kitchens for failing to register for hygiene checks, its chief said. Here are some details: • The National Nutrition Agency suspended 1,999 kitchens across Indonesia because they did not register with the health ministry to undergo mandatory hygiene and sanitation certifications, agency chief Sudaryono said on Monday.• There are currently 27,022 kitchens distributing free meals across Indonesia as of September 7, he added.• "The hygiene and sanitation certification is a mandator

Congo extends state control over mining with bid to lock down geological data

German exports unexpectedly fall in July

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Kremlin says Ukraine talks with US envoys were useful; no sign of breakthrough

Russian President Vladimir Putin held more than three hours of "highly useful" talks on Saturday with two U.S. envoys seeking a deal to end the Ukraine war, a Kremlin aide said, but he gave no indication of any breakthrough.The aide, Yuri Ushakov, said Americans Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner "outlined a number of ideas regarding possible avenues for a settlement". Ushakov did not say what these ideas were.He said Putin had told the pair that Russia was making "real progress" on the battlefield and was confident of achieving its goals, while stressing the necessity of addressing "all the roo

Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood

A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people.The Nepali army said Lu Haitao was rescued from inside a 225-meter tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project. He was the third person so far to be pulled out alive from various tunnels where authorities believe 900 people might be stuck after the August 26 collapse of a glacier on the upper reaches of the river. On Friday, rescue workers pulled two people from another tunnel at the Upper Tr

Putin meets with US envoys at the Kremlin for renewed talks on ending the war in Ukraine

Germany’s far-right AfD is poised for power – and split on whether to cozy up to Trump

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Witkoff and Kushner to take US peace push to Kyiv after meeting Putin in Moscow

US negotiators are set to travel to Kyiv on Sunday after concluding intensive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as Washington renews its push to end the war in Ukraine.US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner began their whirlwind weekend of diplomacy with a three-hour meeting with Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday afternoon. The negotiations were followed by dinner with the Russian leader, according to a Kremlin press briefing.The Kremlin released video of Witkoff and Kushner meeting with Putin at the Kremlin on Saturday afternoon.Krem

US labor market remains stable; services input price rises point to elevated inflation

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits rose marginally last week amid low layoffs, pointing to stable labor market conditions that give the Federal Reserve room to focus on inflation stemming from the Middle East conflict.The inflation headache was underscored by an Institute for Supply Management survey on Thursday showing a measure of prices paid by services businesses for inputs jumped to a three-year high in August, which economists said suggested that recent inflation was not confined to the goods sector. Rising price pressures have led economists to expect an in

Reflecting Pool saga continues with another contractor hired to clean the algae

Missouri court blocks Trump-backed US House map and orders it to be put to a vote

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Italy gives US a scare and China edges Czech Republic in women’s FIBA World Cup

Italy gave the United States a huge scare in the women’s FIBA World Cup on Sunday, while China needed overtime to edge the Czech Republic 74-70 in another thriller. The U.S. survived its toughest test at the tournament in two decades with a 55-52 win over Italy, with Jackie Young scoring 10 points. It stretched the Americans’ winning run at the World Cup to 32 games, but none of them have been closer. Italy trailed by 15 points early in the second quarter, but fought back through Olbis Andre and Cecilia Zandalasini as they cut the gap to six point

Europe|World

Funeral of convicted war criminal Mladic draws thousands, opens old wounds

Thousands of people gathered in Belgrade on Monday for the funeral of the former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic, who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.Crowds carrying Serbian flags and pictures of Mladic wearing a traditional Serbian military cap gathered outside the church in a Belgrade suburb where the head of the country's Orthodox church, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, presided over the service.Mladic's coffin, surrounded by armed soldiers in fatigues and accompanied by a brass band, was then paraded through streets thr

War criminal Mladic is buried as a hero in Serbia despite EU warnings

Fire alarm forces 2 a.m. evacuation at Women's Basketball World Cup teams' hotel

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On the ground in China’s wiped-out border zone, the fate of hundreds is still unknown

A rock-strewn crevasse is all that remains of what used to be Gyirong Port.The high-altitude hub has been completely washed from existence, leaving a moonscape of stones, gravel and sludge still being searched by emergency workers, as witnessed by a CNN team that gained access to the site on Sunday as part of a government-organized visit.Reporters were given hard hats and boots, to contend with the still-unstable mud-caked ground, and the ever-present risk of further landslides.This border crossing was once a bustling nexus for tourists and traders moving between China and Nepal. Hundreds of p

Cubans are coming up with creative ways to generate power when their island has almost none left

How to conserve cellphone battery when recharging options are scarce; how to preserve food when the fridge isn’t working; how to cope with the heat when air-conditioners aren’t an option; how to generate power when the whole country has almost none left.These are the sort of tutorials that have made the Instagram feed of influencer Dayán Marrero indispensable to many Cubans as they try to adapt to the rolling electricity blackouts and fuel shortages that are increasingly part of everyday life on this Caribbean island.As the US-imposed oil blockade that is worsening the situation bites eve

Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses

Masked men block roads into Dover port in England in apparent anti-immigrant protest

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America’s love affair with the pumpkin spice latte may be coming to an end

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Prince Harry and Meghan remain non-working royals after return to UK, King Charles reiterates

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Far-right AfD posts historic German state election win, exit polls show

The far-right Alternative for Germany scored a historic victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, exit polls showed on Sunday, dealing a blow to Chancellor Friedrich

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Will the Trump administration send federal officers or troops to the polls? Here’s what we know

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Gavin Newsom will leave office in January. In South Carolina, he previews what could come next

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The world is about to meet Apple’s new CEO. Here are his biggest challenges

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Far-right Alternative for Germany party wins big in regional election but falls short of majority

Parents of San Diego mosque gunman say a mental health facility failed to heed FBI warning

Federal law enforcement warned the parents of Caleb Vazquez, one of two teenagers involved in a San Diego mosque shooting, about his concerning online comments days before the attack

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Armed man charged toward Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, law enforcement says

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an armed assailant charged toward the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people before he was stopped by troopers

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Far-right AfD wins historic victory in German state election

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged into first place in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, exit polls showed, putting a far

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From LA to Scottsdale: The Founder Behind AdDynamix Is Building the Bridge Between AI and Business Tools

An LA digital advertising veteran of 28 years has moved to Scottsdale and is building what he calls the missing piece between business software and the AI assistants people now use every day. SCOTTSDALE, AZ. When Benoit Pecqueur talks about his latest company, he sounds less like a founder pitching a product and more like an operator who got tired of watching the same problem repeat itself. “Most small business owners are watching the AI revolution from the sidelines,” he says. “Not because they don’t want it. Because their tools don’t talk to ChatGPT or Claude. Their accountant still pulls