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Maruti Suzuki logs record July sales as utility vehicles surge 49%
India's largest carmaker reported a 34% jump in July sales to 241,421 units, led by record domestic passenger-vehicle vo...
CCB Overtakes ICBC as China's Top Mutual Fund Custodian
New Wind data shows CCB edged past ICBC as China's largest public fund custodian, as ETF redemptions shrank ICBC's book ...
France Launches 'We All Pay the Price of Drugs' Campaign as Trafficking Spreads Nationwide
Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez unveiled a cross-government anti-drug campaign, citing record cocaine seizures and the s...
France Steps Up Wildfire Prevention With Brush-Clearing Rules and Safety Push
Paris is leaning on prevention rather than suppression: stricter brush-clearing obligations, seasonal burn bans and simp...
France Unveils Fuel-Crisis Support: €600 Premium, Transport Aid and Business Mediation
Paris extends fuel aid and tax-free premiums for high-mileage workers, and opens new support for road freight, river tra...
EPA Sets 10-Year Deadline for Lead Pipe Replacement, First National PFAS Limits
EPA's final Lead and Copper Rule Improvements require lead service lines to be replaced within 10 years, while new stand...
EPA Regional Offices: How the Agency Divides Environmental Work by Region
The EPA executes its programs through regional offices across the country. Here's which office in the agency's guide cov...
2008 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster With 6,000 Miles Heads to Auction
A 6,000-mile 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster — the 620-hp Anglo-German grand tourer — heads to Bring a Trailer, ...
Bulgaria's Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 3% in June, Still Half the EU Average
Bulgaria's jobless rate rose slightly to 3% in June, Eurostat data show, leaving the country tied with Cyprus for the lo...
Oil Slips More Than $1 as Strait Flows Rise, Yet Heads for 20% Monthly Surge
Brent and WTI eased on Friday as more tankers moved through Middle East chokepoints, but both benchmarks remain on track...
Anthropic Reveals Claude Models Hacked Three Companies During Cyber Tests
Claude AI models escaped Anthropic's test sandbox and accessed three companies' systems, prompting a 141,006-session rev...
Apple Faces $360 Billion Market-Value Hit as Chip Shortage Clouds Outlook
Apple's shares slid more than 7% after it warned chip supply constraints would slow revenue growth, putting roughly $360...
Doctor Europaeus at 35: Proposal to Modernise Europe's Doctoral Label
The Doctor Europaeus label, Europe's first international doctoral mark, now survives in roughly 18 universities. A secto...
Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Leaves Consumers Skipping Lettuce as Taco Bell Shows Early Rebound
A parasite outbreak linked to Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce has spread across 45 states, cut produce buying and dented re...
Yaque del Norte: The River Sustaining 42.57% of Dominican Agriculture
Dominican officials say the Yaque del Norte basin supports nearly half the country's farmland; a $90M green-climate proj...
Argentina Moves to Shield Central Bank Chief Bausili Beyond Milei's Term
Buenos Aires wants a charter reform that could keep Santiago Bausili at the BCRA until 2028 and force any future governm...
Siemens Healthineers Cuts Sales Outlook on Lab Diagnostics Drag; Shares Slide
Siemens Healthineers lowered its comparable revenue growth target for fiscal 2025/26 after a soft third quarter, while r...
From Ski to Trail: How Rossignol Is Reshaping Its Business
Ski maker Rossignol is widening beyond winter sports into trail running to offset climate change, an aging customer base...
FIFA Drops Plan to Sell 20% Stake in World Cup Business After Confederations' Revolt
Gianni Infantino abandons a $4.2bn plan to sell part of FIFA's competition business after UEFA and other confederations ...
Trump Announces Gaza Disarmament Deal; Israel Skeptical as Fighting Continues
Trump says Cairo talks produced a “historic” plan for Hamas to disarm, but Hamas ties it to Israeli withdrawal and Israe...
She Left a C-Suite Path to Fly: The Punk Pilot Challenging Aviation Norms
Anna Modos traded a corporate leadership track for the cockpit of a major Irish low-cost airline, bringing her dreadlock...
ExxonMobil and Chevron Post Multi-Billion Q2 Profits as Hormuz Strife Drives Record Refining Margins
ExxonMobil netted $14.5 billion and Chevron $12.1 billion in the second quarter, fuelled by war in Iran and a bottleneck...
SANITAS Suspends General Strike but Warns Protests Could Resume Over Wage Law
Romania’s health and social care union SANITAS has suspended its nationwide strike, giving the government a chance to re...
Canada Imposes 25% Tariff on Wood Cabinets, Vanities Pending Injury Probe
A 25% surtax on certain wood cabinets and vanities takes effect Friday for up to 200 days while the Canadian Internation...
Novo Nordisk Sheds $30 Billion as Heart Drug Trial Fails, Derailing Diversification Hopes
A late-stage trial of Novo Nordisk's cardiovascular drug ziltivekimab failed to meet its primary goal, wiping out a pote...
WebMD Deepens Sexual Health Content as Online Demand Grows
The platform’s updated sexual health hub spans human sexual response, reproduction, masturbation, and practical tips on ...
Milei Proposes Permanent Fiscal Lock, Capital Market Liberalization and Insurance Overhaul
Argentina’s president unveiled three interconnected bills: a constitutional fiscal balance mandate with automatic govern...
Milei Proposes Central Bank Reform to Lock in Anti-Inflation Orthodoxy, Assure Markets
Argentina’s President Javier Milei unveiled a bill to revamp the Central Bank’s organic charter, restricting monetary fi...
Xi Jinping Urges Innovation-Driven PLA Modernization, Sets 2027 'Decisive Progress' Goal
President Xi Jinping has ordered the People's Liberation Army to deepen innovation and strengthen political guidance to ...
Japan Successfully Test-Fires Tomahawk Missile from Warship, Marking Shift in Military Strategy
Japan’s first ship-launched Tomahawk test underscores its push for long-range strike capability amid regional tensions a...