BEIJING (AP) — As auto giant Volkswagen AG races to catch up with upstart Chinese competitors, it has drivers like 26-year-old Ren Yiling in mind.She is young and wants to play video games in her car. The digital features of her Zeekr 001, a European-designed electric car from China’s Geely Holding Group, appeal to her.
A priest who oversaw a memorial for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspended for three years by the head of the country’s Orthodox Church.Dmitry Safronov held a memorial service by Navalny’s grave in Moscow on March 26 to mark 40 days since the politician’s death, an important ritual within Russian Orthodox tradition.An
LONDON (AP) — The former leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party made his first court appearance Wednesday on sexual abuse charges dating back nearly four decades.Jeffrey Donaldson, 61, faces one charge of rape and 10 other counts dating from 1985 to 2006.His wife, Eleanor Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, 58, faces four counts of aiding and
TOKYO (AP) — Smoke was seen coming from an All Nippon Airways plane as it landed safely at Shin Chitose airport in northern Japan on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK reported.ANA flight 71 from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport was carrying about 200 people and no injuries were reported, NHK said.The smoke, seen coming from the wing area
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The bodies of 19 people were recovered Tuesday off the coast of Tunisia, one of the primary points of departure for those seeking to traverse the Mediterranean Sea to Europe.The Tunisian coast guard said in a statement that it had recovered the bodies near the port cities of Mahdia and Sfax
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s president asked the emir of Qatar, who is on a two-day visit to the South Asian country, to help release a Nepali student held hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas, officials said on Wednesday.President Ram Chandra Poudel met with Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the president’s house in
Politika | 24.04.2024 | access_time 08:40 Zamenica predsednika Demokratske stranke (DS) Dragana Rakić izjavila je da nema logike pozivati na bojkot beogradskih izbora uz istovremeno ostavljanje prostora lokalnim odborima da odluče sami da li će na lokalne izbore i navela da ova vlast mora da bude pobeđena pod lošim izbornim uslovima.”Ako nam je cilj borba
JIUQUAN SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTER, China (AP) — China’s space agency is making final preparations to send the Shenzhou-18 crew into low-Earth orbit on Thursday as part of its ambitious space program that aims to put people on the moon by 2030.In a press conference on Wednesday, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) introduced the three
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday blasted the latest package of U.S. military assistance to Taiwan on Wednesday, saying that such funding was pushing the self-governing island republic into a “dangerous situation.”The U.S. Senate late Tuesday passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of delays and contentious debate over
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares have tracked Wall Street’s rally, led by a 2.4% advance for Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index powered by strong gains for semiconductor makers.U.S. futures rose while oil prices edged higher.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained more than 900 points to close at 38,460.08, its highest level in a month. Shares
