The European Commission is expected to announce on Tuesday measures relaxing a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales.
European and Asian stock markets rose Friday as investors tracked a record session on Wall Street in the wake of the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cut.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem was re-elected as president of motorsport's governing body the International Automobile Federation (FIA) on Friday in an election in which he faced no challengers.
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Economy
Car manufacturers in Europe will have to include more recycled plastics in new vehicles under new EU rules agreed on by the bloc's countries and lawmakers on Friday.
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British porn star to be deported from Bali after small fine
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Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday.
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On the grey walls of a rural Thai school's concrete bunkers, a man calmly paints colourful scenes of helicopters, tanks, fluttering national flags and soldiers carrying the wounded.
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In violence-riddled Mexico, children as young as 13 are hooked on bloody video games that vividly recreate the horrors of the country's narco war.
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The US Treasury imposed new sanctions Thursday against three of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro's relatives as well as six companies shipping the South American country's oil.
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The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next day, a newspaper report said.
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French indie title "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" dominated the annual Game Awards in Los Angeles, winning a record of nine categories including best video game of the year.
The chief organiser of South Korea's notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult.
A Hong Kong court will issue a verdict Monday in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, a case widely criticised as a sign of erosion of political freedoms in the Chinese city.
The emergence of a hard-right frontrunner in Chile's presidential election on Sunday has left many worried that hard-won women's freedoms could be rolled back.
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Sports
Zane Gonzalez booted the game-winning field goal as time expired to lift the Atlanta Falcons to a 29-28 NFL victory over Tampa Bay on Thursday that saw the Buccaneers slip out of a tie for the NFC South divisional lead.
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Jiang Hui remembers his mother waving him goodbye as she left for her Malaysia Airlines flight, a bag slung across her shoulder and promising to return with souvenirs from her trip.
The highlight of Group D at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco promises to be the showdown between two former champions, Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Veteran goal-grabber Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will face his former employers Monaco in Ligue 1 on Sunday, with his inconsistent Marseille side seeking to get their title challenge back on track.
French indie title "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" dominated the annual Game Awards in Los Angeles, winning a record of nine categories including best video game of the year.
December 12, 2025
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