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Chinese automaker Nio reports record EV sales in June as Covid wave fades, but it still lags XPeng and Li Auto

Chinese automaker Nio reports record EV sales in June as...

Nio, XPeng and Li Auto all reported strong deliveries totals for June as their factories...

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Chinese purchase of North Dakota farmland raises national security concerns in Washington

Chinese purchase of North Dakota farmland raises national...

The purchase of 300 acres of bucolic farmland in North Dakota is raising national...

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Japan leads losses in Asia markets; private survey shows China's factory activity expanded

Japan leads losses in Asia markets; private survey shows...

Asia-Pacific markets reversed gains and fell on the first day of the new quarter...

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China's Xi says Hong Kong is moving 'from chaos to governance'

China's Xi says Hong Kong is moving 'from chaos to governance'

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday laid out a future for Hong Kong, embedded...

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GOP megadonors turn on Trump after Jan. 6 hearings, set sights on DeSantis, Pence and other 2024 hopefuls

GOP megadonors turn on Trump after Jan. 6 hearings, set...

Republican megadonors are moving further away from Donald Trump and moving to consider...

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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire Thursday, to be replaced by Ketanji Brown Jackson

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire Thursday,...

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire a week after the court overturned...

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Judge lifts Trump's contempt order in New York civil probe

Judge lifts Trump's contempt order in New York civil probe

The contempt order was imposed after Trump was found to have failed to comply with...

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Stocks fall on Thursday with the S&P 500 on track to close out worst first half in decades

Stocks fall on Thursday with the S&P 500 on track to close...

U.S. equities declined on Thursday as the S&P 500 prepared to wrap its worst...

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Supreme Court limits EPA authority to set climate standards for power plants

Supreme Court limits EPA authority to set climate standards...

The Supreme Court ruled that Congress, not the EPA has authority to set standards...

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Biden calls on Congress to ease Senate rules to codify Roe v. Wade

Biden calls on Congress to ease Senate rules to codify...

Biden said he would support suspending the Senate filibuster rule to codify abortion...

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Bitcoin on track for its worst quarter in more than a decade

Bitcoin on track for its worst quarter in more than a decade

Bitcoin has lost around 58% of its value in the second quarter of 2022, its worst...

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Gazprom shares crater after Russian energy giant cancels dividend for first time since 1998

Gazprom shares crater after Russian energy giant cancels...

In recent weeks, reduced Russian gas flows to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline...

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China's Shenzhen stocks rise as data shows factory activity grew in June; Asia stocks slip

China's Shenzhen stocks rise as data shows factory activity...

Chinese markets rose on Thursday as government data showed factory activity grew...

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Singapore’s unemployment has dropped close to pre-Covid levels, minister says

Singapore’s unemployment has dropped close to pre-Covid...

Singapore's labor shortage problems are easing as unemployment continues to fall...

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Feeling the pinch at the checkout? Bananas are coming down in price

Feeling the pinch at the checkout? Bananas are coming down...

There has never been a better time to eat bananas, with several factors resulting...

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NATO reaches a deal with Turkey to admit Sweden and Finland, secretary-general says

NATO reaches a deal with Turkey to admit Sweden and Finland,...

Both Finland and Sweden already meet many of the requirements to be NATO members.