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The European Union and the UK are among the other places debating moves to curb imports of Chinese-made electric cars, even at the risk of slowing their adoption. “It’s not really a surprise to investors or to Chinese companies, especially in the run-up to an election where both candidates are not really pro-China,” she said. “Given the relatively small volume of imports to the US, it’s maybe more interesting what happens next in Europe.”The US and China have been locked in a trade war since 2018, when Mr Trump imposed tariffs on some two thirds of goods imported from China,…

Addicts at risk of an opioid overdose in England will get supplies of the antidote for emergency use.

The EBU says decision to remove the Dutch entrant was supported “unanimously” by its executive board. Source link

Brazilian rowers Evaldo Mathias Becker and Piedro Tuchtenhagen gave up on their Olympic dreams to stay in Rio Grande do Sul, after heavy rains devastated the state. The athletes, who compete together in the lightweight category, were hoping to take part in the upcoming qualifying phase for the Olympics in Switzerland later this month. The category has been excluded from the 2028 Olympic Games, making Paris 2024 their last chance at the medal.They have joined other residents and people from across Brazil who have been distributing aid and using boats to save stranded neighbours and pets.Over the weekend, river levels…

There are fears Tata Steel workers leaving Port Talbot to look for new jobs could gut the community. Source link

The jab could reduce heart attack and stroke risks regardless of the amount of weight people lose.

Salma Hayek and Dua Lipa were also at the event which saw the Tate Modern transformed for the show. Source link

The United Nations says one of its staff members was killed and another injured as they travelled to a hospital in southern Gaza on Monday.It said the workers were travelling in a UN vehicle to the European Hospital near Rafah when it was struck.The UN did not mention who it thought was responsible for the attack.The Israeli military said an initial inquiry indicated the vehicle was struck in an active combat zone and it had not been made aware of its route.Footage posted on social media and verified by the BBC shows a marked UN vehicle with multiple bullet holes…

The announcement comes after Anglo American rejected a £34bn takeover bid from rival BHP. Source link

More than 40% of public-service spending was already on health, IFS research economist Max Warner said.And to keep increasing the budget, other areas of government spending would have to be cut.”Whichever party takes office after the next election, budgets for the next fiscal year and the choice of how much to give to the Department of Health and Social Care will effectively dominate everything else,” he said.”Neither the Conservative Party nor Labour Party have been keen to set out spending plans. “But the next government will have to confront this reality – and fast.”‘Mounting demand’Saffron Cordery, of NHS Providers, which…