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Chery gears up for Europe: China carmaker eyes 'made-in-France' EV push

PARIS, April 22 -- Chinese carmaker Chery said Tuesday it wants to manufacture a small electric vehicle in Europe for the European market. "We want to build a French car for the French," Chery France... Read More


Gates Foundation launches external review over past ties to Epstein

SEATTLE, April 22 -- The Gates Foundation opened an external review earlier this year into its engagement with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the philanthropic group sa... Read More


Taiwan's President Lai cancels Africa trip, accuses Chinese of blocking plans

TAIPEI, April 22 -- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said yesterday he had cancelled his trip to Eswatini this week, after his government accused China of pressing three other African countries to revoke... Read More


Ceasefire extended, diplomacy deferred: Trump's episodic pause with Iran remains dangerous - Phar Kim Beng

Kuala Lampur, April 22 -- The extension of the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is less a sign of peace than it is a strategic pause - one engineered episodically by President Dona... Read More


Weinstein retrial opens with claims he preyed on aspiring actress

NEW YORK, April 22 -- Prosecutors in the rape retrial of disgraced US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told Tuesday how he wielded his power to prey on then-aspiring actress Jessica Mann. Weinstein, a ce... Read More


Venus Williams suffers first-round Madrid Open exit

MADRID, April 22 -- Venus Williams was knocked out of the Madrid Open in the first round yesterday as the 45-year-old went down in straight sets to Kaitlin Quevedo. The 20-year-old Spanish wild card ... Read More


'Like a car with no steering wheel': AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton sounds alarm on unregulated tech

GENEVA, April 22 -- Artificial Intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton insisted Tuesday on the need to strictly regulate the technology, warning that it remained unclear if humanity could co-exist with s... Read More


Fifth straight defeat: Chelsea crisis deepens as Brighton cruise 3-0

BRIGHTON, April 22 -- Brighton & Hove Albion's Ferdi Kadioglu netted an early opener and Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck scored in the second half to pile more misery on floundering Chelsea in a 3-... Read More


Mbappe ends La Liga drought as Real Madrid beat Alaves to keep title hopes alive

MADRID, April 22 -- Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior scored as Real Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 yesterday to cling on to their slim hopes of catching Barcelona in La Liga. Mbappe struck his league-leadin... Read More


Fresh from Korea: Junghee brings subtle and fun creations under its Korean fusion cuisine label to The Campus

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 -- You would have been hiding under a rock, if you hadn't noticed that the Klang Valley is having a Korean food moment.  Perhaps it's not so noticeable since it creeps up ... Read More