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Amazon’s Zoox unveils plan to build 10,000 robotaxis a year
Zoox opens robotaxi factory, joins race with Tesla and Waymo

HAYWARD, California: In a significant step toward its commercial debut, Amazon-owned Zoox has unveiled its first factory dedicated...

Brazil aims to restart poultry trade after bird flu clearance
Brazil declares bird flu-free status, seeks to resume exports

SAO PAULO, Brazil: Brazil is taking confident steps to restore its dominance in global poultry exports after declaring its commercial...

U.S. stocks restricted by tensions in Middle East
U.S. stocks close mixed Friday amid Mideast uncertainty

NEW YORK, New YorK - U.S. stocks closed mixed on Friday, with gains and losses modest, as investors and traders weighed up the escalation...

US consumers cut back after early surge ahead of Trump tariffs
US retail sales drop in May amid post-tariff spending slowdown

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Retail sales dropped sharply in May as consumer spending slowed after a strong start to the year, primarily due to...

Mitsubishi joins automakers raising prices after import tariffs
Mitsubishi to hike U.S. car prices 2.1% amid Trump tariffs

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Mitsubishi Motors is the latest automaker to raise prices in the United States, joining a growing list of car companies...

Lilly makes $1.3 billion move to expand into gene-edited heart drugs
Lilly to buy Verve for $1.3 billion in heart gene therapy expansion

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Eli Lilly is making a bold play in cardiovascular gene therapy, announcing plans to acquire its partner Verve...

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Starmer: US-UK trade deal to be finalized 'very soon.'
UK, US nearing final stage of trade deal, says PM Starmer

KANANASKIS, Alberta: With key tariff deadlines approaching, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said this week that finalizing the...

Blaise Metreweli becomes first woman to head MI6
Britain appoints first female MI6 chief, Blaise Metreweli

LONDON, U.K.: On June 15, Britain named Blaise Metreweli as the first woman to lead the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known...

Flight recorder may reveal cause of deadly crash of Air India Boeing
Air India crash: Black box recovered from site of mishap

NEW DELHI, India: The flight data recorder from the crashed Air India plane was found on June 13. This vital discovery may help investigators...

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo signs three-year contract extension until 2028
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo signs three-year contract extension until 2028

Nottingham [UK], June 21 (ANI): Nottingham Forest on Saturday announced a three-year contract extension of manager Nuno Espirito Santo...

Instant retail reshapes consumption habits in China, driving new growth
Instant retail reshapes consumption habits in China, driving new growth

NANNING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- In the charming countryside of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Alex Turner, a British...

Air India issued show-cause notice for two flights exceeding stipulated flight time limit, 3 officials removed for rostering violations
Air India issued show-cause notice for two flights exceeding stipulated flight time limit, 3 officials removed for rostering violations

New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to the Accountable...

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