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India eyes ending import tax on US ethane, LPG in trade talks, sources say
India targets reducing taxes on US ethane, LPG

NEW DELHI - India is preparing to scrap import taxes on U.S. ethane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as part of ongoing trade negotiations...

Honda may shift car production to US amid tariff pressure
Honda considers moving some factories to US from Mexico, Canada

TOKYO, Japan: Facing the pressure of new U.S. tariffs, Honda is weighing a shift in its production strategy that could see more of...

China to tighten battery safety rules for electric vehicles
China to tighten EV battery rules to reduce fire, explosion risks

BEIJING, China: China will raise battery safety standards for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, aiming to tackle fire and explosion...

China, Vietnam plan new rail links during Xi's Hanoi visit
China, Vietnam to assess viability of new railways, document shows

HANOI, Vietnam: During Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Hanoi this week, China and Vietnam agreed to take the first steps toward...

American Airlines to provide free high-speed Wi-Fi by 2026
American Airlines to offer free in-flight Wi-Fi next year

FORT WORTH, Texas: American Airlines will begin offering free high-speed Wi-Fi to passengers in January 2026, joining a growing list...

Global EV sales soar in March, led by China and Europe
Global electric vehicle sales up 29 percent in March, researchers find

LONDON, UK: Electric vehicle sales surged globally in March, with strong growth in China and Europe offsetting slower momentum in North...

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22,000 IRS workers agree to buyout offer
Over 22,000 IRS workers take Trump's buyout offer

WASHINGTON, DC - A Trump administration early retirement plan at the Internal Revenue Service has been accepted by more than 22,000...

Trump administration plans to halve State Department budget
Trump administration wants to nearly halve State Dept budget

WASHINGTON, D.C. President Donald Trump's administration wants to cut the State Department's budget by nearly half, according to documents...

GCC Statistical Centre: 6.6% increase in wildlife reserves across GCC countries
GCC Statistical Centre: 6.6% increase in wildlife reserves across GCC countries

Muscat [Oman], April 20 (ANI/WAM): The latest statistics issued by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab...

Prominent journalist receives death threats, urges global action on Balochistan crisis
Prominent journalist receives death threats, urges global action on Balochistan crisis

Balochistan [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Renowned journalist Niaz Baloch has come forward with alarming claims that he has recently...

Rawalpindi ATC rejects bail for 16 senior PTI leaders in protest cases
Rawalpindi ATC rejects bail for 16 senior PTI leaders in protest cases

Rawalpindi (Punjab) [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): In a significant legal development, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on...

Pak: Nawaz urges PPP-govt talks on water dispute
Pak: Nawaz urges PPP-govt talks on water dispute

Lahore [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): A day after Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's sharp criticism of the federal government in Hyderabad, former...

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