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Rising petrol prices accelerate shift to used electric vehicles in Europe
PARIS, March 26 — Petrol price spikes triggered by the war in Iran are boosting used electric vehicle sales across Europe, online car platforms told Reuters, in an early sign that pain at the pump is pushing consumers away from
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German chemical giant BASF opens RM40b China mega-plant, bets big despite controversy
FRANKFURT, March 26 — German chemical titan BASF officially opened a giant, €8.7 billion (RM40.1 billion) production complex in China today, a major but controversial expansion in the world’s number two economy. The complex in Zhanjiang, Guandong province, sprawls over
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Seoul restricts naphtha exports as Hormuz disruption hits supply chains
SEOUL, March 26 — South Korea will begin restricting naphtha exports Friday amid growing supply shortages due to the West Asian situation, Seoul’s finance chief said Thursday, Yonhap News Agency reported. According to the plan announced by Finance Minister Koo
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Relief rally fades, Asian stocks slide, oil spike clouds outlook
SINGAPORE, March 26 — Asian stocks slid in choppy trading while the oil rose today as investors treaded cautiously amid the dizzying pace of developments in the Middle East, with Iran saying it would weigh a US proposal to end
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Ex-Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je sentenced to 17 years for bribery and fraud
TAIPEI, March 26 — A former Taipei City mayor who once ran for the presidency was sentenced today to 17 years in prison for taking bribes and misusing political donations. Ko Wen-je, the founder of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP),
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German defence minister says Berlin prepared to help secure ‘any peace’ in Iran
BERLIN, March 26 — German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said today that his country was prepared to help secure any peace agreement between the United States and Iran. “We are ready to secure any peace,” Pistorius said during a meeting
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‘He’s the guru’: Juror says Zuckerberg’s testimony sealed Meta’s fate in landmark social media addiction trial
LOS ANGELES, March 26 — A juror in the landmark social media addiction trial said Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony hurt Meta’s case, telling reporters after the verdict that the Facebook founder’s answers on the stand were inconsistent and did not go
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Nepal report into deadly uprising recommends prosecuting ex-PM KP Sharma Oli
KATHMANDU, March 26 — A Nepal government-backed report into the deadly September 2025 uprising has recommended the prosecution of ex-prime minister KP Sharma Oli and other officials. At least 77 people were killed in the anti-corruption youth uprising on September
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Paris court hands Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan 18-year sentence for rape
PARIS, March 26 — Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison by a Paris criminal court for the rape of three women. The verdict marks the latest fall from grace for the former Oxford
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North Korea’s Kim rolls out red carpet for Belarusian leader, signals tighter anti-West ties
SEOUL, March 26 — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un “warmly” welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on his maiden visit to the fellow Russia ally, with the two strongmen set to sign a friendship and cooperation treaty, state media reported today.
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