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Global car giants seek tech allies in China's cutthroat EV market

Global car giants seek tech allies in China's cutthroat EV market

Struggling foreign automakers in China are looking for help from local tech giants to try to stay competitive in the world's biggest electric car market, where shiny smart screens, assisted driving and sophisticated map technology are in high demand.

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Mbappe denied dream PSG farewell after Champions League exit

Mbappe denied dream PSG farewell after Champions League exit

Kylian Mbappe will not get his dream farewell from Paris Saint-Germain after their shock Champions League exit at the hands of Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday deprived him of playing his last game for the club in the final at Wembley next month.

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Celtics rout Cavs to take playoff series opener

Celtics rout Cavs to take playoff series opener

Jaylen Brown and Derrick White combined for 57 points as the Boston Celtics scored a dominant 120-95 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven NBA playoff series on Tuesday.

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Kim Jong Un mourns death of North Korea's former propaganda chief

Kim Jong Un mourns death of North Korea's former propaganda chief

North Korea's former propaganda chief, credited with masterminding the personality cult surrounding the ruling Kim dynasty, has died, state media said Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong Un photographed bowing at his funeral bier.

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US centenarian to marry at Normandy, 80 years after Allied landing

US centenarian to marry at Normandy, 80 years after Allied landing

Americans Harold Terens and Jeanne Swerlin promise their courtship is "better than Romeo and Juliet": He is 100, she's 96, and they marry next month in France, where the groom-to-be served during World War II.

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Ritacuba Blanco: death of a Colombian glacier

Ritacuba Blanco: death of a Colombian glacier

Just a few months ago, the Colombian mountain peak of Ritacuba Blanco was covered in an unbroken layer of white ice and snow, just as it had been for as long as anyone can remember.

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US restorationist solves 60-million-year-old dinosaur fossil 'puzzles'

US restorationist solves 60-million-year-old dinosaur fossil 'puzzles'

Before a T. rex can tower over museum visitors or a Triceratops can show off its huge horns, dinosaur fossils must first be painstakingly reconstructed -- cleaned, fit together and even painted.

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US touts action on irregular migration at Guatemala gathering

US touts action on irregular migration at Guatemala gathering

Washington is redoubling efforts to disrupt irregular migration, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday at regional talks in Guatemala, as the hot-button issue looms large once again over US elections in November.

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China's Xi in Serbia for talks to boost economic ties

China's Xi in Serbia for talks to boost economic ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold talks with his Serbian counterpart in Belgrade on Wednesday, as Beijing seeks to deepen its political and economic ties with friendlier countries in Europe.

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Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed to May 17

Boeing Starliner crewed mission postponed to May 17

The first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner spaceship to the International Space Station has been pushed to May 17 after engineers said a faulty rocket valve needs to be replaced for the high-stakes mission, NASA said Tuesday.

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