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More than 6.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold worldwide¹ – and this number is expected to grow significantly over the next decade.   It can only be accelerated by the sale of new petrol and diesel cars being phased out around the world from as soon as 2025, with Norway taking the lead. The UK is targeting 2030, with…

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Price freeze on products until Nov. 30French inflation highest since early 1990sPARIS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - French supermarket retailer Carrefour (CARR.PA) is freezing prices on 100 everyday products from tinned sardines to rice and washing up liquid, it said on Monday, joining other companies striving to help consumers cope with soaring…

Putin condemns ‘despicable, cruel crime’ after Russia accuses Ukraine of Darya Dugina’s murderRussia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has sent his condolences to the family of Darya Dugina, describing the daughter of the ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin as a “patriot of Russia”.In a statement published on the Kremlin website, the…

Father Grigory Borisov offers a prayer for Ukraine every day in a special liturgy at the Lasnamäe church, a towering, whitewashed place of Russian Orthodox worship in the centre of the most populous suburb of Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, where a majority are Russian speakers.The Church of the Icon of the Mother of God was built in 2013 with the…

The King and Queen depart for Malaysia after completing their eight-day state visit to Turkey. — Bernama pic Monday, 22 Aug 2022 10:19 PM MYT ISTANBUL, Aug 22 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah departed for home today after completing his eight-day state visit to Turkey.Turkey Foreign…

Catherine Ready still grapples with nightmares nearly two months after surviving a vicious knife attack that killed her mother and sister, a dark incident that has forever altered the fates of two families in a quiet Ottawa suburb. The 19-year-old University of Ottawa student, who now bears scars across the back of her hand, scalp and forehead,…

U.S. stock futures fell Monday following a halt in the summer rally last week, as fears of aggressive interest rate hikes returned to Wall Street.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 321 points, or by 0.95%. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 1.22% and 1.57%, respectively.Those moves come as European markets experienced steep…

So, you’re ready to return to Westeros, but you need to get your bearings.  Don’t fear, we’re here to help. The “Game of Thrones” spinoff series, “House of the Dragon,” premieres Sunday, Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. on HBO and HBO Max. Set around 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” it follows the Targaryen family…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been infected with COVID-19 and is recuperating at his official residence, his office said on Sunday.Kishida, just returned from a week-long vacation, was due to return to work on Monday with an overseas trip scheduled for later in the week.For the latest headlines, follow our Google…