India-US trade deal gives tariff-free access to Harley bikes, no reprieve for Tesla
WorldNEW DELHI - India will slash tariffs on high-end American cars to 30% from as high as 110% and eliminate duties on Harley-Davidson bikes under an interim trade pact, an official said, but will not make concessions for electric vehicles, a move that pointedly leaves Tesla out.
Drought spreads beyond Kenya's arid north, plunging herders into crisis
WorldSHOMPOLE, Kenya -- The dozens of cow and goat carcasses scattered around Maria Katanga's family compound testify to the grinding impact of an ongoing drought on Kenya's pastoralist communities who rely on livestock for survival.
TikTok charged for breaching EU rules with app's addictive features
WorldBRUSSELS -- TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as 6% of owner ByteDance's global turnover.
New AI method helps identify which dinosaur made which footprints
WorldWASHINGTON -- Footprints are among the most common kind of dinosaur fossils. Sometimes scientists find a single, lonely footprint. Sometimes they come across a chaotic jumble of tracks resembling a dance floor, sort of a dinosaur discotheque. But identifying which dinosaur left which track has been notoriously difficult.
Kites and victory cries fill Lahore skies as festival returns after long ban
WorldLAHORE -- Extravagantly coloured kites dueled above Lahore and cries of victory rang out from rooftops on Friday, as the city celebrated the lifting of an 18-year ban on a spectacular three-day traditional Punjabi kite-flying festival.
Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old looted sculpture to Egypt
WorldTHE HAGUE -- The Netherlands on Thursday returned a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt after the looted artefact resurfaced at a Dutch art fair in 2022.
Crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoins to users
WorldSEOUL -- South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.
World Economic Forum investigates its CEO over Epstein links
WorldZURICH -- The World Economic Forum has launched an independent investigation into its CEO Borge Brende to clarify his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the organization said on Thursday.
Kindai University successfully farms blackthroat seaperch
WorldTOKYO -- Kindai University said Thursday that it has achieved the world's first complete aquaculture of blackthroat seaperch, a popular and expensive fish in Japan.
Nipah virus unlikely to spread in Japan: JIHS
WorldTOKYO -- The Nipah virus is unlikely to spread in Japan, the Japan Institute for Health Security said, following the confirmation of recent cases in India.
