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As BYD and Geely hit sales highs, pressure mounts on China’s smaller carmakers

As BYD and Geely hit sales highs, pressure mounts on China’s smaller carmakers

Sales momentum among leading carmakers contrasts with a domestic market downturn that is accelerating industry consolidation, analysts say Daniel Renin Shanghai BYD and Geely Auto, recorded their strongest monthly sales of the year in October, bucking a downward trend in the world’s largest automotive market as smaller rivals come

Mitsubishi to sell down LNG Canada stake to Blackstone funds for $1.6 billion

Mitsubishi to sell down LNG Canada stake to Blackstone funds for $1.6 billion

FILE PHOTO: A screen displays Blackstone logo on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, October 28, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo TOKYO, Nov 2 : Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp said on Monday it will sell a 49.9 per cent interest

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say

Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza, medics say

Palestinians search through the rubble of a building destroyed in an overnight Israeli strike in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on Oct 30, 2026. (Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana) CAIRO: Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians and wounded several others in the Gaza Strip on

UN's peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years

UN's peacekeeping mission in disputed Western Sahara ends after 35 years

FILE - A Sahrawi refugee boy stands in the shadow in the Boujdour refugee camp, Oct. 11, 2021. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption CASABLANCA, Morocco — The U.N.'s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a U.

Mother told to book appointment to give birth to her dead baby

Mother told to book appointment to give birth to her dead baby

Anthony and Danielle now have tattoos of Maisie's hand and footprint * Published Warning: This article contains themes and images some readers may find upsetting. A pregnant woman whose baby had died was sent home from hospital still carrying the child and told to make an appointment later in

Final distress call with Learjet pilot captured moments before crash

Final distress call with Learjet pilot captured moments before crash

Final distress call with Learjet pilot captured moments before crash NewsFeed Newly released air traffic control recordings reveal the crew’s urgent mayday calls as a Learjet 60 jet rapidly lost altitude before crashing in Greenacres, Florida. The crash killed all nine people aboard, as Federal investigators examine reported factors

Bangladesh garment factories disrupted as protests continue for third day

Bangladesh garment factories disrupted as protests continue for third day

Workers in Bangladesh’s largest export sector are demanding a minimum wage increase amid rising inflation. Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh are facing disruptions as worker protests over low pay and the rising cost of living rock the country’s industrial hubs. There was a heavy police presence in