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A line of electric vehicles of the model Y is pictured during the start of the production at Tesla’s “Gigafactory” on March 22, 2022 in Gruenheide, southeast of Berlin. – US electric car pioneer Tesla received the go-ahead for its “gigafactory” in Germany on March 4, 2022, paving the way for production to begin shortly after an approval process dogged by delays and setbacks. (Photo by Patrick Pleul / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK PLEUL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Far-left claim responsibility for arson attack linked to new Tesla plant in Berlin

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A man stands in front of a 7-Eleven convenience store along a street in central Tokyo on January 9, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Shares in 7-Eleven’s Japanese owner drop by as much as 12% as founding family fails to find enough money for a buyout

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ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 14: Contract workers for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers test for toxins in preparation for the removal of contaminate debris around the home where Anthony Mitchell Sr., who used a wheelchair after losing a leg to diabetes, and Justin Mitchell, who had cerebral palsy, were trapped and died in the Eaton Fire, as a powerful atmospheric river storm breaks on February 14, 2025 in Altadena, California. The storm has been impacting a widespread swath of Southern California with some mandatory evacuations ordered over fears of rock slides and debris flows in recent burn scar areas including hillside areas impacted by the Palisades and Eaton fires. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Los Angeles wildfires to trigger ‘the most substantial wildfire losses in the history of the insurance industry’, warns Munich Re

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An Apple Inc. iPhone 15 smartphone on display at an electronics store in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Indonesia kept a ban on the sale of Apple Inc.’s iPhone 16s, saying its $1 billion plan that includes building an AirTag factory is insufficient to meet local investment requirements. Photographer: Muhammad Fadli/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Apple tries to end Indonesia’s iPhone ban with a deal for two new plants and a ‘first of its kind’ chip research center

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A father helps his son wear shoes at Mom & Baby Expo in Ilsan, South Korea, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. South Korea set a fresh record for the world’s lowest fertility rate last month as the impact of the nation’s aging demographics looms large for its medical system, social welfare provision and economic growth. Photographer: Jean Chung/Bloomberg via Getty Images

South Korea ends a decade-long decline in fertility after a surge in marriages

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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 29: The Aston Martin DB12 Goldfinger Edition is pictured during the 007 takeover of Burlington Arcade on October 29, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Burlington Arcade)

British luxury carmaker Aston Martin cuts 170 jobs as Chinese demand slumps and losses soar

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Carlos Tavares, chief executive officer of Stellantis NV, with employees at the Stellantis auto manufacturing plant in Sochaux, France, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Stellantis is struggling with slowing and more competitive auto markets across Europe, where electric-vehicle demand is waning. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Stellantis records 70% fall in profits amid plunging North American sales and search for new CEO

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WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 11: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delivers remarks as he join U.S. President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is to sign an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) “workforce optimization initiative,” which, according to Trump, will encourage agencies to limit hiring and reduce the size of the federal government. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Tesla to acquire part of bankrupt German automotive supplier Manz—in a move to rescue hundreds of jobs in the region

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CEO of BP Murray Auchincloss speaks during the CERAWeek oil summit in Houston, Texas, on March 19, 2024. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)

‘A new direction for BP’ as energy giant unveils strategy shakeup amid global energy transition

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Model on the runway at the Gucci fashion show during Milan Fashion Week Menswear Spring/Summer 2025 held at Triennale di Milano on June 17, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Aitor Rosas Sune/WWD via Getty Images)

Milan Fashion Week dazzles with Gucci opening, but luxury sector struggles with slowdown

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BERLIN, GERMANY – JANUARY 23: Traffic jam on the Berlin highway A100 is pictured during blue hour on January 23, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images)

Germany’s economy shrinks again as manufacturing and exports falter

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Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) looks at Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban prior to their meeting, at Palazzo Chigi in Rome on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP) (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)

Far-right surge: Here’s where nationalist parties are reshaping Europe

By Pascale Juilliard and AFP

BERLIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 23: Alice Weidel, co-leader and chancellor candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), reacts at AfD headquarters to initial results in snap federal parliamentary elections on February 23, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is holding elections today following the collapse of the three-party government coalition last November. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

A West German and openly gay woman—is Alice Weidel a surprising choice to lead Germany’s far-right AfD?

By Celine Le Prioux, Femke Colborne, and others

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader and chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz duirng the German federal election evenig at CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Fresh from German electoral victory, Friedrich Merz says Europe must build up its own defenses—’the world isn’t waiting for us’

By Frank Zeller and AFP

MUNICH, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 22: Alexander Dobrind (L), chairman of the CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag and Friedrich Merz, CDU/CSU chancellor candidate and leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) clap hands at the Loewenbraeukeller beer hall at the final CDU/CSU campaign rally head of German elections on February 22, 2025 in Munich, Germany. Germany is scheduled to hold snap federal paliamentary elections tomorrow. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

A major shift to the right in Germany as conservatives win elections, followed by far-right AfD in second place

By Frank Zeller, Sebastien Ash, and others

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