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Sept 1 (Reuters) – Tesla’s registrations across several European markets in August painted a mixed picture on Tuesday, with strong gains in France and Denmark contrasted by declines in Norway and Sweden. Registrations of new Tesla vehicles, a proxy for sales, soared 279% in France and 104% in Denmark from a year ago, according to data from French car body PFA and Denmark’s bilstatistik.dk. Meanwhile, they fell 79% in Norway […]

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China passed 1,000 on Tuesday, authorities said, as rescue teams worked to reach communities cut off by the disaster. Nepal’s disaster agency said Tuesday that 987 deaths had been counted there, with 3,916 people missing, including 583 foreigners. Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths in their most recent update on Sunday. At least 11,814 people have been rescued […]

DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Iran has sufficient foreign currency reserves despite U.S. sanctions, Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said on Tuesday, after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tehran was lashing out because it was losing the economic war. The central bank was ready to inject up to $2 billion into the foreign exchange market to calm recent volatility, Hemmati said, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. “I […]

By Field Level Media Sep 01 (Field Level Media) – Bryson Stott hit a 464-foot homer, Aaron Nola won for the third time in four starts, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 in Phoenix on Monday to remain tied for the top National League wild-card spot. Bryce Harper had two hits and extended his career-high on-base streak to 33 games with an RBI double as the Phillies […]

By Liz Lee and Ethan Wang BEIJING, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Chinese rescue teams worked through the night and relentless rain to restore the last remaining kilometre of the sole road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal, torn apart by a catastrophic mudslide last week. Reopening access to the China-Nepal border crossing has been a battle with the elements, with rescuers working in a narrow mountain gorge squeezed […]

MADRID (AP) — In crowded subway cars and sun-drenched plazas, an old-fashioned accessory in Spain has been everywhere thanks to the blistering summer heat. Small enough to fit into a purse, the traditional Spanish folding hand fan, or abanico, snaps open into a semicircle. With little more than a flick of the wrist, it creates a surprisingly strong breeze. As successive heat waves in Western Europe pushed temperatures this summer […]

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s Liberals swept three special elections Monday in a result that showed voters backing Prime Minister Mark Carney for standing up against U.S. President Donald Trump. The Canadian Press, Canada’s national news agency, projected Liberal victories in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec, Beaches-East York in Toronto and North Vancouver-Capilano in British Columbia. Carney said the results amounted to an endorsement of his government’s approach. “At this consequential time […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday on a bill aimed at supporting wildfire survivors after rejecting an ambitious proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom that would have limited electric companies’ financial liability for blazes sparked by their equipment. The Democratic governor said the last-minute compromise he made with lawmakers will have some benefits for wildfire survivors, such as getting paid faster, but fails to make necessary, […]

By Mridula Kumar Sept 1 (Reuters) – Shares of India’s Happiest Minds fell as much as 12.2% on Tuesday after Indian conglomerate ITC unveiled plans to buy a large stake and merge its unit with the IT services provider, fueling concerns over a prolonged integration. ITC shares rose as much as 4.7% in early trade in Mumbai. The deal comes at a time when India’s $315 billion IT industry is […]