The EU’s passenger car market saw a remarkable annual drop in new vehicle registrations in March, an industry group said on Wednesday.Automobile registrations across the 27-member bloc fell 18.8% year-on-year to 1.1 million units last month, according …
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Clean energy spending accounts for only 4% of global economic stimulus packages
Clean energy spending out of state economic recovery packages in response to the COVID-19 crisis accounts for only 4%, or $710 billion, of the total $18.2 trillion mobilized to rebuild economies, according to the latest update of the International Ener…
Cleric killed, 2 injured in stabbing incident at popular Iran shrine
A middle-aged cleric was killed and two others critically injured Tuesday in a stabbing attack at a popular religious shrine in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Aslani, a cleric who was volunteering at the shr…
Cleric killed, 2 injured in stabbing incident at popular Iran shrine
A middle-aged cleric was killed and two others critically injured Tuesday in a stabbing attack at a popular religious shrine in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Aslani, a cleric who was volunteering at the shr…
Cleric killed, 2 injured in stabbing incident at popular Iran shrine
A middle-aged cleric was killed and two others critically injured Tuesday in a stabbing attack at a popular religious shrine in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Aslani, a cleric who was volunteering at the shr…
Speaking to Swedish parliament, Ukraine’s president urges more sanctions on Russia
Ukraine’s president on Thursday called on Western countries to impose more sanctions on Russia to help halt its ongoing war on his country, which today entered its second month.”We have not seen a destruction of this scale since World War II,” said Vol…
Indian court upholds ban on hijab in class
An Indian court on Tuesday upheld a ban on hijab in class in the southern state of Karanataka stating that wearing the headscarf was not an essential religious practice in Islam.The ruling came following petitions filed in the Karnataka High Court by w…
Russia’s stock market to remain closed this week
Russia’s stock market will continue to suspend trading operations this week, from Monday through Friday, according to the Moscow Exchange (MOEX).Trading sessions on the MOEX equity market will not resume between March 14-18, it said in a statement.MOEX…
Google to buy cyber defense firm Mandiant for $5.4B
Google announced Tuesday it signed a definitive agreement to acquire cyber defense Mandiant for $5.4 billion.”Today, organizations are facing cybersecurity challenges that have accelerated in frequency, severity and diversity, creating a global securit…