Volkswagen Takes 1.3-bn-euro Hit From Trump Tariffs

Volkswagen Takes 1.3-bn-euro Hit From Trump Tariffs

German auto giant Volkswagen said Friday that tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump had cost it 1.3 billion euros in the first half of the year as it reported falling profit. Overall net profit fell 38.5 percent year-on-year during the period to hit 7.28 billion euros ($8.54 billion). Higher-sales of lower-margin electric vehicles (EVs)…

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‘#Ishiba Don’t Quit’: Unlikely Support Grows For Japan PM

‘#Ishiba Don’t Quit’: Unlikely Support Grows For Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s future is uncertain but an unlikely campaign for him to stay was growing online this week, including from people who are his natural political opponents. The life raft has emerged since upper house elections on Sunday deprived Ishiba’s coalition of an upper house majority, months after it suffered a similar…

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Why Can’t Water Just Be Water?

Why Can’t Water Just Be Water?

TikTok content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. And the trend is also showing up in a proliferation of thirst quenching products. You can now not only buy powders aimed toward adults, but towards kids. Katie Butler, a spokesperson for the children’s wellness brand Zarbee’s, tells Glamour that they…

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Kelly Clarkson Just Cut Her Hair Into a Short, Swishy Bob

Kelly Clarkson Just Cut Her Hair Into a Short, Swishy Bob

Kelly Clarkson has officially joined the bob club. The singer and host of her eponymous talk show showed off her new haircut in a clip shared by The Voice on Instagram July 22. In the clip, she, alongside longtime Voice coaches Adam Levine and John Legend, share that they will be returning for season 29…

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US Judges Order Abrego Garcia Release, Block Immediate Deportation

US Judges Order Abrego Garcia Release, Block Immediate Deportation

A Salvadoran man who was wrongly deported and then returned to the United States to face human smuggling charges should be released pending trial and not be immediately taken into immigration custody, federal judges said Wednesday. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was summarily deported in March along with more than 200 other people to a prison…

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EU Leaders Poised For Thorny Talks In China Summit

EU Leaders Poised For Thorny Talks In China Summit

EU bosses Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa are in Beijing on Thursday for talks with top Chinese leaders over areas of friction from trade to the Ukraine war — with low hopes of a breakthrough on any front. Beijing has sought to draw the European Union closer as it positions itself as a…

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