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Is China cannibalising the EU car industry?

Troubles at VW point to growing doubts about future of Europe-wide sector as imports of cheap EVs rise. For decades Germany has enjoyed a reputation as Europe’s car capital, with slogans such as ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

China asks: what is an e-bike?

State bureaucracy makes the question more difficult than it may seem

World - Financial Times - October 22

Xi tightens stranglehold on China’s academia

Scholars fired or disappeared as Beijing clamps down on discussion of sensitive topics including economy

World - Financial Times - October 23

Why It’s Getting Harder to Fly to China

European carriers are enduring higher costs because they have to avoid Russian airspace, while a sluggish economy and geopolitical tensions are hurting business travel to China.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies

Bond markets unnerved by scale of extra borrowing in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Business - Financial Times - October 31

Western consumer groups unconvinced by China’s economic stimulus efforts

Falling sales for luxury, beauty and beer companies fuel doubts about Beijing’s attempts to boost confidence

Business - Financial Times - October 31

China fright ups the stakes for AstraZeneca

Pharma group needs some good news to ease investors’ nerves

World - Financial Times - November 7

The ideology behind Xi Jinping’s China

How Marxist-Leninist theory still shapes policy in Beijing

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

China braces for second Trump term

While on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to put large tariffs on Chinese goods to protect American manufacturing, which might threaten the Asian nation's already-slowing ...

A million people hit by flooding in South Sudan

World - Yahoo News - October 21

South Africans shocked by Siya and Rachel Kolisi’s divorce

World - Yahoo News - October 23

South Korea’s Modern Dance Scene is Thriving

Thanks to government support — and a collaborative spirit among dance companies — the medium is thriving across the country.

Business - The New York Times - October 23

Blackouts and water rationing as South American drought worsens

Bogotá limits water use and Quito schedules daily power cuts to cope with historically low rainfall

World - Financial Times - October 26

England beat South Africa despite defensive errors

Watch highlights as England bounce back after Germany loss with a 2-1 win against South Africa in Coventry.

How the west should re-engage with the global south

The erosion of the post-1945 world order requires the UK and its allies to define new forms of multilateralism

World - Financial Times - October 31

South Carolina women clear-cut betting favorites

South Carolina was viewed as a second-tier contender, not one of the clear favorites, entering last season. Oddsmakers aren't doubting the Gamecocks this season, though.

Sports - ESPN - November 4

South Carolina passes noncitizen voting ban

South Carolina voters approved a GOP-backed proposal on Tuesday that seeks to block non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections in a move that critics have said is “completely unnecessary.” The ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

South Carolina defeats noncitizen voting ban

South Carolina voters defeated a GOP-backed proposal on Tuesday that seeks to block non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections in a move that critics have said is “completely unnecessary.” The ...

Politics - The Hill - November 6

3 Flyers Trade Candidates If Season Goes South

If the Flyers don't turn things around and end up being sellers, these three players could be on the move.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6

South Korea's president denies wrongdoing in a growing scandal

South Korea's president has denied wrongdoing over a burgeoning influence-peddling scandal involving him and his wife

World - ABC News - November 7

43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility

Forty-three rhesus monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center in South Carolina Wednesday after a caretaker accidentally left a door unsecured, the company's CEO told CBS News. ...

Search remains on for dozens of escaped monkeys in South Carolina

The search continues for dozens of escaped monkeys in South Carolina. Forty-three rhesus macaque monkeys, bred for medical research, escaped from a facility Wednesday. Law enforcement and health ...

25 Escaped Monkeys of 43 Are Captured in South Carolina

The monkeys escaped after a worker at a research center left an enclosure unlocked. One monkey was captured Saturday, and another 24 on Sunday, while the rest remain at large.

Health - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Human head floats ashore in South Florida

Police in South Florida are working to determine the identity of a head that washed ashore near Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning.

BYD to enter South Korea in early 2025

World - Yahoo News - 4 days ago

England make four changes to face South Africa

Scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet and full-back Freddie Steward start for England against South Africa as head coach Steve Borthwick makes four changes to his starting XV.

Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Biden arrives in South America for APEC, G20 summits

President Biden is in South America for the final major international summits of his presidency, the APEC summit in Lima, Peru, and the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Isaac Stone Fish, ...

Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners

This week a government minister said those underground illegally would be "smoked out".

North Korea Blasts Unbearable Sounds To South Korea

Relations between the neighbors have sunk to the lowest level in years. Now, Pyongyang is blaring eerie sounds across the border that villagers say is making their lives hell.

World - The New York Times - 18 hours ago

South Africa grind out victory as England losing run continues

South Africa prove too strong for England at Twickenham's Allianz Stadium, as Cheslin Kolbe scores twice in a nine-point win.

Police vow to arrest South African miners as standoff continues

World - Yahoo News - 5 hours ago

Latest in Base South China

Is China cannibalising the EU car industry?

China asks: what is an e-bike?

Xi tightens stranglehold on China’s academia

Why It’s Getting Harder to Fly to China

UK borrowing costs hit highest level this year as gilt sell-off intensifies

Western consumer groups unconvinced by China’s economic stimulus efforts

China fright ups the stakes for AstraZeneca

The ideology behind Xi Jinping’s China

China braces for second Trump term

A million people hit by flooding in South Sudan

South Africans shocked by Siya and Rachel Kolisi’s divorce

South Korea’s Modern Dance Scene is Thriving

Blackouts and water rationing as South American drought worsens

England beat South Africa despite defensive errors

How the west should re-engage with the global south

South Carolina women clear-cut betting favorites

South Carolina passes noncitizen voting ban

South Carolina defeats noncitizen voting ban

3 Flyers Trade Candidates If Season Goes South

South Korea's president denies wrongdoing in a growing scandal

43 monkeys escape South Carolina research facility

Search remains on for dozens of escaped monkeys in South Carolina

25 Escaped Monkeys of 43 Are Captured in South Carolina

Human head floats ashore in South Florida

BYD to enter South Korea in early 2025

England make four changes to face South Africa

Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners

Biden arrives in South America for APEC, G20 summits

Volunteers enter South Africa shaft to aid miners

North Korea Blasts Unbearable Sounds To South Korea

South Africa grind out victory as England losing run continues

Police vow to arrest South African miners as standoff continues

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