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April 4, 2025

China’s Xiaomi plans EV research center in Germany
SHANGHAI — China’s Xiaomi is planning a research and development center in Munich, Germany, that will focus on electric vehicles. A Xiaomi spokesperson told Nikkei on Wednesday that plans for the R&D center are underway but declined to provide details.
California homeowners allege home insurance companies colluded to deny coverage
LOS ANGELES — A group of California homeowners is taking on insurance companies that they say illegally coordinated to deny coverage to fire-prone areas, leaving thousands of displaced residents drastically underinsured as they fight for funding to rebuild. The homeowners, many of whom were affected by the recent wildfires that torched large swaths of Los…
Foxconn to debut first in-house EV for North America this year
TAIPEI — Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn is preparing its first passenger electric vehicle designed in-house for the North American market, the company announced Wednesday, with a planned launch this year through an unspecified automaker. Foxconn designs and manufactures EVs for automakers on a contract basis. The company will bring its Model C sport utility vehicle, which it…
Markets jump after Trump softens rhetoric on China and Fed chair
U.S. stocks opened higher Wednesday after President Donald Trump signaled a softer stance toward the eye-watering tariffs he had set for China, while also stating he would not make an immediate change in leadership at the Federal Reserve. Investors were also cheered by Elon Musk’s imminent return to a more full-time focus on Tesla, dialing…
Pakistani astronaut set to join Chinese space mission
Pakistani astronaut set to join Chinese space mission A Pakistani astronaut will soon be among the international crew members heading to China’s space station, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), marking a significant milestone in Sino-Pakistani space cooperation. The selection process for Pakistani astronauts is currently underway, following the signing of a bilateral…
Families of Uvalde school shooting victims reach settlement with the city
Families of the Robb Element School shooting victims have reached a settlement with the city of Uvalde, Texas. City council members voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the settlement. The terms of the agreement are undisclosed. “Nothing can ever make up the losses and harms these families endured on May 24, 2022,” Mayor Hector Luevano said at…
Hot and dry weather predicted in most parts of country
Hot and dry weather predicted in most parts of country Mainly hot and dry weather is predicted in most parts of the country during next 24 hours. However, rain wind/thunderstorm is likely at isolated places in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the forecast period. Met Office informed that a westerly wave is affecting…
Delivery Hero to close foodpanda’s Thailand operations in May
BANGKOK — Thailand’s famous food delivery platform foodpanda announced on Wednesday that it will cease operations in Thailand as of May 23. Its Berlin-based parent company, Delivery Hero, had been scaling down operations in the Asia-Pacific region in order to become leaner and more agile since 2023; the ceased operation in Thailand is in line with…