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    Car giants vie for EV crown at Beijing's Auto China show

    Chinese car giants locked in a cut-throat price war descended on the capital for the start of the Auto China show Thursday, vying to draw consumers and headlines in the world's biggest electric vehicle market and abroad.Beijing's Auto China show, which lasts until May 4, sees dozens of firms square off in a bid to draw customers at one of the country's biggest car shows.

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    More than 100 arrested at US university pro-Palestinian protests

    More than 100 people were arrested Wednesday at two universities in California and Texas, officials said, after pro-Palestinian protests erupted across US campuses this week.- Free speech - The spreading pro-Palestinian protests began at Columbia University in New York, where dozens of arrests were made last week after university authorities called in police to quell a protest encampment that some Jewish students said was threatening and anti-Semitic.

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    India's Vedanta misses Q4 profit estimates on lower prices

    Indian mining group Vedanta reported a 27% drop in fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, reflecting weaker prices of major metals like aluminium and zinc amid ballooning finance costs. The oils-to-metals conglomerate, led by billionaire Anil Agarwal, posted a consolidated net profit of 13.69 billion rupees (about $164 million), falling behind analysts' estimates of 21.10 billion rupees, as per LSEG data. The company also posted a jump in expenses, with finance costs climbing nearly 34%.

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    Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as Southeast Asia bakes

    Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia sweltered through unusually hot weather on Thursday, as the Thai government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.

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    Portugal marks 50 years of democracy with far right on rise

    Portugal on Thursday marked 50 years since a military coup ended a decades-long dictatorship and 13 years of colonial wars in Africa, an anniversary that comes as a far-right party gains prominence.It is the first hard-right party to gain ground in Portugal since the end of the dictatorship.

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    Dolphin Found Shot Dead On Louisiana Beach With 'Multiple Bullets' In Body

    Authorities are offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information about the death.

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    George Will Scorches GOP's Anti-Ukraine Wing With A Chilling Thought

    The conservative icon named and shamed the "cabal of grotesques" in the Republican party.

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