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BANGKOK (AP) — Julian Assange The WikiLeaks founder arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday for fuel as he accepted a plea deal with the U.S. government to resolve a years-long, cross-continental lawsuit over the publication of classified documents. Mountain of classified documents.A charter flight from London, which Assange’s wife Stella identified as carrying her husband, landed at Don Mueang International Airport. Local authorities told The Associated Press that the plane was headed for Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the Pacific, where Assange is due to appear in court on Wednesday. Protesters hold signs in…
Rocket debris appears to have rained down on terrified villagers in China after a satellite launch.Footage posted on Chinese social media appears to show a rocket booster launching over a town in Guizhou, one of China’s poorest provinces, followed by a plume of bright orange smoke.The images take some of the shine off the success of Beijing’s latest robotic mission to the far side of the moon, which returned to Earth on Tuesday.Chinese President Xi Jinping has set ambitious goals to become a major space power, including landing astronauts on the moon and establishing a research station in Antarctica, but…
Lok Sabha session live updates: For the first time ever, the Opposition has nominated a candidate, Kondikunal Suresh, for the Speaker-post election without unanimous selection. The NDA has fielded Om Birla, and the nominations were closed by 12 pm. Lok Sabha session live: DMK MP Kanimozhi took oath as the member of 18th Lok Sabha on Tuesday.(Sansad) The Narendra Modi-led NDA government failed to reach a consensus with the Opposition INDIA bloc, as their demand for the Deputy Speaker post appeared unlikely to be fulfilled. On the opening day of the 18th Lok Sabha session, 262 newly elected MPs, including…
Strong Points: A comfortable ride, a smooth, quiet and powerful engine and a beautiful interior with plenty of technology. Cons: The styling is likely to be controversial, and options can get pricey quickly. The 2024 Mercedes-Benz E-Class follows its predecessor in being a classy, high-tech powerhouse that also feels great to drive. For now, there are four-cylinder and inline-six as powertrain options, but AMG may return in the future. Unlike BMW’s strategy of sharing a body between its EV and gasoline sedan, Mercedes has kept the E-Class as a traditional three-box sedan, and the EQE (electric vehicle) has adopted potato-like…
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Cisco established operations in China in 1994.Sopa Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesDALIAN, China — Cisco Systems is “very optimistic” about expanding business with Chinese electric vehicle makers as they expand overseas, the company’s head of Greater China told CNBC on Tuesday.The EV division is the U.S. tech giant’s second-largest in the region. Cisco derives most of its revenue in Greater China from manufacturers, with electric vehicles making up the largest category, said Ming Wong, Cisco’s vice president and CEO for Greater China.Chinese EV makers stepped up their global expansion last year amid intensifying domestic competition.But trade tensions are escalating,…
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Chang’e 6 Probe The probe returned to Earth on Tuesday with the world’s first rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon.The probe landed in northern China’s Inner Mongolia region on Tuesday afternoon.”We declare the Chang’e-6 lunar exploration mission a complete success,” Zhang Kejian, director of the China National Space Administration, said at a televised press conference shortly after the landing. Chinese scientists expect the samples returned will contain volcanic rocks and other materials that are 2.5 million years old, which they hope will answer questions about the geographic differences between the…
Soledad High School graduate Eric Segura will attend training camp for the USA Collegiate Baseball National Team. (Raul Ebio – Monterey Herald Archives) Former Herald Baseball Player of the Year Eric Segura has been selected to participate in the USA Collegiate Baseball National Team training camp. The former Soledad hurler and Oregon State University freshman will attend a camp in Cary, North Carolina, this week before being selected to play in the International Friendly Series, where the U.S. national team will play five games against Chinese Taipei. Segura, a right-hander who was named All-Pac 12 honorable mention this spring for…
Government to reach consensus on new Pakistan counter-terrorism operation – defence minister ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday vowed that the government would reach a consensus on a new counter-terrorism operation to rid the country of militants, and assured opposition parties that their concerns on the issue would be addressed. Pakistan’s premier national security forum on Saturday announced a new counter-terrorism operation titled “Operation Azm-e-Istekam (Resolved for Stability)” against militants after a meeting of the Central Supreme Committee on National Action Plan (NAP). The meeting was attended by PTI-backed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur along with…
Smartphone manufacturers are adopting new approaches when it comes to packaging their devices. Companies like Xiaomi are following the lead of industry giants and selling chargers separately rather than bundling them in the box. This change not only reduces production costs for companies, but also opens up new potential revenue streams.While the move may seem economically advantageous for the company, it could create problems for consumers who don’t have compatible chargers readily available, forcing them to buy third-party chargers, potentially compromising safety standards.It’s unclear whether Xiaomi plans to completely remove chargers from all its smartphone packaging or if the strategy…