• World
  • July 1, 2024
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Gothenburg, Sweden, sells land for just 9 US cents per 10 square meters

Gotenabout 200 miles from Stockholm, is selling plots of land starting at 1 krona per square meter, or nine U.S. cents per 10 square feet. Buyers must build a home…

  • Business
  • June 11, 2024
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Bureau of Land Management is reducing the proposed size of Idaho's controversial wind farm project

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The federal Bureau of Land Management's preferred alternative to a proposed large-scale wind farm in southern Idaho would reduce its size by nearly half and move…

  • Business
  • June 4, 2024
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Hiltzik: House Republicans attack Fauci, but fail to land a blow

Here's what we know about Dr. Anthony S. Fauci: A staff member at the National Institutes of Health for 54 years and director of the National Institute for Allergy and…

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  • May 30, 2024
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Jaguar Land Rover is increasing training for EV technicians to tackle high repair costs

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has embarked on an extensive training program to equip thousands of technicians with the skills needed to service electric vehicles (EVs). This addresses concerns about a…

BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and VW used parts made with Chinese forced labor, a Senate report shows

BMW, Volkswagen and Jaguar Land Rover have bought parts made by a Chinese company sanctioned under a 2021 law for their use forced labourThis is evident from an investigation by…

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  • May 20, 2024
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Research shows that BWM, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen purchased parts linked to forced labor in China

Several major automakers relied on forced labor in China for some purchased parts, a Senate Finance Committee investigation found Monday. BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Volkswagen bought parts flagged by…

The US orders a Chinese-backed crypto miner to sell land near a military base

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivers remarks at the Treasury Department's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, on September 14,…

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  • May 13, 2024
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Biden blocks China-backed crypto mining company from owning land near Wyoming military base

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday issued an order banning a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining company from owning land near a nuclear missile base in Wyoming. The order forces the…

Kansas bill cracking down on foreign land ownership vetoed by Democratic Party governor

Proposed restrictions in Kansas on foreign ownership of land died Friday when the state's Democratic governor vetoed a bill that top Republican lawmakers said would protect military bases from Chinese…

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  • May 11, 2024
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The governor of Kansas has lifted proposed restrictions on foreign land ownership

TOPEKA, Kan. — Proposed restrictions in Kansas on foreign ownership of land died Friday when the state's Democratic governor vetoed a bill that top Republican lawmakers said would protect military…