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Nearly 3 million Tesla vehicles are being recalled in China due to hidden door handles

A major vehicle recall has begun in China due to safety issues with hidden door handles. In total, it affects over 4 million vehicles from various manufacturers, including 2,98 million Chinese-made Teslas.In addition to Tesla, Chinese automakers XPeng, Xiaomi, and Geely are participating in the campaign. The reason for the campaig...

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Yesterday 12:15

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Iran announced the discovery of a large gas field

Iranian authorities have announced the discovery of a large gas field in the southern province of Fars, according to Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad.According to preliminary estimates, the field's total gas reserv...

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Yesterday 10:56

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Genesis has unveiled the GV90, a luxury electric crossover featuring Rolls-Royce-style doors

On August 20, Hyundai Motor announced the GV90, a new full-size electric SUV under the Genesis brand. The model is built on a platform designed exclusively for electric powertrains, with no provision for an internal combustion engine.<...

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Yesterday 10:31

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Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have signed a Treaty on Eternal Friendship

Following high-level talks, the Presidents of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev, signed the Treaty on Eternal Friendship as well as the decision of the third meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council. The signing ceremony f...

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22.08.2026

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TikTok will pay 400 million USD in child privacy case

TikTok agreed to pay US authorities 400 million USD to settle a lawsuit alleging the violation of the privacy of users under 13. This is one of the largest such settlements in history.The lawsuit was filed by...

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21.08.2026

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Caviar introduced custom versions of the foldable iPhone Ultra ahead of Apple's announcement

Caviar has begun selling custom versions of the foldable iPhone Ultra, even though Apple hasn't yet officially unveiled its first foldable smartphone. The company's designers relied on leaks and engineering prototypes of the futur...

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21.08.2026

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The "dream job" on a mountain in China is over; the resort will repeat the experiment

A tourist resort on Mount Laojunshan in China advertised for an unusual temporary position: "Cloud Observer." The position would involve photographing cloudscapes and natural phenomena on the mountain from early morning until late evening for use in the resort's promotional materials. The position offered a salary of 60 thousand yuan and free accommodation for the d...

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21.08.2026

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Panama Canal to restrict shipping due to record drought

The Panama Canal Authority is imposing restrictions on the number of ships transiting the channel daily in preparation for a prolonged El Niño season that could lead to further water level declines, Reuters reports.According to the new rules, the daily limit on passages will be reduced to 34 vessels starting September 4, and to 32...

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20.08.2026

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Google will make it more difficult to install unapproved apps on Android

Google will begin imposing restrictions on sideloading apps on Android devices starting in September 2026 within the framework of a new developer verification program. Under the initiative, only apps from verified developers—those who have provided Google with identification, a copy of their app signing keys, and paid a 25 USD fee—will be able to be installed on sma...

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20.08.2026

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A poorly produced animation unexpectedly became a hit at the Chinese box office

The low-budget Chinese animated film "Nu Lai," about a cow caught in a series of dreams, became one of the summer box office's biggest surprises thanks to its viral popularity – thanks to its confusing plot and low-quality graphics, the BBC repo...

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19.08.2026

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Geely will begin producing cars at Volvo plants in Europe from 2028

China's Geely Automobile plans to begin producing cars at Volvo's European plants starting in 2028, according to the company's chairman, An Conghui, as reported by CarNewsChina.According to Geely's CEO, Volvo's European plants will produce the company's luxury cars. The company did not disclose the specific plants or countries whe...

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19.08.2026

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China successfully lands a reusable launch vehicle on land for the first time

For the first time, the Chinese private company LandSpace successfully returned the first stage of a launch vehicle to land after an orbital launch. The test of the commercial Zhuque-3 (ZQ-3) rocket took place from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, according to China Central Television.The launch took place at 7:35 local time f...

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18.08.2026

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A G1 level geomagnetic storm has been recorded on Earth

On August 18, global networks of magnetic observatories detected a planetary-scale geomagnetic storm on Earth. This was reported by the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences....

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18.08.2026

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YouTube will change the system for counting video views for all formats

YouTube will begin counting video views "from the very first frame" across all formats starting August 24, 2026, the company announced. This change is intended to make metrics more transparent for content creators....

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17.08.2026

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Ginny Lou the pug has been named the ugliest dog on the planet

The results of the 50th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest have been announced in the United States. The winner was a six-year-old female pug named Ginny Lou from Ukiah, California. The ceremony took place on August 14 at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Santa Rosa, Euronews reports.Along with the title, the dog's owner, Michelle Grady, r...

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17.08.2026

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Belgium's largest forest fire in history is approaching the German border

The largest fire in Belgium's history is spreading toward the German border, as hundreds of firefighters try to contain the blaze, which has already engulfed 3000 hectares, The Telegraph r...

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17.08.2026

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Istanbul Airport sets new European passenger traffic record

On August 16, Istanbul Airport (IST) set another European airport record for daily passenger traffic and number of flights, according to Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdülkadir Uraloğlu."Istanbul Airport has once again broken historical European records for the number of flights and passenger traffic. A new peak w...

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17.08.2026

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A cat returned home 10 years after going missing on its owner's birthday

A 13-year-old tabby cat that went missing ten years ago has been found in Wales – the animal reappeared on the very day its owner turned 30.Lucy and Hannah Robertson suffered a devastating loss in 2016 when th...

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17.08.2026

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Ferrari's first electric car sold at auction for a record 40 million USD

A unique body style, a charity auction – Ferrari broke the new car sales record: a copy of its first electric car, the Luce, sold for 40 million USD (£29,5 million). The auction took place at RM Sotheby's in California, and the proceeds were more than 35 times the model's regular price.The car, created with the help of British des...

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15.08.2026

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France's Constitutional Council has lifted the ban on social media for children under 15

France's Constitutional Council has ruled that a law banning children under 15 from using social media is unconstitutional. The decision reverses an initiative that the country's parliament adopted in July, and President Emmanuel Macron had hoped to implement as early as September.The council stated that the ban excessively restri...

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