The Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has seen its quarterly revenues soar, beating Tesla’s for the first time.It posted more than 200bn yuan ($28.2bn, £21.8bn) in revenues between July and September. This is a 24% jump from the same period last year, and more than Elon Musk’s company whose quarterly revenue was $25.2bn.However, Tesla still sold more electric vehicle (EVs) than BYD in the third quarter.It comes as EV sales in China have been getting a boost from government subsidies to encourage consumers to trade their petrol-powered cars for EVs or hybrids.BYD also notched a monthly sales record in the…
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The US, Mexico, and Canada are developing a cohesive framework to prepare for the next pandemic. The North American Preparedness for Animal and Human Pandemics Initiative (NAPAHPI) “recognizes that the high degree of interconnectedness among our three countries of our critical infrastructure, supply chains, and societies means that disruptions affecting one country often impact the others.” The three nations are relying on the One Health approach put forth by the World Health Organization to find a way for the world to respond to future pandemics in a cohesive manner, which may include vaccination passports. The WHO has worked with “Food and Agriculture…
Joe Biden bites babies at White House Halloween celebration Joe Biden bit at least three babies on Wednesday night during the White House Halloween celebration. Joe and Jill Biden on Wednesday night hosted local students and military families for a night of trick-or-treating at the White House. Dr. Jill showed up to the Halloween party in a giant panda costume. Joe Biden and Jill Biden in panda costume at White House Halloween celebration Biden couldn’t help himself and went on a baby biting spree! Joe Biden got so excited when he saw a baby in a chicken costume that he…
Former NFL star Tom Brady is reportedly reeling from the surprise news of his ex-wife, Gisele Bündchen’s, pregnancy with her beau, Joaquim Valente.Yesterday it was reported that the retired 47-year-old NFL star was allegedly feeling “stung” about the news of his supermodel ex’s pregnancy -her third child- with her ju-jitsu instructor boyfriend. Details of the former New England Patriot’s emotional state are beginning to be revealed to the public.Article continues below advertisementTom Brady’s Ex-Wife Is Beginning Her New Life With Ju-Jitsu InstructorMEGABündchen, 44, is facing the blissful days of early pregnancy and is committed to planning the life she’ll live…
WASHINGTON: The US and South Korean defence chiefs on Wednesday (Oct 30) called for North Korea to withdraw its troops from Russia, where Washington says some 10,000 of them have been deployed for possible action against Ukrainian forces. Russia and North Korea have deepened their political and military alliance as the Ukraine war dragged on, but sending Pyongyang’s troops into combat against Kyiv’s forces would mark a significant escalation that has sparked widespread international concern. “I call upon them to withdraw their troops out of Russia,” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at the Pentagon, echoing a call by his…
Rights activist Cidia Chissungo has spent the last few days poring over images she never thought she’d see in Mozambique: Young men with bloodied bodies pockmarked with bullet wounds; teenagers with eyes swollen shut from being hit with tear gas canisters by the Mozambican police. Chissungo, 28, who is documenting the scale of ongoing post-election violence that broke out last week, says the images of dead and injured people circulating online have caused her to lose sleep. “There’s a 16-year-old guy who was shot in the mouth, and his mouth was completely destroyed,” Chissungo told Al Jazeera. “There’s just a…
Just when you thought that they were out of bullets to shoot themselves in the foot with, the New York Yankees managed to find yet another one.In the eighth inning of Wednesday’s World Series of Game 5, the Yankees gave up the lead due to another defensive miscue. Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle entered the frame nursing a 6-5 lead but quickly loaded the bases thanks to a walk and two singles without even recording an out. That led to fellow Yankees pitcher Luke Weaver entering the game and then allowing a sacrifice fly to Gavin Lux to tie the game, 6-6.…
Dropbox announced it is laying off 528 people, or 20% of its workforce, CEO Drew Houston wrote in a staff memo published on the company website Wednesday.”As CEO, I take full responsibility for this decision and the circumstances that led to it, and I’m truly sorry to those impacted by this change,” Houston wrote, adding that the company “over-invested,” and will now be “flatter” and “more efficient.”Related: ‘I’m Still Trying to Process’: Meta Is Laying Off Employees Across the Company, Including WhatsApp, Instagram, and ThreadsTechCrunch reports that Dropbox had the lowest growth in its history in Q2, and in August,…
The US government uses census data to distribute resources fairlyValentyn Semenov/Alamy A change to the US government’s system for processing the census could improve the accuracy of publicly disclosed data – without compromising the privacy of individual citizens and residents. The government relies on national census data – gathered every 10 years by the US Census Bureau – to distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding to state and local communities. Such data also plays a key political role by helping states draw Congressional district boundaries and determining how many seats in the US House of Representatives… Source…
LOS ANGELES — The district attorney for Los Angeles County said Wednesday he wants the California governor to grant clemency for Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers who are serving life sentences for killing their parents in 1989.District Attorney George Gascón’s announced he supports clemency requests by the pair less than a week after he recommended that they be resentenced in their murder case.“I strongly support clemency for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are currently serving sentences of life without possibility of parole,” Gascón said in a statement. “They have respectively served 34 years and have continued their educations and worked…