Tesla sticker shock: Automaker slashes prices for two models
The price of the Model 3 Standard Range Plus was cut 2.6 percent and Model Y Standard Range's price was cut 4.8 percent.
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South Carolina bans most abortions, Planned Parenthood sues
Republicans hope conservative-leaning US Supreme Court will consider overturning federal abortion protections.
Biden to focus on COVID-19, China, at his first G7 summit
White House confirms pandemic and China's power are top matters of discussion at Biden's first G7 meeting.
Algeria: President Tebboune calls for dissolution of Parliament
Tebboune says he will carry out a government reshuffle within 48 hours.
Indoor farming gains ground amid pandemic, climate challenges
Investors say urban farming can boost food security despite rising inflation, trade tensions and global food shortages.
UN chief backs new blueprint to end ‘suicidal’ war on nature
A fresh UN Environment Programme report 'guides us to a safer place' with its recommendations, Guterres says.
UK and Canada impose sanctions on Myanmar generals after coup
UK says it will impose asset freezes, travel bans on three generals while Canada will sanction nine military officials.
Cruz blasted for flying to Cancun amid Texas freeze
Senator Ted Cruz comes under fire from Texans after reports that he left struggling state for warmer Mexico.
COVID: US life expectancy drops, Black and Latinos hardest hit
Latino and Black communities see life expectancy fall by 2 and 3 years respectively, in first 6 months of 2020.
Top Bhutan general, judges detained in alleged overthrow plot
The three are accused of plotting to overthrow country's top military officer by involving him in a corruption scandal.
US home construction starts falling for first time since August
Construction of new homes in the US still remains above pre-pandemic levels thanks to record-low mortgage rates.
Puerto Rico issues LGBTQ emergency declaration amid violence
The island’s governor issued an executive order on January 24 declaring a state of emergency over gender violence.
US jobless claims unexpectedly rise to 861,000 amid chip shortage
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totalled a seasonally adjusted 861,000 for the week ending February 13.
Spain protests: Woman hit by police rubber bullet ‘loses eye’
Woman reportedly injured during clashes between police and demonstrators, who are protesting a rapper's imprisonment.
In Pictures: Jerusalem turns white after rare snowfall
Jerusalem woke up to a rare experience, with its holy sites under a layer of white after an overnight snowstorm.
‘They are no more’: Three missing K2 climbers declared dead
Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara, Jon Snorri of Iceland and Juan Pablo Mohr of Chile went missing on February 5.
WHO to send over 11,000 Ebola vaccines to Guinea amid outbreak
The shots are expected to arrive on Sunday and the inoculation campaign could start on Monday.
Biden, Dems to unveil sweeping immigration reform legislation
The major overhaul would create an eight-year pathway to citizenship for an estimated 11 million undocumented people.
US lawmakers to grill key figures in GameStop stock probe
The US House Committee on Financial Services will question CEOs from Robinhood, Reddit and several hedge funds.
COVID rumours hamper Brazil’s efforts to vaccinate Indigenous
False claims include the vaccine turns recipients into animals, and it includes chip 'to control the Indigenous people'.