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Brazil raises import tax on electric cars, hybrids - Reports

Mexico City, July 2 -- The Brazilian government has again raised import duties on electric and hybrid vehicles to support local manufacturers, setting rates from 25% to 30%, Brazilian media reported. ... Read More


Czech army increases salaries for all categories of servicemen - Reports

Moscow, July 2 -- The Czech army has increased salaries for all categories of servicemen as of July 1 - by 7.5% for enlisted men and by 5% for officers and generals, Czech media reported. The second ... Read More


Macron, Putin hold phone conversation on Iran, Ukraine

Paris, July 2 -- French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed today Iran's nuclear program and the Ukraine situation in their first phone conversation since 2022. ... Read More


Iran arrests over 50 with alleged ties to Israel, kills 2 in SE province

Tehran, July 2 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said yesterday it had arrested more than 50 "terrorists and proxies" linked to Israel, and killed two others in the southeastern provinc... Read More


Flights cancelled at airports in Paris due to strike - Civil Aviation Authority

Paris, July 2 -- Flights are being cancelled at airports in Paris, as well as several other French cities, due to air traffic controllers' strike, the country's civil aviation authority said. "Due to... Read More


Hamas' military wing says shelled 2 settlements in southern Israel

Cairo, July 2 -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas, said on Tuesday that it had shelled two settlements in southern Israel from the Gaza Strip. "The Al-Qassa... Read More


Iranian FM slams Israeli-US attacks in call with EU foreign policy chief

Tehran, July 2 -- Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held a phone conversation with European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Tuesday, during which he condemned what he described as "milit... Read More


US Senate narrowly passes One Big Beautiful Bill with huge deficit implications

New York, July 2 -- The U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly passed its version of the Trump administration's tax and spending measure dubbed One Big Beautiful Bill, which is expected to add around 3.3 tri... Read More


Over 450 earthquakes occur near Japan's Tokara Islands in past week

Tokyo, July 2 -- About 457 earthquakes have occurred off Tokara Islands in southern Japan since June 25, according to data from the Japan Meteorological Agency, compiled by Sputnik. The quakes hit mo... Read More


Hormone therapy may influence breast cancer risk under age 55: Study

Los Angeles, July 2 -- A new study led by scientists at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found that two common forms of hormone therapy may alter breast cancer risk in women under the ... Read More