GWM Haval H6 gets another facelift, not for Australia

GWM has revealed a mid-life update for its Haval H6 mid-sized SUV in China, but don’t expect it to come to Australia. Instead, CarExpert understands the current Haval H6 will be replaced either late in 2024 or early in 2025 with the new Haval Xiaolong Max, a new global SUV …

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1.8 Tonne Drugs Worth $230 Million Found Inside Van In Philippines

More than 600 people have been killed in drug-related killings since June, 2022 (Representational) Manila: The Philippines has seized 1.8 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine, President Ferdinand Marcos said Tuesday, describing the bust as a record and the “right approach” to the drug war. Police found the illegal drugs, estimated to …

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Honda to launch next-generation EVs in China by 2027

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International Paper agrees to buy rival DS Smith in £7.8bn deal

John Wood Group, the FTSE 250 engineering services company, should either move its listing to the US or consider going private, said activist investor Sparta Capital Management. The call comes a year after the collapse of a £1.7bn takeover approach from US private equity firm Apollo. Wood’s shares are trading …

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China’s economy expands 5.3% in first quarter

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. China’s gross domestic product increased 5.3 per cent in the first quarter against a year earlier, beating expectations as Beijing tries to steer a manufacturing-led revival of the world’s second-largest …

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2025 BYD Shark: Plug-in hybrid ute spied undisguised

The 2025 BYD Shark plug-in hybrid ute has broken cover earlier than expected, with an undisguised version of the upcoming model being filmed in Mexico. AutoDinámico uploaded a video of the BYD Shark, as it could be called, being loaded onto a tilt-tray tow truck in Mexico without any camouflage. …

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‘Change agent’ Caitlin Clark prompts advertiser free-for-all: ‘She’s jump-started a new era of basketball, and she’s propelling women’s sports forward’

Caitlin Clark’s college basketball career has come to a close, but her professional career is just getting started—and fans and brands alike are buying in. Throughout her final college season, fans lined up to watch Clark lead the University of Iowa Hawkeyes to the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game for …

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