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Iran iPhone users signal dismay over new models ban
Iran iPhone users signal dismay over new models ban
by  AFP

At a Tehran cafe, Hamid waves his mobile around hoping to latch onto a faint signal and thus bypass Iran's stringent ban on the latest models of iPhone. Under last year's ban, users of the latest iPhone models are no longer allowed to register their devices in the country.

India's onion farmers cry foul at politicians' price recipe
India's onion farmers cry foul at politicians' price recipe
by  AFP

Almost every Indian meal requires an onion -- one of the cooking essentials along with sugar and lentils that sweet-talking politicians use to curry favour with their voters by lowering costs. But the slump in wholesale prices meant that was not passed on to the consumer -- or voter, from the politicians' viewpoint.

EU seeks roadblocks for Chinese EVs without sparking trade war
EU seeks roadblocks for Chinese EVs without sparking trade war
by  AFP

The EU faces a delicate balancing act as it prepares to rev up taxes on Chinese electric cars to protect European industry, while steering clear of a US-style showdown with Beijing that could spark a trade war. The EU wants many more Europeans driving electric cars as it prepares to outlaw the sale of new fossil fuel-powered cars from 2035.

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