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EU threatens US over electric car subsidies
EU threatens US over electric car subsidies

The European Union threatened Monday to take retaliatory measures against the United States for electric car subsidies that favour domestic manufacturers. Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton early Monday threatened to take "retaliatory measures" against the United States, calling the subsidies "contrary to World Trade Organization rules".

Ghosn escape accomplices return to US, lawyer confirms
Ghosn escape accomplices return to US, lawyer confirms

The American father and son duo who helped former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn dramatically escape from Japan have been returned to the United States after spending 20 months in Japanese jails, their lawyer said Monday. The Taylors were extradited from the United States to Japan in March 2021.

Tough choices as Brazil's Lula gets down to business
Tough choices as Brazil's Lula gets down to business

Fresh off a celebratory beach holiday, Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva got down to uglier business Monday: figuring out how to govern with a hostile Congress, nasty budget crunch and impossible-looking to-do list. Lula is meeting Monday with advisers in Sao Paulo.

Chad junta chief names 100 more MPs
Chad junta chief names 100 more MPs

General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Monday appointed by decree 104 more members of his "parliament" as he leads Chad's two-year transitional government after taking power on the death of his father.