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General Motors Q2 profits fall 40% on supply woes, confirms forecast
General Motors reported a big drop in second-quarter profits Tuesday due to the grinding semiconductor shortage, although the automaker confirmed its full-year forecast amid strong pricing. "We have been operating with lower volumes due to the semiconductor shortage for the past year, and we have delivered strong results despite those pressures," said GM Chief Executive Mary Barra in a statement.
Clinton and Blair hail Trimble's legacy of peace in N.Ireland
Tony Blair and Bill Clinton have praised the political and personal courage underpinning David Trimble's contribution to peace in Northern Ireland following the former first minister's death. "David was highly intelligent, very courageous," Blair told BBC radio on Tuesday.
Tunisia president hails vote set to bolster rule
President Kais Saied said Tunisia had "entered a new phase" on Tuesday with a new constitution almost certain to pass in a referendum, concentrating almost all powers in his office. "Tunisia has entered a new phase," Saied declared as he addressed celebrating supporters in downtown Tunis hours after polling stations closed.
Executed Myanmar prisoners deserved 'many death sentences': junta spokesman
Myanmar's junta lashed out Tuesday against international condemnation of the country's first use of capital punishment in decades, saying the four executed prisoners -- two of them prominent democracy fighters -- "deserved many death sentences."
EasyJet hit by aviation disruption but slashes loss
British airline EasyJet on Tuesday said it took a sizeable financial hit from sector-wide disruptions, notably staff shortages, but still slashed quarterly losses as demand recovers. As airport staff shortages spark flight cancellations, EasyJet said in a statement that it booked a one-off charge totalling £133 million ($160 million).
'Never surrender': Myanmar's executed activists
A hip-hop pioneer who vowed to "never surrender" and a democracy activist who said prison was his second home -- Myanmar's execution of two prominent democracy fighters will only keep the flame of defiance burning, their families say. "You're very young, you're a hip-hop artist and you're an ex-prisoner.
Ukraine frontline town just wants 'peace and silence'
There is little left of Soledar. Everyone has left.
Firefighters tackle California wildfire as heat grips parts of US
Firefighters were battling California's largest wildfire of the summer on Monday, a blaze near famed Yosemite National Park that has forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said. The Oak Fire has forced the evacuation of some 3,000 people so far, officials said.
Iraqi Kurd farmers battle drought as Lake Dukan retreats
Farmers in Iraqi Kurdistan seeking to irrigate crops face seeing their economic lifeline slip away as the waters of Lake Dukan recede and dams upstream in Iran stem the flow. Farmers in the area used to dig shallow wells fed by the Dukan so they could irrigate their crops.
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