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VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Beer Party will run in this year's parliamentary election even though it's still well short of its own funding target, its leader said on Tuesday, buoyed by growing support and choosing to see the glass as half-full.

The party, founded largely as a joke in 2015 by medical doctor and rock musician Dominik Wlazny, now poses a real threat of siphoning off votes from other parties, particularly those also on the left, at a... (continue reading...)

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Elon Musk's surprise visit to China this week won concessions for Tesla but left India feeling spurned after he cancelled a scheduled trip there for earlier this month, with Indian commentators calling the move a snub.

India's pained reaction highlights the increasing rivalry between India and China, Asia two largest countries by population and among the region's most dynamic economies. Business and... (continue reading...)

GENEVA (Reuters) - A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday there was a risk of H5N1 bird flu virus spreading to cows in other countries beyond the United States through migratory birds.

"With the virus carried around the world by migratory birds, certainly there is a risk for cows in other countries to be getting infected," said Wenqing Zhang, head of WHO's Global Influenza Programme at a Geneva press briefing.

She reiterated... (continue reading...)

BEIJING (Reuters) - BYD will fix software in 16,666 Seagull electric vehicles from May 20 to reduce the chance of accidents, China's market regulator said on Tuesday.

The action involving some Seagull EVs produced between April and May 2023 is described as a product recall under Chinese regulations, it added.

Some of the cars affected have issues with camera driver software which could cause the reversing screen display to fail, affecting... (continue reading...)

KABUL (Reuters) - At least five people were killed and three injured after gunmen attacked a mosque during prayer time in Afghanistan's Herat province, the spokesperson for the region's governor's office said on Tuesday.

The attack happened on Monday evening and the dead included a woman and a child, Mawlawi Nesar Ahmad Alyes said.

(Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield; writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)