Multiplayer competitive articles
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Germans battle in traditional "pull my finger" competition
Last Sunday in Bernbeuren, Germany, the lively tradition of "fingerhakeln" took center stage in a beer tent. In this unique sport, 150 men, decked out in traditional Bavarian attire, faced off by hooking their middle fingers through a leather loop and trying to yank each other across the table. — Read the rest
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'More work to do' to make Australia competitive
A much-vaunted plan to make Australia a nation that makes things again is a good start but needs more work, business groups say. The centrepiece of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget was the $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia fund to bring manufacturing back onshore and respond to the United States’ ramping up of clean […]
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Chinese EV Makers Squeeze Out Foreign Competition
Chinese electric vehicles are the talk of the world—or at least that part of it that is busy trying to transition from hydrocarbons-fueled to electric transport. For the most part, that talk is worried, because after turning China into the biggest EV market in the world, local carmakers are eyeing global expansion. Now, there's one more reason to worry Chinese EV makers are squeezing out foreign brands at home, too. The Financial Times reported this week how Chinese car dealers were dropping...