Summit photo op fails to unite AI startup rivals
Kenya's economy faces climate change risks: World Bank
Striking Argentine workers slow down Buenos Aires in protest over labor reforms
US threatens to leave IEA if net zero focus remains
British public cheer Andrew's arrest with a smile and relief
Oil extends gains on US-Iran tensions, stocks retreat
Oil extends gains on US-Iran tensions, Europe stocks slide
OpenAI's Altman tells leaders regulation 'urgently' needed
Airbus ready to build two new European fighter jets if 'customers' ask
Summit photo op fails to unite AI startup rivals
Horror comics boom in our age of anxiety
London fashion week opens with tribute to one of its greats
Airbus planning record commercial aircraft deliveries in 2026
General strike to protest Milei's labor reforms starts in Argentina
Afghan barbers under pressure as morality police take on short beards
PM Modi, top tech bosses to address India AI summit
U2 slam ICE, Putin in new 'Days of Ash' EP
Polish bishop goes on trial for paedophilia cover-up
Glencore still open to 'mega-miner' deal after Rio collapse
UEFA to investigate alleged racist abuse of Vinicius
Germany's Merz casts doubt on European fighter jet plan
French designer threads a path in London fashion week
Junk to high-tech: India bets on e-waste for critical minerals
Asian stocks up, oil market cautious
New tech and AI set to take athlete data business to next level
Afghan woman's boutique brightens Bamiyan
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The impacts of climate change could shave up to seven percent off Kenya's economic output by 2050 compared to baseline forecasts, unless it adapts, the World Bank warned on Friday.
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London Fashion Week launched on Thursday with a rare visit from King Charles III only hours after his brother Andrew's sensational arrest -- his presence overshadowing an event traditionally focused on revealing new talent.
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Shops and supermarkets closed, public transport was scarce and garbage went uncollected Thursday as Argentine workers staged their fourth general strike of President Javier Milei's term, this time against labor reforms.
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When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacular fireball that streaked across Europe's skies, delighting stargazers and sending a team of scientists rushing towards their instruments.
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The United States stepped up pressure on the International Energy Agency on Thursday to drop net zero from its agenda, giving it a year to do so or risk Washington exiting the organisation.
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Walmart's newly installed leadership team on Thursday emphasized plans to build up artificial intelligence integration, lifting shares of the retail behemoth despite a cautious forecast.
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Britain's mostly pro-royal public delighted in the arrest on Thursday of the former prince Andrew, whose friendship with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has turned him into an outcast.
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Allegations around his ties to the US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have long dogged Britain's former prince Andrew.
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Oil prices pushed higher Thursday on worries that nuclear talks between United States and Iran might not avert a new conflict that could threaten supplies.
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Britain's former prince Andrew was arrested Thursday on suspicion of misconduct during his time as a trade envoy, as UK police investigations into allegations emerging from the Jeffrey Epstein files gathered pace.
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Oil prices pushed higher Thursday on worries that nuclear talks between United States and Iran might not avert a new conflict that could threaten supplies.
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Former British prince Andrew's inexorable fall from grace has reached an extraordinary new lows as he becomes the first member of the UK royal family to be arrested in the modern era.
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The world urgently needs to regulate artificial intelligence, OpenAI head Sam Altman said Thursday at a summit in New Delhi to address the risks and opportunities posed by the fast-evolving technology.
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US Energy Secretary Chris Wright renewed his threat Thursday to pull out of the International Energy Agency, warning that Washington would push over the next year for the organisation to abandon the net-zero "agenda".
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Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain in the multibillion-euro FCAS warplane programme, will support a proposal to instead build two separate jets if the countries participating in the project request it, chief executive Guillaume Faury said Thursday.
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The world urgently needs to regulate artificial intelligence, OpenAI head Sam Altman said on Thursday at a summit in New Delhi on the risks and opportunities posed by the fast-evolving technology.
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Horror sells right now. Having swept the film, television and video game industries, it is also a winning formula in the world of comics. Just ask James Tynion IV.
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Kaddafi Polat rarely mentions his own health after decades of breathing the polluted air blanketing his village beneath the towering chimneys of a coal‑fired power plant in southern Turkey. What troubles him most is his children.
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London Fashion Week, better known for nurturing new talent than for its big-name shows, kicks off on Thursday with a tribute to one of its stalwarts Paul Costelloe.
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Faced with a severe energy crisis exacerbated by US sanctions, private companies in Cuba are attempting to import fuel after the island's government agreed to end its monopoly on the sector.
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Plane maker Airbus aims to deliver a record number of commercial aircraft this year, the company said Thursday, capitalising on "strong demand" and a jump in profit in 2025.
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Indian leader Narendra Modi and tech chiefs including OpenAI's Sam Altman will speak Thursday on artificial intelligence's opportunities and threats at a summit in New Delhi, but Microsoft founder Bill Gates cancelled just hours before his speech.
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Argentina's Javier Milei faces the fourth general strike of his term Thursday, this time by workers protesting a labor reform bill pushed by the budget-slashing president and set to be debated in parliament.
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Tech firms led gains across Asian equities Thursday following a positive lead from Wall Street, where traders also welcomed strong US data that suggested the world's top economy remained in rude health.
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Barbers in Afghanistan risk detention for trimming men's beards too short, they told AFP, as the Taliban authorities enforce their strict interpretation of Islamic law with increasing zeal.
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Fresh off of achieving a $1 trillion market value, Walmart will report earnings Thursday as markets look for signs the retail giant can accelerate growth with the aid of artificial intelligence.
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Global stock markets rose Wednesday as traders assessed company earnings and economic data, while oil prices surged more than four percent on a toughening US posture towards Iran.
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Irish rockers U2 released their first collection of new songs in nearly a decade on Wednesday, featuring a collaboration with singer Ed Sheeran and a Ukrainian musician and soldier.
Global stock markets rose Wednesday as traders assessed company earnings and economic data, while oil prices barreled ahead three percent following US-Iran talks.
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A Polish bishop went on trial Wednesday for allegedly covering up paedophilia by priests in his diocese in a landmark case for the deeply Catholic country.
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Denmark's King Frederik X arrived in Greenland on Wednesday for a three-day visit in a show of support for the autonomous Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, an AFP journalist reported.
Global stock markets rose Wednesday as traders assessed company earnings and economic data, while oil prices ticked higher following US-Iran talks.