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Kenya's economy faces climate change risks: World Bank
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Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal, as US hunts for airman
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Mideast war presents 'serious risk' for Africa: report
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Canadian astronaut describes 'phenomenal' Artemis journey
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Iran, US race to find crew member of crashed American fighter jet
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Artemis mission shares office space -- and physics -- with Apollo
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'Extraordinary' views of home as astronauts head towards Moon
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Wary of news media, Silicon Valley builds its own
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Iran searches for downed US jet crew, as US media says one member rescued
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US registers strong job growth in boost to Trump
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US registers strong job growth in March in boost to Trump
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Israel using AI to fine-tune air raid alert system
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Greece names new ministers after EU farm scandal resignations
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Container ship declaring French ownership passes through Hormuz strait
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Human remains found on Thai ship attacked in Hormuz strait: firm
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New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in preschools
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Streaming channel for pets launched in China
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AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
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Israel under fire from Iran missiles as Trump issues new warning
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Microsoft to invest $10 bn for Japan AI data centres
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'Breathtaking': Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon
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Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosis
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Airbus bets on copter capability for tomorrow's war drones
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'Metals of the future': copper and silver flow beneath Poland's surface
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With mighty thrust, Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon
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Oil surges, stocks mixed as Trump dashes hopes of quick end of war
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Pakistan hikes petrol, diesel prices due to Middle East war
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Trump orders new pharma tariff, reshapes metal duties
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Artemis astronauts await green light for lunar orbit
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Grain, steel, fertiliser blocked by Hormuz closure: data
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Four children stabbed to death at Ugandan nursery: police
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Trump urges Bruce Springsteen boycott in social media rant
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Russia will send second ship with oil to Cuba: minister
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Belgian bishop takes on Vatican with push to ordain married men
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Nexperia's China unit nears fully local production of chips: company sources
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India's says defence exports hit 'all-time high' of $4 bn
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Too bright: Seoul to dim digital billboards after complaints
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'Muted' international response as Senegal enacts same-sex relations law
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Slow boat to Ilulissat: long nights on Greenland's last ferry
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Poppies offer hope in fire-scarred Los Angeles
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Trump says Iran war almost over, warns of weeks more heavy strikes
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Oil rallies, stocks tumble as Trump says US to hammer Iran further
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Astronauts begin NASA lunar mission after climactic blast-off
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Astronauts blast off for historic US lunar journey
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Astronauts strapped in for historic US lunar launch
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'Wake-up call': Megan Thee Stallion falls ill during Broadway show
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France charges man over failed attack on US bank
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SpaceX files to go public, paving way for record stock offering
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Tractors roll through Vienna as farmers protest
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SpaceX files securities documents to go public: source
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Kenya's economy faces climate change risks: World Bank
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.
Economy
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal, as US hunts for airman
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Tehran had 48 hours left to cut a deal or face "all Hell", as US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed American airman.
Economy
Mideast war presents 'serious risk' for Africa: report
The Middle East war "presents a serious risk to Africa", the African Union and the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in a report seen by AFP Saturday.
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Trump gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or face 'Hell'
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Tehran had 48 hours left to cut a deal or face "all Hell", as US and Iranian forces scrambled to find a downed American airman.
Strike hits near Iranian nuclear plant, as FM warns of risk to Gulf
US-Israeli strikes hit an area near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant on Saturday, prompting its foreign minister to warn that the effects of any fallout would be felt most keenly by the country's Gulf neighbours.
Economy
Iran, US race to find crew member of crashed American fighter jet
Iranian and American forces raced each other Saturday to recover a crew member of the first US fighter jet to go down inside Iran since the start of the war.
Iran hunts crew member of crashed US jet after one reported rescued
Iranian and American forces were racing each other early Saturday to recover a crew member of the first US fighter jet to go down inside Iran since the start of the war.
Wary of news media, Silicon Valley builds its own
When OpenAI acquired the tech podcast TBPN this week, it wasn't just buying a show -- it was buying a message.
Economy
Iran searches for downed US jet crew, as US media says one member rescued
Iran launched a hunt for the US crew whose jet Iranian media said had been shot down by the Islamic republic's air defence systems Friday, deploying troops and offering a bounty.
Economy
US registers strong job growth in boost to Trump
The US economy posted unexpectedly strong job gains in March, data showed Friday, in a development hailed as a win by US President Donald Trump's administration but seen with caution by analysts.
Economy
US registers strong job growth in March in boost to Trump
The US economy posted unexpectedly strong job gains in March, government data showed Friday, in a shift that could ease labor market concerns and boost President Donald Trump's economic agenda.
Iranian media says US jet shot down, bounty offered for pilot
Iran deployed troops and offered a bounty as it launched a hunt for a US pilot whose jet Iranian media said had been downed by the Islamic republic's air defence systems Friday.
Economy
Greece names new ministers after EU farm scandal resignations
Greece on Friday reshuffled its government after three cabinet members resigned as a burgeoning EU farm subsidy scandal pisled pressure on the country's conservative government.
Economy
Container ship declaring French ownership passes through Hormuz strait
A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according Marine Traffic data analysed by AFP Friday.
Economy
Human remains found on Thai ship attacked in Hormuz strait: firm
Human remains have been found aboard a cargo ship struck by Iran while transiting the Strait of Hormuz last month, the vessel's owner said Friday, after three crew members were reported missing following the attack.
Education
New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in preschools
The French capital's new mayor on Friday pledged to prioritise preventing sexual violence in after-school programmes, after allegations that poorly recruited school monitors abused preschool pupils.
Economy
Streaming channel for pets launched in China
Cats and dogs can now fill the hours their owners are at work with a dedicated all-day streaming channel for pets launched by Chinese tech giant Tencent.
Economy
Israel under fire from Iran missiles as Trump issues new warning
Israel said Friday it was under attack from a new barrage of Iranian missiles, as President Donald Trump warned the United States had yet to begin "destroying what's left" with more of the Islamic republic's infrastructure in his sights.
Economy
Microsoft to invest $10 bn for Japan AI data centres
Microsoft said Friday it will invest $10 billion in Japan over the next four years to build artificial intelligence data centres and related infrastructure.
Economy
Waste water to clean energy: Japanese engineers harness the power of osmosis
A Japanese water plant is harnessing the natural process of osmosis to generate renewable energy that could one day become a common power source.
Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon on historic mission
Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the Moon on Thursday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century.
Economy
Airbus bets on copter capability for tomorrow's war drones
In the heart of southeastern France, aerospace giant Airbus is drawing on its helicopter expertise to develop drones -- a core element of modern warfare -- and enable them to work in tandem with manned aircraft.
Economy
'Metals of the future': copper and silver flow beneath Poland's surface
Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.
Technology
With mighty thrust, Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon
The four Artemis astronauts fired up their spacecraft's engine to break away from Earth's orbit and zoomed towards the Moon Thursday, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half-a-century.
Iran vows 'crushing' attacks as strikes hit regional infrastructure
Iran and its allies traded fire with Israel and the United States, as Washington-linked assets across the Middle East were targeted alongside energy and civilian infrastructure -- with the month-long war on Friday showing little sign of easing.
Economy
Oil surges, stocks mixed as Trump dashes hopes of quick end of war
Oil prices surged Thursday after US President Donald Trump threatened more heavy strikes on Iran, while global equity markets reacted indecisively to the latest developments in the conflict.
NASA gives Artemis crew green light to head towards Moon
NASA gave the four Artemis astronauts circling Earth the green light on Thursday to head for the Moon and carry out the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
Economy
Pakistan hikes petrol, diesel prices due to Middle East war
Pakistan's government on Thursday drastically raised fuel prices in response to spiking global energy prices caused by the Iran war, the country's petroleum minister said in a press conference.
Economy
Trump orders new pharma tariff, reshapes metal duties
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered new tariffs on certain medicines, alongside an overhaul of metal duties, doubling down on his trade agenda a year after unleashing trade wars on virtually all partners.
UK-led Hormuz talks demand 'immediate, reopening of Hormuz
A UK-led meeting of some 40 countries on the strait of Hormuz crisis wrapped up Thursday with a demand for the "immediate and unconditional" reopening of the vital shipping route, but no immediate breakthrough.
Technology
Artemis astronauts await green light for lunar orbit
The four Artemis astronauts circling Earth were awaiting the green light from NASA on Thursday to head for the Moon and carry out the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
Economy
Grain, steel, fertiliser blocked by Hormuz closure: data
Besides oil and gas, Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off shipments of crucial goods and raw materials to world markets.