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France's Macron, Canada's Carney announce closer ties
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Multi-Asset Trading Venue Monochrome Exchange Announces IEO of Its Native Token, $MCR
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AI 'warning shots' focus Beijing on national security risks
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Data centre command hub keeps AI up and running
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Philippine tribe in limbo over US-led tech hub
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Leo XIV, first US pope transcends his restrained style
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Saudi-led coalition says Houthis fired ballistic missile at Riyadh
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France's debt climbs to highest since 1978: ministry
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Cuba works to restore power after another blackout
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Thousands protest inaction over climate crisis in Switzerland
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Brigitte Bardot widower slams sale of star's belongings
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UK actor Naomi Watts honoured at Spain film festival
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Indonesia accepts Malaysia's help to tackle wildfires
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Trump signs bill authorizing sweeping Russia sanctions
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Nvidia, OpenAI CEOs to attend Xi dinner at White House
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Anthropic picks Accenture for in-house AI safety evaluation
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Cuba hit with seventh major blackout of the year
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Hushing and hedging: US companies retreat on climate
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Nigeria miners struggled to breathe in cell before 37 died: survivors
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Crisis-wracked Volkswagen warns of 10-bn-euro hit to profits
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Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman
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Shakira to cap off world tour with Madrid 12-gig run
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Isolated Syrian-Druze city blames Damascus for shortages
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Isolated Syrian-Druze city shortages
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Kerry James Marshall: American 'blackness' painter celebrated in Europe
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UNESCO can be 'moderator' in AI debate: chief to AFP
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Infantino 'must go', says German FA vice-president
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Russia seizes assets of Nestle, French firms
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Japan's busiest rail station tests robot bins
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Anthropic says AI systems moving towards building themselves
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Backpackers fret over Australian visa crackdown
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Asian stocks boosted by falling oil, yen weakens after BoJ rate hike
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Bank of Japan hikes rates to 31-year high to battle inflation
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Afghan medical students in Pakistan hope court stops college expulsions
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AI doomsday warnings unlikely to slow IPOs but questions linger
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Australia to detain tourists who overstay visa, minister says
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In Brazil's Amazon, the hunt for oil fuels hopes and fears
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Asian stocks track Wall St rally as oil prices drop
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Baby orangutans in India expose 'frightening' scale of trafficking
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Prized Mexican relic returns on loan, two centuries on
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Oversight Board blasts 'inadequate' Meta safeguards for AI deepfakes
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'In our lane': Fed's Warsh defies Trump but still fighting for credibility
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Harry makes first public appearance since return to UK
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Trump admin makes major cut to endangered species protections
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Princess Diana's brother makes new explosive claims against Charles
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GM delivers first components for US interceptor missiles
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Trump admin overhauls key protection for endangered species
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Travis Scott and Keith Richards feature on GTA VI soundtrack
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Mbappe draws political fire over Ceuta t-shirt controversy
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King Charles warns tech bosses of 'existential dangers' of AI
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More airlines around the world announced delayed or cancelled flights Saturday following an Airbus alert that up to 6,000 A320 aircraft may require upgrades.
Sri Lanka flood, landslides toll rises to 123: official
Torrential rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have killed 123 people across Sri Lanka so far, with another 130 still missing, the Disaster Management Centre said Saturday.
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Ministers of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied nations (OPEC+) are unlikely to make changes to their oil output strategy when they discuss production at an online ministerial meeting on Sunday.
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Stocks rise in thin post-Thanksgiving trading
Global stocks mostly rose Friday, extending a positive winning streak based in part on expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next month.
Crowds, bargains greet US shoppers on 'Black Friday'
The annual "Black Friday" kickoff to the US holiday shopping season drew crowds Friday as millions of Americans seized on the time-tested custom at physical stores and through e-commerce.
Air travel faces disruptions over A320 software switch
Air passengers have been warned of potential travel disruptions following an Airbus alert on Friday that up to 6,000 operational A320 aircraft may require upgrades.
Rebel nuns win reprieve in Austrian convent dispute
Three nuns in their 80s who made headlines after fleeing their care home to take back their convent in Austria are being allowed to stay there "until further notice", church officials said Friday.
Stocks rise in thin Thanksgiving trading
Wall Street and key European equity markets rose on Friday in thin US holiday weekend trading, with a key US exchange suffering an outage.
Belgian PM digs in against EU push to use Russian assets for Ukraine
Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever has called an EU plan to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine "fundamentally wrong", throwing further doubt on a push to agree the move next month.
Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolding under scrutiny after fatal fire
Dozens of deaths in an inferno at a Hong Kong residential estate have ignited debate over the role the city's quintessential bamboo scaffolding played in the fire's spread, as the government promised to phase it out.
Big dreams for Palestinian teens at Singapore robot fest
Palestinian student Razan Shawar has travelled for 24 hours to showcase her team's AI-powered invention at World Robot Olympiad in Singapore, telling AFP innovation -- not war -- should be why people hear about her country.
NASA rover records first evidence of lightning on Mars
A NASA rover has recorded evidence of lightning on Mars for the first time, its microphone picking up the sounds of tiny "zaps" whipped up by the dust storms constantly sweeping across the planet.
India economic growth beats forecasts but tariffs loom
India's economy grew faster than expected in the last quarter, official data showed Friday, but the impact from US tariffs is expected to bite in the rest of the financial year.
Rebel octogenarian Austrian nuns win reprieve
Three rebel nuns in their 80s who made headlines after fleeing their care home to take back their Austrian convent are being allowed to stay in the nunnery "until further notice", church officials said Friday.
Markets muted in thin trade, hit by data centre glitch
Stock markets were little changed Friday, capping a solid week driven by expectations of more US rate cuts, with trading thinned by the Thanksgiving holiday and a data centre outage.
Over 70 shark, ray species win new wildlife trade protections
The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win".
Toll in floods ravaging Southeast Asia tops 150
The toll from days of flooding in Southeast Asia rose on Friday, with at least 111 dead in Indonesia, and a hospital in southern Thailand announcing its morgue was full.
Most Asian markets build on week's rally
Most markets squeezed out gains Friday at the end of a strong week for equities fuelled by growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again next month.
Court clears South Korean worker of stealing 73-cent snacks
A worker accused of "stealing" snacks worth less than a dollar in South Korea has finally been acquitted after a legal battle lasting nearly two years.
China says humanoid robot buzz carries bubble risk
More than 150 Chinese companies are making humanoid robots but a market bubble risks forming in the rapidly growing futuristic industry, a Beijing official has warned.
Trump says Venezuela anti-drug operations 'by land' to begin 'soon'
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that efforts to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking "by land" would begin "very soon," further ratcheting up tensions with Caracas, which claims the anti-drug campaign aims at regime change.
In blow to Lula, Brazil Congress revives controversial environmental bill
Brazil's conservative-led Congress on Thursday reinstated much of a bill that makes it easier for companies to secure environmental permits, infuriating the leftist government and green groups.
Europe secures record space budget to boost independence
The European Space Agency announced Thursday it had secured a record budget of 22.1 billion euros to fund its programmes for the next three years, as the continent seeks greater independence in space.
Carney advances new Canada oil pipeline, raising climate concerns
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed an agreement Thursday with the western energy-producing Alberta province to advance a new oil pipeline, a divisive move raising concern about Ottawa's commitment to confronting climate change.
Venezuela foreign airline ban slammed as 'disproportionate'
Venezuela's decision to ban foreign airlines that stopped flying to the Caribbean country over concerns about US military activity was branded "disproportionate" on Thursday as thousands of passengers scrambled to save their travel plans.
Rare Faberge egg set to smash sales record at London auction
The Winter Egg, one of Faberge's most dazzling creations, is due to be auctioned in London next week and set another sales price record for the legendary jeweller of Imperial Russia.
Europe secures record space budget to boost indepedence
The European Space Agency announced Thursday it had secured a record budget of 22.1 billion euros to fund its programmes for the next three years, as the continent seeks greater independence in space.
New protections for oceanic whitetip sharks, but not eels
The world's top wildlife trade body voted Thursday to effectively ban all international trade in the critically endangered oceanic whitetip shark but rejected a proposal to protect more species of eel.
Singapore AI teddy back on sale after recall over sex chat scare
A plushy, AI-enabled teddy bear recalled after its chatbot was found to engage in sexually explicit conversations and offer instructions on where to find knives is again for sale, AFP found.
European stocks steady as US shuts for Thanksgiving
European stock markets steadied Thursday after solid gains in Asia, as markets increasingly expect the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next month.
Wildlife trade body rejects new eel protections
The world's top wildlife trade body rejected new protections for eels on Thursday in a secret ballot at talks in Uzbekistan.