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Kenya's economy faces climate change risks: World Bank
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Women in ties return as feminism faces pushback
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Ship ahoy! Prague's homeless find safe haven on river boat
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Epstein offered ex-prince Andrew meeting with Russian woman: files
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China factory activity loses steam in January
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Melania Trump's atypical, divisive doc opens in theatres
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Gold, silver prices tumble as investors soothed by Trump Fed pick
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US Senate votes on funding deal - but shutdown still imminent
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Trump expects Iran to seek deal to avoid US strikes
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NASA delays Moon mission over frigid weather
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Fela Kuti: first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award
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Cubans queue for fuel as Trump issues oil ultimatum
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France rescues over 6,000 UK-bound Channel migrants in 2025
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Analysts say Kevin Warsh a safe choice for US Fed chair
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Fela Kuti to be first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award
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Gold, silver prices tumble as investors soothed by Trump's Fed pick
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Social media fuels surge in UK men seeking testosterone jabs
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Trump nominates former US Fed official as next central bank chief
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Chad, France eye economic cooperation as they reset strained ties
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Artist chains up thrashing robot dog to expose AI fears
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Dutch watchdog launches Roblox probe over 'risks to children'
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Cuddly Olympics mascot facing life or death struggle in the wild
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UK schoolgirl game character Amelia co-opted by far-right
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Panama court annuls Hong Kong firm's canal port concession
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Asian stocks hit by fresh tech fears as gold retreats from peak
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Apple earnings soar as China iPhone sales surge
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With Trump administration watching, Canada oil hub faces separatist bid
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What are the key challenges awaiting the new US Fed chair?
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Moscow records heaviest snowfall in over 200 years
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Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study
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Waymo gears up to launch robotaxis in London this year
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French IT group Capgemini under fire over ICE links
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Czechs wind up black coal mining in green energy switch
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EU eyes migration clampdown with push on deportations, visas
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Northern Mozambique: massive gas potential in an insurgency zone
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Gold demand hits record high on Trump policy doubts: industry
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UK drugs giant AstraZeneca announces $15 bn investment in China
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Ghana moves to rewrite mining laws for bigger share of gold revenues
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Russia's sanctioned oil firm Lukoil to sell foreign assets to Carlyle
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Gold soars towards $5,600 as Trump rattles sabre over Iran
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Deutsche Bank logs record profits, as new probe casts shadow
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Vietnam and EU upgrade ties as EU chief visits Hanoi
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Hongkongers snap up silver as gold becomes 'too expensive'
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Gold soars past $5,500 as Trump sabre rattles over Iran
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Samsung logs best-ever profit on AI chip demand
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China's ambassador warns Australia on buyback of key port
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As US tensions churn, new generation of protest singers meet the moment
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Venezuelans eye economic revival with hoped-for oil resurgence
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Samsung Electronics posts record profit on AI demand
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New Zealand police raided a shipping insurer's offices over allegations it offered cover to tankers breaking Russian sanctions, a senior detective said Wednesday.
'Dangerous Liaisons' gets MeToo twist in prequel 'The Seduction'
HBO Max's new French-language series "The Seduction" is an 18th-century MeToo prequel to "Dangerous Liaisons" with a feminist twist, its director Jessica Palud told AFP.
Microsoft holds 27% of OpenAI in revamped partnership
Microsoft and OpenAI announced Tuesday a sweeping overhaul of their landmark artificial intelligence (AI) partnership, giving both companies greater independence while maintaining their close collaboration.
Apple ordered to pay French operators 39 mn euros over iPhone sales
A French court has ordered Apple to pay around 39 million euros ($45 million) to mobile network operators over accusations it imposed unfair contract conditions to allow them to sell iPhones.
US revokes visa for Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka
The US consulate in Lagos has revoked the visa of Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate said Tuesday.
Why are stock markets hitting record highs?
Why have stock markets around the world -- from Wall Street to Tokyo and from Paris to Seoul, been striking record highs despite the uncertain political and economic outlook?
Berlin says Rosneft subsidiaries not impacted by US sanctions
US sanctions targeting Rosneft will not impact the Russian oil giant's German subsidiaries, the German government told AFP Tuesday, downplaying fears their operations could be affected as they were not formally excluded.
Wall Street record rally rolls on
Wall Street's major indices pushed higher on Tuesday, a day after striking record highs on optimism over a reduction in US-China trade tensions.
Amazon cuts staff by 14,000
US online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon said Tuesday that it is reducing its workforce by 14,000 posts to streamline operations as it invests in artificial intelligence, without saying where the cuts will be made.
Stocks retreat after Wall Street surge
Major European and Asian stock markets mostly fell Tuesday as they waited for further developments after Wall Street struck record highs on optimism over US-China trade tensions.
European court clears Norway of climate misconduct over oil licences
The European Court of Human Rights said Tuesday that Norway did not breach its climate obligations when it awarded Arctic oil and gas exploration licenses in 2016.
Asian markets cool as Trump hails ties on Japan trip
Asian markets cooled off Tuesday after the previous day's surge as traders digested Donald Trump's visit to Asian ally Japan, ahead of his high-stakes talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week.
Beef, defence deals and rare earths: how Japan's new leader wooed Trump
Japan pulled out all stops for this week's visit by US President Donald Trump -- his first with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Kenya conservation areas evolve to keep Maasai and wildlife together
At dawn in a village in Kenya's Maasai Mara wilderness, zebras rouse themselves and head away from the huts where they like to sleep as protection from lions.
HSBC profit falls in third quarter, hit by legal woes
HSBC reported a 14 percent drop in third-quarter pre-tax profit on Tuesday, with the banking giant's bottom line weighed down by legal provisions related to the late Bernard Madoff's huge investment fraud.
Takaichi, Trump swap praise for 'new golden age' of ties
Japan's new premier Sanae Takaichi lavished US leader Donald Trump with praise and vows of a "golden age of ties" on his visit to Tokyo Tuesday, before inking a deal with Washington aimed at securing critical minerals.
Trump tells Japan US is 'strongest level' ally
Donald Trump told Japan's new leader Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday that Washington is an ally of the strongest level, as the US president visited Tokyo on an Asia trip taking aim at a trade deal with China.
Amazon to cut 30,000 office jobs: media reports
Amazon will lay off tens of thousands of office workers as the e-commerce and tech giant trims costs amid ramped-up investments in artificial intelligence, according to US media reports.
Wall Street stocks hit fresh records on easing US-China worries
Wall Street stocks ended at fresh records again on Monday over optimism that the US-China trade war was about to ease, with a possible deal in view when presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet later this week.
Russia's Lukoil to sell overseas assets after US sanctions
Russian oil giant Lukoil will sell its overseas assets, the company said late Monday, after it was hit with US sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Asian stocks rally on US-China trade progress; Europe flat
Asian stock markets rallied Monday as investors cheered a breakthrough in US-China trade talks that set the stage for presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to perhaps finalise a deal, averting an escalation in the world's biggest trade dispute.
Asia stocks surge on US-China trade deal breakthrough
Asian equities surged Monday as investors cheered a breakthrough in US-China trade talks that set the stage for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalise a deal, averting an escalation in the world's biggest trade dispute.
Trump in Japan as hopes grow for China trade deal
Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday, the next leg of an Asia tour that could see the US president and China's Xi Jinping end their bruising trade war.
'Definitive solution' on Brazil-US trade within days: Lula
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday a trade deal with the United States could happen within days, possibly easing punitive tariffs after months of animosity.
ECB to hold interest rates steady with inflation subdued
The European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates steady this week for its third straight meeting, with inflation under control and the long-struggling eurozone economy looking healthier.
Trump departs for Japan ahead of key China meet
US President Donald Trump headed to Japan on Monday, the second leg of an Asia tour, in advance of a meeting with China's Xi Jinping aiming to end the bruising trade war between the world's largest economies.
Australia sues Microsoft over 'misleading' AI offer
Australia's competition watchdog accused Microsoft on Monday of misleading people into paying for its AI assistant Copilot.
Nigeria refinery aims to be world's biggest with expansion
Nigeria's Dangote oil refinery, already the largest in Africa, aims to become the biggest in the world in three years' time with an expansion doubling its capacity, its owner said on Sunday.
UK police arrest asylum seeker sex offender mistakenly freed
UK police on Sunday arrested an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender, whose crimes had sparked anti-immigration protests, after he was accidentally released from prison in an embarrassing blunder by officials.
India and China to resume direct flights as ties improve
India and China resume direct flights on Sunday after a five-year suspension, a move important both for trade and a symbolic step as Asia's giants cautiously rebuild relations.
Predators 'slip through the cracks' in Australian childcare
Serial child sexual abuse cases in Australian daycare centres have spurred a rush to close security gaps that let predators through the door.
Global race for rare earths comes to Kenya's Mrima Hill
Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya's coast as global powers from the United States to China eye a forest that is rich in rare earths -- minerals vital to high-tech and low-carbon industries.