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Kenya's economy faces climate change risks: World Bank
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Wheelchair user flies into space, a first
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French culture boss accused of mass drinks spiking to humiliate women
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US Afghans in limbo after Washington soldier attack
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Nasdaq rallies again while yen falls despite BOJ rate hike
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US university killer's mystery motive sought after suicide
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IMF approves $206 mn aid to Sri Lanka after Cyclone Ditwah
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Rome to charge visitors for access to Trevi Fountain
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Stocks advance with focus on central banks, tech
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Norway crown princess likely to undergo lung transplant
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France's budget hits snag in setback for embattled PM
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Volatile Oracle shares a proxy for Wall Street's AI jitters
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Japan hikes interest rates to 30-year-high
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Brazil's top court strikes down law blocking Indigenous land claims
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'We are ghosts': Britain's migrant night workers
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Asian markets rise as US inflation eases, Micron soothes tech fears
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Trump signs $900 bn defense policy bill into law
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EU-Mercosur deal delayed as farmers stage Brussels show of force
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Harrison Ford to get lifetime acting award
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Trump health chief seeks to bar trans youth from gender-affirming care
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Argentine unions in the street over Milei labor reforms
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Brazil open to EU-Mercosur deal delay as farmers protest in Brussels
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Brussels farmer protest turns ugly as EU-Mercosur deal teeters
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US accuses S. Africa of harassing US officials working with Afrikaners
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ECB holds rates as Lagarde stresses heightened uncertainty
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Trump Media announces merger with fusion power company
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Stocks rise as US inflation cools, tech stocks bounce
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Zelensky presses EU to tap Russian assets at crunch summit
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Danish 'ghetto' residents upbeat after EU court ruling
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ECB holds rates but debate swirls over future
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Bank of England cuts interest rate after UK inflation slides
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Have Iran's authorities given up on the mandatory hijab?
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British energy giant BP extends shakeup with new CEO pick
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EU kicks off crunch summit on Russian asset plan for Ukraine
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Sri Lanka plans $1.6 bn in cyclone recovery spending in 2026
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Most Asian markets track Wall St lower as AI fears mount
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Danish 'ghetto' tenants hope for EU discrimination win
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What to know about the EU-Mercosur deal
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Trump vows economic boom, blames Biden in address to nation
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ECB set to hold rates but debate swirls over future
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EU holds crunch summit on Russian asset plan for Ukraine
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Nasdaq tumbles on renewed angst over AI building boom
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Billionaire Trump nominee confirmed to lead NASA amid Moon race
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CNN's future unclear as Trump applies pressure
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German MPs approve 50 bn euros in military purchases
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EU's Mercosur trade deal hits French, Italian roadblock
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Warner Bros rejects Paramount bid, sticks with Netflix
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Crude prices surge after Trump orders Venezuela oil blockade
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Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount bid
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Apple rolls out AI features across devices
Apple on Monday rolled out its first set of artificial intelligence features, dubbed "Apple Intelligence," across its premium iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices, marking the tech giant's major push into generative AI.
NASA astronaut released from hospital after return from ISS
A NASA astronaut who was hospitalized upon return from the International Space Station for an unspecified medical condition was released Saturday in "good health," the US space agency said.
NASA astronaut hospitalized after return from ISS
A NASA astronaut who just returned from the International Space Station has been hospitalized for an unspecified medical condition but remains stable, the US space agency said Friday.
Boeing exploring sale of space business: report
Boeing is exploring a possible sale of its space business as its new CEO seeks to improve the embattled company's financial position, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
US unveils national security plan to step up use of AI
The United States on Thursday ordered the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to step up use of artificial intelligence to advance national security, in the first such strategy to counter threats from rivals such as China.
AI and digitalisation to eliminate 9,000 jobs at Intesa Sanpaolo
Italy's leading bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, has reached a deal with trade unions for 9,000 voluntary job cuts -- around 10 percent of its workforce -- due to the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalisation.
Taiwan's TSMC stops shipments to client after chips sent to Huawei
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC halted shipments to a customer this month after its semiconductors were sent to China's Huawei, a Taipei government official told AFP, potentially breaching US sanctions.
Original 'Little Prince' typescript to go under hammer in UAE
A specialist London bookstore is selling an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's children's classic "The Little Prince", complete with the author's hand-written corrections and revisions.
Harris to face voters' queries in crucial Pennsylvania
Kamala Harris faces voters' questions at a live forum Wednesday in must-win Pennsylvania as the vice president and her rival Donald Trump battle for undecided voters in the closing stretch of an extremely close White House race.
Beware: US election disinformation masked as 'breaking news'
"Breaking" news, screamed an online post by a conservative American influencer as he pushed disinformation about Kamala Harris, illustrating how journalism lingo has been co-opted as a tool to amplify election falsehoods.
Oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan votes, shadowed by economic struggles
Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the oil-rich region, where voters express concern over economic struggles and disenchantment with the political elite.
Jane Goodall warns on 'false promises' at UN biodiversity meet
World-respected British primate expert Jane Goodall wants a coming United Nations summit on biodiversity to lead to action rather than "words and false promises".
'Like Texas': Spain's arid south draws Western film shoots
A cowboy collapses after gunshots ring out outside a saloon -- this is not America's Wild West but Spain's arid Almeria region, long a popular backdrop for Western movies.
TikTok, Facebook approve ads with US election disinformation, study says
TikTok and Facebook approved advertisements containing blatant US election falsehoods just weeks ahead of the vote, a watchdog investigation revealed Thursday, calling into question the tech platforms' policies to detect harmful disinformation.
New Japan PM sends offering to Yasukuni war shrine
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to a shrine honouring the country's war dead that has long angered neighbouring countries, a spokesman for the site said.
Family feud reignites over Singapore ex-PM's historic home
A bungalow where Singapore's early leaders spent long hours laying the country's foundations is under the spotlight as a bitter feud rages between former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's children.
China's underground lab seeks answer to deep scientific riddle
Far beneath the lush landscape of southern China, a sprawling subterranean laboratory aims to be the world's first to crack a deep scientific enigma.
Restored 'Apollo Belvedere' marble back on show in the Vatican
The Vatican Museums on Tuesday unveiled the restoration of the celebrated second-century "Apollo Belvedere" sculpture following five years of work.
East Timor fights new battles 25 years after independence vote
Along the waterfront of East Timor's capital, buzzing restaurants sell local dishes and Portuguese colonial fare facing turquoise waters where the Indonesian military launched an invasion nearly half a century before.
NASA launches probe to study if life possible on icy Jupiter moon
NASA's Europa Clipper probe blasted off from Florida on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life.
NASA probe Europa Clipper lifts off for Jupiter's icy moon
NASA probe Europa Clipper lifted off from the US Kennedy Space Center on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life.
Ex-Stasi officer jailed over 1974 Berlin border killing
A former East German secret police officer was sentenced to 10 years in jail for shooting dead a Polish man trying to flee to the West 50 years ago, in a landmark ruling Monday.
Is life possible on a Jupiter moon? NASA goes to investigate
Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off on Monday on a five-and-a-half-year journey to Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, to take the first detailed step toward finding out.
Ex-Stasi officer faces verdict over 1974 Berlin border killing
A former East German secret police officer faces a verdict Monday in a murder trial, accused of shooting dead a Polish man trying to flee to the West 50 years ago.
In milestone, SpaceX 'catches' megarocket booster after test flight
SpaceX on Sunday successfully flew the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket back to the launch pad after a test flight, a technical tour de force that furthers the company's quest for rapid reusability.
In a first, SpaceX 'catches' megarocket booster after test flight
SpaceX successfully "caught" the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company's quest for rapid reusability.
SpaceX will try to 'catch' giant Starship rocket shortly before landing
SpaceX's next test flight of its Starship megarocket this Sunday could mark a world first: catching the returning first-stage booster using the launch tower's "chopstick" arms -- a crucial step in the company's quest for rapid reusability.
Amazon wants to be everything to everyone
Amazon is bolstering its e-commerce empire while continuing a march deeper into people's lives, from robots to healthcare and entertainment.
Solar storm could impact US hurricane recovery efforts: agency
Severe geomagnetic storm conditions could hamper ongoing recovery efforts for Hurricanes Helene and Milton by disrupting satellite communications, power grids and GPS services, the US Space Weather Prediction Center warned Thursday.
US forecasts severe solar storm starting Thursday
A massive ball of plasma and accompanying magnetic field ejected from the Sun is expected to strike Earth on Thursday morning, potentially triggering auroras as far south as Alabama, according to US forecasters.
Steve McQueen debuts new WWII film at London festival
Steve McQueen's latest film "Blitz" is a "sobering" reminder of war's grim realities as people increasingly "look away", the Oscar-winning director told AFP ahead of its premiere Wednesday.
Nobel winners hope protein work will spur 'incredible' breakthroughs
The winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work revealing the secrets of proteins through artificial intelligence said Wednesday they hoped their research would "open the door to many incredible scientific breakthroughs".