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Kenya's economy faces climate change risks: World Bank
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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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Doctors in England go on strike for 14th time
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Ghana's Highlife finds its rhythm on UNESCO world stage
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Stocks gain as traders bet on interest rate moves
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Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung has done battle with some of the world's worst threats, including the SARS virus he helped isolate and identify. And he has a warning.
Billionaire Ken Griffin revealed as $44.6m dinosaur fossil buyer
The buyer who spent a record $44.6 million to buy a stegosaurus fossil at auction was Ken Griffin, CEO of the Citadel hedge fund, according to a person familiar with the acquisition.
Seventh person likely 'cured' of HIV, doctors announce
A 60-year-old German man is likely the seventh person to be effectively cured from HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant, doctors announced on Thursday.
NASA cans lunar rover after spending $450 million building it
NASA announced Wednesday that cost overruns and delays have forced it to cancel a planned Moon rover it already spent $450 million to develop, marking a significant setback for the agency's lunar exploration program.
Dinosaur skeleton breaks auction record with $44.6 mn sale in New York
The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found, nicknamed Apex, sold for a record breaking $44.6 million at auction in New York on Wednesday, Sotheby's said.
A bird? A plane? Meteor grazes skies above New York City: NASA
New York has been the backdrop to countless "end of the world" storylines in film and TV.
Musk to move companies out of California over transgender law
Elon Musk on Tuesday said he will move the headquarters of SpaceX and X to Texas after a California law blocked schools from forcing teachers to notify parents about changes to a student's gender identity.
France celebrates national day as political crisis rumbles on
France does not know where its government is headed and on Sunday the armed forces will also take an unusual detour at the start of their annual Bastille Day march.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure
SpaceX's highly reliable Falcon 9 rocket has experienced a rare failure that means the latest batch of the company's Starlink satellites won't make it into orbit, the company said Friday, as regulators opened an investigation.
AI makes writing easier, but stories sound alike
Books and movies of the future could all start to feel the same if creative industries embrace artificial intelligence to help write stories, a study published on Friday warned.
UN says dust levels in air dropped slightly in 2023
The amount of dust in the air eased slightly in 2023, the United Nations said Friday, warning that poor environmental management was fuelling sand and dust storms.
3D genome extracted from 'freeze-dried' woolly mammoth
About 52,000 years ago, the skinned hide of a Siberian woolly mammoth was exposed to conditions so frigid that it spontaneously freeze-dried, locking its DNA fragments into place.
Nearby exoplanet could be first known ocean world: Webb telescope
A planet relatively close to Earth could be the first ever detected with a potentially life-sustaining liquid ocean outside our Solar System, according to scientists using the James Webb space telescope.
Musk's Neuralink eyes more test subjects for its brain tech
Elon Musk on Wednesday said his Neuralink startup is "moving on" to a second test patient as its tech for linking brains and computers improves.
Astronauts stuck on ISS 'confident' Starliner will bring them home
A pair of NASA astronauts left stranded on the International Space Station without a clear departure date expressed confidence Wednesday that their Boeing Starliner spaceship would soon bring them home.
Microsoft drops OpenAI board seat as scrunity increases
Microsoft has ditched plans to take up a non-voting position on the board of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday, as regulators step up scrutiny of deals involving AI companies.
Microsoft gives up OpenAI board seat amid regulator scrutiny
Microsoft has ditched plans to take up an observer seat on the board of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday, as antitrust regulators step up their scrutiny of the artificial intelligence market.
Eastern religions join call for ethical AI
Sect leaders from major Eastern religions on Wednesday signed on to a Vatican-led code for AI ethics that also includes major tech companies at a ceremony in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
Key dates in Cyprus's post-independence history
This month marks 50 years since the dramatic events of 1974 left the Mediterranean holiday island of Cyprus divided to this day.
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket blasts off for first time
Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket blasted off for the first time smoothly on Tuesday, carrying with it the continent's hopes of regaining independent access to space.
Countdown to first launch of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket
After four years of delays, Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket is set to blast off for the first time on Tuesday, carrying with it the continent's hopes of regaining independent access to space.
AI boom reshapes Wall Street as TSMC joins trillion-dollar club
The entry of Taiwanese chip giant TSMC into the elite club of the world's most valuable companies is further proof that the generative AI revolution is shaking up Wall Street.
'Ready to come out?' Scientists reemerge after year 'on Mars'
The NASA astronaut knocks loudly three times on a what appears to be a nondescript door, and calls cheerfully: "You ready to come out?"
Beryl foreshadows future hurricanes, says UN weather agency
The World Meteorological Organization, which is tracking Hurricane Beryl's deadly course through the Caribbean, told AFP that more storms with its hallmarks could be expected in the future.
Trafficked Cambodian artefacts returned from US
Buddhist monks in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh chanted blessings and threw flowers on Thursday to welcome 14 trafficked artefacts repatriated from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Black British music in spotlight at new exhibition
What do a champagne bottle signed by Stormzy, Beethoven's tuning fork and a giant peacock Carnival costume have in common? They're all currently on display in a first-of-its-kind exhibition at the British Library.
Biden takes stage with Elton John to celebrate LGBTQ milestone
US President Joe Biden paid tribute to LGBTQ pioneers and British music legend Elton John performed his hits as the pair inaugurated on Friday a historical site in New York City celebrating the 1969 "Stonewall riots".
Experts press Swiss foundation over Nazi-era art collection
A Swiss foundation must do more to trace the provenance of works in a vast art collection acquired in questionable circumstances during World War II, a team of experts said Friday.
Meteorites strike Mars far more often than thought, probe finds
Mars is bombarded with basketball-sized meteorites on a nearly daily basis, fives times more often than previously estimated, seismic recordings from a NASA spacecraft have revealed.
How restoration can help coral reefs
Record-high sea temperatures are bleaching coral reefs worldwide and putting a new focus on attempts to restore these key marine ecosystems.
'Power rivalry in space': China lunar mission fuels US misinformation
A historic lunar mission has demonstrated China's growing scientific prowess, but the feat has set off a torrent of misinformation targeting the United States that researchers say reflects their bitter competition in space.
NASA picks SpaceX to carry ISS to its watery graveyard after 2030
NASA on Tuesday said it had picked SpaceX to build a vessel to carry the International Space Station back through Earth's atmosphere and on to a final resting place in the Pacific Ocean after it is retired in 2030.