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Kenya's economy faces climate change risks: World Bank
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Venezuela leader hikes minimum wage package by 26%
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Apple earnings beat forecasts on iPhone 17 demand
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Bangladesh signs biggest-ever plane deal for 14 Boeings
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Musk grilled on AI profits at OpenAI trial
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Venezuela opens arms to world with Miami-Caracas flight
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US Congress votes to end record government shutdown
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First direct US-Venezuela flight in years arrives in Caracas
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Just telling nations to quit fossil fuels 'not realistic': COP31 chief
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Trump hails 'greatest king' Charles as state visit wraps up
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Drivers help study road-trip mystery: what became of bug splats?
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Oil strikes 4-year peak, stocks rise
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Iran's supreme leader defies US blockade as oil prices soar
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White House against Anthropic expanding Mythos model access: report
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Oil crisis fuels calls to speed up clean energy transition
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European rocket blasts off with Amazon internet satellites
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Nigerian airlines avert shutdown as Mideast war hikes fuel prices
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ArcelorMittal boosts sales but profits squeezed
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German growth beats forecast but energy shock looms
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Air France-KLM trims 2026 outlook over Middle East war impact
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Oil surges 7% to top $126 on Trump blockade warning
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Volkswagen warns of more cost cuts as profits plunge
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Rolls-Royce confident on profits despite Mideast war disruption
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French economy records zero growth in first quarter
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Carmaker Stellantis swings back into profit as sales climb
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Trump warns Iran blockade could last months, sending oil prices soaring
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Denmark's Soren Torpegaard Lund to 'stay true' at Eurovision
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Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond
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Key points from the first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels
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Cuban boy's sporting dreams on hold as surgery backlog grows
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Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed
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ECB set to hold rates despite Iran war energy shock
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Samsung Electronics posts record quarterly profit on AI boom
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Meta chief Zuckerberg doubles down on AI spending
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Google-parent Alphabet soars as Meta stumbles over AI costs
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Brazil lowers benchmark rate to 14.5% in second consecutive cut
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Google-parent Alphabet soars as rivals stumble over AI costs
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Anti-Bezos campaign urges Met Gala boycott in New York
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African oil producers defend need to drill at fossil fuel exit talks
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'Gritty' Philadelphia pitches itself as low-cost US World Cup choice
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'I literally was a fool': Musk grilled in OpenAI trial
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OpenAI facing 'waves' of US lawsuits over Canada mass shooting
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Ticket price hikes not affecting summer air travel demand: IATA
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Uber adds hotel booking in push to become 'everything app'
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Oil spikes while stocks slip ahead of US Fed rate decision
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Canada holds key rate steady, says will act if war inflation persists
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Trump warns Iran better 'get smart soon' and accept nuclear deal
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US Fed chief's plans in focus as central bank set to hold rates steady
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German inflation jumps in April as energy costs surge
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AI steps into science limelight with Nobel wins
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Scientists sound AI alarm after winning physics Nobel
American Geoffrey Hinton and British-Canadian John Hopfield won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for their pioneering work on the foundations of artificial intelligence, with both sounding the alarm over the technology they helped bring to life.
Duo wins Physics Nobel for key breakthroughs in AI
American John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for pioneering work in the development of artificial intelligence.
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'Invisibility' and quantum computing tipped for physics Nobel
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'Dark day': Victims mourned around the globe on Oct. 7 anniversary
Mourners and leaders around the world on Monday voiced horror and a desire for peace at tearful memorials remembering the unprecedented October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked a year of devastating war in Gaza.
What is microRNA? Nobel-winning discovery explained
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to two US scientists for discovering microRNA, a previously unknown type of genetic switch which is hoped can pave the way for new medical breakthroughs.
World marks anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Israel's president on Monday kicked off global commemorations on the first anniversary of Hamas's deadly October 7 attack, with memorials held to honour the victims and the hostages still in captivity in Gaza.
'Difficult day': Oct 7 commemorations begin with festival memorial
With candles, prayers and music, commemorations for the October 7 attack began in Israel's Tel Aviv on Sunday at a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas onslaught at the Nova music festival.
Commemorations begin for anniversary of attack on Israel
Thousands of people gathered over the weekend for the first emotional commemorations marking the anniversary of Palestinian militant group Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
Two elephants die in flash flooding in northern Thailand
Two elephants drowned during flash flooding in popular Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai, their sanctuary said Sunday, as local authorities evacuated visitors from their hotels and shops closed in the city centre.
Milan's Morata moves house after Inter-fan town mayor 'violates' privacy
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Will AI one day win a Nobel Prize?
Artificial intelligence is already disrupting industries from banking and finance to film and journalism, and scientists are investigating how AI might revolutionise their field -- or even win a Nobel Prize.
Dolphins flash friendly grins when they're ready to play
"Smile and the whole world smiles with you," goes the expression -- and it seems the same is true for bottlenose dolphins.
Breeder who tried to create enormous trophy sheep jailed in US
A man who tried to breed enormous hybrid sheep using genetic material from endangered animals so he could sell them to trophy hunting ranches has been sentenced to six months in prison, the US Department of Justice said Monday.
S.African woman turns 118, among the oldest in the world
A South African woman celebrated her 118th birthday Friday as one of the oldest people in the world with a small party at her care home.
Chloe's see-through look may not be for Kamala
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Mpox vaccine rollout faces challenges in east DR Congo
Mpox epicentre DR Congo is less than a week away from the start of a vaccination campaign, but the rollout faces challenges in a vast country with limited roads, often in poor condition.
EU supports reduced protection for wolves
EU member states on Wednesday voted in favour of lowering the protection status of wolves, a move decried by conservationists that paves the way for a relaxation of tight hunting restrictions.
Film legend Bardot, nearing 90, enjoys her 'silent solitude'
Brigitte Bardot, the 1960s French cinema icon who left the silver screen behind her a half-century ago, says as her 90th birthday approaches that she now "flees humanity" in favour of "silent solitude".
EU backs plan to downgrade wolf protection status
EU member states on Wednesday voted in favour of lowering the protection status of wolves, a move decried by conservationists that paves the way for a relaxation of tight hunting restrictions.
Lady Gaga plants lipstick smile on 'Mona Lisa' in Louvre clip
Lady Gaga comes face to face with the "Mona Lisa" in the Louvre and plants a lipstick smile on her face in a new video clip released Wednesday by the singer and the French museum.
Bibles, sneakers, silver coins: Trump's merch for sale
He built on his father's real estate empire and turned the family's millions into billions, but Donald Trump has not stuck to selling merely buildings.
Colombia's Inirida flower: from 'weed' to emblem for UN meeting
When Ruben Dario Carianil began cultivating the unusual, pointy Inirida flower in the Colombian Amazon ten years ago, his relatives made fun of him for growing "weeds."
Academy to host first overseas ceremony to honor young filmmakers
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Norway limits wild salmon fishing as stocks hit new lows
Norwegian authorities on Friday rolled out fresh restrictions on wild salmon fishing for 2025 after stocks hit record lows in recent years, with scientists blaming fish farms.