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China's Xi says AI should not be dominated by one country
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Defence and minerals: inside Pakistan's lobbying push in Washington
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India's space sector takes off as private rocket readies launch
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Trump revives election fraud claims ahead of US midterms
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Taiwan lawmakers to remove legal hurdles for Starlink to operate
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India's private space industry shoots for the stars
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Tokyo, Taipei lead tech losses as Asian markets suffer again
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Trump revives sprawling election fraud claims in address to nation
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Ireland to attack at All Blacks' Eden Park stronghold
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Japan, France ready for tussle in steamy Tokyo
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Australia protests Laos response to 2024 tainted alcohol deaths
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Central Asia's unbridled cosmetic surgery boom
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'Blessed town' on Venezuelan coast escapes quake damage
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I.Coast fashion designers storm the international stage
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Buried in 1967 quake, Venezuelan now scrambles to help new victims
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Mexico City tourist area appears to come into cartel's crosshairs
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UK Labour party to crown Burnham as leader and next PM
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Australia coach Schmidt 'nervous and a little bit lost" ahead of final Test
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Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US
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Rennie reveals All Blacks plans for Springboks series
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SpaceX abruptly scrubs Starship test flight
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Macron pledges 'zero tolerance' for arson after spate of fires in France
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Giannis: Miami offers best path to another NBA title
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Netflix shares drop on growth worries
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Lewandowski MLS debut match postponed by air quality concern
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US to limit stays of students, journalists
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McIlroy laments 'stupid mistakes' but retains British Open hope
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Messi set 'blueprint' for greatness - Antetokounmpo
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Argentina footballers 'inspire' Contepomi's Pumas before England Test
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Argentine superstition ramps up ahead of World Cup final
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Root's 99 not out sees England to ODI series-levelling win over India
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Pele's World Cup jersey fetches $4.9 million at US auction
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Suber the shock leader of British Open as McIlroy faces cut battle
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Collapse of Amazon soy pact to unleash new deforestation: study
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Trump suspends teleprompter operator over betting allegations
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Canadian wildfire sends hazardous smoke spewing into US
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Morocco back coach Ouahbi after World Cup exit
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Germany and France seek 'new dynamic' on defence after fighter jet failure
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France, England prepare for gloomy World Cup send-off
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'King' James keeps NBA guessing on next team
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Trump speech to focus on election 'integrity'
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Will Tuchel have to rebuild trust after England World Cup exit?
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Hamilton urges Ferrari to intensify their efforts in title bid at Spa
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Verstappen takes old rear wing in place of 'super-dangerous' upgrade
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Merlier looking to 'survive' Tour de France until Paris
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At least 12,000 excess deaths in Europe's June heatwave: AFP analysis
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Scheffler makes steady start, DeChambeau one off the lead at British Open
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Master and apprentice as Spain, Argentina coaches meet in World Cup final
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Chile's Senate OKs business-friendly economic reforms
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Archer stars as England dismiss India for 233 in 2nd ODI
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Waymo on Friday said it raised $5.6 billion from investors to expand a robotaxi program now operating in Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco.
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Global stock markets diverged Friday in an end to a week's trading dominated by earnings updates and bond yield worries.
BHP, Vale agree to pay $30bn compensation for Brazil dam disaster
Mining giants BHP and Vale on Friday signed a deal with Brazil's government to pay nearly $30 billion in compensation for a 2015 dam collapse that triggered the country's worst environmental disaster.
IMF raises concerns about effects of Sudan conflict on neighbors
The war in Sudan is likely to cause heavy economic damage in neighboring countries, the IMF's deputy director for Africa, Catherine Pattillo, told AFP.
Russia hikes interest rates to 20-year high
Russia's central bank hiked interest rates to 21 percent on Friday, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in more than two decades as Moscow's Ukraine offensive has triggered rapid price rises at home.
UK's Labour govt prepares to unveil its first budget
Britain’s new Labour government unveils its maiden budget Wednesday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer warning of "painful" decisions over taxes and public spending.
Stock markets diverge in steady end to week
Major European and Asian stock markets diverged Friday in a quiet end to the week's trading dominated by earnings updates.
Asia markets diverge after Tesla boosts Wall Street
Japanese shares ended the day down but Chinese markets gained in disjointed Asian trade on Friday, after Wall Street cheered strong results from electric car giant Tesla.
Lebanon says Israeli strike kills 3 journalists
Lebanon said an Israeli air strike killed three journalists on Friday, in an attack on the country's south that the minister of information branded as a "war crime".
Locals fume as Lisbon's historic trams become tourist 'toy'
An age-old symbol of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon's rickety yellow trams have become such a magnet for tourists that some locals complain they can no longer grab a ride.
Myanmar rebels take the road to Mandalay
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Asia markets split after Tesla boosts Wall Street
Japanese shares fell but Chinese markets gained in a disjointed start to Asian trade on Friday, after Wall Street cheered strong results from electric car giant Tesla.
'Our pride': Lone child brings hope to Japan's puppet village
Riding his tricycle with cheerful abandon, Kuranosuke Kato is the only child in his tiny, depopulated Japanese village overrun by life-sized puppets.
Biden to issue historic apology for abuse of Native American children
President Joe Biden said Thursday he will issue a formal apology for the treatment of Native American children who were forcibly removed from their families by the US government and put into an abusive boarding school system.
Loud US election barges into quiet Amish country
The Amish people of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, are a throwback to another era, with their quiet farm life, horse-drawn carriages and rejection of modern technology.
Prolonged strike clouds new Boeing CEO's turnaround
The quest by Boeing's new CEO to revive the aviation giant's fortunes suffered a serious blow when striking machinists voted down the latest contract proposal, prolonging a nearly six-week stoppage.
Drifting off - US late night talk shows no longer must-see TV
America's late night talk shows once were appointment viewing, but with ratings tanking and ad revenues plummeting, their coveted place on the small screen is in question.
Canada slashes immigration as public concern rises
Canada said Thursday it was significantly curbing immigration targets in an effort to "pause" population growth, a shift that comes as public support for immigration declines.
Israel to send negotiators to new Gaza truce talks
Israel said Thursday it will send negotiators to Qatar this weekend for talks seeking to reach an elusive Gaza deal, as the death toll soared from a sweeping Israeli operation in the Palestinian territory's north.
IMF chief seeks more details on BRICS payments system plans
The IMF wants to know more about a cross-border payments system discussed by the BRICS group of countries this week and aimed at boosting non-dollar transactions, the Fund's managing director said Thursday.
Sales of new US homes at highest level in over a year
Sales of new homes in the United States last month exceeded analyst expectations Thursday, logging the fastest pace in more than a year on the back of cooler mortgage rates.
American Airlines reports loss on costs from new labor contract
American Airlines reported a loss Thursday on costs connected to a new labor contract, but described travel demand as solid as it lifted its full-year earnings forecast.
Tesla helps drive stocks mostly higher
European and US stocks mostly rose on Thursday thanks to well-received earnings updates including from automaker Tesla.
Gaza rescuers say 770 people killed in Israel assault on north
Gaza's civil defence agency said Thursday more than 770 people have been killed in the north of the territory since Israel launched an assault aimed at preventing Hamas from regrouping there.
Turkey buries attack victims after striking PKK
The first Ankara attack victims were being buried Thursday, just hours after Turkey struck PKK militants in Iraq and Syria whom it blames for the assault on a defence firm that killed five.
US unveils national security memorandum on AI
The United States unveiled Thursday a framework to address national security risks posed by artificial intelligence, a year after President Joe Biden issued an executive order on regulating the technology.
Four arrested over Vinicius abuse before Madrid derby
Spanish police on Thursday said they had arrested four males suspected of inciting an online hate campaign targeting Real Madrid star Vinicius before last month's derby at Atletico Madrid.
Ireland fines LinkedIn 310 mn euros over EU data breach
An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said Thursday it had fined professional networking platform LinkedIn 310 million euros ($335 million) over breaching users’ personal data for targeted advertising.
Puccini exhibit charts making of a modern music star
Italy's Giacomo Puccini, famed for operas such as "Madame Butterfly", was panned by contemporary critics but harnessed then-novel technology such as records and cinema to become a global star, according to an exhibition that opened on Thursday.
New models help Renault maintain sales in third quarter
Renault said Thursday it managed to post an increase in third quarter revenue, weathering the overall slowdown in auto sales better than many rivals thanks in part to the introduction of new models.
Hermes bucks trend to post rising sales
French luxury group Hermes posted Thursday a jump in third quarter sales, bucking the overall gloom in the sector caused by falling sales in China.