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Trump confirms national intelligence chief as new AI czar

US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as head of a new White House task force on artificial intelligence, amid increasingly vocal warnings from researchers about the technology's potential dangers.

Pro-Europe Latvian PM wins poll dominated by Russia, social worries

Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' centre-right party emerged as the victor on Sunday from Latvia's parliamentary election, and he will now set about forming a coalition to maintain his pro-European and pro-Ukrainian course.

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London's long-delayed commuter rail link opens

The long-delayed and over-budget Elizabeth line rail link finally opened in London on Tuesday, with hopes it will speed up journeys across the British capital and provide an economic boost.

'Who can stop this war?': Fear and fury in Ukrainian trenches

The panting Ukrainian soldier gripping a Kalashnikov with fear blazing in his eyes had not moved a step from his roadside ditch for five hours.

'Kind of complicated': Growing grapes in the world's driest desert

In the middle of Chile's Atacama desert, the driest in the world, Hector Espindola has an unexpected job: he runs a vineyard.

China offers bonds, tax breaks as new medicine for ailing economy

Tax breaks and a bond drive for Chinese aviation and railway firms are among a blizzard of fresh measures agreed by China's economic planners to gee up an economy stunted by a coronavirus surge.

Samsung commits $356 bn in investments with 80,000 new jobs

Samsung Group on Tuesday unveiled a massive $356 billion investment blueprint for the next five years aimed at making it a frontrunner in a wide range of sectors from semiconductors to biologics.

Brazil's Bolsonaro fires third Petrobras chief as fuel prices soar

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday dismissed the president of state oil giant Petrobras, who had been in the job for only 40 days.

Asian markets fall on China growth concerns

Asian stocks retreated Tuesday on concerns over the impact of China's Covid restrictions on the world's second-largest economy as investment banks slashed their forecasts.

Slight rise in US births in 2021 after pandemic plummet

The number of births in the United States rose slightly in 2021, the first increase in seven years, according to preliminary data published by authorities Tuesday.

To use rather than collect, the second coming of NFTs

NFTs have been called everything from fads to outright scams, but early adopters see a future for them as uniquely useful tools for business, health and the arts that goes beyond mere digital collecting.

At Mexico-US border, migrants pray children will be born in US

Haitian asylum seekers Jocelyn and Berline Jean-Philippe breathed a sigh of relief as they entered the United States legally from Mexico -- in time, they hoped, for their unborn child to become a US citizen.

TikTok lets creators charge monthly subscriptions

TikTok on Monday said it will start letting some popular accounts at the video-snippet streaming star charge subscriptions for live streams.

Workers endorse union at Activison Blizzard game studio

Quality control workers at a studio owned by Activision Blizzard voted Monday to form a union in the first such win at a major US video game company.

Beaten-down US stocks rally as Lagarde comments lift euro

Beaten-down Wall Street stocks rallied Monday amid hopes that equities have bottomed, while the euro advanced after European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde signaled the end of negative interest rates.

Climate change made S. Asia heatwave 30 times more likely

The punishing heatwave that scorched India and Pakistan in March and April was made 30 times more likely by climate change, experts in quantifying the impact of global warming on extreme weather events said in a rapid-response report Monday.

Starbucks to completely exit Russia after Ukraine invasion

Starbucks said Monday it will cease operations in Russia, shuttering its 130 cafes in the country in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine.

Didi shareholders vote to delist from New York stock exchange

Shareholders of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global voted Monday to delist the company in New York, the firm said in a statement, nearly one year since it was hit by a sweeping tech clampdown.

Euro rallies as ECB signals end to negative rates

The euro jumped one percent versus the dollar Monday after European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde signalled the end of ECB negative interest rates.

Philippines' Marcos in nuclear plant revival talks with S.Korea

Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos signalled his determination to adopt nuclear power Monday, holding talks with South Korea's envoy on possibly reviving a mothballed $2.2 billion plant built during his father's dictatorship.

In southern Ukraine, Russian forces guard strategic dam

Armed Russian soldiers patrol the Kakhovka hydroelectric station in southern Ukraine, a strategic target captured in the first hours of Moscow's military operation, restoring a crucial water supply to annexed Crimea.

Asian markets rise as Biden 'considers' lifting China tariffs

Asian stocks rose Monday after US President Joe Biden said he was considering lifting some Trump-era trade tariffs imposed on China, although concerns over inflation and growth weighed on sentiment.

Biden vows military defence of Taiwan if China invades

President Joe Biden vowed Monday that US forces would defend Taiwan militarily if China attempted to take control of the self-ruled island by force, warning Beijing was already "flirting with danger".

Turkey dreams of far-fetched gas pipeline with Israel

Turkey is ready for energy cooperation with Israel after years of enmity, reviving a project to pipe Israeli gas to Europe as Ankara seeks to reduce its dependence on Russia.

Asian markets mixed as inflation fears weigh

Asian stocks were mixed Monday as inflation fears and concerns about low economic growth weighed on markets.

Biden reinforces Japan ties, unveils Asia trade initiative

President Joe Biden meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo and unveils a multinational trade initiative Monday as part of his push to reinvigorate US strategic power across Asia.

Polish leader lends support in Ukraine as Zelensky looks to Davos

Polish President Andrzej Duda, speaking in Kyiv on Sunday, underscored his nation's key support for embattled Ukraine as Russian forces pursued a relentless bombardment of frontline cities in the east.

US flight brings tons of needed baby formula from Germany

A US military plane bringing several tons of much-needed baby formula from Germany landed Sunday at an airport in Indiana as authorities scramble to address a critical shortage.

Turtles freed in Tunisia with tracking monitor

Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off Tunisia on Sunday, one with a tracking beacon glued to its shell to help researchers better protect the threatened species.

Ukraine warns only diplomacy can end war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an outright military victory can end Russia's war on his country, while pushing its case for EU membership.

'God before war': Moral dilemmas at frontline Ukrainian church

The echoes of artillery fire made Deacon Sergiy question his allegiances as he descended into a candlelit basement to lead prayers at a war-damaged church on the east Ukrainian front.

Moldova wine industry's EU focus pays off

In the small Moldovan village of Pereni, Nicolae Tronciu gazes at his vineyard, with its buds ready to bloom.

Bitter harvest for Indian farmers after wheat export ban

When New Delhi banned wheat exports as prices soared over Russia's invasion of Ukraine it provoked consternation abroad and drove the cereal even higher.

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