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'Call of Duty' seeks to win back fans with warfare spectacle
AFP - 51m ago
The latest instalment in the "Call of Duty" video game franchise, arriving Friday, brings back the high-adrenaline …
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Volvo Cars shares plunge on losses, job cuts
AFP - 1h ago
Shares in Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars plunged Friday after it said US tariffs and strong competition from local brands …
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Asian stocks mixed ahead of weekend as tech recovers early losses
AFP - 2h ago
Asian equities were mixed Friday as tech firms managed to claw back some early losses on bargain-buying at the end of …
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Kering shares tumble as Gucci fails to reassure investors
AFP - 2h ago
Kering shares were down more than 10 percent in Paris Friday after the French luxury group published results that failed …
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China's first AI film hits cinemas, but ticket sales lag
AFP - 5h ago
China's first fully AI-generated feature film opens in cinemas on Friday in what promises to be a tough box-office test …
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India stirs up its gastronomy with French cooking schools
AFP - 6h ago
Fiercely proud of its culinary traditions, India is increasingly open to foreign influences, with French cooking schools …
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Asian stocks head into weekend on a low as tech extends losses
AFP - 4h ago
Asian stocks sank again Friday as tech firms took another beating from investors increasingly losing faith in the …
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How are Ukraine strikes, Mideast war driving US fuel prices?
AFP - 8h ago
Ahead of next month's midterm US elections, Donald Trump has increasingly blamed Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries …
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Napa Valley's wineries feel Trump's tariff squeeze
AFP - 8h ago
Napa Valley rocketed to international fame when its vintages shocked French rivals in a high-profile blind tasting …
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From tech giants to anonymous nonprofits, the biggest donors in US midterms
AFP - 8h ago
The 15 largest contributors in the upcoming US midterm elections have donated over $1.5 billion, an AFP analysis of …
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Judge orders Trump to give deposition in BBC lawsuit by Dec 11
AFP - 10h ago
A US judge on Thursday issued President Donald Trump a December 11 deadline to testify under oath in his $10 billion …
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Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here's what to know
Oct 22 2026
Elon Musk said this week that SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to study a merger of his two biggest …
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Musk's wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here's what to know
Oct 22 2026
Elon Musk said this week that SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees to study a merger of his two biggest …
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Global markets retreat as tech mood sours, oil prices jump
Oct 22 2026
Global equity markets mostly sank Thursday as tech firms resumed their downward spiral following a mixed bag of earnings …
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Pentagon, Lockheed announce agreement for 850 F-35 jets over 10 years
Oct 22 2026
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin on Thursday announced a 10-year agreement for the production of 850 F-35 warplanes, …
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Canada opens free trade talks with Turkey
Oct 22 2026
Canada, locked in a trade war with the United States, opened talks with Turkey Thursday on a free trade agreement during …
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Rekindled Gucci desirability fails to light flame under Kering sales
Oct 22 2026
Efforts to rekindle the desirability of troubled Italian fashion house Gucci failed to boost sales in the third quarter, …
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L'Oreal sees double-digit sales growth
Oct 22 2026
L'Oreal said Thursday its third quarter sales rose by double digits as the French cosmetics giant appeared to have …
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Finland grants licence for world's first nuclear waste repository
Oct 22 2026
Finland's government has granted an operating licence for the world's first permanent repository for radioactive spent …
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Stocks retreat as tech mood sours, oil prices jump
Oct 22 2026
Equities sank Thursday as tech firms resumed their downward spiral following a mixed bag of earnings from Wall Street …
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Pentagon, Lockheed announce deal for 850 F-35 jets over 10 years
Oct 22 2026
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin announced Thursday a 10-year agreement for the production of 850 F-35 warplanes, …
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Nvidia boss criticises 'cheap' AI doomsday warnings
Oct 22 2026
AI chip giant Nvidia's boss Jensen Huang said on Thursday that warnings artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity …
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Grabbing a bargain: Japan's claw machines cash in on inflation
Oct 22 2026
With one eye on her baby in a pushchair, Minae Kamata operates an arcade machine in a Tokyo suburb, manipulating a claw …
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Barclays bank to cut about 5,000 jobs amid AI drive
Oct 22 2026
British bank Barclays announced Thursday plans to cut around 5,000 jobs, or roughly five percent of its global …
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Asian stocks retreat as tech mood sours again
Oct 22 2026
Equities sank in Asia Thursday as tech firms resumed their downward spiral following a mixed bag of earnings from Wall …
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Thales sales jump on European rearmament, satellite systems
Oct 22 2026
French aerospace and defence group Thales said third-quarter sales and orders rose strongly as it benefited from higher …
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Focus turns to firms as Indonesia fire haze worsens
Oct 22 2026
After months of fires in Indonesia that have caused thick regional haze, attention is turning to whether companies can …
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Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws
Oct 22 2026
Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites as they raced Thursday to protect themselves from …
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Websites down: what is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears?
Oct 22 2026
Artificial intelligence has found critical security flaws in a major programming language called PHP, with many websites …
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Asian stocks back in retreat as tech mood sours again
Oct 22 2026
Equities sank Thursday in Asia as tech firms resumed their downward spiral following a mixed bag of earnings from Wall …
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Why Chile's copper output is sinking despite booming demand
Oct 22 2026
The world is hungrier than ever for copper, a key ingredient in green energy and the data centers that power artificial …
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Tesla profits fall on higher spending as 'Elon Inc.' talk builds
Oct 22 2026
Tesla reported lower third-quarter profits Wednesday as near-trillionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker ramped up …
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Musk threatens Democrats teeing up congressional probes
Oct 22 2026
Elon Musk, President Donald Trump's multi-billionaire ally, on Wednesday threatened Democrats who want to investigate …
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Judge orders Meta to pay $25 bn to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica case
Oct 22 2026
A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay $25 billion to the state after a jury found last month that the …
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Tesla profits drop on tech spending spree as 'Elon Inc.' talk builds
Oct 21 2026
Tesla reported lower third-quarter profits Wednesday as near-trillionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker ramped up …
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X Community Notes 'failed' to flag US election falsehoods, study says
Oct 21 2026
A crowd-sourced verification system used by Elon Musk's X failed to flag a vast majority of false claims related to the …
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eBay to slash 1,000 more jobs, around 9% of workforce
Oct 21 2026
US e-commerce platform eBay will cut some 1,000 jobs, or about nine percent of its workforce, a spokesperson told AFP on …
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Tesla profits drop but top analyst estimates
Oct 21 2026
Tesla reported a drop in third-quarter profits Wednesday but topped analyst estimates as multi-billionaire Elon Musk's …
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Walmart welcomes AI agents as Anthropic launches its own
Oct 21 2026
US shopping giant Walmart on Wednesday unveiled tools allowing artificial intelligence agents such as Meta’s Muse to …
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Musk's SpaceX results lift global stock markets
Oct 21 2026
Global stock markets rose Wednesday, boosted by news that Elon Musk's SpaceX reported its first quarterly profit as a …
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Champagne puts cork in project to expand production area
Oct 21 2026
Champagne winegrowers said Thursday they were dropping a 23-year-old study into expanding the area that can produce …
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Websites go dark worldwide as AI exposes critical security flaws
Oct 21 2026
Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites Wednesday after two critical flaws came to light …
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Musk's SpaceX helps launch stock market gains
Oct 21 2026
Stock markets mostly rose Wednesday, with sentiment boosted by news that Elon Musk's SpaceX reported its first quarterly …
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Low Rhine weighed on German growth: central bank
Oct 21 2026
The German economy likely contracted in the third quarter as record low levels on the Rhine river caused by heatwaves …
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OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own safety monitors
Oct 21 2026
OpenAI has revealed that two of its artificial intelligence agents disabled or weakened systems built to catch them …
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South Africa eases fuel pain as growth slows
Oct 21 2026
South Africa announced fresh fuel-relief measures on Wednesday to cushion motorists and commuters battered by record …
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UK approves drilling in controversial Jackdaw gas field
Oct 21 2026
Britain's Labour government announced plans Wednesday to start drilling in a controversial gas field in the North Sea, …
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China export ban hits tungsten, crucial metal for defence, industry
Oct 21 2026
Prices for tungsten, an ultra-hard metal that is key for the defence industry, have soared to record highs since China …
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Nvidia's Huang urges Europe to go all in on AI
Oct 21 2026
European companies from automakers to drug firms to banks need to embrace artificial intelligence, Nvidia CEO Jensen …
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Five things to know as French bond yield tops 5%
Oct 21 2026
A sell-off in French government bonds amid a budget standoff and after violent protests pushed the yield on the …
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Impacts of UK's new North Sea gas drilling
Oct 21 2026
With wars in the Middle East and Ukraine putting pressure on global energy markets, Britain has approved drilling at a …
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France's tourism sector worried about impact of riots
Oct 21 2026
The images of France's riots posted and broadcast around the world have cast a pall on the country's important tourism …
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Musk's SpaceX helps fuel stock market gains
Oct 21 2026
Stock markets mostly rose Wednesday, with sentiment boosted by news that Elon Musk's SpaceX reported its first quarterly …
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Indonesia leader hits out at market downgrade warning
Oct 21 2026
Indonesia's president lashed out at MSCI on Wednesday, accusing the index compiler of "trying to scare us" over its …
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Authors urge UK to halt 'draconian' Palestine Action ban as Rooney sales end
Oct 21 2026
More than 150 writers and personalities signed an open letter Wednesday urging the UK government to amend its …
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Carrefour shares plunge after profit warning on French protests
Oct 21 2026
Carrefour, France's largest publicly traded retailing group, saw its shares drop more than 13 percent Wednesday after it …
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Asian stocks rally as tech firms enjoy bounce ahead of key earnings
Oct 21 2026
Asian markets rallied on Wednesday as tech firms enjoyed a much-needed rebound, with investors taking heart from upbeat …
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Rising UK inflation, debt knocks govt ahead of budget
Oct 21 2026
UK inflation and public borrowing rose more than expected in September, official data showed Wednesday, heaping pressure …
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UK govt approves drilling in controversial Jackdaw gas field
Oct 21 2026
Britain's government announced Wednesday it had approved plans to begin drilling in a controversial gas field in the …
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UK govt approves drilling in Jackdaw gas field
Oct 21 2026
The UK government said Wednesday that it had approved plans to begin drilling in a controversial new gas field in the …
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Brazil's presidential candidates seek to disqualify each other
Oct 21 2026
In the latest showdown from Brazil's increasingly rancorous presidential race Tuesday, both candidates called for the …
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Lula campaign seeks to disqualify Bolsonaro over Meta 'interference'
Oct 21 2026
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's campaign team will request the disqualification of rival Flavio …
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Musk backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit
Oct 21 2026
Elon Musk said Tuesday he would back a merger of SpaceX and Tesla, as his rocket and AI company reported its first …
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Netflix shares drop on slowing engagement, revenue growth
Oct 20 2026
Netflix stock dropped more than five percent Tuesday afternoon after its quarterly earnings release failed to assuage …
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Musk says backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit
Oct 20 2026
Elon Musk said Tuesday he would back a merger of SpaceX and Tesla, as his rocket and AI company reported its first …
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US regulators certify Boeing 737 MAX 10 after delays
Oct 20 2026
US officials gave final approval Tuesday to the Boeing 737 MAX 10, certifying the latest long-delayed version of the …
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Dow boosted as markets rotate from tech shares
Oct 20 2026
Wall Street stocks mostly rose Tuesday, greeting a pullback in oil prices as investors steered funds towards industrial …
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Solid GM results overshadowed by latest jump in commodity costs
Oct 20 2026
Higher commodity costs due to the US-Iran war overshadowed General Motors' solid earnings and a new share buyback …
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All who profited from fund scandal 'identified': Turkish minister
Oct 20 2026
Everyone who profited from the sprawling multi-billion dollar investment fund scandal gripping Turkey has been …
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Meta says it complied with Brazil court order to treat candidates equally
Oct 20 2026
US tech giant Meta said Tuesday it had complied with a Brazilian court order to treat the election campaigns of …
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Inequality is major factor in impact of non-communicable diseases : WHO
Oct 20 2026
Non-communicable diseases account for three-quarters of deaths worldwide but affect different population groups in …
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Tech jitters lead stocks lower, oil surges then slides
Oct 20 2026
Technology firms led losses across sluggish stock markets Tuesday on growing fears about the AI investment boom ahead of …
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Investors pledge 230 billion euros at German summit: Merz
Oct 20 2026
Major companies at an economic summit hosted by the German government have committed to investing around 230 billion …
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Houthi attacks undermine Saudi Arabia's economic ambitions
Oct 20 2026
With airports closed and the capital brought to an effective standstill, attacks by Yemen's Houthis on Saudi Arabia have …
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Power outage hits Google Cloud services, disrupting UK banks
Oct 20 2026
A power outage at a Google Cloud data centre near London caused serious failures to services on Tuesday, leading to …
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Stock markets retreat as oil rises again
Oct 20 2026
Technology firms led losses across stock markets Tuesday on growing fears about the AI investment boom ahead of earnings …
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AI challenges maths by solving the unsolvable
Oct 20 2026
Announcements over recent months that artificial intelligence models have cracked previously unsolvable problems are …
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Those who profited from fund scandal 'identified': Turkish minister
Oct 20 2026
Everyone who profited from the sprawling multi-billion dollar investment fund scandal gripping Turkey has been …
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Rubio says India diversifying oil, trade deal 'very close'
Oct 20 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday India had made "substantial progress" in diversifying its oil …
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Tech in focus as stock markets retreat; oil surges
Oct 20 2026
Technology firms led losses across stocks markets Tuesday on growing fears about the AI investment boom ahead of crunch …
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An unhappy republic: France's troubles extend beyond the street
Oct 20 2026
"Revolution!" some shouted during France's protests. Others demanded better classroom conditions. Many simply wanted …
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Tech firms bear brunt of selling as stocks drop
Oct 20 2026
Tech firms led heavy losses across Asian markets Tuesday as investors brushed off a rebound on Wall Street amid growing …
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China opposes US ban on govt agencies from using DeepSeek
Oct 20 2026
Beijing opposed on Tuesday a US government ban on its agencies using AI tools from Chinese startup DeepSeek, saying the …
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France to impose new curfews where necessary: PM
Oct 20 2026
France will impose new curfews in areas where needed on Tuesday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said, adding that the …
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US bans use of China's DeepSeek by govt agencies
Oct 20 2026
The US government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence tools from Chinese startup …
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Middle East fuel crunch drives solar push in tiny Fiji
Oct 20 2026
Power cables weave through palm trees high above Fiji's Rukurukulevu Village, linking residents to the national grid and …
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Tech firms bear brunt of selling as Asian stocks drop
Oct 20 2026
Tech firms led heavy losses across Asian markets Tuesday as investors brushed off a rebound on Wall Street amid growing …
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US judge orders Saudi engineer held in OpenAI case
Oct 19 2026
A former OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device at the company's San Francisco offices was ordered held …
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US to auction deep sea mining leases off American Samoa
Oct 19 2026
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday announced it had finalized a deep-sea mining auction off the coast of …
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European stocks fall on unrest in France as Nasdaq bounces
Oct 19 2026
Paris and Milan equities led a retreat across European stock markets Monday as escalating violence across France and …
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Christiane Amanpour to leave CNN after 43 years
Oct 19 2026
Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour said Monday she is leaving her role at CNN after a 43-year career as one of the …
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Ramaphosa tells South Africa to prepare for loss of US-Africa trade deal
Oct 19 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday the country should "prepare" for the possibility of being removed …
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France presses resale platforms to remove 'stolen' goods after unrest
Oct 19 2026
France's digital minister on Monday urged online resale platforms to remove listings for "stolen items" following …
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European stocks retreat as France violence spreads
Oct 19 2026
Paris and Milan equities led a retreat across European stock markets Monday as escalating violence across France and …
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Microsoft exits data centre deal in blow to UK AI ambitions
Oct 19 2026
Microsoft confirmed Monday that it has pulled out of a UK AI data centre deal with British start-up Nscale, in a blow to …
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Asian tech stocks mixed after Wall St losses, eyes on earnings
Oct 19 2026
Asian stocks were mixed Monday following a Wall Street selloff fuelled by growing worries over the AI investment boom, …
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China's third-quarter growth narrowly beats forecasts
Oct 19 2026
China's economy grew slightly more than expected in the third quarter, but Monday's figures still came in at the lower …
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'I call it a bribe': Pennsylvania residents spurn $10,000 data center checks
Oct 19 2026
On his terrace overlooking the forest in eastern Pennsylvania, Ed Negra lays out four letters. All are from a developer …
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Asian stocks start week on back foot, tracking tech-led Wall St losses
Oct 19 2026
Asian stocks mostly fell Monday as traders tracked a tech-heavy selloff on Wall Street that was fuelled by growing …
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In a former US steel city, ordinary people struggle to get by
Oct 19 2026
In a US city once known for its steel industry, workers enjoy family outings beside retired, rust-streaked blast …
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China growth narrowly beats forecasts
Oct 19 2026
China's economy grew slightly more than expected in the third quarter, but Monday's figures still came in at the lower …
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China growth expected to miss official target in third quarter
Oct 18 2026
China's economic growth is expected to again miss its official target on Monday, dragged down by a global energy shock …
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