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Asian stocks sink, oil rises on US-Iran deadlock
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets lost ground on Monday, extending slides in global markets as the impasse in the...
Jury to decide fate of Musk’s blockbuster suit against OpenAI
Oakland (United States) (AFP) - Deliberations begin Monday in the blockbuster trial pitting Elon Musk against AI giant OpenAI and...
Four takeaways from Musk vs OpenAI trial
Oakland (United States) (AFP) - After three weeks of intense hearings, Silicon Valley's first major AI trial -- over the...
India scrambles to steady rupee as oil shock bites
Mumbai (India) (AFP) - India is scrambling to salvage a sinking rupee as surging oil prices linked to the Middle...
Wordle heads to primetime as media seek puzzle reinvention
Vancouver (AFP) - News organizations are racing to add puzzles and games to their digital offerings, hoping to replicate the...
Trump warns against Taiwan independence after China visit
Beijing (AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Friday warned Taiwan against declaring formal independence after concluding his visit to...
War in Middle East: latest developments
Paris (France) (AFP) - Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:- US aircraft carrier returns -The USS...
Mines ‘draining Turkey’s water sources’, environmentalists warn
Ankara (AFP) - Guney was once a water-rich village fed by 50 springs in Turkey's western Usak province, but since...
Zimbabwe tobacco hits new highs under smallholder contracts
Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) (AFP) - Rows of green tobacco plants stretched towards the bush in a vast field of a crop...
Trump says made ‘fantastic trade deals’ with Xi
Beijing (AFP) - President Donald Trump said Friday he had made "fantastic trade deals" with China's Xi Jinping, as the...
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