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Paramount acquires Warner Bros. in $110 bn mega-merger
New York (AFP) - US media conglomerate Paramount Skydance announced Friday it will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal...
New Pokemon titles on horizon as 30th anniversary approaches
Paris (France) (AFP) - Pikachu and friends are set to return to consoles in two new games next year, the...
‘Sacrificed futures’: German chemical workers protest looming job cuts
Berlin (AFP) - Waving placards reading "Broken Agreements, Sacrificed Futures", hundreds of workers from chemical titan BASF protested in Berlin...
India logs 7.8 percent quarterly growth after data overhaul
Mumbai (India) (AFP) - India's economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the last quarter of 2025 driven...
EU will provisionally apply contested South America trade deal
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Commission announced Friday it will provisionally implement a mammoth trade deal with the South...
Most Asian markets rise to cap a strong week of regional tech gains
Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets mostly rose Friday as traders extended their buying at the end of a healthy week...
Asian markets fluctuate after healthy week of tech gains
Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets stuttered Friday as traders took their foot off the pedal at the end of a...
Paramount poised to acquire Warner Bros. after Netflix walks away
New York (AFP) - Paramount Skydance, run by pro-Trump technology heir David Ellison, was poised to take control of Warner...
Anthropic says won’t give US military unconditional AI use
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - AI company Anthropic said Thursday it would not give the US Defense Department unrestricted...
Canada optimistic North American free trade pact will survive
Toronto (Canada) (AFP) - The Canadian official responsible for US trade voiced optimism Thursday about the future of a North...
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