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India hosts AI summit as safety concerns grow
New Delhi (AFP) - A global artificial intelligence summit kicked off in New Delhi on Monday with big issues on...
India forced to defend US trade deal as doubts mount
Mumbai (India) (AFP) - India is scrambling to defend a new trade deal with the United States that critics have...
Nepal ‘addicted’ to the trade in its own people
Kathmandu (AFP) - Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin...
Asian markets sluggish as Lunar New Year holiday looms
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were subdued on Monday, as the extended Lunar New Year holiday approached and Japan...
Art and the deal: market slump pushes galleries to the Gulf
Doha (AFP) - With global sales mired in a slump, art dealers have turned to buyers in the oil-rich Gulf,...
World copper rush promises new riches for Zambia
Cape Town (AFP) - Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in...
World copper rush promises new riches for Zambia
Cape Town (AFP) - Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in...
New world for users and brands as ads hit AI chatbots
Paris (France) (AFP) - The introduction of advertisements and sponsored content in chatbots has spawned privacy concerns for AI users...
US cattle farmers caught between high costs and weary consumers
Ashland (United States) (AFP) - In rural Virginia, dozens of young cows belonging to Chris Stem graze by a frozen...
ECB to extend euro backstop to boost currency’s global role
Munich (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank said Saturday it will expand access to its euro liquidity backstop to...
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