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Swiss court to hear landmark climate case against cement giant
Geneva (AFP) - A Swiss court has decided to hear a landmark climate case pitting residents of a tiny Indonesian...
Asian markets rally with Wall St as rate hopes rise, AI fears ease
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rallied Monday and gold hit a record high as the latest round of US...
As US battles China on AI, some companies choose Chinese
New York (AFP) - Even as the United States is embarked on a bitter rivalry with China over the deployment...
India’s Bollywood counts costs as star fees squeeze profits
Mumbai (India) (AFP) - From fleets of private trailers to personal chefs and sprawling entourages, Bollywood stars' "obnoxious" demands are...
CO2 soon to be buried under North Sea oil platform
Esbjerg (Denmark) (AFP) - In the North Sea where Denmark once drilled for oil, imported European carbon dioxide will soon...
As US battles China on AI, some companies choose Chinese
New York (AFP) - Even as the United States is embarked on a bitter rivalry with China over the deployment...
India’s Bollywood counts costs as star fees squeeze profits
Mumbai (India) (AFP) - From fleets of private trailers to personal chefs and sprawling entourages, Bollywood stars' "obnoxious" demands are...
CO2 soon to be buried under North Sea oil platform
Esbjerg (Denmark) (AFP) - In the North Sea where Denmark once drilled for oil, imported European carbon dioxide will soon...
US in ‘pursuit’ of third oil tanker in Caribbean: official
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US Coast Guard was pursuing another allegedly sanctioned tanker on Sunday, a US official...
Macron, on UAE visit, announces new French aircraft carrier
Abu Dhabi (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he had given the official go-ahead to replace his...
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