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Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity markets climbed on Wednesday as investors geared up for an expected interest rate hike by...

Hong Kong unveils plan to align economy with China’s goals

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's government unveiled plans on Wednesday to significantly boost investment on innovation and technology as...

US touts its power, avoids Iran war at G20 Energy meeting

by Emma Reilly

Houston (AFP) - The United States hammered home a message touting its energy dominance at Tuesday's meeting of G20 energy...

Saudi, Egypt demand open Red Sea as Riyadh vows response to Houthi attacks

by Natalie Fisher

Sanaa (AFP) - Saudi Arabia and Egypt's leaders called on Tuesday for free navigation in the Red Sea, after Riyadh...

AI giants pursue self-regulation as safety fears mount

Washington (United States) (AFP) - The world's biggest AI companies are working on creating a standards body, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said...

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are working to create an AI standards body

by David Peterson

Washington (United States) (AFP) - The world's biggest AI companies are working on creating a standards body, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said...

EU to propose curbing social media, online games for under 15s

by David Peterson

Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - The European Union is set to propose curbing access to social media, video-sharing platforms, chatbots, and...

Markets on edge as US Fed meets to tackle high inflation

New York (AFP) - Oil prices jumped, US bond yields rallied and equities retreated Tuesday as the Federal Reserve looked...

Stocks drop, oil climbs and Treasury yields hit 19-year high

by David Peterson

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stock markets sank on Tuesday, US Treasury yields hit a 19-year high and oil prices...

‘I am the hoax buster’: Trump rejects AI danger warnings

by Emma Reilly