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US tariffs prompt Toyota profit warning
Tokyo (AFP) - US tariffs prompted Japanese auto giant Toyota on Thursday to cut its annual net profit forecast by...
OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - OpenAI released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT on Thursday, touting "significant"...
Tokyo soars on trade deal relief as most Asian markets limp into weekend
Hong Kong (AFP) - Japanese stocks rallied Friday on a broadly negative day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that...
Oil industry presence surges at UN plastic talks: NGOs
Geneva (AFP) - Environmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at talks to forge...
Crypto group reportedly says it planned sex toy tosses at WNBA games
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A cryptocurrency group has said it organized a spate of "stunts" in which sex...
Tokyo soars on trade deal relief as most Asian markets limp into weekend
Hong Kong (AFP) - Japanese stocks rallied Friday on a broadly negative day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that...
Mixed day for global stocks as latest Trump levies take effect
New York (AFP) - Global stocks had a mixed session Thursday as US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on dozens...
Plastic pollution treaty talks deadlocked
Geneva (AFP) - Negotiations on a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting bogged...
US partners seek relief as Trump tariffs upend global trade
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump's steeper global tariffs came into effect Thursday, leaving dozens of US partners scrambling to...
Swiss to seek more talks with US as ‘horror’ tariffs kick in
Bern (Switzerland) (AFP) - The Swiss government said Thursday it would pursue more talks with the United States after a...
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