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Crude, gas prices soar and stocks drop after US strikes on Iran
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil and gas prices soared while stocks fell in Asia on Monday after US-Israeli strikes on...
Activists pressure Milan Fashion Week to go fully fur-free
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - Animal activists have been turning up the heat on Milan Fashion Week to adopt a fully...
3D tool Unreal Engine makes real impact in creative industries
Paris (France) (AFP) - Massively popular video game "Fortnite", TV news graphics and acclaimed animated series and films have something...
Vietnam AI law takes effect, first in Southeast Asia
Hanoi (Vietnam) (AFP) - A law regulating artificial intelligence went into effect in Vietnam on Sunday, making it the first...
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...
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