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Swiss reject divisive anti-immigration proposal
Bern (Switzerland) (AFP) - Swiss authorities and economic players breathed a sigh of relief Sunday after voters narrowly rejected a...
UK intercepts Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel
London (AFP) - British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in a dramatic...
Indonesian economy comes up for air but struggles to win back investors
Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia's economy faces a perfect storm wrought by high energy prices, and while the currency has rebounded...
Tight housing market boosts New York office conversions
New York (AFP) - New York real estate firms are increasingly converting office buildings into apartment complexes as an antidote...
Between Trump and a hard place: Fed chair Warsh to lead first rate meeting
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh will chair his first meeting of the central bank's...
Anthropic cuts access to AI models over US ‘national security’ order
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Anthropic said Friday it has suspended access to two powerful AI models, Fable 5...
Albania targets 20 in crime crackdown, possible ties to Trump-linked project
Tirana (Albania) (AFP) - Albanian prosecutors said Saturday they had demanded the arrest of 20 people over alleged drug-trafficking and...
US says downed multiple Iran drones as both insist deal closer
Tehran (AFP) - The United States said it downed multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz...
SpaceX: Five key moments, from first launch to Starship megarocket
Washington (United States) (AFP) - More than 20 years after its founding, SpaceX made history Friday with its record-high stock...
US clears Paramount’s $111 bn Warner Bros. takeover
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The US Justice Department on Friday cleared Paramount Skydance's $111 billion takeover of Warner...
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