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Macron defends move to give Telegram’s Durov French passport
Paris (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday defended a decision to grant French nationality to Telegram chief Pavel Durov,...
France, Serbia sign Rafale fighter jet deal during Macron visit
Belgrade (AFP) - Serbia signed a contract to purchase 12 Rafale warplanes from France's Dassault Aviation on Thursday during a...
The man with four passports: Durov’s international network
Paris (AFP) - The arrest and charging by France of Telegram founder Pavel Durov has thrown a spotlight on the...
Paraguay’s abundant hydropower draws crypto miners, legal and not
Hernandarias (Paraguay) (AFP) - In the Paraguayan city of Hernandarias, a data center with row upon row of supercomputers stands as...
US, European stocks shrug off Nvidia slump to rise on rate hopes
New York (AFP) - US and European stock markets largely rose on Thursday as investors shrugged off a drop in...
European, Asian stocks diverge after Nvidia earnings results
Paris (AFP) - Asian stock markets wavered but Europe advanced on Thursday, with Frankfurt hitting a new record, as investors...
Fighter jet deal at centre of Macron’s Serbia trip
Belgrade (AFP) - France's President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in Serbia where the two countries hope to sign a deal...
Profits decline as Qantas looks to win back angry customers
Sydney (AFP) - Australian airline Qantas reported on Thursday a slide in net profit as post-Covid fares dropped, and said...
Telegram boss Durov charged, banned from leaving France
Paris (AFP) - France on Wednesday charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, with a litany of violations...
AI chip giant Nvidia beats expectations, but shares take hit
San Francisco (AFP) - Artificial intelligence behemoth Nvidia on Wednesday said quarterly sales reached a higher than expected $30 billion...
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