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Ubisoft shares sink after ‘Assassin’s Creed’ delay
Paris (AFP) - Shares in French video game giant Ubisoft plunged nearly 20 percent Thursday after it dropped its profit...
World’s first CO2 storage service soon ready in Norway
Øygarden (Norway) (AFP) - Norway inaugurated Thursday the gateway to a massive undersea vault for carbon dioxide, a crucial step...
South Korea surges in UN innovation index
Geneva (AFP) - South Korea made the biggest jump among the world's 10 most innovative economies in the UN's annual...
China economy hopes boost global equities
London (AFP) - Chinese stocks surged and major European indices mostly rallied Thursday as China signalled further stimulus measures aimed...
Swiss central bank cuts rate again amid strong franc worries
Zurich (AFP) - Switzerland's central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point for the...
Good vibes: Dutch takeaway firm expands to sex toy delivery
The Hague (AFP) - Vibrator with your vindaloo?An Amsterdam-based takeaway firm is adding sex toys to their delivery service for...
Hong Kong cheongsam master in the mood to retire after 75 years
Hong Kong (AFP) - Bent over a magenta chiffon fabric, an elderly Hong Kong tailor wearing thick glasses meticulously stitched...
Asian markets boosted by tech rally, traders eye US inflation
Hong Kong (AFP) - Tech firms led an Asian market rally Thursday on renewed optimism about demand for AI equipment...
Meta bets big on celebrity AI voices and augmented reality glasses
Menlo Park (United States) (AFP) - Meta launched AI chatbots voiced by Hollywood celebrities including Judi Dench and John Cena...
Google files EU complaint over Microsoft cloud services
Paris (AFP) - Google said Wednesday that it had filed a complaint against Microsoft at the European Commission, accusing its...
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