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The AI revolution has a power problem
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - In the race for AI dominance, American tech giants have the money and the...
Big lips and botox: In Trump’s world, fashion and makeup get political
Washington (AFP) - Long, blond, wavy hair, heavy makeup and cosmetic injections: like many women in Donald Trump's orbit, political...
Shein vows to cooperate with France in probe over childlike sex dolls
Paris (AFP) - Asian e-commerce giant Shein Tuesday pledged to "cooperate fully" with French judicial authorities after an uproar over...
UPS, FedEx ground MD-11 cargo planes after deadly crash
Washington (AFP) - Freight carriers UPS and FedEx said they have grounded their fleets of MD-11 cargo planes, after one...
Worries over AI spending, US government shutdown pressure stocks
New York (AFP) - Stock markets mostly retreated Friday as the prolonged US government shutdown dragged on investor sentiment, along...
Worries over AI spending, US government shutdown pressure stocks
New York (AFP) - Stock markets mostly retreated Friday as the prolonged US government shutdown dragged on investor sentiment, along...
At COP30, nations target the jet set with luxury flight tax
Paris (AFP) - France, Spain and Kenya are among a group of countries spearheading a drive at the COP30 climate...
Will ‘war profiteer’ Norway come to Ukraine’s financial rescue?
Oslo (AFP) - Norway has grown vastly richer after overtaking Russia as Europe's main gas supplier following the invasion of...
Greece woos US energy deals, as eco groups cry foul
Athens (AFP) - Greece on Friday hailed as "historic" a deal with US energy giant ExxonMobil that could see the...
Nexperia chip exports resuming: German auto supplier
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - A leading German auto supplier said Friday that it had received permission to export Nexperia chips...
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