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SpaceX, the sprawling company targeting the stars, Mars and an IPO
New York (AFP) - Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the lofty goal of ferrying humans to Mars and...
The world built more coal power in 2025, but used less
Bangkok (AFP) - The world built and commissioned more coal power in 2025, but used the polluting fuel less, with...
Musk eyes Wall Street record with SpaceX IPO
New York (AFP) - Elon Musk's SpaceX rocketed toward Wall Street on Wednesday, filing plans for what could become the...
Ubisoft counts cost of restructuring with record annual loss
Paris (France) (AFP) - French games giant Ubisoft on Wednesday reported a record annual loss of almost 1. 5 billion...
Mideast war drives up bond yields, budget risk
Paris (France) (AFP) - The Middle East war is driving up the cost of public debt in rich countries which...
Colosseum selfies, ‘Melody’ toffee and trade: Modi visits Rome
Rome (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Wednesday in talks to strengthen...
Iran says US wants to ‘start new war’ after Trump threat
Tehran (AFP) - Iran's chief negotiator said Wednesday the United States wanted to restart the Middle East war after President...
UK eases sanctions on Russian jet fuel and diesel imports
London (AFP) - British leader Keir Starmer defended Wednesday a contentious move to ease sanctions on imports of Russian jet...
Oil retreats, stocks rise on cautious Mideast war hopes
London (AFP) - Oil prices slid and stock markets advanced Wednesday as Iran said it had allowed around two dozen...
War in Middle East: latest developments
Paris (France) (AFP) - Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:- Pakistan minister in Tehran -War mediator...
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