Cash-keen Taliban betting on Afghanistan’s mines
Goshta (Afghanistan) (AFP) - A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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Meta plans to invest $60 bn or more in AI this year
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Friday said the tech giant plans to invest at least ...
Wall Street’s AI-fuelled rally falters
London (AFP) - A tech-fuelled rally on Wall Street faltered on Thursday as concerns about interest rates and high stock ...
Masa Son, Trump’s Japanese buddy with the Midas Touch
Tokyo (AFP) - Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump's big new AI push, is the son ...
Sri Lanka signs landmark $3.7 bn deal with Chinese state oil giant
Beijing (AFP) - Sri Lanka has secured its biggest-ever foreign investment after signing a deal with Chinese state-run oil giant ...
Mexico hails $5 bn Amazon investment in face of Trump threats
Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico on Tuesday trumpeted a multibillion-dollar investment pledge from Amazon as a sign of a "great ...
Mexico hails $5 bn Amazon investment in face of Trump threats
Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico on Tuesday trumpeted a multibillion-dollar investment pledge from Amazon as a sign of a "great ...
Indonesia upholds iPhone 16 sales ban after Apple offers $1 bn investment
Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia on Wednesday upheld a ban on iPhone 16 sales despite Apple's $1 billion pledge to invest ...
Blinken says US-Japan ties solid despite rift over steel deal
Tokyo (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted during a visit to Tokyo on Tuesday that ties with ...
Blinken says US-Japan ties rock solid despite rift over steel deal
Tokyo (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken insisted during a visit to Tokyo on Tuesday that ties with ...
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