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US sharply hikes tariffs on Chinese EVs and chips
US President Joe Biden took aim at China on Tuesday, saying Beijing is "cheating" rather than competing on trade as Washington unv...
French stars call for crackdown on sexual violence...
Some of France's biggest film stars including Juliette Binoche and Emmanuelle Beart on Tuesday called for a comprehensive new law...
US Fed chair says confidence inflation will ease '...
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that hot US inflation data has lowered his level of confidence that price rises w...
Gerwig says intimacy coordinators are sign of #MeT...
"Barbie" director Greta Gerwig, heading the jury at the Cannes Film Festival, said Tuesday that women's status in the industry was...
Authorities raid Goodyear sites in Europe over bur...
Investigators searched three European sites belonging to American tyre giant Goodyear Tuesday, French prosecutors said, as part of...
Russia must beat Ukraine with 'minimal losses': ne...
Russia's incoming defence minister on Tuesday said that Moscow's priority was to secure victory on the battlefield against Ukraine...
EU to encourage influencers to have 'positive' imp...
The EU announced steps Tuesday to encourage influencers to post content that has a "positive" impact on society, as concerns rise...
US to raise tariffs on $18 bn of China imports inc...
The United States is hiking tariffs on $18 billion worth of Chinese imports, targeting strategic sectors like electric vehicles, b...
China tech giant Alibaba posts modest yearly reven...
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced Tuesday a modest increase in annual revenue, as the firm pursues a major overhaul and r...
Swiss nursery lets robot do the talking
Sat in a circle on the nursery floor, a group of Swiss three-year-olds ask a robot called Nao questions about giraffes and broccol...
EU signs off on asylum overhaul
The EU on Tuesday gave the final green light to a landmark overhaul of its migration and asylum policies that will see hardened bo...
Stock markets diverge on eve of key US inflation d...
European and Asian stock markets were flat to slightly lower Tuesday on the eve of key US inflation data that could have a huge be...
Sony net profit dips on-year as PlayStation sales...
Sony on Tuesday warned of falling profits this year as PlayStation 5 unit sales decline, after reporting a dip in annual earnings...
Anglo American to split group after rejecting BHP...
Anglo American said Tuesday it would offload steelmaking coal, diamond and platinum businesses and focus on critical minerals as i...
Uber to buy Delivery Hero's Foodpanda in Taiwan fo...
Ride-hailing giant Uber said Tuesday it has reached a deal with Delivery Hero SE to buy its Foodpanda delivery business in Taiwan...
Sony net profit dips on-year but beats estimate
Sony said Tuesday that annual net profit dipped 3.5 percent on-year but beat its forecast as takings in games and music offset los...
European rights court to make final decision on Se...
Caster Semenya's costly legal marathon enters its last lap as the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on...
Taboo to brew: conservative Gulf gets first local...
Inside his Abu Dhabi gastro pub, Chad McGehee inspects shiny steel tanks fermenting a special brew: the first beer made in the con...
Anthropic AI assistant 'Claude' arrives in Europe
Anthropic on Monday announced that its artificial intelligence assistant "Claude" is available in Europe after launching in the Un...
US authorities demolish part of collapsed Baltimor...
Demolition experts used explosives Monday to remove part of a collapsed bridge in Baltimore and free a cargo ship that has been tr...
OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
OpenAI on Monday released a higher performing and even more human-like version of the artificial intelligence technology that unde...
Global stocks tread water ahead of US inflation da...
Global markets were in cautious mode Monday with Wall Street marking time while major European stock markets put the brake on foll...
OpenAI releases faster model to power ChatGPT
OpenAI on Monday released a higher performing and more efficient version of the artificial intelligence technology that underpins...
Melinda Gates to leave Gates Foundation, keeps $12...
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates announced Monday she was leaving the nonprofit foundation she established with her ex-husband...
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI releases latest free model GP...
OpenAI on Monday released a higher performing and more efficient version of the artificial intelligence technology that underpins...
Melinda Gates to leave Gates Foundation, getting $...
Melinda French Gates announced Monday she was leaving the philanthropy mega foundation she established with her ex-husband, Micros...
Iran director's escape, MeToo tensions build off-s...
The escape of an Iranian director and rumours over fresh MeToo allegations were setting the scene Monday for a dramatic Cannes Fil...
Global share markets put brake on ahead of inflati...
Global markets were in cautious mode Monday with Wall Street marking time while major European stock markets put the brake on foll...
Georgians protest anti-NGO bill as ruling party vo...
Hundreds of young Georgians crowded outside parliament on Monday ahead of a third straight night of protests against a "foreign in...
IMF gives draft approval to Argentina payout of al...
IMF staff have reached an agreement with Argentina on a loan program review that should unlock almost $800 million in much-needed...
US Fed vice chair says interest rates should remai...
The US central bank should keep interest rates at their current "restrictive" levels until it sees real progress in the fight to l...
Anglo American rejects BHP's improved takeover bid
Australian mining giant BHP revealed Monday that British rival Anglo American has rejected an "improved" takeover bid worth £34 bi...