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US reaches civil nuclear cooperation accord with BahrainWashington (AFP) July 16, 2025 The United States and Bahrain signed a civilian nuclear energy accord Wednesday as US President Donald Trump met with the Gulf nation's crown prince. ... more  
American firms flag hit from US export controls targeting ChinaWashington (AFP) July 16, 2025 More than a third of US companies surveyed by a US-China business group reported "negative effects" from Washington's export control policies, said a report released Wednesday, while flaring tensions and tariffs are chief among concerns. ... more  
Nvidia's Huang says 'doing our best' to serve Chinese marketBeijing (AFP) July 16, 2025 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Wednesday his firm was "doing our best" to serve China's vast market for semiconductors after it secured permission from the United States to sell chips to the world's second-largest economy. ... more  
Huawei reclaims top spot in China's phone market: dataBeijing (AFP) July 16, 2025 Tech giant Huawei topped China's smartphone market for the first time in over four years, outflanking US tech giant Apple as well as local competitors including Xiaomi, according to the US-based International Data Corporation. ... more |
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W. Virginia villagers take on AI-driven power plant boomDavis, United States (AFP) July 15, 2025 Al Tomson, mayor of a tiny town tucked away in an idyllic corner of the eastern United States, points to a spot on a map of his region. ... more 
China, India, EU among Russia's main trading partnersParis (AFP) July 15, 2025 US President Donald Trump is threatening to hit Russia's trading partners with tariffs of up to 100 percent if Moscow does not end its war on Ukraine by the beginning of September. ... more  
China tightens export curbs on some battery technologiesBeijing (AFP) July 15, 2025 China tightened export restrictions on certain battery materials technologies on Tuesday, as Beijing pulls ahead in the emergent sector despite its trade war with the United States. ... more  
Tech giants scramble to meet AI's looming energy crisisNew York (AFP) July 15, 2025 The artificial intelligence industry is scrambling to reduce its massive energy consumption through better cooling systems, more efficient computer chips, and smarter programming - all while AI usage explodes worldwide. ... more |
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EU climate VP seeks 'fair competition' with China on green energyBeijing (AFP) July 14, 2025 The European Union is seeking "fair competition" with China and not a race to the bottom in wages and environmental standards, the bloc's vice president for the clean transition told AFP in Beijing on Monday. ... more |
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U.N. report cites 'flagrant' violations by Russia and North KoreaWashington DC (UPI) Jul 17, 2025 Russian and North Korean officials violated U.N. resolutions regarding arms, troops and refined petroleum shipments throughout 2024 and beyond, a U.N. report says. ... more 
US to impose steep anti-dumping duty on battery material from ChinaWashington (AFP) July 18, 2025 The United States unveiled on Thursday preliminary anti-dumping duties of 93.5 percent on imports of a key battery component from China, after looking into a petition on the matter. ... more 
Stocks head for positive end to week, Tokyo struggles ahead of voteHong Kong (AFP) July 18, 2025 Markets headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note Friday, as investors took up New York's latest record highs sparked by healthy US retail data and upbeat earnings from some of Wall Street's big names. ... more 
China mulls economy-boosting measures to counter 'severe situation'Beijing (AFP) July 18, 2025 China has a "plentiful" toolbox to avoid an economic slump in the second half of the year, its commerce minister said Friday as he admitted it faced a "very severe and complex situation". ... more |
 
Uber invests $300 mn in Lucid Motors in robotaxi pushNew York (AFP) July 17, 2025 Ride-hailing giant Uber announced Thursday it will acquire $300 million worth of shares in US electric vehicle maker Lucid Motors as part of an ambitious plan to build its own fleet of robotaxis. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Baghdad and Arbil agree to resume Kurdish oil exports: governmentBaghdad (AFP) July 17, 2025 The Iraqi government announced Thursday an agreement to resume crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region after a more than two-year halt and amid drone attacks on oil fields. ... more 
Drone hits oil field in Iraq's Kurdistan for second dayArbil, Iraq (AFP) July 17, 2025 A drone loaded with explosives struck an oil field in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region on Thursday, Kurdish forces said - the second attack in two days on the Norwegian-operated site. ... more 
China's Baidu to deploy driverless cars on UberBeijing (AFP) July 15, 2025 Chinese internet giant Baidu plans to launch its driverless cars on ride-hailing app Uber in Asia and the Middle East this year, the two companies said on Tuesday. ... more 
One killed as Iraqi Kurds protest power cutsArbil, Iraq (AFP) July 14, 2025 A man was killed in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region late Sunday during protests against power cuts, residents and a medical source told AFP. ... more |
 
Data centre focused REIT debuts in Singapore, biggest in yearsSingapore (AFP) July 14, 2025 A real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on data centres made a lukewarm debut on the Singapore exchange Monday, in the city-state's biggest listing in eight years. ... more  
Swatch profits plunge on weak China salesZurich (AFP) July 17, 2025 Swatch Group said Thursday that weak sales in China wiped out growth elsewhere in the first half of the year for the world's top watch company, leaving it barely profitable. ... more  
Zuckerberg settles lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica scandalWashington (AFP) July 17, 2025 Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and other company board members settled a shareholder lawsuit on Thursday concerning decisions made in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. ... more 
Leaking pipes as climate warms: Bulgaria faces water crisisSvishtov, Bulgaria (AFP) July 17, 2025 Bulgarian villager Rumyana Tsoneva keeps opening the tap in her yard in Gorna Studena near the Danube - and keeps finding it dry. ... more |
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Pakistan bans new hotel construction around tourist lakesGilgit, Pakistan (AFP) July 18, 2025 Pakistan will ban for five years the construction of new hotels around picturesque lakes in the north that attract tens of thousands of tourists each year, a government agency said. ... more  
Brazil's Congress passes bill easing environmental licensing rulesSao Paulo (AFP) July 17, 2025 Brazil's Congress passed a controversial reform loosening environmental licensing rules on Thursday, prompting backlash from environmentalists as the country prepares to host the COP30 climate summit in November. ... more  
Brazil scrambles for rooms to host COP30 in AmazonBrasilia (AFP) July 16, 2025 Brazil insisted Wednesday it will have enough rooms for the tens of thousands of people expected to attend the COP30 UN climate conference in the Amazonian city of Belem in November. ... more 
TikTok Germany moderators raise alarm over layoff plansBerlin (AFP) July 17, 2025 Content moderators at the German branch of social media giant TikTok sounded the alarm Thursday about what they say is a plan to replace them with artificial intelligence, potentially putting platform users at risk. ... more |
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Cambodia arrests 1,000 in cyberscam crackdownPhnom Penh (AFP) July 16, 2025 Cambodian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people in raids on internet scam centres, police said Wednesday, as Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered a crackdown on cybercrime sweatshops. ... more |
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Netflix profits surge off ads, higher subscription pricesSan Francisco, United States (AFP) July 17, 2025 Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 percent year-over-year as the streaming giant benefited from subscription price increases and a growing advertising business. ... more 
French prosecutors demand Fiat face trial in diesel scandalParis (AFP) July 16, 2025 French prosecutors have demanded Italian car maker Fiat face trial on fraud charges over the emissions-tampering scandal that struck German giant Volkswagen, a source told AFP on Wednesday. ... more 
Volvo Cars swings into loss on electric vehicles, tariffsStockholm (AFP) July 17, 2025 Volvo Cars announced on Thursday it had swung into loss in the second quarter, after it took an impairment charge for its electric cars, booked restructuring charges and dealt with a slower, tariff-troubled market. ... more
Migration, defence on agenda for German chancellor's first UK visitLondon (AFP) July 17, 2025 The UK hoped to win a firm commitment on Thursday from Germany to change its law to help smash people smuggling gangs as well as boosting defence ties, Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office said, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his first official visit to London. ... more |
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