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Hong Kong (AFP) Sept 6, 2024
The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a "life assistant" mobile app. Ant Group said its Zhixiaobao app can help users "order meals, hail taxis, book tickets, and discover local dining and entertainment options" as well as access services in the digital payment app Alipay. Unveiled in

Paris (AFP) Sept 7, 2024
France's newest nuclear reactor, plagued by massive delays and cost overruns, resumed operations on Saturday after shutting itself down automatically earlier this week. The European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) in Flamanville, Normandy - supposed to be the model for a new generation of nuclear plants pushed by President Emmanuel Macron for the coming decades - has been completed 12 years late

Moscow (AFP) Sept 6, 2024
UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi held more talks with Russian officials Friday over safety concerns at two nuclear power plants threatened by the fighting between Moscow and Kyiv. He has already issued warnings over the situation at both the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and the Kursk power plant, near to where Kyiv has mounted its incursion into Russia. Grossi met the

Washington (AFP) Sept 7, 2024
On a hot summer day, contractors snake wiring through the basement of a townhouse in southeast Washington to install a heat pump, a key component of the United States' multi-billion dollar push towards greater home electrification. Less sexy than an electric car, more obscure than solar panels, heat pumps are an energy-efficient system for replacing both a heater and air conditioner in one a

Berlin (AFP) Sept 6, 2024
German authorities said Friday that they had stopped delivering carbon credits to several companies suspected of creating phoney Chinese emission reduction projects. Inquiries were opened following press reports of a vast system of carbon credit fraud involving German oil companies taking part in climate projects, some of which never actually existed. In other cases, the announced CO2 r

Nigeria's emergency response agency says a fuel tanker has collided head-on with another truck causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people

The Nigerian Army has said soldiers and other personnel are free to resign from the service in accordance with laid down procedures as contained in the Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service. This is as the Army refuted claims of mass resignations due to systemic corruption, inadequate welfare, low morale, and other related issues. In

AMMAN — Historians often underestimate the duration of the Kerbogha campaign against Crusaders, most historians based the start of the campaign on Heinrich Hagenmeyer’s dating of the siege of Edessa from May 4 to May 25, 1098. However, they do not take into consideration the time needed to reach Antioch from Mosul and Edessa.

MANILA, Philippines—Emilio Aguinaldo College outlasted Arellano, 87-80, in overtime in the NCAA Season 100 men’s basketball tournament on Sunday at San Juan Arena. King Gurtiza scored five straight points in OT that gave the Generals an 82-79 cushion with 2:54 remaining. He finished with 18 points, four rebounds and three assists. Harvey Pagsanjan also stepped

1. Two-thirds of female players still report being harassed when playing online  Eurogamer
2. 'It's scary to be a woman in gaming': Two thirds of female players report being 'harassed online'  Sky News

A suspect is still on the loose after a Saturday night hit and run in South Oklahoma City that sent one to the hospital.

TIFF: Somali-Canadian hip hop artist K’naan Warsame’s feature debut is a quietly assertive portrait of a mother and son on a camel farm in Northeastern Somalia.

The Bank of London announced a fresh funding round just days after it was hit with a winding-up petition by the U.K.’s tax authorities.

Harris' national lead on Trump shrunk after the former president gained 1.1 points this week, according to Silver's model.

AMMAN — The current population size of the Kingdom is 11.7 million, six million of them were added in the last 20 years, the Higher Population Council (HPC) announced on Sunday.

Kamala Harris has already signaled that she is coming for our guns.

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A shooting near a Kentucky highway left five people seriously injured. The man policed named as a person of interest is now officially a suspect.

(Photo credit: Michael McLoone-Imagn Images) In need of reinforcements for their bullpen, the Cleveland Guardians designated right-hander Scott Barlow for assignment and recalled left-hander Anthony Gose in advance of Sunday's series finale on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Guardians used five relievers over 7 1/3 innings in a 7-2 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday. Barlow, 31, was 3-3 with a 4.25 ERA in 63

The rapper referenced his game-changing beef in the slickest way while revealing himself as the Super Bowl LIX halftime performer.

Police found an AR-15 discarded in thick brush near the site of the shooting. They believe the weapon was used in the attack

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said in an interview Sunday that he is “tired of seeing texts from children in a school telling their parents that they're afraid and that they love them” following a shooting at a high school in Georgia this week. “I'm tired of seeing texts from children in a school...

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) on Sunday took aim at some politicians whom he described as "beholden to the gun lobby" while lamenting his frustrations about gun violence in the wake of last week's school shooting at a Georgia high school. "The reality is that in America, it's not safe to be in our schools. It's...

According to Financial Times, CME Group plans to offer bitcoin cash trading. The American stock exchange already offers future on the crypto from many years. ... Read more