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Agence France-Presse is an international news agency with headquarters in Paris, France. It is the world's oldest news agency, having been founded in 1835.
EU top court upholds record 4.1 bn euro Google fine
By Umberto Bacchi The EU’s top court upheld Thursday a record 4.1 billion euro ($4.7 billion) fine the…
July 2, 2026
The Afghan women farmers keeping their village alive
By Qubad Wali and Isabelle Wesselingh | Photos: Wakil Kohsar / AFP In a remote province of northeastern…
July 2, 2026
Germany’s labour market dilemma: rising unemployment despite vacancies
By Jean-Philippe Lacour | PHOTOS: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP Graduating with a degree in biology in Germany, Julia…
June 30, 2026
Malaysians feast on pungent delicacy as durian ‘tsunami’ slashes prices
Photo credit: Mohd Rasfan / AFP Malaysians flocked to fruit stalls for a slice of durian after a…
June 28, 2026
Ryanair axes extra seat charge for parents after UK probe
Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair said Thursday that it would scrap a fee levied on parents wanting to sit…
June 25, 2026
China displaces US for world’s fastest supercomputer crown
A Chinese machine has seized the title of world’s most powerful supercomputer, ending nearly a decade of US…
June 23, 2026
Danone says to buy Australia health group Made
French dairy giant Danone said Monday that it would buy the Australian-based food and drink group Made as…
June 22, 2026
Apple CEO says AI boom makes price increases ‘unavoidable’
PHOTO: Josh Edelson / AFP Outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook warned that demand for memory chips from the…
June 18, 2026
EU chases tech independence but gaps remain
Europe wants more homegrown tech to cut its dependencies on the United States and China, but the EU…
June 17, 2026
Apple removes Russia’s state-backed messenger from App Store
Apple has removed Russia’s state-backed Max messenger from its App Store, the app’s Russian developers said Thursday. Moscow…
June 4, 2026