AFP
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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.
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centres
Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as…
February 3, 2026
Trump picks former US Fed official as next central bank chief
President Donald Trump said Friday he would nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to be the next…
January 31, 2026
Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from China
People visit a shopping street in Asakusa district near Sensoji Temple, a popular tourist location in Tokyo. (Photo…
January 29, 2026
South Koreans go cuckoo for ‘Dubai-style’ cookies
This photo illustration shows a general view of plated “Dubai-style” chewy chocolate cookies. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je /…
January 25, 2026
Wall Street intends to stay open around the clock
The closing and opening bells of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) may become a ringing ritual of…
January 24, 2026
Cold winter and AI boom pushed US emissions increase in 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump exits the White House before speaking to members of the media in Washington, DC…
January 16, 2026
Dancing isn’t enough: industry pushes for practical robots
The Sentigent Technology ROVAR X3 outdoor companion robot is demonstrated during CES in Las Vegas, Nevada on January…
January 11, 2026
Meta partners with US nuclear companies to power AI data centres
Tech giant Meta announced Thursday major agreements with three US nuclear energy companies that it says will add…
January 10, 2026
London stocks hit record as 2026 kicks off with global gains
Stock markets mostly rose on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index…
January 3, 2026
French court rejects Shein suspension
A French court rejected the state’s request to suspend Shein’s site in France as “disproportionate” after the Asian…
December 26, 2025