Sweden jihadist jailed for life over Jordan pilot burned alive
Stockholm, Sweden - A Stockholm court on Thursday handed down a life term to Swedish jihadist Osama Krayem over the...
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Microsoft valuation surges above $4 trillion as AI lifts stocks
Shares of Microsoft vaulted 5.3 percent after it reported $27.2 billion in quarterly profits as it touted massive investments in...
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Saudi Arabia, South Korea agree to boost energy and defence ties
Among the agreements was Saudi investment for South Korean refiner S-OIL's Shaheen project, which would build petrochemical production facilities in...
- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrived in Seoul Wednesday. His Asian tour is aimed at shoring up the Gulf nation's ties with Saudi's biggest energy market.
- During the visit, the two governments and companies from both countries signed about 20 deals in areas from agriculture to railways.
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Ukraine grain deal extended ‘under current terms’: Turkey
Ukraine is one of the world's top grain producers, and Russia's invasion of the country blocked 20 million tons of...
- The agreement would be in force for "120 days considering the winter conditions", and there could be "new arrangements" after the winter season
- An international source close to the negotiations also confirmed to AFP that the parties concerned agreed to extend the deal
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Macron says ‘must not politicize sport’ ahead of Qatar World Cup
"I think we must not politicize sport," said Macron, whose national team is defending the title they won in Russia...
- French president, who will go to Qatar if France reach the semi-finals, said it was "a very bad idea to politicize sport."
- France begin their defense of the World Cup trophy against Australia on Tuesday before also playing Denmark and Tunisia
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Musk tells Twitter staff to work long hours or leave
New York, United States— Twitter's new boss Elon Musk has asked staff to choose by Thursday between being "extremely hardcore" and...
- Elon Musk has come under fire for radical changes at the social media company, which he bought for $44 billion late last month
- Staff have been asked to follow a link to affirm their commitment to "the new Twitter" by 5:00 pm New York time
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EU pledges US$1bn in climate funding for Africa
The initiative, launched at UN climate talks along with France, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark, will combine "existing and new"...
- The funding also includes an EU pledge of $60 million for climate "loss and damage" already being suffered, a contentious issue at the negotiations in Egypt
- It will cover the collection of climate risk data, boosting early warning systems, disaster risk finance and insurance, as well as helping to attract private finance
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Israel, US blame Iran as ‘drone strike’ hits tanker off Oman
An Israeli official told AFP that the strike on the tanker was "an Iranian provocation" that aimed to "disrupt the...
- The Pacific Zircon was "hit by a projectile 150 miles off the coast of Oman" on Tuesday
- The tanker was carrying 42,000 tonnes of gas oil and bound for Buenos Aires
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Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance struggles to enlist new members
The alliance had committed to phasing out oil and gas production when it was launched at UN climate talks in...
- At COP27 talks in Egypt, Fiji and Chile sign up as "friends" of the alliance, while the US state of Washington joins as a core member
- BOGA says it has managed to attract new partners despite the global energy crisis which has seen a rush towards oil and in particular gas
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Tencent Q3 revenue down 2 percent
It is Tencent's second consecutive quarterly decline in revenue.
- The Hong Kong-listed company is the world's top video game maker and the owner of popular super-app WeChat.
- Tencent said domestic video games in particular saw a 7 percent decrease in the three months ending September 30.
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UK inflation jumps to 41-year high on soaring energy and food bills
Domestic fuel bills rocketed further despite the UK government's energy price freeze as the market faced fresh fallout from key...
- The Consumer Prices Index hit 11.1 percent in October, reaching the highest level since 1981, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
- "Rising gas and electricity prices drove headline inflation to its highest level for over 40 years, despite Energy Price Guarantee," said ONS chief economist Grant Fitzner.
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Qatar steps up diplomatic, media offensive against rights criticism
In an interview with AFP, Qatar's Labor Minister Ali bin Samikh Al Marri said "racism" was behind the onslaught on...
- Qatar's chief World Cup organizer said attacks on the Gulf state had been launched because it "competed as equals and snatched" the World Cup from rival bidders.
- Qatar's media has spoken of a "systematic conspiracy" by European rivals. Al Sharq newspaper slammed "the arrogance" of some European countries.
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France and UAE sign AI cooperation deal
France and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday signed a "strategic partnership" on artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at boosting cooperation...
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Washington, United States - Airplane turbulence, which led to the death of a passenger on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday,...
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Israel, Hamas reject bid before ICC to arrest leaders for war crimes
Israel and Hamas, engaged in heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip, both angrily rejected on Monday moves to arrest their...
- Israel slammed as a "historical disgrace" the demand targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
- US President Joe Biden denounced the ICC bid as "outrageous"
Microsoft unveils ‘AI-ready’ PCs
The company's pivot to AI has been celebrated by Wall Street.
- The tech giant estimates that more than 50 million "AI PCs" will be sold over the next 12 months, given the appetite for devices powered by ChatGPT-style technology
- Of all the tech giants, Microsoft has pushed the most aggressively to infuse the powers of generative AI into its products, often leaving rival Google to play catch-up
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Amal Clooney helped ICC weigh Gaza war crimes evidence
Washington, United States - Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest...
- The British-Lebanese barrister posted a statement on the website of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which she founded with her husband, American actor George Clooney
- Clooney said she was asked by prosecutor Karim Khan to join an expert panel to "evaluate evidence of suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity in Israel and Gaza."