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Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.

BYD Q3 profit down 33%

This was a 33% year-on-year decrease.

Japan political party to install AI leader

The Path to Rebirth party, which was launched in January by Shinji Ishimaru, a former mayor of a small city...

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Zawiya 97: New cultural hub for handicrafts in historic Jeddah

Jeddah - Zawiya 97, a new cultural hub for handicrafts in Historic Jeddah, located next to Nassif House, combines heritage...

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Egypt to prosecute travel agents over hajj ‘fraud’: government

Cairo, Egypt - Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to...
  • The order came after countries whose citizens performed this year's hajj reported more than 1,100 deaths, many attributed to the oven-like summer heat in Saudi Arabia
  • An AFP tally on Friday, compiling official statements and reports from diplomats involved in the response, put the toll at 1,126, more than half of them from Egypt
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Born to help: Syria bikers deliver Ramadan meals

The volunteers don their club's signature blue vest, the front and back embroidered with their emblem: a flaming motorbike and...
  • "We hit the most disadvantaged areas," said Tarek Obaid, head of Hope Bikers Syria, whose 50 volunteers make and distribute the food for various charities in the Syrian capital
  • Syria has been ravaged by 13 years of war that has killed more than half a million people and battered the country's economy and infrastructure.
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From polar bears to groundwater, nature is riddled with ‘forever chemicals’

Paris, France - They didn't exist a century ago but today PFAS "forever chemicals" contaminate the environment from groundwater to Antarctic...
  • On Thursday, a French legislator will introduce a bill to address what he calls the health "emergency" posed by exposure to PFAS in the environment
  • Widely used in everyday items, highly durable, and very slow to break down, PFAS have been detected in water, air, fish and soil in the remotest corners of the globe
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Taiwan suffers from biggest earthquake in 25 years

NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN - Liu watched intently as rescuers carefully picked their way through the remains of a warehouse that...
  • The quake was felt across Taiwan, with more than 100 aftershocks unnerving the island of around 23 million.
  • Its epicentre was in eastern Hualien county, a mountainous region known for its picturesque trails and seascape views.
Geostrategy

US census to include Middle Eastern or North African category

The next US census and federal government forms will include new options for race and ethnicity including a category for...
  • "These updated standards will help create more useful, accurate and up-to-date federal data on race and ethnicity," US Chief Statistician Karin Orvis said.
  • These revisions will enhance the ability to compare data across federal agencies, and to understand how federal programs serve a diverse America.
Arts & Culture

Restoration project for Jeddah district’s old buildings completed

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Ministry of Culture, represented by the Jeddah Historic District Program, has announced the completion of...
  • The project comes within the context of the Crown Prince's keenness to preserve and rehabilitate historical sites.
  • The project aimed to highlight the heritage landmarks that Jeddah District is abundant in as a site containing over 600 heritage buildings.
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Saudi RCU begins rock excavation for Sharaan Resort in AlUla

ALULA, SAUDI ARABIA – The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has marked a significant milestone in the development of the...
  • The initial excavation symbolizes the start of a mission that combines Jean Nouvel’s architectural innovation with Bouygues' engineering expertise.
  • This milestone is an important step forward in AlUla's evolution into a premier destination for sustainable luxury tourism.
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Hotel Dar Tantora is inspired by Saudi’s AlUla ancient mudbrick buildings

ALULA, SAUDI ARABIA – Situated in the heart of Old Town here, Dar Tantora Hotel offers guests a chance to...
  • AlUla’s Old Town, with its origins going back over 700 years, prospered along the renowned incense trade route.
  • With over 900 traditional mudbrick homes, the Old Town stands as a testament to the Kingdom’s enduring cultural heritage.
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World’s only Dragon Ball theme park launched in Saudi Arabia’s Qiddiya City

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – The Board of Directors of the Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) revealed on Sunday the launch of...
  • Nestled within Qiddiya City, just 40 minutes from Riyadh, this never-seen-before anime theme park is set to become a spectacle.
  • Inspired by the seven legendary Dragon Balls, visitors can navigate seven distinctively themed zones within the park.
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The unexplained: Giant Swedish archive logs paranormal phenomena

The Archives for the Unexplained (AFU) claims to be the world's biggest library of paranormal phenomena, with 4.2 kilometers of...
  • The archives are in the process of being digitalized and many of the documents can already by consulted on a server.
  • The study of UFOs has long been stigmatized, but is becoming a more accepted field of scientific research.

Japan political party to install AI leader

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Million-plus pilgrims to begin hajj under blazing sun

About 1.4 million pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of the multi-day hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam...
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Qatar table tennis says ‘prepared to escalate’ after chaotic vote

Doha, Qatar -- Qatar's table tennis association has warned of possible legal action as it disputes the result of a...
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Snakes on a plane: Indian smuggler caught with venomous vipers

Mumbai, India - A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers was stopped after flying into the financial capital Mumbai from...
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New metro cuts through Saudi social divisions

With its eye-watering oil riches, intricate tribal networks and large numbers of foreign workers, Saudi society has long been divided...
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Huge crowds flock to Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral

Tens of thousands of mourners flooded into St Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion...
  • Some people waited overnight to be first in the queue for the ceremony, which will be attended by world leaders including US President Donald Trump
  • The Argentine pontiff, who died on Monday aged 88, sought to steer the centuries-old Church into a more inclusive direction during his 12-year papacy
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Trump, Zelensky to attend Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday

Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday, the Vatican announced, as world leaders from US President Donald Trump to...
  • The Argentine pontiff, 88, died on Monday after a stroke, less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital battling double pneumonia
  • Francis died in the Casa Santa Marta, the Vatican residence where he lived during his 12-year papacy, and his body was laid out in its chapel on Monday evening