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A US airstrike killed a senior Islamic State group leader in northwest Syria last week, the US military announced on Wednesday. The June 19 strike “killed Ali Husayn al-Ulaywi and is part of ongoing US efforts to disrupt and eliminate...
OpenAI on Wednesday unveiled its first custom-designed computer chip, called Jalapeno, built to run ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence products faster and more cheaply. The chip, co-developed with semiconductor company Broadcom, is designed...
Known for its tight control on information about its games, American studio Rockstar has been drip-feeding fans details about “Grand Theft Auto VI”, set for release on November 19. As pre-orders for the year’s biggest game open on Thursday, here is...
Eight in 10 adults in the French West Indies have a toxic pesticide in their blood decades after banana growers stopped using it, a study said Wednesday. One in six residents in France’s former colonies turned overseas territories of...
Sales of new US homes were far lower than expectations in May, government data showed on Wednesday, with the median sales price of properties virtually unchanged from a year ago. Sales of new single-family houses dropped by 7.3 percent from April to...
The global risk “remains low” from a deadly Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization chief said Wednesday, after a case was confirmed in France. France on Wednesday announced its first...
France on Wednesday experienced its hottest day since measurements began in 1947, the national weather agency said, breaking a record set just a day earlier. The national temperature indicator — an average of daytime and nighttime temperatures...
Cuba’s communist president has cited China and Vietnam as models for a historic shift towards a market economy that was hurriedly pushed through last week to try to end a severe crisis. But some worry that Russian-style crony capitalism could...
The price of gold dropped below $4,000 an ounce on Wednesday for the first time since November on expectations of higher US interest rates. Gold slipped 3.4 percent to $3,978.67 an ounce, as higher rates make the dollar and US government bonds more...
Italy on Wednesday criticised comments by NATO chief Mark Rutte on the politically sensitive issue of US forces using bases in Italy during the Iran war. Responding to President Donald Trump’s criticism of NATO allies for not supporting the...
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has been assured by Iran that no fees will be collected from ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as negotiations continue to secure a lasting end to the war in the Middle East. “Iran has informed the U.S. that…...
China has the “legitimate” right to target people beyond its borders under a new “ethnic unity” law, a top judicial official said on Wednesday, after overseas rights advocates warned it could be used to further marginalise...
London’s Metropolitan Police force said Wednesday it will expand the use of drones, artificial intelligence and live facial recognition technology, which has been criticised by rights campaigners. The scale-up plan involves rolling out static...
Microsoft founder Bill Gates told US members of Congress that the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had sought to “blackmail” him over his extramarital affairs, according to a transcript of the testimony. The tech pioneer testified...