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Employees work at the Mistral AI headquarters, an artificial intelligence start-up, in Paris

AFP Strikes Deal For France's Mistral AI To Use News Articles

Global news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and French artificial intelligence company Mistral AI have signed a deal for the start-up's chatbot to use news agency reports to respond to users' requests, executives from the two organisations said Thursday.
The eActros 600 can travel about 500 kilometres (310 miles) on a single charge

Amazon Orders 200 Mercedes-Benz Electric Trucks

Online retailer Amazon has purchased 202 electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 vehicles from Germany's Daimler Truck, the automaker said Tuesday, marking both firms' largest-ever order for battery-powered lorries.
Signs posted on the buildings said activities on the premise had been temporarily suspended

Kosovo Raids Serbia-linked Offices As Tense Elections Loom

Kosovo police on Wednesday raided 10 Belgrade-linked government offices in ethnic Serb areas, the interior ministry said, the latest move by Pristina to dismantle a Serbian system of social services and political offices in the country ahead of parliamentary elections.
Eyelash Growth Serum sold by an Amazon Vendor

'Sold by Amazon' Vendors Manipulate Reviews

Allegations uncovered by the International Business Times point to vendors under the "Sold by Amazon" label orchestrating elaborate review scams to pump up product ratings and mislead buyers.
More than 1,500 illegal miners have been arrested at Stilfontein since August, when authorities first started to remove them

Death Toll At Illegal S.African Mine Reaches 78

Rescuers pulled more bodies from a disused gold shaft in South Africa where the toll climbed to 78 Wednesday as police try to clear out illegal miners who have been underground for months.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been criticised for failing to reboot the economy and already faces an uphill battle to win re-election

German Economy Shrinks Again Amid Political Crisis

Germany's economy shrank for a second straight year in 2024, official figures showed Wednesday, with little hope of a speedy recovery as Europe's traditional powerhouse is also mired in political crisis.
Boerse Stuttgart group CEO Matthias Voelkel said 'the election of Donald Trump and his ambition to project the US as a Bitcoin Nation is expanding the market'

German Bourse Banks On Trump-fuelled Crypto Boom

As Donald Trump's looming return to the White House promises to boost cryptocurrencies, a German stock exchange is on a mission to anchor them firmly in the staid world of traditional finance.
Japan aims to attract a yearly 60 million tourists by 2030

Record 36.8 Million Tourists Visited Japan In 2024

Record numbers of tourists flocked to Japan last year, figures showed Wednesday, as the weak yen bolstered the appeal of the "bucket list" destination despite overcrowding complaints in hotspots like Kyoto.
China's economy has been hit be weak consumer demand and a crisis in the vast property sector

China's Economy Seen Slowing Further In 2024: AFP Survey

China's economic growth likely fell fractionally short of the government's five percent target last year, according to an AFP survey, as leaders head into 2025 steeling for the second presidency of Donald Trump amid fears of another painful trade standoff.

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