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Trump tariffs stay in place for now after court reprieve

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The short-term relief will allow the appeals process to proceed after the US Court of International Trade barred most of the tariffs announced since Trump took office, ...

Shell acquires TotalEnergies stake in Nigeria oil field

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The French firm is withdrawing from a production-sharing agreement that the Nigerian state signed in 2021 with TotalEnergies, Shell, US oil major ExxonMobil and ...

Meta AI bot used a billion times monthly: Mark Zuckerberg

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Zuckerberg noted the milestone anew at Meta's annual gathering of shareholders and as the social media behemoth vies with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and others to ...

Mauritanian elected as Africa's new 'super banker'

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Mauritania's Sidi Ould Tah has been elected as the new president of the African Development Bank, succeeding Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina. With a vision to strengthen ...

Musk to exit US government role after rare break with Trump

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The South African-born tech tycoon had said Trump's bill would increase the deficit and undermine the work of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has ...

US trade court blocks tariffs in major setback for Trump

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The opinion marks a significant setback to Trump as he bids to redraw the US trading relationship with the world by forcing governments to the negotiating table ...

South Africa's Tshabalala is running in line up for Africa's next 'super banker'

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Five candidates, including South Africa's Bajabulile Tshabalala, are vying to become the first female president of the African Development Bank, a pivotal role in ...

EU adopts CO2 targets reprieve for car industry

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How will the EU's new emissions reprieve impact the future of the car industry?

South Africa to buy gas from US in proposed new trade deal

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South Africa plans to secure a $1 billion liquefied natural gas deal with the US, potentially transforming trade relations following a tense presidential meeting. ...

Pope's call to tame AI sets tone for Christian leaders

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The pope was cited by Protestant American Evangelical leaders who launched an open letter to President Donald Trump published Wednesday, calling for an "AI revolution ...

How the US-China chip conflict is evolving under Trump

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AFP looks at how the US-China chip war is evolving under US President Donald Trump.

Trump, Ramaphosa agreed to strengthen trade, South Africa says

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Ramaphosa's visit to the United States to address tensions between the two nations had been "successful", it said in a statement.

Trump ambushes Ramaphosa over 'genocide' accusation

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With reporters present, Trump had staff put the four-minute video on a large screen, saying it showed black South African politicians calling for the persecution ...

EU accuses TikTok of violating digital rules over ads

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The European Commission "found that TikTok does not provide the necessary information about the content of the advertisements, the users targeted by the ads, and ...

Oil prices fall on hopes for Iran nuclear deal

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Trump's comments came after Iran held its fourth round of talks with the US administration. Washington has said it wishes to avoid a threatened military strike by ...

Australian-made rocket set for historic space launch

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If successful, it would be the first Australian-made rocket to make an orbital launch from Australian soil.

China's Tencent posts forecast-beating Q1 revenue on gaming growth

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Shenzhen-based Tencent is the operator of China's multifunctional app WeChat and a major player in the global gaming industry.

China, US slash sweeping tariffs in trade war climbdown

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Trump had upended international commerce with his sweeping tariffs across economies, with China hit hardest.

White South Africans resettled in US did not face 'persecution': foreign ministry

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It came hours after a first group of 49 white South Africans flew out of Johannesburg following US President Donald Trump's offer to grant refugee status to white ...

Struggling Nissan to cut 10,000 more jobs

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Nissan is now aiming to reduce its total workforce by approximately 15 percent.

Indians buy 14 million air conditioners a year, and need many more

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Ironically, the refrigerants inside AC units and the coal-generated electricity that powers them only exacerbate global warming.

Chicken wings, trucks: the surprising Saudi obsession with America

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While many American companies have been in Saudi Arabia for decades, its Vision 2030 agenda -- the oil-dependent country's giant economic diversification plan -- ...

Japan's Panasonic targets 10,000 job cuts worldwide

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The cuts, which represent around four percent of the group's workforce of nearly 230,000, will be implemented mainly in the current financial year to March, it said. ...

Germany's Merz urges EU to scrap green business rules

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The rules have been attacked as too burdensome for businesses as the bloc throws all its energy into making its companies more competitive in the face of fierce ...

Disney announces new theme park in Abu Dhabi

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Disney stated that it aims to attract tourists from "the Middle East and Africa, India, Asia, Europe, and beyond. "