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Trump says Musk will help uncover 'hundreds of billions' in US govt fraud 09 Feb 2025 - 08:14 pm
This combination of pictures created on August 12, 2024 shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaking at the 27th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on May 6, 2024 and former US President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump standing onstage during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. (Photo by Frederic J Brown and Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Soaring egg prices have US consumers squawking 09 Feb 2025 - 07:15 pm
Eggs are seen for sale in a Giant grocery store in McLean, Virginia on January 28, 2025. A resurgence of avian flu, which first struck the United States in 2022, is hitting chicken farms hard, sending egg prices soaring and rattling consumers accustomed to buying this dietary staple for only a few dollars. Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Experts call for regulation to avoid 'loss of control' over AI 09 Feb 2025 - 06:53 pm
A general view shows the exhibitors' lounge during a cultural weekend in conjunction with the Summit for Action on Artificial Intelligence at the BNF (Bibliothèque natvionale François Miterrand) in Paris, on February 8, 2025. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)
Palestinians back on key Gaza road as Israel withdraws 09 Feb 2025 - 05:47 pm
Displaced Palestinians cross the Netzarim corridor as they make their way to the northern parts of the Gaza Strip on February 9, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Hong Kong to ban vaping in public by mid-2026 09 Feb 2025 - 05:44 pm
People cross an intersection in the Central business district of Hong Kong on February 27, 2024 on February 28. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
GCC strongly condemns Israeli statements against Saudi Arabia 09 Feb 2025 - 05:01 pm
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Iranian schools and offices shut as cold snap bites 09 Feb 2025 - 04:40 pm
A layer of snow blankets Tehran as seen from the Tochal mountain resort, on February 9, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
One dead, dozens missing in China landslide 09 Feb 2025 - 01:43 pm
Rescuers work at the site of a landslide in Jinping village in the city of Yibin, in China's southwest Sichuan province on February 9, 2025. Photo by CNS / AFP
Sri Lankan monkey causes nationwide blackout 09 Feb 2025 - 12:45 pm
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AI increases unemployment rates in US IT sector 09 Feb 2025 - 11:50 am
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GCC Secretary General welcomes formation of new Lebanese government 08 Feb 2025 - 10:38 pm
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Sudan's army chief plans transitional govt amid military advances 08 Feb 2025 - 09:46 pm
(FILES) Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan visits the Flamingo Marine Base in Port Sudan on August 28, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
As Pakistan and India spar over basmati rice, some fear for its survival 08 Feb 2025 - 09:26 pm
Basmati rice before it is refined. Saiyna Bashir for The Washington Post
Government to seek to restore trust within Lebanon and beyond: Lebanon's PM 08 Feb 2025 - 09:04 pm
This handout picture released by the Lebanese presidency shows designate Prime Minister Nawaf Salam delivering a statement to the press at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on February 8, 2025. (Photo by Lebanese Presidency / AFP)
Nuclear disarmament not on table for US talks: North Korea 08 Feb 2025 - 08:49 pm
A North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Finland monitors Russian cable repair in Baltic Sea 08 Feb 2025 - 08:46 pm
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Four people killed in landmine explosion in southern Iraq 08 Feb 2025 - 08:41 pm
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New anti-far-right protest draws 200,000 in Munich 08 Feb 2025 - 08:11 pm
Participants display placards against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party during a rally against the far right at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on February 8, 2025, almost two weeks ahead of parliamentary elections. (Photo by LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS / AFP)