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The Nikkei 225 finally clawed its way back above its bubble-era record, but this time many ordinary investors are driven more by worries about their future The Nikkei 225 finally clawed its way back above its bubble-era record, but this time many ordinary investors are driven more by worries about their future

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Asian stocks track Wall Street rally as Tokyo hits record on Takaichi win

Japanese stocks surged to a record high Monday following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s historic election win, while healthy gains across the rest of Asia...

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Meta co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify as the parent company of Facebook and Instagram stands trial in a civil suit accusing the social media giant of putting profit over the mental health of young users Meta co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify as the parent company of Facebook and Instagram stands trial in a civil suit accusing the social media giant of putting profit over the mental health of young users

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Arguments to begin in key US social media addiction trial

Defendants at the trial are Alphabet and Meta, the tech giants behind YouTube and Instagram.

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Blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp 'may cause serious and irreparable harm to competition' Italian regulators warned Blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp 'may cause serious and irreparable harm to competition' Italian regulators warned

Tech & Science

Less than secure? Cyber warning for WhatsApp

WhatsApp is vulnerable to cyberattack, a new inquiry finds.

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Popular London borough leads the UK start-up growth race

Camden, UK is the nation's leading locale for startups.

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The sweeping job cuts at The Washington Post left hundreds of journalists without work

Business

Washington Post CEO out after sweeping job cuts
Instagram and its parent company Meta, led by Mark Zuckerberg, have been accused of addicting young users of the social media app, to the detriment of their mental health

Social Media

Opinions of Zuckerberg hang over social media addiction trial jury selection

Tech & Science

Middle-age: The new pressure point in U.S. society?
Julio Cordano will lead the talks on forging a new treaty on combating plastic pollution

World

Chile’s climate summit chief to lead plastic pollution treaty talks

Career diplomat Julio Cordano was elected by countries meeting in Geneva following a drawn-out battle.

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Revealed: The words that mean that the email is written by AI.
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AI is setting rules Canadian companies didn’t write

Business

Ottawa collected input on AI. Now what?

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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station had been offline since Japan pulled the plug on atomic power after the 2011 Fukushima disaster

World

Japan restarts world’s biggest nuclear plant again

Japan switched on the world’s biggest nuclear power plant again on Monday, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended due to...

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Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl halftime show Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during the Super Bowl halftime show

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Bad Bunny celebrates Puerto Rico in joyous Super Bowl halftime show

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny on Sunday turned the Super Bowl into a giant street party.

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News of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's election triumph sent the Nikkei 225 index soaring past 57,000 points for the first time News of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's election triumph sent the Nikkei 225 index soaring past 57,000 points for the first time

Business

Japan’s Takaichi may struggle to soothe voters and markets

Japanese stocks soared to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election triumph, but experts warned that the country’s first woman leader could...

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Indonesian nationals Surono (right), Rizal Harun (2nd right) and Wahyudin (left), with Angolan nationals Jose Viti (3rd left) and Pedro (2nd left), crew members of the tuna longliner fishing vessel Novo Ruivo

World

‘Want to go home’: Indonesian crew abandoned off Africa demand wages

Abandoned for months on their fishing boat off West Africa, Indonesian sailor Surono and his shipmates face a dilemma: return home without almost a...

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Latin America passes 1 million Covid deaths as IMF proposes $50 bn plan Latin America passes 1 million Covid deaths as IMF proposes $50 bn plan

Business

Empathy factor: Jobs with a human touch are the most protected from AI

Jobs safe from AI? The top secure fields identified include healthcare.

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The captors threatened to mutilate the victims if the cryptocurrency transfer was not made quickly The captors threatened to mutilate the victims if the cryptocurrency transfer was not made quickly

Business

French police arrest six over crypto-linked magistrate kidnapping

French authorities have arrested six suspects, including a minor, after a magistrate and her mother were held captive last week for around 30 hours...

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Police search Mandelson-linked properties in probe over allegations of misconduct in a public office Police search Mandelson-linked properties in probe over allegations of misconduct in a public office

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UK PM’s top aide quits in scandal over Mandelson links to Epstein

Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff resigned on Sunday  over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to Washington despite links...

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