Brics members find common ground on AI, trade and alternative payment expansion
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Brics members find common ground on AI, trade and alternative payment expansion

Brics members agreed in New Delhi on Saturday to continue the push to expand trade and payments in local currencies to counter US pressure. The member nations found enough common ground to overcome some of their biggest diplomatic splits. Chinese President Xi Jinping also used his address at the Brics summit to deliver a thinly veiled critique of US policies, calling on members to deepen cooperati...

Brics summit: Xi urges states to stand on ‘right side of history’, floats AI plan

Brics summit: Xi urges states to stand on ‘right side of history’, floats AI plan

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has used his address at the Brics summit to deliver a thinly veiled critique of US policies, calling on members to “firmly stand on the right side of history” and deepen cooperation in areas such as artificial intelligence. Speaking at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi on Saturday, Xi proposed an initiative on “AI-empowered new industrialisation” designed to deepen collab...

Brics summit: Chinese leader Xi calls for cooperation on AI-powered industrial plan

Brics summit: Chinese leader Xi calls for cooperation on AI-powered industrial plan

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday urged Brics members to bring cooperation to “new heights” in areas such as artificial intelligence. Speaking at the Brics summit in New Delhi, he proposed an initiative on “AI-empowered new industrialisation” designed to deepen collaboration on industrial and supply chains. He also urged members to play a “due role” in bringing peace to the Middle East, add...

Chinese leader Xi urges Brics to play its ‘due role’ in bringing peace to Middle East

Chinese leader Xi urges Brics to play its ‘due role’ in bringing peace to Middle East

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed Brics as the world’s most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries. Speaking at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi, Xi also called on the leaders of major emerging economies to play a “due role” in bringing peace to the Middle East, calling for member states to stand on the right side of history. He said the wa...

China urges US to ‘stop all spying’ or face retaliation, slams ‘gangster logic’

China urges US to ‘stop all spying’ or face retaliation, slams ‘gangster logic’

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Beijing has urged the United States to “immediately stop all espionage activities” targeting Chinese companies, warning that it had “firm resolve and abundant means” to retaliate after a senior CIA official defended spying on China’s artificial intelligence (AI) and chip sectors. The call from China’s Ministry of Commerce comes just two weeks ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, wh...

Céline Dion fever grips Paris ahead of sold-out residency

Céline Dion fever grips Paris ahead of sold-out residency

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It's Céline Dion fever in Paris. She returns to the stage this Saturday, opening a sold-out Paris residency. It will be the first of 26 concerts over the next eight months. She is making a comeback after a battle with a neurological disorder that has sidelined her career. On the eve of her first performance, there was a giant free karaoke singalong here in the French capital to get things going.

Rennes beat Olympique de Marseille to seize top spot in Ligue 1

Rennes beat Olympique de Marseille to seize top spot in Ligue 1

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It’s the same old story for Olympique de Marseille, who have now lost three matches in a row in the French championship. Struggling in every area of the pitch and lacking ideas, the Marseille side have won just one of their last four matches.

3D-printed food: from niche technology to a potential future

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3D printers can now transform more than two dozen types of food into edible shapes. While the technology remains costly and impractical for everyday use, experts see significant potential in clinics, care homes and personalised nutrition.

Trump personality cult alive and well in Dallas – will it power Republican midterm success?

Trump personality cult alive and well in Dallas – will it power Republican midterm success?

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President the star of the show at two-day convention, but party’s plan to treat November elections as referendum on Trump himself poses grave risks“We’re going to have a good time listening to music,” Donald Trump told thousands of supporters in downtown Dallas before handing the mic to an opera singer, “because I’m getting a little bit tired of politics now.”Millions of Americans seem tired of po...

London Underground workers exposed to asbestos without protective masks, documents reveal

London Underground workers exposed to asbestos without protective masks, documents reveal

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Hundreds of staff may have worked without legally required face-fitted masks over 20 yearsHundreds of London Underground workers could have been exposed to asbestos for almost 20 years without protection required under safety regulations, according to documents seen by the Guardian.Under 2002 rules on controlling asbestos and other hazardous materials, employers are required to take a series of pr...

A symbol of harmony: Chinese scientists discover earliest dragon-phoenix pairing in ancient tomb

A symbol of harmony: Chinese scientists discover earliest dragon-phoenix pairing in ancient tomb

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It sometimes guards kingdoms and empires; other times, it hoards treasures within a hidden cave. The dragon frequently symbolises power, strength, and good fortune. In contrast, its counterpart, the phoenix, meets its end in a pile of ashes only to be reborn at the pinnacle of its beauty, symbolising grace, beauty, and rebirth. Individually, the dragon and phoenix are iconic figures in Chinese myt...

Hong Kong Police College becomes first government unit to roll out degree course

Hong Kong Police College becomes first government unit to roll out degree course

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The Hong Kong Police College has become the first government department to offer a bachelor’s degree programme, with the force set to roll out the course for rank-and-file officers by the end of this year. Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming announced the development on Saturday, after the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications approved the college’s Bac...

Jewish ‘supercop’ runs on Arab ticket in Israeli polls – and sparks a storm

Jewish ‘supercop’ runs on Arab ticket in Israeli polls – and sparks a storm

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Former Israeli police officer Yoav Segalovitz's decision to run as the No. 2 candidate on the Arab Raam party ticket in the October 2026 elections marks a paradigm change in Israeli politics. Far-right politicians have slammed the move, but it could pave the way for an Arab party to join a coalition opposing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies.

Swiss researchers use AI to detect early warning signs of natural disasters

Swiss researchers use AI to detect early warning signs of natural disasters

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Scientists have long warned of more intense extreme weather events in the decades to come due to our fast-warming climate. The question they are asking is how we are going to be better prepared as we become more prone to natural disasters.A group of researchers in Switzerland believe that artificial intelligence modeling could revolutionise forecasting systems.

Donald Trump meets Irish leaders in Dublin as he begins two-day visit – live

Donald Trump meets Irish leaders in Dublin as he begins two-day visit – live

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US president is meeting politicians and business leaders, and playing golfTrump has now made his way to the Farmleigh estate, where he was greeted by taoiseach Micheál Martin.Speaking ahead of the visit, Martin said he was looking forward to welcoming the US president to Ireland and “discussing the many issues of mutual interest and reaffirming the strong economic, cultural and people-to-people ti...