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NewsAFP NewsLatAm food crisis on the table at Ibero-American summit
Addressing a food crisis affecting a fifth of Latin America's population featured high on the agenda of an Ibero-American leaders summit that started in the Dominican Republic on Friday."Many issues on the agenda of this Ibero-American summit will be the main ones of the July summit," he told AFP. These include to "strengthen ties and coordination between Europe and the region to address three issues: food security, environmental challenges and how to cooperate to increase access to technology."
NewsAFP NewsRights groups accuse French police of brutality in pension protests
Criticism from human rights groups mounted on Friday over the alleged brutality of French police in handling protests opposed to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform.The French Human Rights League has accused the authorities of "undermining the right of citizens to protest by making disproportionate and dangerous use of public force".
NewsAFP News14 dead in US strikes on Syria after drone kills American contractor
Fourteen pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that killed an American and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday.In January, the US military said "three one-way attack drones" were launched against the coalition garrison at Al-Tanf in Syria, with one breaching its air defences and wounding two allied Syrian fighters.
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The bill would prevent state officials from having to comply with other states' anti-LGBTQ legal requests.
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NewsAFP NewsSeeking a reset, Brazil's Lula heads to China
Brazil's leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week, where he hopes to reinforce trade, discuss international mediation in Ukraine, and reclaim his country's role in global geopolitics.Ukraine will be a main topic of discussion during the visit, which officially begins Tuesday, with Lula hoping to promote his proposal for mediated talks to end Russia's invasion of the country.
NewsAFP News'Hotel Rwanda' hero Rusesabagina to be released from prison
Ailing "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina was set to be released after the government said on Friday it has commuted a 25-year jail sentence against the fiercely outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame."Paul Rusesabagina and (co-defendant) Callixte Nsabimana have had their prison sentences commuted by presidential order, after consideration of their requests for clemency," government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo told AFP. The sentences of another 18 people convicted of terrorism offences alon
NewsAFP News'Just a typical day': rescuing wounded soldiers on Ukraine front
Standing on the roadside at sunset, a team of medics have snapped on their latex gloves, waiting for the arrival of wounded Ukrainian soldiers.The medical team gives life-saving treatment like stitches, tracheotomies and draining blood from lungs as they rush the soldiers to a clinic where they get stabilising care and can then go on to a larger hospital in the hub of Kramatorsk.
BusinessAFP NewsGlobal bank shares sink as contagion fears return
Global bank shares fell on Friday, dragging down global stock markets as fears about the health of the banking system resurfaced following a raft of interest rate hikes.Global markets were slammed earlier this month by the collapse of three regional US lenders, notably Silicon Valley Bank, which had lost $1.8 billion in the sale of a bond portfolio whose value dropped due to the higher interest rates.
BusinessAFP NewsChad nationalises former ExxonMobil firm after disputed sale
Chad has announced it has nationalised a former subsidiary of US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, whose sale to a British company last year it had contested.Chad had immediately contested the sale, saying it had gone ahead despite the government's "express objections" and in violation of its right of first refusal.
PoliticsHuffPostTrump Issues Warning Of 'Potential Death And Destruction' If He's Charged With A Crime
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NewsAFP NewsBiden discusses trade, migration challenges in Canada
US President Joe Biden was set to meet Friday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and address Canada's parliament, amid reports that a deal has been struck on managing undocumented migration across the neighbors' long border.As Biden flew from Washington late Thursday, there were reports that another hot button issue in the otherwise smooth relationship had been resolved through a deal to clamp down on undocumented migration by asylum seekers passing through the United States into Canada.
NewsAFP NewsUK and EU approve new N.Ireland Brexit trade pact
The UK and European Union on Friday formally adopted a post-Brexit deal to overhaul Northern Irish trade rules, prompting Brussels' pointman on the thorny issue to proclaim "the opening of a new chapter" in ties.Northern Ireland remains in the European customs union and single market for goods because of the need to keep an open border with EU member Ireland to the south as part of a 1998 peace deal.
NewsReutersRussia-bound Jindal Stainless containers stuck at port of Antwerp
Five Russia-bound containers from India's Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL) have been stuck at the Belgian port of Antwerp for around a year, unable to enter the European Union, the company said on Friday. "The containers are carrying around 100 metric tonnes of stainless steel," a company spokesperson said. The containers were sent in February 2022 for shipment via Antwerp, but were held up because of EU sanctions imposed on Russia after it invaded Ukraine the same month.
NewsAFP NewsIndia's Rahul Gandhi loses parliament seat after conviction
Top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from India's parliament on Friday, a day after his defamation conviction for a remark seen as an insult against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.But Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, a New Delhi-based writer and analyst, told AFP that the conviction showed the BJP "does not want Rahul Gandhi in parliament".
NewsAFP NewsDissident Selek says won't return to Turkey to stand trial
Pinar Selek, a Turkish-French dissident sociologist living in France, will not go to Turkey to face trial, the latest twist in 25-year legal battle with the authorities, she told AFP. Turkey has accused Selek over a 1998 explosion that killed seven people and, even after four acquittals, wants her in the dock again after issuing an international arrest warrant in January.An international arrest warrant was issued, and a new court date set for March 31.
BusinessReutersBinance says withdrawals have resumed after technical glitches
LONDON (Reuters) -Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has resumed withdrawals on its platform after technical issues affected spot trading, the company said in a tweet. Binance suspended deposits and withdrawals earlier on Friday due to a "bug on a trailing stop order," Chief Executive Changpeng Zhao said in a tweet, adding that the pause in deposits and withdrawals was a standard operating procedure. Ilya Volkov, CEO of Youhodler, a crypto lending platform, agreed that the pause was a result of a technical glitch and would not affect cryptocurrency prices significantly.
NewsAFP NewsMontenegro charges crypto fugitive Do Kwon with forgery
Montenegro on Friday charged fugitive cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon with forgery, with the South Korean expected to appear in court for extradition proceedings. A court official said Kwon would appear in the Higher Court in Podgorica on Friday where the extradition request will be heard.
BusinessReutersDatabricks pushes open-source chatbot as cheaper ChatGPT alternative
Databricks, a San Francisco-based startup last valued at $38 billion, on Friday released open-source code that it said companies could use to create their own chatbots along the lines of OpenAI's ChatGPT. Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi said the release was aimed at demonstrating a viable alternative to training a kind of AI model called a large language model with enormous resources and computing power. A large language model underpins OpenAI's viral chatbot ChatGPT.
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NewsReutersFrance to ban TikTok on work phones of civil servants -minister
PARIS (Reuters) -France will ban the use of Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on the work phones of civil servants, Civil Service Minister Stanislas Guerini said on his Twitter account. "In order to guarantee the cybersecurity of our administrations and civil servants, the government has decided to ban recreational applications such as TikTok on the professional phones of civil servants," he said in a statement.
PoliticsHuffPostFlorida Republican Will Robinson Jr. Tricked Into Reading Fake Dirty Names At Committee Meeting
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BusinessReutersCrypto firm Animoca Brands cuts target for new fund again -sources
Hong Kong-based blockchain gaming developer Animoca Brands has cut its target for its so-called metaverse fund by 20% to $800 million, people familiar with the matter said, in a further scaling back of its ambitions following volatility in the crypto sector. Animoca Brands said in November that it was working on a new Animoca Capital fund with a target of $2 billion, but then halved that target in January to $1 billion. Recently, it has trimmed the target by another 20% to $800 million, two people familiar with the matter said.
BusinessReutersChinese smartphone maker Xiaomi's revenue and profit slides
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp on Friday reported a record drop in fourth-quarter revenue as the company weathered a slowdown in consumption and disruptions due to China's COVID-19 curbs. Early signs suggest China's economy will only rebound slowly, as consumers remain cautious about spending money despite an easing of restrictions on domestic and international travel. Xiaomi group president Lu Weibing, speaking on a company earnings call, said China's consumer electronics was seeing early signs of a recovery at present but "it will take time."
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