Macron signals investments of €109b in French AI by private sector
France will make the announcement during the Paris AI summit which opens on Feb 10. Read More
Europe can act “within an hour” if US levies tariffs – Germany’s Scholz
BERLIN – Europe is prepared to respond “within an hour” if the United States levies tariffs against the European Union, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a pre-election debate with…
Dozens of runaway Congo soldiers face trial on violence charges
Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into the eastern province of South Kivu and for violence…
Sweden gunman’s motives unknown five days after 10 killed: Police
Police have not identified the gunman, who also died at the centre. Read More
Colombia’s environment minister resigns, stays on as COP16 head
BOGOTA – Colombia’s Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Sunday she has informed President Gustavo Petro of her resignation from the post. Read More
Trump says Musk will help uncover ‘hundreds of billions’ in US govt fraud
Musk has already taken steps to shut down the US Agency for International Development. Read More
The stark divide that South Africa’s land act seeks to bridge
FATENG TSE NTSHO, South Africa – The township of Fateng Tse Ntsho houses some 7,000 Black South Africans, its huddle of corrugated metal roofs surrounded on all sides by vast…
The stark divide that South Africa’s land act seeks to bridge
FATENG TSE NTSHO, South Africa – The township of Fateng Tse Ntsho houses some 7,000 Black South Africans, its huddle of corrugated metal roofs surrounded on all sides by vast…
‘No thanks’, white South Africans turn down Trump’s immigration offer
JOHANNESBURG – U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to rehouse white South Africans as refugees fleeing persecution may not spur quite the rush he anticipates, as even right-wing white lobby groups…
Baltic states switch to European power grid, ending Russia ties
VILNIUS – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said on Sunday they had successfully synchronised their electricity systems to the European continental power grid, one day after severing decades-old energy ties to…