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Japan’s economy grew at faster rate in fiscal Q1 than initially thought on healthy consumer spending

Japan’s economy grew at faster rate in fiscal Q1 than initially thought on healthy consumer spending

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy expanded at a stronger rate in the fiscal first quarter than previously estimated, despite worries about U.S. tariffs and domestic political uncertainty, according to ...

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Russia cuts interest rate to 17% as wartime economy slows while deficit grows

Russia cuts interest rate to 17% as wartime economy slows while deficit grows

Russia’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate Friday by one percentage point to 17%, a step that could support the economy as growth slows and spending on the war against Ukraine increases...

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Microsoft resolves European Union probe into Teams

Microsoft resolves European Union probe into Teams

LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have accepted Microsoft’s proposed changes to Teams, resolving a long-running antitrust investigation that targeted the company’s messaging and videoconfere...

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Albania unveils an AI anti-corruption ‘minister’

Albania unveils an AI anti-corruption ‘minister’

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama on Friday tapped an Artificial Intelligence-generated ‘minister’ for his cabinet to take on corruption. The new State Minister for Artifici...

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An United Airlines passenger plane makes emergency landing on its way to Cebu

An United Airlines passenger plane makes emergency landing on its way to Cebu

NAGASAKI, Japan (AP) — A United Airlines passenger plane carrying 142 people and bound for the Philippine island of Cebu made an emergency landing in Osaka on Friday after an indicator showed a fi...

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How AI is helping some small-scale farmers weather a changing climate

How AI is helping some small-scale farmers weather a changing climate

MULANJE, Malawi (AP) — Alex Maere survived the destruction of Cyclone Freddy when it tore through southern Malawi in 2023. His farm didn’t. The 59-year-old saw decades of work disappear with the p...

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