German food delivery group Delivery Hero said Thursday it has agreed to be taken over by US ride-hailing giant Uber in a 12.7-billion-euro ($14.6-billion) deal.
The United States announced on Wednesday a new tariff on various imports from Brazil, following a year-long investigation into the Latin American giant's trade and other policies.
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC will invest an additional US$100 billion in the US state of Arizona, the company said Thursday, as it reported a record quarterly net profit on the back of massive demand for AI hardware.
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino's close relationship with Donald Trump has ensured a successful World Cup and all eyes will be on IOC president Kirsty Coventry to see if she adopts a similar strategy ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Japan coach Eddie Jones said Thursday that he was expecting a fierce forward battle against France in a hot and humid Tokyo as he named flanker Esei Haangana to make his debut.
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Most Asian stocks sank on Thursday as tech firms came under renewed pressure from worries over the AI boom, with Seoul again taking the brunt of the selling, while oil prices rose further as the US and Iran continued to trade strikes.
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Ireland coach Andy Farrell said on Thursday his side were "fortunate" to have "another shot" at what he called one of the great rugby challenges -- beating the All Blacks at Eden Park.
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Huddled together shoulder-to-shoulder, Gen-Z hires at a Tokyo firm roared "Hell yeah!" to cap their morning rally, displaying the kind of corporate machismo that fuelled Japan's post-war economic miracle.
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Economy
Alexander Quesada was gifted a tractor for turning a Cuban rubbish dump into a model farm, but these days he is using oxen to pull his plow as a severe energy crisis worsened by a US blockade hobbles food production.
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Armed with paintbrushes and wearing surgical gloves, volunteers inside a large tent in Gaza delicately brushed dust from a stone mosaic before placing it into storage, part of an effort to preserve cultural heritage hit by war.
US envoy Massad Boulos has spent the past year shuttling between Libya's rival leaders to bridge their political divide. But some fear Washington's bids would bolster power among entrenched elites at the expense of a long-awaited democratic process.
Against a frenzy of drums, chanting and gunfire, a few hundred Serer men parade about in a trance-like state, brandishing the day's hunt -- jackals, monitor lizards, monkeys and birds -- in hopes of hastening Senegal's rainy season.
Japan on Thursday named flanker Esei Haangana to make his debut against France in the Nations Championship in Tokyo, with another two uncapped players on the bench.
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The United States is hosting an international ministerial meeting Thursday aimed at globalizing the fight against left-wing terrorism, which the Trump administration claims is on the rise.
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Lionel Messi has already won the World Cup, but the Argentina captain added another chapter to his astonishing career on Wednesday, inspiring his team to victory in their semi-final against England.
Thomas Tuchel was appointed in a blaze of publicity, stating his aim was to add a second star to the England shirt with a another World Cup win.
Argentina's World Cup semi-final match-winner Lautaro Martinez said he had "dreamt" of scoring the goal which took his team through to the final at England's expense on Wednesday.
Akkodis continues to advance full-stack engineering expertise and industrial-grade AI deployments.
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