Waymo gears up to launch robotaxis in London this year
US self-driving car company Waymo said Thursday it is working with UK partners to launch driverless robotaxis in London, which are expected to begin operating later this year.
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Colombia restricts import of drones used in explosives attacks
Colombia has restricted the importation of drones, whose increased use by guerrilla groups in a decades-old conflict killed 20 people last year and wounded nearly 300, the government said Thursday.
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French IT group Capgemini under fire over ICE links
A contract with American Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has triggered a barrage of criticism of French IT services company Capgemini in the wake of killings and other incidents involving US border officials.
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US border chief says not 'surrendering' immigration mission in Minneapolis
President Donald Trump's border chief vowed Thursday to press on with the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis but said a plan to "draw down" the number of federal agents in the city is in the works.
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Oil jumps on Trump's Iran threat; gold retreats from highs
Oil prices surged Thursday after US President Donald Trump ramped up geopolitical tensions with threats of a military strike on Iran, while safe-haven gold fell back after hitting a fresh record near $5,600.
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Melania Trump premieres multi-million-dollar documentary
Melania Trump on Thursday premieres her new movie promising a behind the scenes glimpse at her husband's return to power -- a documentary funded by an extraordinary multi-million-dollar deal with Amazon.
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Holders PSG, Real Madrid among clubs awaiting Champions League play-offs draw
Title-holders Paris Saint-Germain and record 15-time winners Real Madrid are among the European giants who will have to come through the play-off round of this season's Champions League after missing out on direct qualification for the last 16.
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England look to fine tune for T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka series
Ranked number three in the world, England have most of their boxes ticked ahead of next month's T20 World Cup, with several of their batters and bowlers comfortably sitting inside the top ten of the rankings.
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US Senate vote to avert government shutdown expected to fail
US senators looked likely to reject a key vote Thursday to avert another damaging shutdown in President Donald Trump's second term, with Democrats blocking funding for his immigration crackdown after the killings of two activists by federal agents.
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Colombian president angers churches with Jesus sex comments
Churches in deeply Christian Colombia have reacted angrily to assertions by President Gustavo Petro that Jesus Christ had engaged in sex.
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