US breaks its boycott of South Africa's G20 summit
In an 11th-hour about-turn, the United States has told South Africa it wants to take part in this weekend's G20 summit in Johannesburg, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday.
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Stocks climb tracking US jobs, Nvidia
Stock markets mostly climbed Thursday but a rally lost momentum after mixed US jobs data offset bumper earnings from chip titan Nvidia that had eased fears of an AI bubble.
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Ukraine 'ready' to work with US on plan to end war
Ukraine is ready to work with the United States to develop a plan to end the war with Russia, Kyiv said Thursday, after Washington officially presented a "draft plan" to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Wales rugby to take inspiration from round-ball cousin, says skipper Lake
There have been large periods of time in Welsh history when football has had to live in the shadow of its oval-balled cousin, rugby union.
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Germany says China promised 'reliable' rare earth supply
Germany's finance minister said Thursday Beijing had made a "clear" commitment on ensuring rare earth supplies, following the first visit to China by a minister from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government.
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Spanish PM urges defence of democracy, 50 years after Franco death
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday called on Spaniards to defend the "miracle" of their democracy as the divided country marked the 50th anniversary of ex-dictator Francisco Franco's death.
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Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza as Qatar fears for truce
Gaza health authorities said fresh Israeli air strikes killed five people on Thursday, as ceasefire mediator Qatar warned the renewed attacks threatened to undermine the fragile weeks-long truce between Israel and Hamas.
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UN celebrates youth activists using tech for good
Five young activists from around the world received a UN-backed prize Thursday in recognition of their use of technology to drive positive global change.
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AI's blind spot: tools fail to detect their own fakes
When outraged Filipinos turned to an AI-powered chatbot to verify a viral photograph of a lawmaker embroiled in a corruption scandal, the tool failed to detect it was fabricated -- even though it had generated the image itself.
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US health agency edits official website to reflect anti-vax views
The US health agency has updated its official website to reflect the vaccine skepticism of a senior Trump official, backpedaling on its own years of efforts to combat misinformation on the topic.
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