Spanish unemployment fell last year to its lowest level since the 2008 global financial crisis as the tourism-driven service sector performed strongly, official data showed on Tuesday.
Johan Eliasch says he was as surprised as anyone that he threw his hat into the ring to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president but he told AFP he is the right person to meet the disparate challenges that lie ahead, especially the pivotal issue of the environment.
Japanese tech firms sank Tuesday following a rout on Wall Street after China's DeepSeek chatbot upended the artificial intelligence sector and sparked questions about huge investments by US titans.
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Aston Villa have one last chance to seal automatic qualification for the Champions League last 16 when they face Celtic in a crucial 'Battle of Britain' clash on Wednesday.
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The new league phase of this season's expanded Champions League is all set for a frantic conclusion on Wednesday, as 18 matches are played simultaneously across Europe and the likes of Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain battle to avoid an early exit.
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US President Donald Trump said Monday he had signed an executive order ridding the military of what he called "transgender ideology," in a potentially major setback for LGBTQ rights.
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Japanese tech firms sank Tuesday after a sell-off in US titans following news of China's DeepSeek chatbot, while the dollar rallied on a report saying Washington was considering universal tariffs on a range of goods.
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When President Donald Trump learned Colombia had pushed back on US deportations, his threat of a massive trade war laid out the stakes: cooperate, or else.
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Entrepreneurs running small and medium-sized businesses that manufacture and source exclusively in the United States have learned to cope with globalization, and do not expect major changes from Donald Trump's tariffs threats.
Fears of upheaval in the AI gold rush rocked Wall Street on Monday following the emergence of a popular ChatGPT-like model from China, with US President Donald Trump saying it was a "wake-up call" for Silicon Valley.
A tiny silver fish which is an important food source in the North Sea will take centre stage Tuesday as the European Union and Britain square off over post-Brexit fishing rights.
Filming in dirty, bug-infested rooms with scant breaks and shared sex toys: Colombia's "webcam models" are speaking out about abuse in one of the world's top providers of adult webcam content.
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For President Donald Trump's allies, his crackdown on the "illegal and immoral discrimination" of equal opportunities programs reflects a shifting US electorate that has lost patience with ineffective and performative political correctness.
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The jingle of itinerant scrap merchants has long been part of Mexico City's soul. Now it has made a cameo appearance in Hollywood in the Oscar-nominated narco-musical "Emilia Perez."
Survivors of the Holocaust have entrusted their memories of the Nazi death camps to artificial intelligence to ensure that generations to come can access recollections of the genocide of six million Jews.
PASADENA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2025 / The Now Corporation, through its renewable energy subsidiary Green Rain Solar Inc., is making significant progress in enhancing electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in disadvantaged communities across the United States. The company is pleased to announce that it has completed a utility feasibility study for its flagship project at 1600 West Ridge Road in Rochester, New York, clearing the way to move forward with installation plans.
Brazilian star Neymar on Monday ended his injury-plagued 18 month stay in Saudi Arabia as his club, Al-Hilal said they had "agreed to terminate the player's contract by mutual consent".
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