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Four Brazilians to watch at COP30
Four Brazilians to watch at COP30

Influential Brazilians, from government figures to Indigenous activists, will take center stage during UN climate talks in the Amazon next month.

October 14, 2025

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Brazil's climate wins ahead of COP30
Brazil's climate wins ahead of COP30

Brazil's president has slashed deforestation in the Amazon and worked to better protect Indigenous people, giving him a generally positive environmental record as he prepares to host COP30 UN climate talks in a month.

October 14, 2025

Black gold, green promises: Brazil's climate paradox
Black gold, green promises: Brazil's climate paradox

Can oil, the climate villain, be used to pay for its own demise?

October 14, 2025

Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink

They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.

October 14, 2025

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Graid Technology Announces Strategic License Agreement With Intel Corporation to Accelerate RAID Innovation
Graid Technology Announces Strategic License Agreement With Intel Corporation to Accelerate RAID Innovation

In today's digital economy, data is the most valuable asset for every organization, and ensuring it is both resilient and readily available is critical to unlocking its full value. Through this agreement, Graid Technology will combine the proven enterprise performance of Intel® VROC with the breakthrough innovation of its own SupremeRAID™ portfolio, the industry's first GPU-based RAID architecture for high-performance workloads such as AI and HPC.

October 14, 2025

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France held in Iceland as Germany and Belgium close on 2026 World Cup
France held in Iceland as Germany and Belgium close on 2026 World Cup

Injury-hit France were held to a 2-2 draw by Iceland in 2026 World Cup qualifying on Monday, while Germany won in Northern Ireland with a Nick Woltemade goal and Belgium beat Wales to stand on the brink of a place at next year's finals.

October 13, 2025