1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (726+ words) Washington (United States) (AFP) – The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation -- and analysts say central bank chief Kevin…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (629+ words) Washington (United States) (AFP) – A consumer inflation report due Friday could pave the way towards the US central bank's first interest rate hike in more than three years, as the war with Iran drives energy costs higher. Issued on: 11/09/2026 - 03:11 After…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (177+ words) An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of "gambling with our lives" in the race to develop AI models capable of self-improvement. Anthropic safety executive Evan Hubinger…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (185+ words) France 24 To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (543+ words) As the US and Iran trade air strikes in the vital Strait of Hormuz and Yemen's Houthi rebels step up their campaign against Saudi Arabia, surging oil prices have seen stocks falling across Asia. Investors appear to be holding their…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (466+ words) Yangon (Myanmar) (AFP) – One of the world's biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up exports to China, a think tank said Thursday. Issued on: 10/09/2026 - 03:33Modified: 10/09/2026 - 04:13 Tin is an element…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (607+ words) Estremoz (Portugal) (AFP) – Equipped with headlamps and pruning shears, a team of farm workers navigate pitch-black darkness during a nocturnal grape harvest that shields them from Portugal's increasingly oppressive summer heat. Issued on: 10/09/2026 - 07:39 "At night, it's much cooler, and with…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (619+ words) Toronto (Canada) (AFP) – The US-Canada trade war has escalated rapidly, rupturing what was once one of the world's closest economic partnerships. Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 19:51 But the conflict is a mismatch, with the $31 trillion US economy roughly 13 times larger than Canada's, raising…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (517+ words) Washington (United States) (AFP) – The contiguous United States has endured its hottest summer on record, a new peak that scientists said should send alarm bells ringing over the increasingly dire impacts of climate change. Issued on: 09/09/2026 - 19:43 That means that four…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (125+ words) France 24 - We and our partners use cookies or similar technologies to access and store non-sensitive information such as your IP address. - The processing of your personal data allows us, for example, to improve your user experience, monitor audience ratings, offer…...