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Minneapolis asks to join probe into woman's killing by immigration officer
AFP, Published on 10/01/2026
» MINNEAPOLIS - The mayor of Minneapolis on Friday called for state investigators to be allowed to join the federal probe into the killing of a US woman by immigration enforcement, accusing President Donald Trump's administration of prejudging the case.
AI personal shoppers hunt down bargain buys
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» NEW YORK - Internet giants are diving deeper into e-commerce with digital aides that know shoppers’ likes, let them virtually try on clothes, hunt for deals and even place orders.
Grand Vietnam parade 50 years after the fall of Saigon
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam mounted its biggest-ever celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.
Grand Vietnam parade 50 years after the fall of Saigon
AFP, Published on 30/04/2025
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Vietnam is set to hold its biggest celebration of the fall of Saigon on its 50th anniversary Wednesday, including Chinese troops for the first time after Xi Jinping visited to portray Beijing as a more reliable partner than Washington.
China, Vietnam sign agreements after Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere'
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» HANOI - China and Vietnam signed dozens of cooperation agreements Monday, strengthening ties between the communist-run countries after Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners".
Russian disinformation 'infects' AI chatbots, researchers warn
AFP, Published on 10/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda, researchers say, at a time when the United States is reported to have paused its cyber operations against Moscow.
Journey to the bottom of the sea: On a Titanic tour
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» LOS ANGELES - The journey to the ocean floor to reach the wreck of the Titanic is one that gets relentlessly colder and darker, says one of the handful of people who have ever visited the luxury liner's watery grave.
Anxious wait for news after 41 dead in Uganda school attack
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» MPONDWE, Uganda: Distraught families gathered at a mortuary in western Uganda on Sunday for any news of their loved ones after a militant attack left dozens of students dead and others missing.
Pyongyang faked popular S.Korean website to steal data
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» SEOUL: North Korea created a fake version of Naver, South Korea's largest internet portal, as part of a sophisticated phishing attack designed to harvest personal information, Seoul's spy agency said Wednesday.
Extreme weather killed 195,000 in Europe since 1980
AFP, Published on 14/06/2023
» COPENHAGEN - Extreme weather conditions in Europe have killed almost 195,000 people and caused economic losses of more than 560 billion euros since 1980, the European Environment Agency said Wednesday.