The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed on Tuesday that continental Europe recorded in 2021 its highest ever temperature of 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit), and warned that new extremes were expected. …
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Toyota apologises for scandals as vehicle sales set new record
Toyota’s chairman said Tuesday he was “ashamed” of recent scandals involving subsidiaries of the Japanese auto giant, as the firm announced record vehicle sales of 11.2 million across its brands …
Read More »Italy says ChatGPT breached privacy rules
Italian authorities have accused OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, of breaching EU data protection law, giving the US firm 30 days to respond. The post Italy says ChatGPT breached privacy …
Read More »Musk says Neuralink installs brain implant in first patient
Elon Musk on Tuesday said his Neuralink startup had installed a brain implant in its first human patient with “promising” initial results. The post Musk says Neuralink installs brain implant …
Read More »Man dies after rare UK police shooting
A man has died after being shot by armed officers in southeast London on Tuesday, in a rare fatal police shooting in the UK. The post Man dies after rare …
Read More »German economy shrank at end of 2023
The German economy contracted at the end of 2023, official data showed Tuesday, the latest gloomy news for Europe’s export powerhouse as it battles high inflation and a manufacturing slowdown. …
Read More »Saudi Aramco halts plan to raise production capacity
Saudi Arabia has ordered energy giant Aramco to maintain its oil production capacity at 12 million barrels per day, abandoning a planned increase, the firm said on Tuesday. The post …
Read More »Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in jail, state media and a spokesman for his party said, in a controversial case related to a …
Read More »North Korea fires cruise missiles in fresh flurry of tests
North Korea fired another round of cruise missiles on Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, extending a recent flurry of tests of weapons that analysts warned could be destined for Russia’s war …
Read More »Italy pitches migration, energy plan at Africa summit
African leaders, yesterday, gathered at a Rome summit to hear Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s much-hyped plan for the continent, aimed at transforming Italy into an energy hub, and stopping migration. …
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