EU wants to favour European firms for AI, cloud in sovereignty push
The EU on Wednesday unveiled its plan for slashing dependence on American and Asian technology, including favouring European firms in the most sensitive public contracts for cloud computing and AI.
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England captain Stokes defends Archer's IPL-enforced absence from Test side
England captain Ben Stokes said the "landscape of cricket" has changed as he defended Jofra Archer's absence from the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's because of the fast bowler's IPL commitments.
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Deadly drone strike on Kuwait airport as Iran, US trade fire
A Iranian drone strike on a passenger terminal in Kuwait's international airport killed one person and wounded 63 more Wednesday, Kuwaiti officials said, as conflict escalated between Tehran and US forces in the Gulf.
Read moreOil jumps, stocks mixed on fragile MIdeast peace hopes
Oil prices jumped and stock markets diverged Wednesday as fresh Middle East attacks dented hopes of an imminent peace deal.
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EU eases spending rules to tackle energy shock
The EU on Wednesday eased its spending rules to help member states confront the energy shock sparked by the Middle East war, as back-to-back crises leave countries in a fiscal squeeze.
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Polish qualifier Chwalinska reaches French Open semi-finals
World number 114 Maja Chwalinska continued her stunning French Open run on Wednesday by beating 22nd seed Anna Kalinskaya to become just the second women's qualifier to reach the last four at Roland Garros in the professional era.
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Romania wants to boost air defence after drone strike blamed on Russia
Romania's foreign minister said Wednesday her country needed to bolster its air defences with the help of its allies, days after two people were wounded in a drone strike on an apartment block close to the Ukraine border that was blamed on Russia.
Read more'Backrooms' born of 'itch to explore' online horror meme
Bringing a horror series that went viral on YouTube to the big screen, "Backrooms" smashed box office records in its opening weekend in the US.
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French content creators gear up to influence presidential election
Politicians want to meet them, the media want to hire them -- content creators, seen as a key to reaching their young followers, are readying to be players in the 2027 presidential campaign.
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France hits Shein with 22 mn euros in new fines over consumer violations
French authorities said Wednesday that they had imposed two fines on Shein totalling more than 22 million euros ($25.5 million), citing problems with product traceability, environmental labelling and delivery times.
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