A stretch of London’s iconic Oxford Street was made traffic-free “forever” from Monday, as pedestrians took over the country’s most famous shopping street, absent of the capital’s red double-decker buses and black cabs. Shoppers walking along the street told AFP this was a “good idea”, but drivers of London’s famous black taxi cabs rejected the […]
Read MoreSouth Africa is seeking “direct dialogue” with Washington to break a stalemate in tense diplomatic ties, the ambassador told AFP Monday, as Pretoria sought to avoid exclusion from a key US-Africa trade deal. Relations have deteriorated since President Donald Trump took office, with Washington cutting aid and berating President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office […]
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Emotions ran high in Belgrade on Monday after a student-led movement upset the right-wing populist Aleksandar Vucic’s party in Serbia’s snap election. A celebratory mood gripped the capital, with drivers honking their horns and passers-by holding up three fingers — the winning list’s ballot number and a Serbian greeting. Many wore badges and other symbols […]
Read MoreA Anthropic, uma das principais empresas de inteligência artificial do mundo, tornou públicos, nesta segunda-feira (26), seus documentos para abertura de capital, em um movimento que testará se o boom da IA pode gerar lucros. O documento de registro mostra um rápido crescimento das vendas, mas também detalha uma série de riscos para os investidores, […]
Read MoreMaria Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate, said on Monday she was ready to sit down with the country’s interim president after her surprise return from exile. Machado landed in Caracas on Sunday after nearly a year in exile, drawing jubilant crowds in a direct challenge to the US-backed government. Thousands of […]
Read MoreAmerican singer Chris Brown avoided jail Monday as a UK court handed down an eight-month suspended sentence after he admitted taking part in a 2023 brawl at a London nightclub. The judge ruled that the sentence against the former boyfriend of music sensation Rihanna was suspended for a year, meaning Brown will not be imprisoned […]
Read MoreWorld leaders, except for US President Donald Trump, congratulated Brazilian incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his election win Monday, while markets plummeted following the shock result. The leftist president who turns 81 on Tuesday pulled off an improbable victory against the son of far-right ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro, securing 51.8 percent of the vote […]
Read MoreA Bolsa de São Paulo, a maior da América Latina, despencou quase 17% na abertura desta segunda-feira (26), após a histórica reeleição, no domingo (25), do presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) contra Flávio Bolsonaro (PL). Prestes a completar 81 anos, Lula venceu o segundo turno com cerca de 52% dos votos, contra 48% […]
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Der US-Konzern für Künstliche Intelligenz (KI), Anthropic, hat seinen mit Spannung erwarteten Börsenprospekt veröffentlicht. Das Unternehmen mit Sitz in San Francisco warnt mögliche Anleger darin vor den Risiken von KI. Nach den am Montag von der Börsenaufsicht SEC veröffentlichten Unterlagen wies Anthropic zuletzt unter dem Strich einen Milliardenverlust aus. Das genaue Datum für den Börsengang […]
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