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Belgian farmer challenges oil giant TotalEnergies over climate change damage

Belgian farmer challenges oil giant TotalEnergies over climate change damage

TOURNAI, Belgium (AP) — A Belgian farmer is facing off against oil giant TotalEnergies in court on Wednesday, arguing the French company should pay for damage caused by climate change, in the late...

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Profit slide at Target hints at meager holiday season for the retailer

Profit slide at Target hints at meager holiday season for the retailer

NEW YORK (AP) — Target’s third-quarter profit tumbled as the retailer struggles to lure shoppers that are being pressed by stubbornly high inflation. The Minneapolis company said Wednesday that it...

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Google unveils Gemini’s next generation, aiming to turn its search engine into a ‘thought partner’

Google unveils Gemini’s next generation, aiming to turn its search engine into a ‘thought partner’

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is unleashing its Gemini 3 artificial intelligence model on its dominant search engine and other popular online services in the high-stakes battle to create technology ...

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UK inflation drops to 4-month low, paving way for December rate cut

UK inflation drops to 4-month low, paving way for December rate cut

LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. fell to a four-month low in October, official figures showed Wednesday, in a move that has raised expectations of another Bank of England interest rate cut next...

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Chinese premier’s visit to Zambia focuses on reviving a Cold War-era railway to help mineral access

Chinese premier’s visit to Zambia focuses on reviving a Cold War-era railway to help mineral access

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang will start a two-day visit to the southern African nation of Zambia on Wednesday that will focus on the $1.4 billion refurbishment of a Cold War-era ...

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Dutch government says it’s suspending its order to take control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

Dutch government says it’s suspending its order to take control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

HONG KONG (AP) — The Dutch government said it’s relinquishing its control over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia following a standoff between China and the Netherlands. Economics Affairs Minister V...

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