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FDA clears Apple Watch blood pressure alert, global rollout set
FDA clears Apple Watch blood pressure alert, global rollout set

Cupertino, California: Apple's smartwatch is set to get a new health tool next week, after U.S. regulators cleared a feature that can...

OpenAI, Microsoft strike non-binding pact as startup eyes IPO, growth
OpenAI, Microsoft strike non-binding pact as startup eyes IPO, growth

REDMOND, Washington: Microsoft and OpenAI have agreed to a new framework for their partnership, signing a non-binding deal that would...

New Mexican budget targets Asian goods with sweeping trade measures
New Mexican budget targets Asian goods with sweeping trade measures

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexico's government unveiled its 2026 budget proposal this week, introducing a sweeping package of new import...

U.S. FTC launches inquiry into chatbot practices at tech giants
U.S. FTC launches inquiry into chatbot practices at tech giants

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. regulators are turning up the heat on makers of consumer-facing AI chatbots, demanding details on how companies...

Proposed 25% US levy on outsourcing alarms Indian tech industry
Proposed 25% US levy on outsourcing alarms Indian tech industry

BENGALURU, India: India's vast IT industry is bracing for prolonged uncertainty as U.S. lawmakers debate a proposed 25 percent tax...

U.S. stocks end week on mixed note, Dow drops 274 points
U.S. stocks end week on mixed note, Dow drops 274 points

NEW YORK, New York - Global equity markets delivered a mixed performance to close out the trading week on Friday, with technology shares...

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South Africa strikes down apartheid-era name law
South Africa strikes down apartheid-era name law

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: South Africa's Constitutional Court has struck down an apartheid-era law that prevented men from taking...

Undersea cable cuts hit connectivity in Africa, Asia, Middle East
Undersea cable cuts hit connectivity in Africa, Asia, Middle East

DUBAI, U.A.E.: A ship is believed to have accidentally severed key internet cables in the Red Sea, disrupting online access across...

Egypt: Mass Crackdown Targets Online Content Creators
Egypt: Mass Crackdown Targets Online Content Creators

(Beirut) - Egyptian authorities have since July 2025 carried out an abusive campaign of mass arrests and prosecutions targeting online...

(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 100M SEMIFINAL
(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S 100M SEMIFINAL

(250914) -- TOKYO, Sept. 14, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Oblique Seville (2nd L) of Jamaica runs to the finish line during the men's 100m semifinal...

(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-WOMEN'S MARATHON-AWARDING CEREMONY
(SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ATHLETICS-WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS-WOMEN'S MARATHON-AWARDING CEREMONY

(250914) -- TOKYO, Sept. 14, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir (C) of Kenya, silver medalist Tigst Assefa (L) of Ethiopia...

Column: To remember history is to carry its torch forward
Column: To remember history is to carry its torch forward

The victory of 1945 reminds us that peace is not the absence of war, but the presence of justice, sovereignty and solidarity. For Zimbabwe...

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