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Microsoft to spend 80 bln USD on AI...
San Francisco [California], January 4: Microsoft has earmarked 80 billion U.S. dollars in fiscal 2025 to build data centers designed...

Canada increases cost recovery for removing inadmissible individuals
Ottawa [Canada], January 4: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced on Friday a new measure to reduce the cost...

Rivian delivers more than 50,000 EVs in 2024
San Francisco [California], January 4: U.S. electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Rivian said on Friday that the company delivered 51,579 electric...

Weekly storage of natural gas in U.S. decreases:...
Houston [Texas], January 4: Working gas storage in the contiguous United States was 3,413 billion cubic feet in the week...

Number of active U.S. drilling rigs unchanged this...
Houston [Texas], January 4: The number of active drilling rigs in the United States stands at 589 this week, unchanged...

U.S. stocks rebound as market sentiment improves
Albany [New York], January 4: U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday, following stronger-than-expected manufacturing data and an optimistic economic outlook...

CES 2025 to convene in U.S. Las Vegas...
Los Angeles [California], January 4: The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's premier tech show, will kick off in...

Barcelona coach Flick unhappy with Olmo situation
Madrid [Spain], January 4: FC Barcelona coach Hansi Flick admitted he was "not happy" about the situation that has seen...

Hostage-taking at French prison ends with no casualties
Paris [France], January 4: The hostage-taking incident that occurred on Friday afternoon at a prison in the southern French city...

Farmers protest EU trade policies in Warsaw
Warsaw [Poland], January 4: Farmers' organizations took to the streets of central Warsaw on Friday to protest against European Union...

Italy reports record cyber-fraud cases in 2024
Rome [Italy], January 4: Italy's Postal Police said Friday they investigated 18,714 cyber-fraud cases in 2024, resulting in over 181...

Ukrainian prime minister sets out 10 gov't priorities...
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 4: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Friday outlined ten priorities of his government's agenda this year,...

Croatia sees 21 pct rise in wildfires in...
Zagreb [Croatia], January 4: Croatia experienced a 21 percent increase in wildfires last year compared to 2023, the Croatian Firefighting...

Heavy snow disrupts traffic in BiH
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], January 4: Heavy snow severely disrupted traffic in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on Friday, particularly in...

Austrian coalition talks collapse as NEOS quits
Vienna [Austria], January 4: Talks on forming a three-party coalition government in Austria collapsed on Friday after the smallest party...

Trump to be sentenced over hush money case...
Albany [New York], January 4: A judge has ordered that Donald Trump will be sentenced on 10 January in his...

Latest Russian overnight drone attack repelled: Ukraine
Kiev [Ukraine], January 3: Ukrainian forces shot down 47 of 72 Russian drones aimed at the country in the latest...

At least 10 wounded in shooting outside event...
New York [US], January 3: At least 10 people were wounded when a group of men opened fire outside an...

Authorities confirm 12 victims of Montenegro gunman attack
Budapest [Hungary], January 3: Authorities in Montenegro confirmed on Thursday that at least 12 people were killed, including two children,...

South Korean police raid Muan airport following fatal...
Beijing [China], January 3: Police in South Korea have raided the airport of Muan following a deadly plane crash on...

Dinosaur footprints dating back 166mn years found in...
London [UK], January 3: Researchers have discovered nearly 200 dinosaur footprints dating back 166 million years buried under mud in...

High-level Syrian delegation makes first official visit to...
Cairo [Egypt], January 3: A high-level delegation from Syria's transitional government visited Saudi Arabia on Thursday, marking their first foreign...

UN urges Palestinian Authority to reverse Al Jazeera...
Geneva [Switzerland], January 3: The United Nations has urged the Palestinian Authority to "reverse course", after it suspended broadcasts by...

Demonstrators try to block arrest of South Korea's...
Beijing [China], January 3: Supporters of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol blocked access to his office on Thursday...

First illegal migrants arrive in Canary Islands in...
Madrid [Spain], January 3: Spanish Maritime Rescue services confirmed on Thursday that a total of 366 illegal migrants arrived in...

2024 declared warmest year in Lithuania on record
Vilnius [Lithuania], January 3: The year 2024 was the warmest in Lithuania since meteorological records began, the Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service...

Euro falls to 2-yr low against U.S. dollar
Frankfurt [Germany ], January 3: The euro lost 0.7 percent of its value against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, hitting...