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  • This photograph shows the Sarco suicide capsuleTech

    A new self-operating death pod promises a peaceful assisted suicide. But the first to die in it reportedly had mysterious neck injuries

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  • French Prime Minister Michel Barnier meets with medical staff during a visit at the “House of Women of the AP-HP” (“Maison des Femmes de l’Assistance Publique – Hopitaux de Paris”) in Paris, on November 25, 2024 as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Euro sinks as French budget crisis risks toppling Michel Barnier’s government in parliamentary showdown

    BYJurgen Hecker and AFP
  • LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – SEPTEMBER 12: A man inspects the military equipment during the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in London, United Kingdom on September 12, 2023. the Turkish firms such as ASELSAN, HAVELSAN, ROKETSAN, MKE, BMC and REPKON also attend the exhibition. The four-day event, taking place at the ExCel center in London, brings together all the pillars of national security and defense, including air, space, land, naval, security, cyber, and joint. (Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Finance

    Wars and rising tensions spark global demand for arms, as sales hit record $632 million

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  • Hundreds of employees of Volkswagen (VW) demonstrate with a banner of IG Metall union reading “Ready for strike” in front of the plant of German car maker Volkswagen (VW), on December 2, 2024 in Zwickau, eastern Germany, as thousands of Volkswagen workers go on strike all over Germany in an escalating industrial dispute at the crisis-hit German auto giant with thousands of jobs at stake. VW has been hit hard by high manufacturing costs at home, a stuttering shift to electric vehicles and tough competition in key market China. It has announced a plan to cut billions of dollars in costs. (Photo by Jens Schlueter / AFP) (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Volkswagen workers walk out on strike as German auto industry is engulfed in crisis

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  • TOPSHOT – Anti-government fighters hold an opposition flag as they pose for a picture at the entrance of the landmark citadel in Aleppo on November 30, 2024. Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies breached Syria’s second city of Aleppo on November 29, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. (Photo by MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR / AFP) (Photo by MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Syrian government loses control of Aleppo for first time since civil war began after lightning rebel offensive

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  • ANKARA, TURKIYE – MARCH 14: In this photo illustration, the logo of ‘OpenAI’ is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying the photographs of Elon Musk and Sam Altman in Ankara, Turkiye on March 14, 2024. (Photo by Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Anadolu via Getty Images)Finance

    Elon Musk asks US court again to block OpenAI’s for-profit conversion

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  • (From L) French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, French Minister of Culture and Heritage Rachida Dati and Paris’ archbishop Laurent Ulrich visit Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris, on November 29, 2024. The Notre-Dame Cathedral is set to re-open early December 2024, with a planned weekend of ceremonies on December 7 and 8, 2024, five years after the 2019 fire which ravaged the world heritage landmark and toppled its spire. (Photo by Christophe PETIT TESSON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Leadership

    Notre Dame rises from the ashes: Macron unveils cathedral’s triumphant comeback from 2019 inferno

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  • A photo from LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 04: Lauren Sallata, Vice President of B2B Marketing of Panasonic North America, speaks as a picture of Panasonic founder Konosuke Matsushita is projected in the background during a press event for CES 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 4, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs from January 5-8 and is expected to feature 3,800 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 165,000 attendees. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Tech

    Japan’s ‘god of management’ has come back as an AI avatar

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  • Ken Kutaragi, chief executive officer of Ascent Robotics Inc., speaks during a news conference at Bridgestone Corp.’s facility in Kodaira, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, on Feb. 1, 2023. The robotic piece picking system combined with Ascent’s AI technologies and Bridgestone’s soft robotic grippers will be developed for various automation solutions, according to the companies. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesTech

    PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi says Sony execs opposed device and ‘everyone told us we would fail’

    BYMathias Cena and AFP
  • BERLIN, GERMANY – JANUARY 19: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU, R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives for an international summit on securing peace in Libya at the German federal Chancellery on January 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Leaders of nations and organizations linked to the current conflict are meeting to discuss measures towards reaching a consensus between the warring sides and ending hostilities. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)Politics

    ‘Angela, please forgive me’: Putin apologises to former German chancellor as he tried to frighten her with his pet dog

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  • Smiling African American woman waiting for the taxi at the street of MilanoTech

    Uber and Bolt roll out women-only services in Paris to ensure ‘greater safety’

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  • Independent candidate Calin Georgescu speaks to the media in front of his residence in Izvorani village, near Bucharest, Romania, on Nov. 26, 2024. Independent candidate Calin Georgescu and Elena Lasconi, leader of the Save Romania Union, will face off in the second round of Romania’s 2024 presidential election on Dec. 8 as no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the ballots, according to complete results from the Permanent Electoral Authority. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua via Getty Images)Politics

    Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu emerges as frontrunner in Romanian election, driven by TikTok support

    BYFulya Ozerkan and AFP
  • LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault (R) leaves Paris court after testifying in influence-peddling trial against former French intelligence head of internal security Bernard Squarcini, in Paris on November 28, 2024. The businessman Bernard Arnault was summoned to appear by the lawyers of French journalist and editor-in-chief of Fakir quarterly François Ruffin, to be questioned about the surveillance operation set up between 2013 and 2016 by Bernard Squarcini and several other service providers of the group against the Fakir magazine. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)Retail

    Billionaire Bernard Arnault tells court he was ‘completely unaware’ ex-spy chief had allegedly abused powers to protect LVMH

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  • SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – AUGUST 11: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Girl group NewJeans perform on stage during the K-pop Super Live” Concert after the 2023 World Scout Jamboree closing ceremony at Sangam World Cup stadium on August 11, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by Korea Pool/Getty Images)Lifestyle

    K-pop group NewJeans ditches their label HYBE, alleging ‘mistreatment’ and ‘manipulation’

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  • RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 19: Anthony Albanese prime minister of Australia participates in a group photo as part of the G20 Summit Rio de Janeiro 2024 at Museu de Arte Moderna on November 19, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2024 G20 Summit takes place in Brazil for the first time. The event gathers leaders of the most important economies. Starvation, sustainable development and social inclusion are some of the issues to be during the summit. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images)Tech

    Australia passes tough social media ban for kids under 16 with $32 million fines for platforms that don’t comply

    BYLaura Chung and AFP