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Meta beats expectations sending share price soaring

Meta beats expectations sending share price soaring

Meta reported robust second-quarter financial results Wednesday, with revenue jumping 22 percent year-over-year to $47.5 billion as the social media giant continues investing heavily in artificial intelligence.

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Gaza civil defence says 30 killed in food queue by Israeli fire

Gaza civil defence says 30 killed in food queue by Israeli fire

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people when they opened fire Wednesday on a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid in the north of the Palestinian territory.

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Microsoft quarterly profits soar on AI and cloud growth

Microsoft quarterly profits soar on AI and cloud growth

Technology giant Microsoft on Wednesday said its profit soared above expectations in the recently ended quarter, driven by its cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) units.

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Airbus first-half profit climbs 85% to $1.7 bn

Airbus first-half profit climbs 85% to $1.7 bn

European aerospace group Airbus posted an 85-percent rise in first-half profit Wednesday to $1.7 billion, even though it delivered fewer commercial planes compared with the same period last year.

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TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US

TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US

TikTok on Wednesday rolled out a crowd-sourced debunking system in the United States, becoming the latest tech platform to adopt a community-driven approach to combating online misinformation.

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'Ours forever': would-be Israeli settlers march on Gaza

'Ours forever': would-be Israeli settlers march on Gaza

Within sight of Gaza, the devastated Palestinian enclave ravaged by nearly 22 months of war, hundreds of Israeli settlers marched Wednesday to stake their claim to the battered territory.

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Trump punishes Brazil with tariffs, sanctions over trial of ally Bolsonaro

Trump punishes Brazil with tariffs, sanctions over trial of ally Bolsonaro

President Donald Trump ordered massive tariffs on Brazil Wednesday and sanctions against the judge overseeing a trial of his far-right ally Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of attempting a coup in Latin America's biggest economy.

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US sprinter Kerley out of US trials

US sprinter Kerley out of US trials

Former world 100m champion Fred Kerley has withdrawn from this week's US Track and Field Championships in Oregon, ruling him out of September's World Championships in Tokyo.

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Ukraine will fix anti-graft law, minister tells AFP ahead of crucial vote

Ukraine will fix anti-graft law, minister tells AFP ahead of crucial vote

Ukraine will fix a controversial anti-graft law that sparked protests last week, its foreign minister told AFP ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote Thusday, but critics said some MPs might be reluctant to back the changes.

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Tata Motors to buy Italy's Iveco for $4.4 bn

Tata Motors to buy Italy's Iveco for $4.4 bn

Tata Motors of India will buy Italy's Iveco Group for 3.8 billion euros ($4.4 billion) in a bid to create a "global champion" in the commercial vehicles sector, the two companies said Wednesday.

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