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CARACAS, VENEZUELA – AUGUST 2: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference after testifying before the electoral chamber at the main headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on August 2, 2024 at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Nicolas Maduro was declared as winner of the 2024 presidential election by the National Electoral Council while opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and candidate Edmundo Gonzalez claimed that the final result was not what Venezuelans decided during the election. Maduro requested the Supreme Tribunal of Justice to investigate the election to confirm his victory. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)

Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro blocks access to X as he accuses Elon Musk of ‘inciting hate and fascism’

By Patrick Fort and AFP

Stealthy and agile, robot dogs could soon become a common sight on the front in Ukraine, replacing soldiers for perilous missions like spying on Russian trenches or detecting mines.

Ukraine recruits robot dogs to replace soldiers on its front line with Russia

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Roblox founder David Baszucki.

Roblox banned from Turkey for ‘causing abuse of children’ following an Instagram blackout. A TikTok ban may be next

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A man is seen taking a photo with his mobile phone of a Ferrari F8 in Warsaw, Poland on 21 May, 2024. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Italy doubles its billionaires tax to €200,000 for super-rich expats

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Visually impaired visitors touch with their hands a model depicting reliefs of the Parthenon at Typhlological Museum in Madrid on August 6, 2024. The Madrid Typhlological Museum -- from the Greek "tuphlos" meaning blind -- houses 37 reproductions of global monuments that are listed as world heritage sites. It was set up in 1992 by ONCE, Spain's powerful national organisation for the blind which has 71,000 members. Made of wood, stone, metal or resin, the models are accessible to all visitors -- whether blind, sighted or partially sighted -- giving them a hands-on, sensory experience of the architecture. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)

This museum in Madrid lets the blind touch and experience the wonders of the world

By Marie Giffard and AFP

This photograph shows the handcrafted watch “Primordial Passion” by Albanian jewellery house Pirro, in Tirana, on July 31, 2024. Albanian jeweller Pirro Ruco laboured day and night for five years to capture the essence of his country in a spectacular luxury watch. Now the timepiece, worth roughly $1.4 million, is set to face off against the best watches from across the world at the Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix in November. (Photo by ADNAN BECI / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION – TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo by ADNAN BECI/AFP via Getty Images)

Albanian watchmaker’s $1.4 million ‘Primordial Passion’ one-of-a-kind timepiece is set to compete against the top watches at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

By Briseida Mema and AFP

12 January 2024, Bavaria, Munich: Dirk Hoke, CEO of Volocopter, speaks at the Digital Life Design (DLD) innovation conference. DLD is a conference on internet trends and developments in digitalization. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa (Photo by Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Volocopter’s Olympic plans for ‘flying taxis’ in Paris fail to take off

By Tangi Quemener and AFP

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - JULY 09: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY AND NO COMMERCIAL USE AT ANY TIME. NO USE ON BOOK COVERS.) Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Stadion Letzigrund Zürich on July 09, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Noam Galai/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )

Taylor Swift cancels Vienna concerts after terror attack threat—affecting over 170,000 attendees

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Ronald Lam, chief executive officer of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., during a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. Cathay will buy as many as 60 Airbus SE A330neo twin-aisle jets in a deal worth HK$85.5 billion ($11 billion) to underpin its ambitious expansion from its base in Hong Kong. Photographer: Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Cathay Pacific is buying up to 60 Airbus jets in $11 billion deal as travel approaches pre-COVID numbers

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Steve Brierley, CEO and Founder of Riverlane, poses inside their office in Cambridge, eastern England, on July 25, 2024. Promising society-changing breakthroughs in drug development and tackling climate change, quantum computing has long been talked of as a potentially revolutionary technology. "Quantum computing is not going to be just slightly better than the previous computer, it's going to be a huge step forward. And that has wide implications," said Riverlane founder Steve Brierley, at the company's headquarters in Cambridge, eastern England. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY James PHEBY (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

After AI, quantum computing will have its ‘Sputnik’ moment says U.K.’s Riverlane founder, after securing $75 million

By James Pheby and AFP

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Far-right activists hold an 'Enough is Enough' protest on August 02, 2024 in Sunderland, England. After the murders of three girls in Southport earlier this week, misinformation spread via social media and fueled acts of violent rioting from far-right actors across England. While they prefer to be called 'concerned parents', their actions point to racial hatred with a particular focus on Islamophobia thus targeting mosques. (Photo by Drik/Getty Images)

Britain’s month-old government prepares to tackle worst national disorder in over a decade as far-right riots spread

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Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen, chief executive officer of Novo Nordisk, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Two more factories will begin producing Novo Nordisk A/S's obesity medication Wegovy next year after manufacturing issues and high demand left the drug in short supply, Jorgensen said. Photographer: Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Europe’s most valuable company Novo Nordisk reports an uptick in profits as demand for weight-loss drugs continues to grow

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PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 21: Bottles of Coca-Cola are seen during the Paris 2024 President and CEO press conference at the Main Press Centre on July 21, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Olympics under pressure to dump Coca-Cola sponsorship after nearly 100 years over health and environmental concerns

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TOKYO, JAPAN - JUNE 02: Joseph Schooling of Singapore celebrates winning the Men's 100m Butterfly Final on day four of the Swimming Japan Open at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center on June 02, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

Five cows, one year’s worth of free food, a two-bed apartment and exemption from military service: How athletes can win more than medals this Olympics

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Bill Anderson, chief executive officer of Bayer AG, at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. The June 11-12 conference in the German capital is aimed at pooling efforts from Ukraine's allies for postwar reconstruction. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images

German giant Bayer back in the red as agrochemicals slump and Monsanto lawsuits mount

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