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Siemens to boost drug discoveries using AI through the $5.1 billion acquisition of U.S. software firm Dotmatics

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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2025. Starmer is meeting Trump to plead for a US backstop to any Ukraine ceasefire, insisting it would be the only way to stop Russia’s Vladimir Putin from invading again. Starmer arrived in Washington late Wednesday to build on a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, amid growing concerns in Europe that the US leader is about to sell Kyiv short in negotiations with Putin. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

U.K. PM Starmer confirms Trump’s 10% levies will hurt the British economy: ‘Nothing is off the table’

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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Here’s how the world’s major economies have reacted to Trump’s sweeping new tariffs

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President of the European Council Antonio Costa and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen hold a joint press conference after the end of the European Council Summit, the EU leaders and heads of states meeting in Brussels, Belgium on March 20, 2025 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

EU says Trump’s tariffs ‘major blow to the world economy’ but remains open to talks despite U.S. escalation

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A couple hands over their passports and boarding passes to an airline staff member at an airport check-in counter.

Starting today, European visitors are now required to purchase an entry permit to enter the U.K.

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Greece Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talks to the media as he arrives at the European Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Greece set to invest $27 billion on military shake-up. The most groundbreaking reform in the ‘history of the Greek state’

By Hélène Colliopoulou and AFP

A justice officer stands in a courtroom prior to the continuation of a trial against four former executives at German car maker Volkswagen (VW) charged with misconduct over their role in the carmaker’s manipulation of diesel emissions testing, in Braunschweig, northern Germany, on September 28, 2021. – The defendants stand accused of organised commercial fraud and tax evasion in relation to the “dieselgate” scandal which rocked the global car industry in September 2015, when Volkswagen admitted tampering with millions of diesel vehicles to dupe pollution tests. (Photo by Julian Stratenschulte / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

France demands Volkswagen faces new trial over Dieselgate emissions—one of the biggest scandals to hit the auto industry

By Guillaume Daudin and AFP

President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen leaves the headquarters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party, after a French court sentenced her to a five-year ban on running for office and a prison term in a trial on charges of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on March 31, 2025. Marine Le Pen will appeal her conviction for embezzlement of public funds, her lawyer said on March 31, 2025, after a court handed her a five-year ban on running for office. Le Pen was sentenced to a five-year ban on running for office with immediate effect, throwing into doubt her bid to stand for president in 2027. She was also given a four-year prison term but will not go to jail, with two years of the term suspended and the other two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled. Including 56-year-old Le Pen, nine figures from her Rassemblement National party were convicted over a scheme where they took advantage of European Parliament expenses to employ assistants who were actually working for the party. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump and Musk show support for Marine Le Pen after court-imposed five-year ban blocks her 2027 French presidential bid

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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – MARCH 08: South Korean impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol reacts outside of the Presidential official residence after his release on March 08, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was released from detention Saturday following a court ruling, 52 days after he was detained on charges of inciting an insurrection over his failed bid to impose martial law. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

South Korea’s president could lose his job on April 4, four months after he tried and failed to impose martial law

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Luca de Meo, chief executive officer of Renault SA, during a Bloomberg Television interview at the Paris Motor Show in Paris, France, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. “We are finally to starting to see smaller vehicles and more affordable EVs,” said Serge Gachot, director of the Paris show. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Renault and Nissan agree to loosen alliance as Japanese carmaker finds itself in financial trouble

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PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 31: French far-right Leader Marine Le Pen arrives at the courtroom for her embezzlement case on March 31, 2025 in Paris, France. A verdict is expected on Monday in the embezzlement case of Marine Le Pen, French lawmaker and leader of the far-right National Rally party (formerly the National Front) between 2011-2021. Le Pen and 24 co-defendents are accused of misusing three million euros in funds intended for EU parliamentary aides to pay party staff, in what would be considered a violation of EU regulations. If found guilty, Le Pen could be ineligible to run in the next presidential election, scheduled for 2027. (Photo by Tom Nicholson/Getty Images)

Marine Le Pen banned from office and put under house arrest, upending France’s 2027 presidential race

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A large screen in the Dubai Metro is out of function on July 19, 2024, amid a massive global IT outage. Airlines, banks, TV channels and other business across the globe were scrambling to deal with one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years on July 19, 2024, caused by an update to an antivirus program. Microsoft said in a technical update on its website that the problems began at 1900 GMT on July 18, affecting users of its Azure cloud platform running cybersecurity software CrowdStrike Falcon. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Microsoft’s memorable cultural legacies at 50, from Clippy to the Blue Screen of Death

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Seattle Convention Center Summit Building in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP) (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Microsoft turns 50 as the world’s second largest company—trying not to fall behind on AI

By Julie Jammot and AFP

France fines Apple $162 million for privacy tool overreach

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Paul Marchant, CEO of Irish multinational fashion retailer Primark, speaks during an interview with AFP at the company’s headquarters in Dublin, on November 21, 2024. “I don’t buy the story that you can’t be ethical buying from Asia”: The head of low-cost retailer Primark defended his business model in an interview with AFP, as fast fashion faces growing criticism for its environmental and social impact. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Ornella LAMBERTI (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)

Primark boss steps down after 16 years due to inappropriate ‘behaviour toward a woman’

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