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Bank of Japan sticks to easing, raises inflation forecast
The Bank of Japan dug its heels in on its easy-money policies Thursday while raising its inflation forecast, even as other countries hike interest rates to tackle soaring prices. Prices are rising in Japan, and the BoJ raised its inflation forecast for fiscal 2022-23 to 2.3 percent, up from 1.9 percent in April, "due to rises in prices of such items as energy, food, and durable goods".
Asian markets fail to extend rally, focus turns to Europe
Asian investors on Thursday struggled to maintain momentum from the previous day's equity rally and keep up with another Wall Street advance as growth fears continue to haunt trading floors and sap risk sentiment. After Wednesday's bounce across Asian markets, uncertainty returned to trading floors.
A million people eager to dabble with an artificial intelligence tool that lets them speak pictures or art into existence will get their wish, creators of DALL-E said Wednesday.
A million people eager to dabble with a new artificial intelligence tool that lets them create images simply by describing them with words will soon get their wish, its creators said Wednesday. Artificial intelligence research firm OpenAI is conducting a wide-scale beta test of DALL-E, a cutting-edge software that creates images from textual descriptions.
Europe on tenterhooks over return of Russian gas to Germany
Europe anxiously awaits the return of Russian gas supplies on Thursday at the end of scheduled work on a crucial pipeline, as heavily dependent Germany accuses the Kremlin of using energy as a "weapon". "Russia is using energy as a weapon and therefore, in any event, whether it's a partial major cut off of Russian gas or total cut off...
End of the line: Fed-up Sri Lankans rush for passports
One of the longest queues in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo is for the exit, as thousands of people line up outside the immigration office seeking passports to escape the country's economic crisis. I will wait in this queue until I get a passport."
'Private rebellion': Hong Kong's anglophone poets gain recognition abroad
As a teenager stuck in Hong Kong's pressure-cooker school system, Eric Yip found his escape in writing poetry -- never dreaming that one day his work would go on to win a top prize halfway across the world. - Queer poetry in spotlight - Anglophone poets who spoke to AFP agreed their output was hardly mainstream, but said writing from the margins allowed them to challenge Hong Kong's norms.
The United States on Wednesday warned that Iran risked dependency on an isolated Russia after it welcomed President Vladimir Putin, although the CIA chief acknowledged the two nations have uneasy ties.
The United States on Wednesday warned Iran that it risked dependency on an isolated Russia after it welcomed President Vladimir Putin, although the CIA chief acknowledged the two nations have uneasy ties.
Amnesty urges probe into 'horrific' ethnic massacre in Ethiopia
Amnesty International on Thursday called for an investigation into a massacre of more than 400 Amhara civilians in Ethiopia's Oromia region last month, citing eyewitnesses who blamed a local rebel group for the killings. Ethiopian authorities have blamed the OLA for a number of massacres targeting Amharas, the country's second largest ethnic group after the Oromo.
Semenya falls well short in bold bid at world 5000m
Caster Semenya's first appearance in a world championships in five years on Wednesday saw the controversy-mired South African fail to qualify for the women's 5000m finals. The South African last competed at a world championships in London in 2017 where she won her third 800m world crown.
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