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Two years on, construction jungle emerges from Antioch's quake-hit ruins
Whenever Sema Genc enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: would it hold up in an earthquake, or would she be trapped under the rubble again? One of those was Genc, the NGO worker rescued from the rubble.
France's PM prepares to force budget through parliament
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will on Monday try to force through his government's budget without a vote using a controversial parliamentary mechanism, which might lead to a no-confidence motion from the left.
Tunisia sets sights on becoming world's top seawater therapy spot
With a Mediterranean coastline, natural thermal springs, clement weather and affordability, Tunisia has become the world's second-largest destination for seawater-based treatments known as thalassotherapy.
OpenAI announces new 'deep research' tool for ChatGPT
US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field. OpenAI chief Sam Altman is in Tokyo to meet Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba later Monday along with Masayoshi Son, head of Japanese tech investment behemoth SoftBank Group.
Asian stocks dive, dollar rallies as Year of the Snake starts with bite
Asian stocks tanked and the dollar surged Monday after Donald Trump signed off huge tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, and warned the European Union would be hit "pretty soon". Oil prices jumped as Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico include the commodity.
Mexican farmers, auto-parts makers urge dialogue with US
Mexican agricultural and auto-parts producers called Sunday for "dialogue" to head off the trade war prompted by US President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada.
Rubio warns Panama of consequences over canal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese influence on the canal, but the country's leader insisted he was not afraid of a US invasion and offered talks.
Trump says tariff 'pain' will be 'worth the price'
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans may feel economic "pain" from his tariffs on key trading partners, but argued it would be "worth the price" to secure US interests. A spokesperson for the bloc vowed Sunday that it would "respond firmly to any trading partner that unfairly or arbitrarily imposes tariffs." des/bbk
China shrugs off new Trump tariffs but bruising trade war looms
Donald Trump's new tariffs will probably not have a major impact on China's economy but may herald the opening salvo of another bruising trade war with Beijing, analysts said Sunday. However, his action against Beijing was "not a big shock to China's economy", according to Zhiwei Zhang, president of Pinpoint Asset Management.
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