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Masa Son, Trump's Japanese buddy with the Midas Touch
Masa Son, Trump's Japanese buddy with the Midas Touch
by  AFP

Masayoshi Son, the Japanese tycoon helming US President Donald Trump's big new AI push, is the son of an immigrant pig farmer with a spectacular but also sketchy investment record. The aim is to build infrastructure to develop AI with an initial $100 billion and reaching $500 billion during Trump's second term, Son said.

Lesotho's king pitches green energy to Davos elites
Lesotho's king pitches green energy to Davos elites
by  AFP

Lesotho's King Letsie III has embarked on an ambitious mission in snowy Davos, where global powerbrokers have converged, to make a royal pitch: invest in his small African nation's green transition.

France holds off Spain as world's tourist favourite
France holds off Spain as world's tourist favourite
by  AFP

Olympic host France retained its spot as the world's top tourist destination in 2024 with 100 million visitors, holding off stiff competition from countries including Spain, the tourism ministry said on Tuesday. France, which hosted the Olympic Games in July - September 2024, welcomed two more million visitors in 2024, an increase of two percent compared with 2023.

Netflix surges past 300 mn subscribers
Netflix surges past 300 mn subscribers
by  AFP

Netflix on Tuesday said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers. "We enter 2025 with strong momentum, coming off a year with record net additions - 41 million- and having re-accelerated growth," Netflix executives said in a letter to shareholders.

Netflix adds 19 mn paid subscribers, topping 300 mn
Netflix adds 19 mn paid subscribers, topping 300 mn
by  AFP

Netflix on Tuesday said it added nearly 19 million subscribers during the holiday season to finish out last year with more than 300 million subscribers. Netflix shares jumped more than 10 percent to $960.60 in after-market trades. gc/arp

Canada vows strong response, Mexico urges calm in face of Trump threats
Canada vows strong response, Mexico urges calm in face of Trump threats
by  AFP

Canada vowed strong pushback while Mexico urged calm on Tuesday in the face of US President Donald Trump's trade threats that risk throwing their economies into disarray. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, meanwhile, downplayed the tariff threat while urging calm in the face of Trump's announcement of severe new restrictions on migration.