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Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
by  AFP

When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato. Zhang Dayong, the man killed in Rome alongside his girlfriend in April, was Zhang Naizhong's deputy.

AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink
AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink
by  AFP

Generative artificial intelligence assistants like ChatGPT are cutting into traditional online search traffic, depriving news sites of visitors and impacting the advertising revenue they desperately need, in a crushing blow to an industry already fighting for survival.

UK lenders face $12 bn plus compensation bill despite court ruling: watchdog
UK lenders face $12 bn plus compensation bill despite court ruling: watchdog
by  AFP

British finance firms behind high interest car loans could have to pay out more than nine billion pounds ($12 billion) in compensation despite the country's highest court ruling that most of the controversial deals were lawful, a financial watchdog said Sunday. "It is clear that some firms have broken the law and our rules.

US trade advisor says Trump tariff rates unlikely to change
US trade advisor says Trump tariff rates unlikely to change
by  AFP

New US tariff rates are "pretty much set" with little immediate room for negotiation, Donald Trump's trade advisor said in remarks aired Sunday, also defending the president's politically driven levies against Brazil. "These tariff rates are pretty much set."

Eight OPEC+ countries raise production by 547,000 bpd
Eight OPEC+ countries raise production by 547,000 bpd
by  AFP

Saudi Arabia, Russia and six key members of the OPEC+ alliance said Sunday they will increase production by 547,000 barrels a day in a move which analysts say aims to regain market share amid resilient crude prices.

Rescuers recover body of trapped worker at Chile copper mine
Rescuers recover body of trapped worker at Chile copper mine
by  AFP

One of five miners trapped after a partial collapse at the world's largest underground copper mine has been found dead, Chile's state-owned Codelco group announced Saturday. Chile is the world's largest copper producer, responsible for nearly a quarter of global supply with about 5.3 million metric tonnes (5.8 million tons) in 2024.

Turkey starts supplying Azerbaijani gas to boost Syria's power output
Turkey starts supplying Azerbaijani gas to boost Syria's power output
by  AFP

Turkey on Saturday began supplying natural gas from Azerbaijan to Syria, whose infrastructure has been ravaged by a long civil war, with annual deliveries expected to reach up to two billion cubic metres. "In the initial phase, up to two billion cubic metres of natural gas per year could be exported to Syria," Bayraktar said in the southern province of Kilis near the Syrian border.