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Costs of Russian, Chinese cyberattacks on German firms on rise: report
Costs of Russian, Chinese cyberattacks on German firms on rise: report
Economy
by  AFP

Cyberattacks and sabotage, mainly from Russia and China, have caused record damages for German firms this year, the domestic spy service and a business group warned Thursday. While last year 39 percent of firms said they had been targeted by Russia, this year that number rose to 46 percent, with the same number reporting an attack from China.

New Picasso portrait unveiled at Paris auction house
New Picasso portrait unveiled at Paris auction house
Economy
by  AFP

A previously unknown portrait by Pablo Picasso of one of his lovers was revealed on Thursday after being put up for sale at auction in Paris with a reserve price of eight million euros ($9.5 million). Other paintings of Dora Maar have sold for many times more than the reserve price of $9.5 million for "Bust of a Woman With a Flowery Hat".

Trump, Starmer sign tech deal to seal 'unbreakable bond'
Trump, Starmer sign tech deal to seal 'unbreakable bond'
Economy
by  AFP

Donald Trump hailed America's "unbreakable bond" with Britain Thursday as he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a huge tech deal on the second day of the US president's pomp-filled state visit. Trump said the deal was "very big", and added of US relations with key NATO ally Britain that "it's an unbreakable bond we have regardless of what we're doing today."