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Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko delivers a speech during a conference at the Cheikh Anta Diop university in Dakar, on May 16, 2024, as part of his visit to Senegal. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)

Stay home, Senegal PM warns Africans after 90 die in boat accident

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Saturday implored young people not to attempt the perilous Atlantic route to Europe, days after scores of would-be migrants perished when their boat capsized off Mauritania.
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Islanders protest against new minibuses on the island of Buyukada, in Istanbul on June 20, 2024. - Buyukada is one of the Princes' Islands, a popular destination for tourists and a retreat for many of Istanbul's 16 million inhabitants. Motor vehicles are prohibited in the islands, except for essential services. But the controversial new minibuses, with a capacity of 12 people, went into service on June 15, driving through the narrow alleys of the islands. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Locals protest against Turkish island’s ‘monstrobuses’

Ibrahim Aycan has been waging all-out war against the electric minibuses newly introduced on the car-free island of Buyukada, which he says threaten his corner of paradise on the southern shores of
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A rescuer and a service dog inspect the debris at the site of a destroyed residential building following an aerial bomb in the centre of Kharkiv, on June 22, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv kills two: -rescuers

A Russian strike on a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv killed two people and injured more than 50, rescuers said on Sunday, revising down a previous death toll. Russia has
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Aidan Gomez, the CEO and co-founder of Cohere, is photographed during an interview at the Collision 2024 tech conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 18, 2024. - For a few days, AI chip juggernaut Nvidia sat on the throne as the world's biggest company, but behind the company’s staggering success are questions on whether new entrants can stake a claim to the artificial intelligence bonanza. “Enterprises are skeptical of technology, and they're risk averse, and so we need to win their trust and to prove to them that there's a way to adopt this technology that's reliable, trustworthy and secure,” Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez told AFP. When he was just 20 years old, Gomez co-authored the seminal paper “Attention Is All You Need,” which introduced the Transformer, the architecture behind popular large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP)

Beyond Nvidia: the search for AI’s next breakthrough

For a few days, AI chip juggernaut Nvidia sat on the throne as the world’s biggest company, but behind the its staggering success are questions on whether new entrants can stake a
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A butcher is seen at work on a piece of game meat as carcasses hang at an abattoir in Bela Bela, on April 22, 2024. - Carcasses of impala, kudu and wildebeest hung from a slaughterhouse rail, ready to be turned into steaks, sausages and burger patties of the kind South Africa would like to see on dinner tables. The abattoir in Bela Bela, north of Johannesburg, is one of a few dedicated to game meat, an untapped sector authorities say can create jobs and, perhaps counter-intuitively, help preserve wildlife while pleasing the palates of climate- and health-conscious meat eaters. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

S.Africa to dish up more zebra to boost jobs and conservation

Carcasses of impala, kudu and wildebeest hang from a slaughterhouse rail, ready to be turned into steaks, sausages and burger patties of the kind South Africa wants to see more of on
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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Philadelphia on June 22, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

‘You have to vote’ Trump tells US evangelical Christians

Former US president Donald Trump urged evangelical Christians Saturday to vote en masse for him in November, vowing to “aggressively” protect their religious freedom if he is elected. The ex-leader, who rarely
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(FILES) A relative weeps next to the dead body of a victim who died after consuming toxic illegal alcohol in Kallakurichi district of India's Tamil Nadu state on June 20, 2024. - Drinking liquor was acceptable in a south Indian village until at least 47 people died from a fatal poisoning earlier this week after they consumed arrack, a distilled alcoholic drink. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP)

Deaths from Indian toxic alcohol rise to more than 50

The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 53, media reported Sunday, as more victims in hospital succumbed to the poisonous brew. Tamil Nadu state
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Fire fighters prepare to leave from the operational control centre in Roveredo, Switzerland on June 22, 2024, after heavy floods hit the region. - Three people are missing after heavy flooding in south-eastern Switzerland, police in the canton of GraubUnden announced on June 22, 2024. (Photo by Piero CRUCIATTI / AFP)

Three missing after heavy Swiss flooding

Swiss authorities in the southeastern canton of Grisons said Saturday that they were searching for three people missing after heavy flooding the previous day in the region. Police said a woman feared
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Fans queue prior to the concert of US singer and songwriter Taylor Swift as part of her 'Eras Tour' at Wembley Stadium, west of London, on June 21, 2024. - The tour is set to boost the UK economy by almost £1 billion ($1.3 billion), according to a Barclays study from May, estimating nearly 1.2 million fans shelling out £848 on tickets, travel, accommodation and merchandise. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)

Prince William celebrates birthday at Taylor Swift London concert

Taylor Swift got the London-leg of her Eras tour off to a good start, with the UK’s Prince William posting a backstage picture of them posted on social media Saturday. After celebrating
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Portugal's defender #19 Nuno Mendes heads the ball during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group F football match between Turkey and Portugal at the BVB Stadion in Dortmund on June 22, 2024. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)

Portugal breeze past Turkey and into Euro 2024 knockout stage

Portugal swept into the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Saturday after comfortably seeing off Turkey 3-0 and guaranteeing first place in Group F. Bernardo Silva’s fine finish in the 21st minute,
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