South Africans vote in local elections as the ANC faces losses
South Africans voted on Wednesday, November 4, in local elections that polls expect to deliver the African National Congress (ANC) its…
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Google will switch off AI for students unless schools opt in
Google says it will turn off Gemini and other AI tools for school student accounts by default, and schools that keep AI off will also lose…
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US strikes Iranian island as talks on Hormuz continue
The United States has carried out strikes on an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz while indirect talks on reopening the waterway…
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Chicago polling places run out of ballots on Election Day
Several polling places in Chicago ran out of paper ballots on Tuesday, in some cases twice, leaving voters waiting up to two hours to use…
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Democrats win House, Senate in US midterms
Democrats have won control of both chambers of the US Congress, NBC News projects, a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump halfway through…
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Democrat James Talarico wins Texas Senate seat
Democrat James Talarico has won the US Senate race in Texas, defeating Republican Ken Paxton, the first Democratic Senate win in the state…
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Russian strike on Ukrainian humanitarian shelter kills at least 33
An attack involving at least nine bombs destroyed an underground shelter and aid distribution centre in Zaporizhzhia region, killing…
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Australia raises interest rates to 18-year high
A split policy decision highlights the Reserve Bank of Australia’s balancing act between persistent inflation and weakening household…
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AI debt boom revives credit default swaps, investors seek protection
Rising borrowing to finance artificial intelligence infrastructure is driving demand for credit default swaps linked to major technology…
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Wall Street watches US midterms, AI investment, fiscal hang in balance
Investors are weighing the potential effects of congressional control and gubernatorial races on AI data centre expansion, regulation and…
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