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Tunisia sets sights on becoming world's top seawater therapy spot
With a Mediterranean coastline, natural thermal springs, clement weather and affordability, Tunisia has become the world's second-largest destination for seawater-based treatments known as thalassotherapy.
OpenAI announces new 'deep research' tool for ChatGPT
US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field. OpenAI chief Sam Altman is in Tokyo to meet Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba later Monday along with Masayoshi Son, head of Japanese tech investment behemoth SoftBank Group.
Asian stocks dive, dollar rallies as Year of the Snake starts with bite
Asian stocks tanked and the dollar surged Monday after Donald Trump signed off huge tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, and warned the European Union would be hit "pretty soon". Oil prices jumped as Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico include the commodity.
Mexican farmers, auto-parts makers urge dialogue with US
Mexican agricultural and auto-parts producers called Sunday for "dialogue" to head off the trade war prompted by US President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada.
Rubio warns Panama of consequences over canal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese influence on the canal, but the country's leader insisted he was not afraid of a US invasion and offered talks.
Trump says tariff 'pain' will be 'worth the price'
President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans may feel economic "pain" from his tariffs on key trading partners, but argued it would be "worth the price" to secure US interests. A spokesperson for the bloc vowed Sunday that it would "respond firmly to any trading partner that unfairly or arbitrarily imposes tariffs." des/bbk
China shrugs off new Trump tariffs but bruising trade war looms
Donald Trump's new tariffs will probably not have a major impact on China's economy but may herald the opening salvo of another bruising trade war with Beijing, analysts said Sunday. However, his action against Beijing was "not a big shock to China's economy", according to Zhiwei Zhang, president of Pinpoint Asset Management.
Cash-keen Taliban betting on Afghanistan's mines
A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of the Taliban authorities' push to capitalise on the country's rich mineral resources. The rest may contain iron sulfide minerals that contaminate the ground if it comes into contact with water.
Seeking light in dark times four years after Myanmar coup
Yangon resident Aung Ko Gyi browses stalls for a solar power kit he can use to weather the blackouts that have become a constant feature of life in Myanmar four years on from a military coup. Resident Aung Kyo Gyi encourages others to switch to solar power to make it through the dark times.
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