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Ford launches 'hands-free' driving on UK motorways
Ford launches 'hands-free' driving on UK motorways
by  AFP

In a scene Ford hopes to see across Europe "soon", the first hands-free car model allowed on the UK's fastest roads zoomed down a motorway before slowing down as the back of a truck appeared. While the driver's hands are free, the car ensures that there is no fiddling with phones -- and that eyes are fixed on the road -- thanks to several cameras and infrared sensors.

Eurozone economic downturn steepens in July
Eurozone economic downturn steepens in July
by  AFP

Eurozone economic activity shrank at its fastest rate in eight months in July, as a contraction gathered pace on the back of cuts in manufacturing, a key survey said Monday. Producers have cut their output again at an accelerated pace in July," said Cyrus de la Rubia, chief economist at Hamburg Commercial Bank.

UN stages food summit as more people around world go hungry
UN stages food summit as more people around world go hungry
by  AFP

A three-day United Nations summit opened in Rome on Monday aimed at tackling a "broken" global food system where millions are starving, billions are obese and the planet is suffering. "Global food systems are broken -- and billions of people are paying the price."

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