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Harvest starts very early in Sicily's drought-hit vineyards
Harvest starts very early in Sicily's drought-hit vineyards
by  AFP

On the hills of the Contessa Entellina vineyard in western Sicily, the harvest is already well underway, the grapes ripening earlier than usual because of drought and high temperatures. Contessa Entellina's harvest will be smaller than last year, with smaller grapes.

China's top chipmaker reports Q2 plunge in profits
China's top chipmaker reports Q2 plunge in profits
by  AFP

Leading Chinese chipmaker SMIC announced Thursday a sharp year-on-year drop in profits during the second quarter, as a domestic price war and technological rivalry between Beijing and Washington show no signs of abating.

Siemens profits soar on software demand, AI 'boom'
Siemens profits soar on software demand, AI 'boom'
by  AFP

German industrial giant Siemens said Thursday its quarterly profits jumped sharply, driven by demand for production software as well as the "boom" in artificial intelligence and customers upgrading power grids. "We are benefiting from the boom in artificial intelligence, and the accelerated energy transition," he told journalists after the results were released.

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