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Meta joins tech shift to nuclear power for AI and data centers
Meta taps nuclear power to fuel its growing AI infrastructure

MENLO PARK, California: As artificial intelligence demands explode, Big Tech is turning to an old source for new power: nuclear energy....

Latvia, Liberia, Colombia win seats on UN Security Council
Five nations elected to UN Security Council, Latvia joins first time

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The United Nations General Assembly has elected five countries to join the Security Council starting January...

Strong economic data drives U.S. stocks higher
Dow Jones jumps 443 points on strong jobs report

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks rose appreciably Friday following the release of a strong jobs report which sent the U.S. dollar higher,...

US Job openings rise, but layoffs and tariff fears cloud outlook
Layoffs jump, resignations drop as US job market loses momentum

WASHINGTON, D.C. America's job market is starting to lose momentum. In April, job openings rose — but so did layoffs, marking their...

Britain outlaws single-use vapes over health and litter fears
UK bans disposable vapes to fight youth use and plastic waste

LONDON, UK: As of this month, it's officially illegal to buy disposable vapes anywhere in the United Kingdom. The new ban, aimed...

Job cuts part of Disney’s ongoing shift to streaming strategy
Disney to lay off hundreds across film, TV, and finance

BURBANK, California: Walt Disney is laying off several hundred employees across its film, television, and corporate finance departments,...

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Security forces clash with insurgents in North Waziristan
Pakistan army kills 14 militants in northwest Waziristan raid

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan's army said on June 4 that its security forces raided a militant hideout and killed 14 insurgents during...

Latvia, Liberia, Colombia win seats on UN Security Council
Five nations elected to UN Security Council, Latvia joins first time

NEW YORK CITY, New York: The United Nations General Assembly has elected five countries to join the Security Council starting January...

Lee Jae-myung becomes president after South Korea’s political crisis
What can South Korea and world expect in Lee's presidency?

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's new president, liberal Lee Jae-myung, took office on June 4 after a dramatic and chaotic few months....

Britain outlaws single-use vapes over health and litter fears
UK bans disposable vapes to fight youth use and plastic waste

LONDON, UK: As of this month, it's officially illegal to buy disposable vapes anywhere in the United Kingdom. The new ban, aimed...

Policy debates in South Korean election drowned by personal attacks
South Korea's election turns nasty amid scandals

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's upcoming presidential election has turned into a messy battle full of personal insults and scandals...

Over 25,000 flee as smoke from fires worsens air quality in Canada, US
Wildfires force 25,000 to flee homes in Canada; US sends help

FLIN FLON, Manitoba: More than 25,000 people in three Canadian provinces have been forced to leave their homes because of wildfires,...

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