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Sweeteners His Highness and the Tajik President discuss strengthening relations 2:00 AM, Sunday, February 18, 2024 Doha - Qena: His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received His Excellency President Emomali Rahmon, President of the friendly Republic of Tajikistan, yesterday, on the occasion of his visit to the country to attend the conclusion of the His Highness the Emir's Sword...

Germany now world's third largest economy as Japan loses its spot Frankfurt (file photo) By Angela Barnes & AP Published on 15/02/2024 - 08:23•Updated 12:00 Share this article Comments Japan slips into recession, becoming the 4th-largest economy, behind the US, China and now Germany. Japan’s economy is now the world’s fourth-largest after it contracted in the last quarter of 2023 and fell behind Germany. The government reported...

France's EDF returns to profit as nuclear power generation rebounds EDF (Electricite de France) headquarters, the main French electricity provider, is seen in the La Defense business district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, March 2023. By Angela Barnes Published on 16/02/2024 - 13:50•Updated 13:51 Share this article Comments French energy company EDF said on Friday that it returned to profit in 2023 as nuclear...

UK retail sales rise at fastest pace since 2021: Will recession be short-lived? Shoppers walk by a shop in central London, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. By Indrabati Lahiri Published on 16/02/2024 - 12:28•Updated 13:55 Share this article Comments January's jump in sales was the biggest since April 2021 and followed a 3.3% fall in December. The pound moved higher on Friday morning after the latest...

What to expect from Nvidia earnings as company's AI influence grows Nvidia offices (file photo) By Angela Barnes Published on 16/02/2024 - 09:37•Updated 09:45 Share this article Comments Nvidia is already popular among investors with its market capitalisation rising to $1.83 trillion on Wednesday, surpassing Alphabet’s $1.82 trillion market cap - and now the AI darling of the markets has helped boost the stock of...

French inflation falls to two-year low as energy prices decline A woman walks past a store advertising for winter sales in Marseille, southern France, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 By Doloresz Katanich Published on 16/02/2024 - 12:08•Updated 12:40 Share this article Comments Consumer prices fell 0.2% in Europe's second-largest economy in January compared to the previous month. Driven by a slowing increase in food and energy costs,...

Europe’s single market moves green and digital goals centre-stage in 2024 Frankfurt (file photo) By Indrabati Lahiri Published on 16/02/2024 - 17:12•Updated 17:39 Share this article Comments The European Commission’s 2024 Annual Single Market and Competitiveness Report looks at how digital adoption and sustainability across the single market has evolved in the past year. The European single market was incorporated in 1993, to enable the free...

Which European country has the best pension system and what does AI have to do with it? Which country has the best pension system in the world? By Doloresz Katanich Published on 17/02/2024 - 08:15•Updated 08:38 Share this article Comments European countries are some of the best places for pensions in the world, analysis shows, and AI is having an increasing impact on how each...

Scientists create new synthetic antibiotic effective against drug-resistant superbugs This 2006 colorized scanning electron micrograph image shows the O157:H7 strain of the E. coli bacteria. By Lauren Chadwick Published on 15/02/2024 - 20:00•Updated 20:39 Share this article Comments The new antibiotic was effective against multidrug-resistant strains of bacteria in the lab but further testing is needed to determine if it works in humans. Researchers in the...

Scientists discover smoking has a harmful impact on the immune system even years after quitting A person holds a cigarette. By Euronews Published on 15/02/2024 - 15:06 Share this article Comments Years after quitting, smoking still has an impact on the body’s defence system, researchers have found. Cigarette smoking has a long-term impact on the immune system, according to a new study. Scientists from the French Institut...

Eating meat and processed foods daily linked to Alzheimer's disease Daily eating meat and processed foods strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease. By Verónica Romano Published on 09/02/2024 - 12:34•Updated 13:53 Share this article Comments A new study found that patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s tended to regularly eat meat and processed foods. The daily consumption of meat-based and processed foods is linked to the development of Alzheimer's...

Skin cancer diagnosis delays during COVID lockdowns linked to deaths and €7bn costs in Europe A dermatologist examines a man's skin. By Euronews Published on 16/02/2024 - 17:48 Share this article Comments Delays in diagnosing skin cancer are linked to 100,000 years of life lost and billions of euros in indirect costs. Delays in diagnosing and treating skin cancer due to COVID-19 restrictions may have led...

Which countries in Europe have the highest rates of underage drinking? 16-18-year-olds in Denmark are the heaviest adolescent drinkers in Europe. By Servet Yanatma Published on 17/02/2024 - 12:21•Updated 12:22 Share this article Comments More than a third of adolescents in the EU reported heavy episodic drinking, twice the number of adults. It's a major issue in one country in particular. The rate of heavy drinkers...

SCIENCE & TECH 9 HOURS AGO OpenAI in deal valuing it at $80B OpenAI concluded a similar agreement last year with venture-capital firms including Thrive Capital, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, which valued the firm at $29 billion. ChatGPT's OpenAI reveals text-to-video tool / Photo: AFP AFP ChatGPT's OpenAI reveals text-to-video tool / Photo: AFP OpenAI has concluded a deal with investors that reportedly values the...