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US Backs Africell Expansion With Nearly $100 Million Telecom Loan
The US Export-Import Bank will provide almost $100 million to Africell for mobile-network equipment from American and allied suppliers in four African markets.
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Anthropic Chief Calls for Slower AI Development and Independent Safety Oversight
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged leading AI companies to moderate the pace of advanced-model development and establish stronger independent safety review.
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France Cuts 2026 Growth Forecast and Signals Deficit Target Will Be Missed
France has lowered its 2026 growth forecast to 0.5% as energy costs, political uncertainty and higher borrowing expenses deepen pressure on the national budget.
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Ontario Premier Slams Trump’s Executive Order to Rename Lake Ontario as Seneca Nation Calls for Reversal
Ontario’s Doug Ford unveils a giant “Lake Ontario — Now and Always” sign on the lakeshore, while the Seneca Nation demands the U.S. president rescind an order it says violates a 225-year-old treaty. Ontario’s head of government on Saturday erected a sign by Lake Ontario that reads “Lake Ontario — Now and Always” and criticized…
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US National Debt Surpasses Record $40 Trillion
WASHINGTON — The United States national debt crossed a record $40 trillion on Wednesday, a milestone reached just five months after the country hit $39 trillion in March and $38 trillion last October. The figure underscores mounting pressure from defense spending, Social Security and Medicare, and rising interest payments on the deficit, which now make…