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Visite de Léon XIV : Emmanuel Macron a invité tous les dirigeants de l’UE au discours du pape sur l’Europe à Metz

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-09-22T11:54:25+00:00

Pour cet événement prévu lundi, au quatrième jour de la visite apostolique du pape Léon XIV en France, un « format européen » a été privilégié, limité aux représentants des institutions de l’Union européenne et aux dirigeants des pays membres, selon l’Elysée.

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EU spends three times more on imports from China than bloc exports there

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T11:54:08+00:00

Study shows trade deficit ran at more than €1bn a day in July, days before Xi Jinping’s summit with Donald TrumpBusiness live – latest updatesConsumers and businesses in the EU are spending three times more on Chinese imports than their counterparts in China are buying from the bloc, a study has shown.Customs data showed the gap between the EU’s imports from China and exports to China, the trade deficit, ran at more than €1bn (£860m) a day in July. Continue reading...

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Who actually has power at the United Nations?

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-09-22T11:51:07+00:00

Every country at the UN gets a vote. But five countries have a power the other 188 don’t: the power of veto in the UNSC.

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George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T11:46:01+00:00

Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI techUK politics live – latest updatesDatacentre nimbys are holding Britain back, George Osborne has said in reaction to nationwide protests about the giant water-and-energy guzzling structures.The Tory former chancellor is now the head of AI for countries at OpenAI, an artificial intelligence company and the developer of ChatGPT. His job is to represent the company to governments around the world, and he also has a role in enabling the building of datacentres and other infrastructure. Co

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OpenAI’s George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T11:46:01+00:00

Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI techUK politics live – latest updatesDatacentre nimbys are holding Britain back, George Osborne has said in reaction to nationwide protests about the giant water-and-energy guzzling structures.The Tory former chancellor is now the head of AI for countries at OpenAI, an artificial intelligence company and the developer of ChatGPT. His job is to represent the company to governments around the world, and he also has a role in enabling the building of datacentres and other infrastructure. Co

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Piers Morgan says he will sue Earl Spencer over ‘fabricated inaccuracies’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T11:45:58+00:00

Broadcaster refutes memoir claim that he was behind alleged hidden-camera gym photos of Diana, Princess of WalesPiers Morgan has said he will sue Earl Spencer over “fabricated inaccuracies” and “examples of brazen falsity” in his book about the late Diana, Princess of Wales.The earl has made a series of claims in Swan Song: Diana, My Sister – including that King Charles said “we’ll forget her soon enough” after she died, which has prompted a war of words between him and Buckingham Palace. Continue reading...

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Burnham plays down past critical comments about Trump ahead of UN meeting – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T11:40:03+00:00

Burnham is heading to New York for the United Nations general assemblyIf Andy Burnham wanted to inject some edge into his meeting with Donald Trump later (which he doesn’t), he could bring along a copy of today’s Financial Times. This front page headline speaks for itself.Mortgages ‘on the front line’ as Iran war deals £840 blow to homeownersBritish homeowners are paying an average of £840 a year more when they refinance their mortgages, as the rising borrowing costs triggered by the Iran war start to impact consumers’ spending power.Approximately 1m households have rolled off fixed-rate mortg

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Цивільне підприємство ІНТЕРПАЙП в Дніпрі зазнало балістичної атаки: є загиблі та поранені

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-22T11:34:00+00:00

фото - УНІАН, Сергій ДівєєвВ ніч із 21 на 22 вересня 2026 року Росія завдала ракетного удару балістичним озброєнням по цивільному промисловому підприємству, що входить до складу компанії ІНТЕРПАЙП.  На...

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Hilton enters Visakhapatnam, 360-room hotel to open in 2032

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-22T11:32:02+00:00

The hotel will form a part of the landmark WTC Visakhapatnam development in Yendada, a landmark 10-acre mixed-use development by the Kapil Group company

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Легкий, стильний, розумний: ASUS Zenbook 14 вагою від 1,1 кг стартує в Україні

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-09-22T11:30:00+00:00

Компанія ASUS повідомила про старт продажів в Україні оновленої лінійки 14-дюймових ультрабуків ASUS Zenbook 14 (UX3480). Нове покоління пристроїв поєднує вишуканий дизайн, нестандартні матеріали корпусу...

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Главное из встречи Путина и Грефа: рекордные дивиденды и цифровые ФАПы

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-09-22T11:27:32+00:00

Президент Владимир Путин принял в Кремле главу Сбербанка Германа Грефа. Обсуждались рекордные дивиденды, поддержка пострадавших в Крыму, образовательные и медицинские проекты. «Ведомости» собрали главное из встречи.

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First Thing: News outlets suspend coverage of Trump in escalating media access row

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T11:20:05+00:00

President’s decision to ban three news organisations from White House prompts backlash from major US news outlets. Plus, an incredible new resource to help trace the history of enslaved people in the 19th centuryGood morning. The row over media access to the presidency has deepened, with major US television news outlets agreeing to suspend their video coverage of Donald Trump after the administration banned journalists from several outlets from entering the White House grounds.The president had abruptly announced his ban against CNN, MS Now and Politico, saying he had had enough of “purposely

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Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-09-22T11:18:19+00:00
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Alibaba unveils AI chip to drive global data centre buildout

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-09-22T11:17:49+00:00

The new Zhenwu V900 accelerator triples the performance of its predecessor; can be combined in clusters of up to 500,000 units to power frontier-model training, the CEO says

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Poorer nations will be among the last to benefit if global emissions cut to net zero

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-09-22T11:13:19+00:00

Scientists found unequal impact of the climate crisis would not be reversed even if implicit goal of the 2015 Paris agreement is achievedThe unequal impact of the climate crisis on the world’s poorest people, including those in tropical areas, has been highlighted by new research that finds they will be among the last to feel the benefits if global greenhouse gas emissions are cut to net zero.Temperatures have risen more significantly in tropical areas relative to their historic range than at higher latitudes, including in wealthier countries in Europe and North America. Continue reading...

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