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The money will be used to develop new data centres to house, operate, and cool miles of stacked computer chips that process AI data and actions.

"Flash marriage" scams are an extreme symptom of a demographic crisis long in the making in China.

The incident has sparked a debate over child safety and discipline on commercial planes.

At least 111 people have been killed and dozens more injured after the 7.4 temblor hit the western part of the country, according to local officials.

The service will enable rail travel from Portugal to Lapland - what is believed to be the longest train journey in Europe.

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan, one of the world's most wanted men, has spent his first night in custody in Ireland after being extradited from Dubai.

Russia's only liberal, anti-war party will not be able to take part in next month's parliamentary elections, a Moscow court rules.

Infection rates are high, adding to concern that authorities are struggling to get to grips with the disease.

After the Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham said it was "common sense" to ban transgender women from women's sports, a row has emerged in the WNBA - with former NBA players saying eligibilit...

The Trump administration is said to be unbothered by the Israeli prime minister's rejection of the deal, viewing it as campaign rhetoric ahead of a general election.

Russian officials say another 75 people were injured by the attack in the Tatarstan region, one of the deadliest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia since Moscow's full-scale invasion.

The army says it was involved in fierce fighting but disputes that Islamists took control of the garrison.

Thousands of students and job seekers have gathered in Jharkhand state, weeks after the "cockroach" protests took place in Delhi.

Chalong Riewrang called a YouTube livestream to say he had shot a government official.

Forensics revealed that the "realistic" looking body was in fact not human.

Frans Mathipa was shot while driving - we got access to the prosecution case against eight accused men.

The people were abducted while travelling through the country's north-western Zamfara state on Saturday.

Twelve other people initially rescued from the water are all reported to be in stable condition.

Hot weather and ageing infrastructure have led to the rationing, affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

Police are investigating a drone sighting over a miltary base reportedly used for housing Patriot missile system parts.

The Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van to transport the 49-year-old to court after his extradition from Dubai.

Italy's culture minister says it is one of the most important underwater archaeological finds in years.

Israel's PM says its military will not pull-out from Gaza until Hamas is "genuinely" disarmed.

The US blogger is in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital, according to his family.

The scheme is for couples who cannot afford the significant financial costs associated with marriage.

Heaps of rotting meat have been festering in the summer sun after a fire ripped through a huge food warehouse.

The government is trying to attribute blame for the unprecedented fires which tore through the country last month.

Israel is planning large-scale land expropriations in historic, Palestinian areas of the West Bank.

The Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia, still considered "out of control", has spread to more than 36 sq miles (95 sq km).

Police in the French capital tighten rules for riders after a sharp increase in fatal accidents.

Both sides suggest progress in talks to agree a new shipping route through the strait, but a breakthrough remains unclear.

The country is home to some of the world's most unique species - but it is losing them at an alarming rate.

Lawmakers and police officers had to intervene after Alliance party MP Time Kadrijaj hurled at least four eggs towards Kosovo's acting prime minister Albin Kurti.

Lionel Messi's father and agent Jorge dies at the age of 68 following a long illness.

The storm has cut power to at least 44,000 buildings and injured five people on the Japanese island.

Abelardo de la Espriella used his maiden speech to promise an "all-out war" on what he calls "narco-terrorism".

The vote cements Trump's former criminal defence lawyer as the nation's top law enforcement official despite a rare pushback from some Republicans.

Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke's death was due to the effects of heroin and cocaine, the Los Angeles medical authority reveals.

One Spokane resident tells the BBC she realised the immense danger when she heard the fire had jumped over the river.

For decades, an Indian man's lime shoes have been a grim trail marker for many climbing the world's highest peak.