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Cambodians at quiet Thai border plead for peace
Cambodians at quiet Thai border plead for peace
by  AFP

At the usually bustling border crossing of Poipet between Thailand and Cambodia, tuk-tuk driver San Noeun now has to work overnight to make ends meet. Thailand has all but closed the land crossings in seven border provinces as a territorial dispute with Cambodia that erupted into deadly military clashes last month festers.

Tesla sales skid in Europe in May despite EV rebound
Tesla sales skid in Europe in May despite EV rebound
by  AFP

Tesla sales sank again in Europe last month as rising competition and Elon Musk's ties to US President Donald Trump cut into demand despite a growing electric car market, industry figures showed on Wednesday. The drop in demand for Tesla cars has been linked to its ageing fleet, competition from European and Chinese rivals, and consumer distaste for Musk's work in the Trump administration.

UK carbon emissions cut by half since 1990: experts
UK carbon emissions cut by half since 1990: experts
by  AFP

The UK has cut its carbon emissions by 50.4 percent since 1990 levels, a group of experts tasked with advising the government said on Wednesday. We've cut them by over 50 percent since 1990," interim committee chair Piers Forster.

China's premier warns global trade tensions 'intensifying'
China's premier warns global trade tensions 'intensifying'
by  AFP

Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned on Wednesday that global trade tensions were "intensifying" as he addressed the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum. "Protectionist measures are significantly increasing and global economic and trade frictions are intensifying," Li added.

US judge allows using pirated books to train AI
US judge allows using pirated books to train AI
by  AFP

A federal judge has sided with the AI company Anthropic in its practice of training a chatbot on copyrighted books without permission from the authors. Tremendous amounts of data are needed to train large language models powering generative AI. Musicians, book authors, visual artists and news publications have sued AI companies that used their data without permission or payment.