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Paris verdict due in TotalEnergies 'greenwashing' case
Paris verdict due in TotalEnergies 'greenwashing' case
by  AFP

A Paris court is due to hand down a ruling Thursday whether French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies misled consumers with claims overstating its climate pledges, a case that could help shape greenwashing jurisprudence in Europe and beyond.

China hawk Takaichi named Japan's first woman PM
China hawk Takaichi named Japan's first woman PM
by  AFP

Japan got its first woman prime minister on Tuesday after Sanae Takaichi, a China hawk and social conservative, forged an 11th-hour coalition deal. Parliament appointed Takaichi, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, as prime minister on Tuesday, after she unexpectedly won a majority in a first round of voting.

Crisis-hit Argentina inks $20 bn rescue with US
Crisis-hit Argentina inks $20 bn rescue with US
by  AFP

Argentina and the United States signed off on a $20 billion financial lifeline Monday, hoping to avert economic meltdown and boost President Javier Milei ahead of tough legislative elections. President Donald Trump has plied Argentina with political and economic support ahead of the October 26 vote, which will decide whether his close ally Milei can force through labor, tax and pension reforms.

Servers, software and data: how the cloud powers the web
Servers, software and data: how the cloud powers the web
by  AFP

The outage that hit the world's leading cloud provider Amazon Web Services on Monday has highlighted global reliance on the technology, which offers businesses on-demand IT resources without heavy investment in expensive server farms.

Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region
Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region
by  AFP

Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country's green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks. Brazil will host COP30 climate talks in the Amazon city of Belem next month.

US stocks rise to open big earnings week
US stocks rise to open big earnings week
by  AFP

Wall Street stocks rose early Monday as markets looked ahead to a heavy week of corporate earnings and monitored the positioning of political leaders on the US government shutdown. Markets are watching the back-and-forth in Washington as the government shutdown drags on.