Tesla shares jump after global car sales top estimates
Tesla's stock jumped Friday after the electric car maker said its global sales dipped in the third quarter but were higher than expected.
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Amazon vows $1 bn for data center towns, decries 'myths'
Amazon on Friday pledged more than $1 billion over five years for US communities that host its data centers, the latest tech giant seeking to win over residents increasingly hostile to the AI-fueled construction boom.
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000: official figures
The worst ever Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now killed more than 4,000 people out of more than 8,000 confirmed cases, Congolese officials said on Friday.
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Oil prices drop on G7 fuel release, US jobs data boosts stocks
Oil prices slumped Friday as G7 nations agreed to a major release of fuel reserves, while Wall Street stocks jumped after data showed that job creation withered last month.
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Djokovic survives China Open scare against wildcard world no. 104
Novak Djokovic survived a scare to beat world number 104 Bu Yunchaokete 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 in the second round of the China Open on Friday in Beijing.
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G7 agrees deal to ease global energy supply concerns
G7 countries agreed Friday to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from their reserves over four months to ease global energy supply concerns, leaders said, pledging not to impose export restrictions on energy.
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Lula, Bolsonaro trade blows in final scramble for votes in Brazil
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and rival Flavio Bolsonaro are pulling no punches in a last-ditch effort to win voters ahead of Sunday's election in Brazil, where the US suspended consular services Friday over security concerns.
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Spain's government dealt blow as lawmakers reject housing bills
Spain's parliament on Friday shot down government bills aimed at quelling nationwide protests over a housing crisis that were sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman.
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New clashes erupt as protests disrupt over 560 French schools
French high school students on Friday lit fires and hurled projectiles at police who responded by firing tear gas, as new clashes erupted nationwide in an escalating protest movement demanding better conditions in education.
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Food, medicine shortages deepen in Russian-occupied Oleshky
Residents of a frontline city on the Dnipro River caught in the crossfire between Russian and Ukrainian troops face worsening shortages of food supplies and medication, former residents told AFP.
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