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Google I/O 2025 kicks off with major AI updates
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Google I/O 2025, the company's largest annual developer conference, kicked off on Tuesday in Mountain View, the U.S. state of California, for a two-day event, featuring a series of product announcements spanning Google's entire portfolio.
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Ambrey says Panama-flagged products container reportedly interdicted northwest of Iranian port
CAIRO (Reuters) -British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Tuesday a Panama-flagged and UAE-linked products tanker was reportedly interdicted approximately 51 nautical miles northwest of the Iranian port of Bandar-e jesk.
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Trump's approval rating ticks lower, economic concerns weigh, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's approval rating ticked slightly lower this week to 42%, matching the lowest level of his new term as Americans kept a dour view of his handling of the U.S. economy, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
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Interview: Spain must upgrade power grid to match renewable energy shift, expert warns
BARCELONA, Spain, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Spain must adapt its electrical grid to reflect the country's evolving energy landscape or risk more large-scale blackouts, Jordi Sole, an energy expert and professor at the University of Barcelona, told Xinhua in an interview on Tuesday.
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Bank of Spain warns of potential economic impact from U.S. tariffs
MADRID, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of Spain has warned that recently imposed U.S. tariffs may weigh on the country's economic growth, although the overall impact is expected to be limited.
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Evo Morales out of Bolivian presidential race as candidate deadline expires
LA PAZ (Reuters) -The registration window for candidates hoping to compete for Bolivia's presidency in its August election expired on Tuesday, drawing a line under ex-President Evo Morales' attempt at a fourth presidential term.
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Slovakia posts record-low unemployment rate in April
BRATISLAVA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Slovakia registered its lowest unemployment rate in modern history in April, the government announced on Tuesday.
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Exhibition of Chinese, American artists opens in New York City
NEW YORK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- A collection of art works by renowned Chinese sculptor Liu Shiming and American conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas was previewed Tuesday at the Liu Shiming Art Gallery in midtown New York City.
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U.S. dollar ticks down
NEW YORK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar fell in late trading on Tuesday.
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Target boycotts also affect U.S. Black-owned businesses: report
NEW YORK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Boycotts against U.S. seventh-largest retailer Target's rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are also hitting Black-owned businesses with products on the retailer's shelves, reported The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
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Feature: Basque initiative helps rural youth build careers close to home
BILBAO, Spain, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Growing up in rural areas offers many advantages, but for young people seeking careers beyond traditional sectors such as farming or fishing, it often means having to leave home in search of better opportunities.
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Highly active undersea volcano near U.S. California could erupt later this year
NEW YORK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- A mysterious and highly active undersea volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of this year -- nearly a mile deep and about 700 miles northwest of San Francisco, California, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
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Venezuela minister says U.S. detainee handed over to Trump envoy in Antigua
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela information minister Freddy Nazareth Nanez said in a message to Reuters on Tuesday that an American detainee was handed over to Richard Grenell, an envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump in Antigua.
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Biden's diagnosis shows nuance, challenges of prostate cancer screening
NEW YORK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to the bone, and doctors not involved in his care said his diagnosis showed the nuance and challenges of screening for prostate cancer, reported USA Today on Tuesday.
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Trump officials set new requirements for COVID-19 vaccines in healthy adults, children
NEW YORK, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Donald Trump administration.
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Canada's CPI rises 1.7 pct in April
OTTAWA, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Canada's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7 percent year over year in April, down from a 2.3 percent increase in March, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday.
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Interview: Official from China's National Disease Control and Prevention Administration responds to media questions on WHO Pandemic Agreement
GENEVA/BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The 78th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland, announced the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement on Tuesday.
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Zimbabwe's cabinet approves MoU on health cooperation with China: official
HARARE, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between China and Zimbabwe on paired hospital cooperation, Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Jenfan Muswere said Tuesday.
