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Washington (AFP) - A drug used to treat diabetes slowed the progression of motor issues associated with Parkinson's disease, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said Wednesday. Parkinson's is a devastating nervous system disorder affecting 10 million people worldwide, with no current cure. Symptoms include rhythmic shaking known as tremors, slowed movement, impaired speech and problems balancing, which get worse over time. Researchers have been interested in exploring a class of drugs called GLP-1 receptor agonists -- which mimic a gut hormone and are commonly used to tre...
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Paris (AFP) - The United States and its allies are working "day in day out" to prevent transfers of weapons to Russia from countries including China, Iran and North Korea to bolster the Russian military in its invasion of Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. The West is concerned that the transfer of supplies such as cheap drones from Iran, artillery rounds from North Korea and the potential of deliveries from China could tip the balance in the conflict over two years after Russia invaded Ukraine. "We are working day in, day out, to effectively prevent the transfer of weap...
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Paris (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Tuesday on supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia and the Israel-Hamas conflict. France is among major military suppliers to Ukraine, which has faced critical shortages of arms and troops as it holds off an onslaught of Russian attacks. The United States has been the key military backer for Ukraine but a $60 billion aid package has been held up in Congress. Paris has also advocated for a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The United States, Israel's main ally, rece...
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Paris (AFP) - Years after false posts began circulating on social media purporting Brigitte Macron is a transgender woman, the French first lady remains the target of fake claims with the transphobic disinformation spreading to the United States. President Emmanuel Macron, 46, has in recent weeks lashed out at the false information spread about his wife, 70, who is taking legal action against those behind the allegations. Prominent US conservative commentator Candace Owens vehemently attacked the first lady in a now-deleted YouTube video posted on March 11, propagating a false claim that first...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Fashionistas desperate to get their hands on an exclusive Birkin handbag are suing Hermes in California on grounds the company won't sell them one unless they buy other luxury products first. A class-action lawsuit argues that would-be customers have to spend tens of thousands of dollars on scarves, shoes and belts just to be given the opportunity to get their hands on one of the world's most sought-after purses. One of the plaintiffs, Tina Cavalleri, says she inquired about buying one of the coveted handbags from the French company in 2022. She "was told specialty bags are...
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San Francisco (AFP) - OpenAI on Wednesday announced partnerships with French daily Le Monde and Spanish conglomerate Prisa Media, saying it intends to develop news-related uses of its ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool. OpenAI will be able to use content from Le Monde and Prisa Media publications including El Pais, Cinco Dias, and El Huffpost to train the models powering its artificial intelligence, the San Francisco-based company said in an online post. "In partnership with Le Monde and Prisa Media, our goal is to enable ChatGPT users around the world to connect with the news in new ways th...
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Fort Lauderdale (United States) (AFP) - A ship powered by renewable energy, including hydrogen produced onboard, is docked in the southeastern US state of Florida this week as it prepares to finish the last leg of a voyage around the world. The 100-foot catamaran, dubbed the Energy Observer, has logged 63,040 nautical miles without using fossil fuels since it first started sailing in 2017. This particular trip around the world started in 2020. The mission has tested renewable energy -- including by using solar panels and advanced sails called "oceanwings" -- as a power source in multiple clima...
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Washington (AFP) - After years of production headwinds, Ubisoft's oft-delayed pirate video game "Skull and Bones" is set to launch on Friday. The launch, one of the most talked about this year, is a gamble. Despite swashbuckling seafarers being popular in film and other media, pirates have not been a common theme in video games. In one rare example, Rare/Microsoft's "Sea of Thieves" released in 2018 took to the high seas and invited players to "be more pirate." But a few years after the success in 2013 of its pirate-themed "Black Flag" installment of the blockbuster franchise "Assassin's Creed...
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New York (AFP) - With the latest Boeing crisis, airlines are staring down more delays, a familiar problem in a market in which both the US giant and rival Airbus face supply chain constraints. Over the past year Boeing has struggled with difficulties on its star plane, the 737 MAX, culminating with a major in-flight safety incident on Alaska Airlines in early January. Boeing had been eyeing a ramp-up of MAX production through 2025, but that plan has now been frozen by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA's move likely will further slow Boeing's delivery timetable, which was already be...
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Paris (AFP) - Two decades after London began moves to clamp down on sports utility vehicles, Parisians on Sunday will vote on whether to squeeze the gas-guzzlers out of town by tripling their parking fees. The proposal by Paris's Socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo is the most radical by a big city in the fight against the big cars, blamed for driving up emissions, being a menace to pedestrians and generally taking up too much space. The number of SUVs on the roads have shot up nearly sevenfold since 2010, to about 330 million worldwide. They consume around 20 percent more fuel than a typical medium-...
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