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Alibaba launches AI search for small biz, says purchase intent jumps newsthirst.

Alibaba International promotes its e-commerce platform for small businesses at the Canton Fair in Guangdong, China, on Oct. 16, 2024. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Tuesday unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered search engine for small businesses in Europe and the Americas to source supplies. It’s an…

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Inquiry told of hunt for ‘ground zero’ in novichok poisoning of Sergei Skripal | Novichok poisonings newsthirst.

A counter terrorism police chief has described how hundreds of investigators and scientists painstakingly worked to trace “ground zero” – the spot where the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent. Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met police’s counter terrorism command, told an inquiry into the…

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Spain braces for torrential rain as new weather system reaches Med coast newsthirst.

EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock Valencia is still recovering from the first “Dana” weather system at the end of October Two weeks after flash floods caused devastation in eastern Spain, several areas of the country are on alert, with a new weather front expected to bring torrential rain and low temperatures. Eastern and southern Mediterranean areas are again the…

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Exxon CEO says Trump should keep U.S. involved in global effort to address climate change newsthirst.

Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corp., speaks during the 2022 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, on Monday, March 7, 2022. F. Carter Smith | Bloomberg | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump should keep the U.S. involved in global efforts to address climate change, Exxon Mobil CEO Darren…

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Ex-Cleveland Fed President Mester sees fewer rate cuts after Trump win newsthirst.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference on Sept.18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty The U.S. Federal Reserve could carry out fewer interest rate cuts than previously expected next year should President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed global tariffs take hold, former Fed policymaker Loretta Mester said Tuesday. Mester indicated that…

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Shoppers bemoan UK taramasalata shortage as strike leads to dip in supply | Food & drink industry newsthirst.

When some UK supermarkets removed the lids from tubs of hummus, there were complaints from shoppers. But for many, the latest dip problem is arguably worse – a nationwide shortage of taramasalata. Industrial action at Bakkavor, a large supplier of the fish roe dip, has caused a “short disruption” to the supply and availability of…

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