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Iraqis marvel at ancient Iraq in new 'Assassin's Creed' game
Iraqis marvel at ancient Iraq in new 'Assassin's Creed' game
Technology
by  AFP

Iraqi gamers celebrated the release Thursday of the latest instalment of the "Assassin's Creed" action-adventure saga, set in ninth century Baghdad during the Abbasid Caliphate. Haider Jaafar, who heads the Iraqi Federation of Electronic Sports, said the new "Assassin's Creed" game "will reach millions of people" and give foreign audiences "a positive image of the origins of Baghdad".

US trade gap narrows to smallest in nearly three years
US trade gap narrows to smallest in nearly three years
Economy
by  AFP

An increase in exports helped to reduce the overall US trade deficit in August to the smallest since late 2020, according to government data released on Thursday. The goods deficit with China dipped $1.3 billion to $22.7 billion in August, with imports from the country dropping more than exports to it, data showed. bys/st