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Sweden's small game studios punching above their weight
Sweden's small game studios punching above their weight
Technology
by  AFP

"Minecraft", "Valheim", and "Raft", just to name a few: Small or even one-man teams from Sweden have produced more video game hits than one would expect from a small country. As "a really big Minecraft fan", he himself was psyched when he learned the game had been developed in his home country.

Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heatwave
Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heatwave
Economy
by  AFP

Farmer Chhim Laem shakes his head as he walks between long rows of dead bushes, their brown leaves scorched by heat and drought that have devastated Cambodia's famed Kampot pepper crop. The Kampot region produced about 120 tonnes of peppercorns last year, but farmers say that excessive heat and rain have made 2024 the worst on record.

Amazon plans to invest 1.2 bn euros in France: Macron's office
Amazon plans to invest 1.2 bn euros in France: Macron's office
Economy
by  AFP

US e-commerce giant Amazon will invest more than 1.2 billion euros in France, creating more than 3,000 jobs, French President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Sunday. As Choose France prepared to get under way, several pharmaceutical groups, including US group Pfizer and Britain's AstraZeneca, announced on Sunday commitments to invest more than a billion euros more in France's health sector.