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Gunman kills three at Greek shipping company
Gunman kills three at Greek shipping company
Economy
by  AFP

A former employee of a Greek shipping company shot dead three people including its owner before killing himself on Monday in a coastal suburb of Athens, police said. Many Greek and foreign shipping companies have premises in Glyfada, a seaside resort to the south of Athens, and Piraeus, a major port near the capital. str-hec/spb/imm

UAE defends Israel ties as Gaza war concerns grow
UAE defends Israel ties as Gaza war concerns grow
Economy
by  AFP

A top Emirati diplomat on Monday defended her country's decision to maintain ties with Israel despite its mounting concern over the war in Gaza. Despite maintaining its ties with Israel since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the UAE has been at pains to express solidarity with Palestinians as anger mounted in the Arab world over the conflict.

'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
'Better than a real man': young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends
Technology
by  AFP

Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: he's kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours. "He knows how to talk to women better than a real man," said Tufei, from Xi'an in northern China, who preferred to use a pseudonym rather than her real name.