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A slower adoption of artificial intelligence has had a net-neutral effect on Canada’s GDP, new analysis says. But long-term productivity gains are still possible.

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The strong performance by ActionSA was the surprise of this election. But decisions made in the next fortnight will determine whether it has a long and powerful role to play in our politics, or becomes just another two-term, one-leader party.

The tech giant's web of ties to other companies is raising the possibility that it could do far-reaching economic and financial damage.

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The doughnut shape of the Event Horizon Telescope’s first image of a black hole has come under fire, but an independent check showed that it – and general relativity – still stands

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Three pills came top and outperformed Prozac for preventing relapse in a large number of patients.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3910,w_5865/745801' alt='German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivers his speech during a commemoration ceremony on the anniversary of the November Pogroms of 1938 at the memorial site of the former Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald near Weimar,

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The defence secretary may be facing impeachment, writes Gary O'Donoghue, but it is Trump who could determine his fate.

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The American Film Market kicks off in Los Angeles today and the market is awash with affordable horror projects as the industry chases the next Obsession, Backrooms or Buddy. “The projects are pouring in like an avalanche,” one buyer told me in recent days. “But it’s saturated in genre. If I hear one more time […]

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The president offers a few reasons why he believes the Democrats gave his party a crushing defeat last week.

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Two champions and a title contender break down the Elif Nur Turhan vs. Alycia Baumgardner title fight.

The BJP’s strategic silence on the young religious storyteller’s disparaging comments on Lord Krishna suggests a plan to bring the Krishna Janmabhoomi issue into public discourse and question SP leadership’s commitment to their patron deity.

Conor Brady outlines why the State’s political and administrative structures require a radical overhaul

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<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2626,w_3937/744984' alt='CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE offices at the Knesset, Oct. 29. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMITTEE offices at the Knesset, Oct. 29. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />Some of the following ideas may need to

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The internal combustion engine still rules America’s roads, and without South Africa’s PGMs, its vehicle industry would find itself floundering and scrambling.

Windy conditions contributed to median finishing time this year being two minutes slower than 2025

The speaker of Tehran's parliament jabbed the U.S. vice president for his 614-word missive on X.

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The ANC’s national leadership must decide on coalition partners across metros, risking conflict with regional structures and deepening divisions over power, patronage and strategy – and sending important signals about the party’s future in the 2029 national and provincial polls.

<p>THE world had good reason to watch the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2042019/democrats-win-us-congress-in-midterm-rout-of-trump">US midterm elections</a> with bated breath, because their outcome would not only determine the balance of power in Washington, but also shape the course of major international conflicts — particularly in the Middle East — a

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The next debt-ceiling confrontation could reverse Washington's traditional political roles, raising the possibility of spending concessions, market volatility and a damaging default.

Laboratory plays a vital role in monitoring food safety and drinking water quality at Tirumala, where annaprasadam, laddu production and water supply cater to large numbers of devotees every day, says TTD Additional Executive Officer

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4000,w_6000/744889' alt='Israeli security forces stand guard as Israeli Arabs, including Arab politicians, take part in a march commemorating the events of October 2000, in the northern Israeli city of Arraba, October 3, 2026. (photo credit: JAMAL AWA

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Democrats are projected to retake the House for the first time since 2020.

Five centuries after children were sacrificed on volcanic peaks in the Andes, chemical clues preserved in their hair and fingernails show how the empire used intoxicating blends to soothe the children during their final months

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<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3639,w_5458/744623' alt='US President Donald Trump delivers remarks ahead of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after being reopened following months of repairs, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, November 2, 2026.

Midterm elections defeat marked a savage rejection from across the country of the president, his allies and his second-term agenda

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Democrats will win enough seats to take control of the House and the Senate, ABC News projects.

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