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How oil has brought China, Russia and India closer together

[ad_1] Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, BBC News, SingaporeReutersBefore Tianjin, the three leaders previously met in Kazan last yearMonday's meeting between Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi marked a rare display of solidarity - and an opportunity for Putin to engage directly with his country's top oil buyers.India and China were drawn to Russian oil, which became cheaper after Western countries cut trade ties with Moscow over its
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Will drones deliver your next hot food order?

[ad_1] MaryLou CostaTechnology ReporterAviantThe Foodora service from Aviant has been working with a burger chainMeal delivery is a luxury city dwellers take for granted - but more options are opening up for non-urban residents.Boasting nearly 700,000 islands collectively, Sweden, Norway and Finland are home to the most islands in the world, their coastlines dotted by archipelagos that have shaped their history and culture.While a number of the islands are accessible
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The Caribbean island making millions from the AI boom

[ad_1] Jacob EvansBBC World ServiceGetty ImagesAnguilla is a British Overseas Territory renowned for its pristine beachesBack in the 1980s when the internet was still in its infancy, countries were being handed their own unique website addresses to navigate this nascent new online world. Such as .us for the US or .uk for the UK.Eventually, almost every country and territory had a domain based on either its English or own language
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How to stop AI agents going rogue

[ad_1] Sean McManusTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesAnthropic tested a range of leading AI models for potential risky behaviourDisturbing results emerged earlier this year, when AI developer Anthropic tested leading AI models to see if they engaged in risky behaviour when using sensitive information.Anthropic's own AI, Claude, was among those tested. When given access to an email account it discovered that a company executive was having an affair and that the same executive
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The UK car industry is at a tipping point

[ad_1] Theo LeggettInternational Business CorrespondentBBCA gleaming white Vivaro van drove slowly off the production line at Vauxhall's factory in Luton, beeping its horn, while workers cheered and crowded around taking photographs. Behind it, the production line came to a halt – forever.The Luton plant began building cars in 1905. It kept operating for the next 120 years, taking time out to build tanks and aircraft engines during World War Two.
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Trump’s global tariffs ‘victory’ may come at a high price

[ad_1] Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent andDharshini DavidDeputy economics editorBBCIn April Donald Trump stunned the world by announcing sweeping new import tariffs – only to put most on hold amid the resulting global financial panic.Four months later, the US president is touting what he claims are a series of victories, having unveiled a handful of deals with trading partners and unilaterally imposed tariffs on others, all without the kind of massive