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Washington (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met President Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday seeking to ease US tariffs that are hitting Canada's economy -- and his...

New York (AFP) - After an amusing game of phone tag, the Nobel Prize committee on Tuesday finally spoke to laureate Fred Ramsdell, who was hiking "off the grid" when...

Stockholm (AFP) - Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for putting quantum mechanics into action and enabling the...

Montreal (AFP) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is slated to visit Washington again Tuesday in hopes of convincing President Donald Trump to ease US tariffs that are negatively impacting...

San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - The dizzying investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure do not constitute a bubble but rather represent today's "new normal" to meet skyrocketing user demand, Fidji...

San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - One of this year's Nobel winners is a leading medical researcher who also offers a shining example of work-life balance -- so much so...

Washington (AFP) - The inhalers people depend on to breathe are also warming the planet, producing annual emissions equivalent to more than half a million cars in the United States...

Washington (AFP) - The bitter tribalism that drove the United States into a government shutdown is putting compromise out of reach, analysts say -- and threatening to turn a staring...

Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's unprecedented expansion of the powers of the US presidency will be put to the test when the Supreme Court returns for its fall term on...

Washington (AFP) - After a series of interviews, Nicole Becker was ecstatic to receive a job offer from a sportswear brand. But like many Americans navigating a tough job market,...