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AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» PARIS - Jacques Delors, a former head of the EU Commission and key figure in the creation of the euro currency, has died, his daughter Martine Aubry told AFP on Wednesday.
AFP, Published on 28/12/2023
» PARIS - For both fans and foes of the European project, Jacques Delors was Brussels' driving force during the EU's greatest period of integration, the creation of the single market and the euro.
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» BERLIN - Wolfgang Schaeuble, one of the most important figures in German politics and an icon of budgetary rigour in the eurozone, has died aged 81, the German parliament said Wednesday.
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel's army chief warned its war with Hamas will last "many more months" as the military stepped up strikes inside the Gaza Strip, where more than 20,000 people have already been reported killed.
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» LONDON - Despite slashing oil production for months on end and announcing new cuts in late November, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its ten allies have struggled to boost flagging prices.
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» PARIS: Hamas has been the focus of a relentless Israeli onslaught in Gaza but with resilient and diverse finances, it is expected to have a significant war chest at its disposal as the conflict drags on.
AFP, Published on 18/12/2023
» HONG KONG - The US and British governments called for the release of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who is standing trial Monday in Hong Kong for national security charges that could send him to jail for life.
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» PARIS - While the UN's COP28 climate summit marked a pivot moment, when the world pledged to say "goodbye" to fossil fuels, International Energy Agency chief Fatih Birol told AFP on Friday, it needs to now urgently boost finance for the energy transition in developing countries.
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» PARIS - After a landmark call at a global climate summit for the world to move away from fossil fuels, experts say the pressure is on to fast-track — and fund — the global energy transition.
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» TAIZHOU (CHINA) - At a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places it on a gravestone and plays a recording of his son.