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IMF: US on 'very narrow path' to avoid recession
AFP, Published on 25/07/2023
» WASHINGTON: The US economy is on a "very narrow path" to avoiding a recession, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist says, while warning of risks to China's strong post-pandemic recovery.
Suspicion and regret on Arctic border still open with Russia
AFP, Published on 24/07/2023
» KIRKENES (NORWAY) - Assault rifles at the ready, binoculars pointed at the Russian shore, the patrol boats carrying Norwegian soldiers power up the Pasvik River at full speed.
Growing climate risks fuel surge in US home insurance costs
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - When Jack Hierholzer moved back to Pensacola in the Florida panhandle, it felt like a homecoming.
Russia seeks 20 years in jail for Kremlin critic Navalny
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» MOSCOW - Russian prosecutors on Thursday requested a jail term of 20 years for the already imprisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who denounced Russia's "senseless war" in his last statement to the court.
Shops, schools reopen in Kenya despite protest call
AFP, Published on 20/07/2023
» NAIROBI: Shops and schools in Kenya reopened on Thursday despite a fresh round of opposition protests that have led to deadly clashes and sparked appeals for dialogue to end the crisis.
Re-elected Uzbek president accepts 'constructive opposition'
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» TASHKENT: Uzbekistan's president said Friday he welcomed political competition after winning a third term in elections that observers say lacked pluralism.
Spacey denies 'aggressive' behaviour in UK sex assault trial
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» LONDON - Kevin Spacey said Thursday he was a "big flirt" but denied any "aggressive" behaviour as the Hollywood actor entered the witness box of his sexual assault trial in south London.
Chinese hackers breached US govt email accounts: Microsoft
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - Chinese-based hackers seeking intelligence information breached the email accounts of a number of US government agencies, computer giant Microsoft said.
Chinese hackers breached US govt email accounts: Microsoft
AFP, Published on 12/07/2023
» WASHINGTON - Chinese-based hackers seeking intelligence information breached the email accounts of a number of US government agencies, computer giant Microsoft said.
Proof humans reshaped the world? Chickens
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» PARIS: When aliens or our distant progeny sift through layers of sediment 500,000 years from now to decode the Earth's past, they will find unusual evidence of the abrupt change that upended life half-a-million years earlier - chicken bones.