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Protesters defy curfew in riot-hit Baltimore
AFP, Published on 29/04/2015
» BALTIMORE - Protesters defied a citywide curfew that launched into effect in Baltimore on Tuesday as nervous authorities attempted to stave off another night of violence, in the latest race-related unrest to roil the United States.
Russian stores pull Holocaust graphic novel ahead of WWII anniversary
AFP, Published on 28/04/2015
» MOSCOW - Russian bookstores were hastily removing an award-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust from their shelves on Monday, reportedly because its cover shows a Nazi swastika.
US wage hikes: real progress for workers or publicity stunt?
AFP, Published on 05/04/2015
» WASHINGTON - After turning a deaf ear to pressure for years, US businesses are digging into their pockets to improve the lot of the lowest-paid workers, but also their own images.
Hong Kong mulls Chinese tourist limit
AFP, Published on 25/02/2015
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's leader said Tuesday that the government is looking to restrict the number of Chinese tourists entering the city, following a public backlash over the influx of mainland visitors.
Confidence vote looms after French government forces through reforms
AFP, Published on 17/02/2015
» France's government on Tuesday forced a key package of economic reforms through parliament in a rare move that sparked a confidence motion which could in theory bring it down.
Heart-shaped madness as Japanese women splurge for Valentine's Day
AFP, Published on 13/02/2015
» Japanese women jostled feverishly for elbow room at stores on Friday to buy Valentine's Day chocolates for the men in their lives -- guys who do sweet nothing in return.
Valentine's in Japan a one-way holiday
AFP, Published on 13/02/2015
» Japanese women jostled feverishly for elbow room at stores on Friday to buy Valentine's Day chocolates for the men in their lives — guys who do sweet nothing in return.
US Fed eyes rate hike
AFP, Published on 28/01/2015
» WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve opened its first monetary policy meeting of the year Tuesday to take the pulse of the US economy and mull the first interest rate hike since 2006.
Paris Charlie Hebdo march: LIVE REPORT
AFP, Published on 11/01/2015
» 19:24 GMT - Supermarket protest - AFP's Christophe Parayre reports from Porte de Vincennes in eastern Paris, where marchers, some carrying Israeli flags, have gathered outside the Jewish supermarket where four hostages were shot dead on Friday.
Belarus blocks sites, closes stores to stem currency panic
AFP, Published on 21/12/2014
» Belarus blocked online stores and news websites Sunday, in an apparent attempt to stop a run on banks and shops as people rushed to secure their savings.