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UK finance sector needs greater social mobility: study
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» LONDON - Britain's financial and professional services sector must boost socio-economic diversity in boardrooms, helping to bridge big differences in pay, a study commissioned by the government concluded Wednesday.
Macron denies being main target of campaign financing probe
AFP, Published on 25/11/2022
» DIJON (FRANCE) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday denied being the main target of a judicial investigation into the government's use of management consultants and their role in recent election campaigns.
Credit Suisse expects Q4 pre-tax loss of $1.6 bn
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» ZURICH - Credit Suisse predicted a surprise fourth-quarter pre-tax loss of up to $1.6 billion as the beleaguered bank undertakes a radical overhaul, sending stocks tumbling again on Wednesday.
Moscow says on alert after Crimea hit by 'drone attack'
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukraine's Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula was targeted by a drone attack on Tuesday, Kremlin-installed authorities said, adding that Moscow's forces there were "on alert".
US sports stars named in lawsuit over FTX's deceptive practices
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» NEW YORK - High-profile US sports stars and personalities have been named in a lawsuit over deceptive practices targeting investors who became victims of the stunning collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
UK budget set to deliver more economic pain
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» LONDON - Britain is set Thursday to unveil hefty tax rises and spending cuts at the risk of worsening a cost-of-living crisis for millions in the recession-bound economy.
UK budget predicted to be a nightmare before Christmas
AFP, Published on 15/11/2022
» LONDON: Britain will Thursday hike taxes and slash public spending in a government budget that signals a return to austerity despite a cost-of-living crisis and recession headwinds.
Tanzania pays tearful tribute to plane crash victims
AFP, Published on 07/11/2022
» BUKOBA (TANZANIA) - Grieving Tanzanians paid emotional tribute Monday to 19 people killed when a passenger plane plunged into Lake Victoria in the country's deadliest air crash in decades.
New Italian government seeks to raise cash ceiling
AFP, Published on 28/10/2022
» ROME - Cash is king in Italy, and the debate over limiting payments in notes and coins is heating up again under the country's new right-wing government.
Credit Suisse to pay 238 mn euros to settle French fraud probe
AFP, Published on 24/10/2022
» PARIS - Credit Suisse has agreed to pay 238 million euros ($234 million) to avoid prosecution on French money laundering and tax fraud charges, according to a settlement approved Monday by a Paris court.