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Tanking Alibaba drags Hong Kong as markets rally fades
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong led losses in Asian stock markets on Friday as Alibaba was hammered after saying it would cancel the planned spinoff of its cloud computing arm.
Rich fans only: South Americans grumble over cost to watch football
AFP, Published on 10/10/2023
» BOGOTá - In football-mad South America, where love for the game transcends social class, watching stars like Lionel Messi play has become inaccessible to most as ticket prices hit the roof.
IMF chief says Africa to get 'stronger voice'
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» ABIDJAN - Sub-Saharan Africa will have a "stronger voice" at the International Monetary Fund as it will get a third seat on the global lender's executive board, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told AFP.
UK finance minister announces boost for lowest earners
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - The UK minimum wage will go up next year, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said Monday, as the ruling Conservative party positions itself to battle an expected general election.
'We are penniless': migrants bled dry on path through Darien Gap
AFP, Published on 27/09/2023
» ACANDI (COLOMBIA) - At the start of the perilous jungle trek through the Darien Gap to Panama, uniformed workers on the Colombian side hand out colored wristbands to migrants, like bouncers at a nightclub, to indicate what "services" they have paid for.
UK launches mortgage help as interest rate soar
AFP, Published on 23/06/2023
» LONDON - Britain on Friday unveiled help for millions of cash-strapped homeowners facing soaring mortgage costs in a cost-of-living crisis, after the Bank of England unexpectedly hiked interest rates to a new 15-year peak.
Mitsotakis: the PM who steered Greece from brink to growth
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» ATHENS - Greek ex-prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who hopes to clinch an absolute majority in next week's general election, is credited with returning his debt-ridden country to a path of growth.
Nurses in England launch fresh strikes over pay
AFP, Published on 18/01/2023
» LONDON - Nurses in England began two days of strikes over pay Wednesday, as officials warned of disruption for thousands of patients in the UK's state-run health service.
UK strikes to intensify as teachers and nurses announce walkouts
AFP, Published on 17/01/2023
» LONDON - Industrial action looked set to intensify Monday as Britain's largest teaching and nursing unions announced further walkouts over pay, while the government seeks to limit strikes with a controversial bill.
Latin American cocaine cartels bring violence to Europe
AFP, Published on 16/01/2023
» PARIS: "Seventy euros for one, 120 for two," said the cocaine dealer as the young woman opened her door on Paris's chic Left Bank.