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France fails to end culling of male chicks
AFP, Published on 03/01/2023
» PARIS - An exception to a New Year's resolution by France to end the massive culling of male chicks will still allow millions to be killed, much to the consternation of animal rights activists.
US places Chinese chipmakers on trade blacklist
AFP, Published on 15/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - The US Commerce Department on Thursday blacklisted 36 Chinese companies including top producers of advanced computer chips, severely restricting their access to American technology.
Macron blasts Biden subsidies at start of US state visit
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - France's President Emmanuel Macron fired an undiplomatic volley at his American hosts on the first day of a rare state visit to Washington, telling lawmakers Wednesday that US industrial subsidies are "super aggressive" against French competitors.
Protests erupt at largest iPhone factory in China
AFP, Published on 23/11/2022
» Large-scale protests broke out at Foxconn's vast iPhone factory in Zhengzhou, central China, images circulating Wednesday on Weibo and Twitter showed.
Twitter exodus begins after Musk 'hardcore' ultimatum
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO - Employee departures were multiplying at Twitter on Thursday after an ultimatum from new owner Elon Musk, who demanded staff choose between being "extremely hardcore" and working intense, long hours, or losing their jobs.
Google pays $392 mn in landmark US privacy case
AFP, Published on 15/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - Google on Monday agreed to pay $392 million to settle a landmark privacy case with 40 US states over accusations that the search engine giant misled users into believing location tracking on their devices had been switched off.
Mexico: the promised land for migrants... from the US
AFP, Published on 16/10/2022
» TIJUANA (MEXICO) - While many migrants risk their lives chasing the American dream, Gabriel Zarate fled the rising cost of living in California and moved to the Mexican border city of Tijuana.
Xi's 'Chinese Dream' flickers in one Beijing neighbourhood
AFP, Published on 04/10/2022
» BEIJING: Wu has staked out his patch of the Chinese Dream. Married with a second child on the way, he has a Beijing apartment and a car paid for by a tech job with a comfortable salary.
Five years on, how #MeToo shook the world
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» PARIS - By forcing the world to wake up to the daily sexual abuse suffered by women, the #MeToo movement became a social revolution of historic importance. Its legacy is still being determined.
Pie from the sky: drone delivery lands in America
AFP, Published on 28/09/2022
» FRISCO (UNITED STATES) - The little aircraft appeared out of the blue sky above a Texas home, deposited its payload of a mid-morning snack in the yard and zoomed off, as deliveries by drone start becoming a reality in America.