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15 potential successors to Pope Francis
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY - The April 21 death of Pope Francis triggered a period of mourning in the Catholic Church, but also kick-started the race for his successor.
Stocks bounce despite China rate cut failing to ease worries
AFP, Published on 21/08/2023
» LONDON: European and US stocks rebounded on Monday but Asian markets ended mixed after a Chinese rate cut failed to reassure investors worried about the outlook for the world's number two economy.
Welcome to the Anthropocene, Earth's new chapter
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» PARIS - Since 2009, a cloistered band of hard-rock geologists and other scientists have toiled on a mission of great consequence.
What will the Artemis Moon base look like?
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» COLORADO SPRINGS (UNITED STATES) - The next time NASA goes to the Moon, it intends to stay. Under the Artemis program, the US space agency plans to maintain a human presence, for the very first time, on a celestial body other than Earth.
No timeframe for fixing Nord Stream pipelines: operator
AFP, Published on 30/09/2022
» STOCKHOLM - Nord Stream's operator said Thursday it was unable to immediately assess damage to pipelines linking Russia to Europe, threatening an indeterminate outage -- after Sweden detected a fourth leak and NATO decried "acts of sabotage".
Fourth leak detected in Russian gas pipelines
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» STOCKHOLM: A fourth leak has been detected in undersea gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe, the Swedish Coast Guard said Thursday, after explosions were reported earlier this week in what NATO called "reckless" sabotage.
Cryptocurrency sceptics look to bend the ear of regulators
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» LONDON: Cryptocurrency critics, including economists and researchers, will gather in London and online this week to get their message across to regulators about the booming but volatile sector.
Asia stocks up before Powell speech, China tech adds support
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» HONG KONG: Asian markets rose Friday after a Wall Street rally ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that is expected to reiterate his plan to ramp up interest rates to fight inflation.
Gas prices approach record peak on Russian supply fears
AFP, Published on 26/08/2022
» NEW YORK: European natural gas prices climbed Thursday towards a record peak on heightened fears over Russian supplies, while equities rose on the eve of a key speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Dublin celebrates 'Bloomsday' as Joyce's 'Ulysses' hits 100
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» DUBLIN - One hundred years ago, a wandering Irish writer emerged from the ashes of World War I with a reworking of Greek myth that still retains the power to shock, to confound and to intrigue.