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Venezuela police tear-gas protesters demanding salary rises
AFP, Published on 10/04/2026
» CARACAS - Venezuelan police fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse around 2,000 protesters who marched towards the presidential palace to demand salary and pension increases, AFP reporters saw.
In El Salvador's mass trials, 'the innocent pay for the guilty'
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» SOYAPANGO, El Salvador - Wearing white uniforms, their heads shaved, rows of bewildered-looking men are beamed by video link from prisons across El Salvador into a courtroom conducting a mass trial of alleged gang members.
OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas, issues warning
AFP, Published on 06/04/2026
» VIENNA - The OPEC+ oil cartel agreed on Sunday to again increase oil production quotas, while warning that repairing energy facilities, such as those damaged in the Middle East war, is "costly and takes a long time".
US Fed holds rates unchanged over 'uncertain' Iran war implications
AFP, Published on 19/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged as expected Wednesday, in defiance of President Donald Trump as the world's largest economy battles stubborn inflation, weak labor demand and an "uncertain" economic outlook due to the war in Iran.
Sweden's prisons prepare to house young teens
AFP, Published on 17/03/2026
» SIGTUNA (SWEDEN) - North of Stockholm, the Rosersberg prison is making preparations to house children as young as 13 in response to a much-criticised juvenile judicial reform expected to take effect in July.
Middle East war: global economic fallout
AFP, Published on 11/03/2026
» PARIS — Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Wednesday:
Rising fuel prices could spark domestic wildfire for Trump
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - Sean Robinson, a 54-year-old schoolteacher in the US capital Washington, did not realise how high fuel prices had gone until he arrived at the pump on Friday.
Oil prices surge as Mideast war rages, stocks fall on US jobs
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» NEW YORK - Crude prices surged Friday on mounting fears about oil supply disruption amid the Middle East war, while equities retreated on poor US hiring data.
Florida family alleges Google AI chatbot coached suicide
AFP, Published on 05/03/2026
» SAN FRANCISCO - The family of a Florida man who took his own life filed suit against Google on Wednesday, alleging the company's Gemini AI chatbot spent weeks manufacturing an elaborate delusional fantasy before aiding him in his suicide.
Will US oil companies be the big winners from the Iran war?
AFP, Published on 04/03/2026
» NEW YORK - Energy prices have surged dramatically since the United States and Israel launched their attack on Iran on Saturday, and that will almost certainly translate into bigger profits.