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US GDP growth misses expectations
AFP, Published on 20/02/2026
» WASHINGTON - US economic growth cooled much more than expected in the final months of 2025, government estimates showed Friday, capping the first year of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency.
Military seizes power in Madagascar as president impeached
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - An elite military unit that backed youth-led anti-government street protests said on Tuesday it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina.
Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown -- using Musk's Starlink
AFP, Published on 14/10/2025
» BEIJING - They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an AFP investigation can reveal.
Argentina's Milei pelted with stones on campaign trail
AFP, Published on 28/08/2025
» LOMAS DE ZAMORA — Argentine President Javier Milei was pelted with stones while campaigning near the capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday by demonstrators protesting a corruption scandal, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reporters said.
Fed set to hold firm against Trump pressure
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve is expected to defy aggressive pressure from President Donald Trump and keep interest rates unchanged Wednesday, though divisions about the best response to tariff risks may bubble to the surface.
US, India to launch powerful Earth-monitoring satellite
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - A formidable new radar satellite jointly developed by the United States and India is set to launch Wednesday, designed to track subtle changes in Earth's land and ice surfaces and help predict both natural and human-caused hazards.
Food arrives in Gaza after Israel pauses some fighting
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Truckloads of food reached hungry Gazans on Monday after Israel promised to open secure aid routes, but humanitarian agencies warned vast amounts more were needed to stave off starvation.
Big automakers report US sales jump on pre-tariff consumer surge
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Several leading automakers including Detroit giants General Motors and Ford reported increased US car sales in the second quarter on Tuesday as consumers fast-forwarded purchases ahead of US tariffs.
Discarded protest art preserves George Floyd legacy
AFP, Published on 26/05/2025
» MINNEAPOLIS - Kenda Zellner-Smith hauled up a corrugated metal door to reveal hundreds of wooden boards covered with graffiti, each telling a story of the protests that followed George Floyd's killing by a US police officer.
At Trump-themed Texas burger joint, diners eating it up
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» BELLVILLE, Texas - It is lunchtime at Trump Burger and diners are enjoying fast food and the frenetic first 100 days of their president’s second term.