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US shutdown poker: Which side has the winning hand?
AFP, Published on 27/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Washington is in a standoff and the chips are down -- with the government shuttered for weeks, federal workers stuck in limbo and millions who rely on health insurance subsidies scared of losing the shirt off their backs.
Inside Europe's last 'open-outcry' trading floor
AFP, Published on 09/04/2025
» LONDON - In an era where computer algorithms automate trading at breakneck speeds, a dwindling number of London's metal traders still conduct business in-person by shouting orders across Europe's last so-called open-outcry trading floor.
What they said at the Rugby World Cup
AFP, Published on 30/10/2023
» PARIS - South Africa lifted the Webb Ellis Trophy for a record fourth title edging New Zealand 12-11 in a gripping final to bringing the curtain down on the seven week Rugby World Cup.
No more red envelopes: Netflix ejects DVD service
AFP, Published on 20/04/2023
» LOS ANGELES - After shipping out more than five billion DVDs in its trademark red envelopes, Netflix has finally called time on the movies-by-mail subscription service that launched the Hollywood streaming colossus.
Lady Gaga dog robbing suspect recaptured after mistaken release
AFP, Published on 04/08/2022
» LOS ANGELES: A 19-year-old accused of shooting Lady Gaga's dog walker to steal her French bulldogs last year has been recaptured after being mistakenly released, authorities in Los Angeles have said.
Cyprus takes risky bet on casinos
AFP, Published on 01/06/2022
» LIMASSOL (CYPRUS) - Europe's largest gaming resort, the City of Dreams Mediterranean, is emerging from bulldozed vineyards and lemon groves on Cyprus's southern coast.
Filing says Elon Musk to borrow less in Twitter bid
AFP, Published on 26/05/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk notified US regulators on Wednesday that he will rely less on loans in his bid to buy Twitter, as he and partners put $33.5 billion into the deal.
Ukraine's poker aces hope to deliver a winning hand for war-torn country
AFP, Published on 24/05/2022
» PARIS - The head of Ukraine's poker federation Sergey Eifimenko says it is "hard morally to play poker" with "Russian bombs falling" but the two-time defending champions will aim to do their country proud at the Nations Cup this week.
Football industry embraces crypto as Messi helps 'fan tokens' take off
AFP, Published on 18/11/2021
» PARIS: When Paris Saint-Germain signed Lionel Messi, the salary package included something previously unheard of for a player -- a one-off payment, understood to be worth around one million euros ($1.15m), made in PSG 'fan tokens'.
German parties meet as coalition haggling begins
AFP, Published on 03/10/2021
» BERLIN - German political parties will hold exploratory talks from Sunday as they jostle to form the next government after a close election, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) battling Angela Merkel's conservatives for the chancellery.