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Surging billionaire wealth a political threat, Oxfam warns as Davos opens
AFP, Published on 19/01/2026
» DAVOS, Switzerland- The collective wealth of the planet's billionaires soared to a record level in 2025, charity Oxfam reported on Monday, warning of "highly dangerous" political consequences as the global elite gathers for the World Economic Forum.
EU decries US sanctions against anti-hate campaigners
AFP, Published on 24/12/2025
» BRUSSELS - The European Union and some member states reacted sharply Wednesday to US sanctions imposed on five European figures involved in regulating tech companies, including former European commissioner Thierry Breton.
Suspect in kidnappings of French crypto tycoons arrested
AFP, Published on 04/06/2025
» PARIS - A 24-year-old Franco-Moroccan man suspected of masterminding a series of kidnappings targeting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in France has been arrested in Morocco, France said.
Trump hosts gala for memecoin buyers despite corruption concerns
AFP, Published on 23/05/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday will host a private event for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin, with leaders of the Democratic opposition blasting it as "an orgy of corruption."
Trade war casts pall as China's leaders meet
AFP, Published on 04/03/2025
» BEIJING - China's leadership is gathering at the largest political event of the year on Tuesday, seeking a response to US President Donald Trump's latest salvo of tariffs targeting an already sluggish Chinese economy.
Tech billionaires take center stage at Trump inauguration
AFP, Published on 21/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - US tech multibillionaires -- including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos -- were given prime positions at Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday, in an unprecedented demonstration of their power and influence in the White House.
Triumphant Trump set for return to power
AFP, Published on 20/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump will be sworn in for a historic second term as US president Monday, promising a new "golden age" for America as the world braces for a return of his unpredictable leadership.
Oligarchs already own much of US - can they buy democracy?
AFP, Published on 17/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - They increasingly own everything from access to space to how we get news on Earth and now outgoing President Joe Biden warns America's new breed of Donald Trump-allied oligarchs could gobble up US democracy itself.
'Dynasty' to diplomacy for Xi-Biden summit estate
AFP, Published on 16/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Don't expect Joan Collins to show up, but the California estate where Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met Wednesday is perhaps best known as the setting of the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty".
What we know about the missing Titanic sub
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - Searchers are scouring the North Atlantic for a missing submersible that had been due to visit the wreckage of the Titanic.