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Oil rises, stocks fall as Trump's Iran deadline looms
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» LONDON - Oil prices jumped Tuesday and stocks fell after US-Israeli strikes on the key Iranian oil export terminal of Kharg island, with investors bracing for US President Donald Trump's looming deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating attacks.
Middle East war: global economic fallout
AFP, Published on 07/04/2026
» PARIS — Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:
Swiss investigators rush to identify victims of New Year's fire
AFP, Published on 02/01/2026
» CRANS-MONTANA — Investigators raced on Friday to identify the victims of a fire that ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps town of Crans-Montana, turning a New Year's celebration into one of the country's worst tragedies.
Eight dead in US strikes on alleged drug boats: US military
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — The US military said Wednesday that eight people were killed in multiple new strikes on alleged drug boats, bringing the death toll in Washington's campaign against what it says are narcotics traffickers to at least 115.
Nigerian government frees 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren
AFP, Published on 22/12/2025
» ABUJA - Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school in November, a presidential spokesman said Sunday, after 100 were freed earlier this month.
Singapore probe into alleged Prince scam ring widens with raid
Bloomberg, Published on 23/11/2025
» Singapore authorities raided a car loan company that borrowed from a firm connected to Prince Holding Group, as the net widens on those linked to the alleged scam organisation and its chair Chen Zhi.
Alleged scam leader’s Singapore aide seeks access to seized cash
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/11/2025
» SINGAPORE — The Singapore family office of alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi and three companies linked to him are seeking access to funds that were frozen by the city-state’s authorities last month.
Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures
AFP, Published on 09/09/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO (UNITED STATES) - A former top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging that parent company Meta systematically violated cybersecurity regulations and retaliated against him for reporting the failures.
Could humans become immortal, as Putin was heard telling Xi?
AFP, Published on 05/09/2025
» PARIS - Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have been recorded on a hot mic discussing how organ transplants and other medical advances could let humans live past 150 years -- or even become immortal.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» PRATO, Italy - When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato.