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Stock markets mixed as trading year nears end
AFP, Published on 29/12/2023
» NEW YORK - Global stocks were mixed Thursday on the penultimate trading day of 2023, while oil prices fell on easing worries about shipping disruptions in the Red Sea.
Spain takes 10% of Telefonica following Saudi stake
AFP, Published on 20/12/2023
» MADRID - Spain said Tuesday it will acquire 10 percent of local telecoms giant Telefonica, just months after Saudi Telecom took a significant stake in the operator.
Global stocks mostly rise as ECB, BoE press pause after Fed pivot
AFP, Published on 15/12/2023
» NEW YORK - Global equities mostly rose Thursday as the ECB and Britain pressed pause on rates after the Fed had sent Wall Street soaring on a pivot toward interest rate cuts next year.
Grip of Opec+ on oil market loosening
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» PARIS - Slowing demand growth and rising US crude production will make it more difficult for Opec+ to continue to prop up prices, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday.
US consumer inflation slows in November
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Consumer inflation in the United States edged down for a second straight month in November, government data showed Tuesday, in encouraging news for policymakers seeking to get prices under control.
The dangerous rise of 'medicalised' genital mutilation in Kenya
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» KISII (KENYA) - As Edinah Nyasuguta Omwenga fought for her life after developing complications during childbirth, she overheard doctors in the Kenyan hospital describe her condition as a textbook example of the damaging -- even deadly -- effects of genital mutilation.
Patients regain much weight after stopping new obesity drug: study
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - A new generation of obesity drugs often delivers dramatic weight loss, but many patients wonder what happens when they stop treatment.
Stocks diverge at start of key week for rate calls
AFP, Published on 11/12/2023
» LONDON - Stock markets diverged on Monday ahead of a busy week for interest rate decisions from major central banks.
France's Le Pen ordered to stand trial in EU funding scandal
AFP, Published on 09/12/2023
» PARIS - French prosecutors on Friday ordered far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen to stand trial over claims she used European Union (EU) funds to finance party activities in France.
Turkey's inflation ticks up to 62%
AFP, Published on 04/12/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's annual inflation rate ticked up slightly in November, the state statistics agency said on Monday, showing further signs of levelling off following a series of sharp interest rate hikes.