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French ex-president Sarkozy faces new charge
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Friday charged as part of an investigation into possible witness tampering, adding to his long list of legal woes, including over illegal campaign financing.
Adopt a friend: South Korean writer's unusual route to family
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» JEONJU (SOUTH KOREA) - South Korean writer Eun Seo-ran was happily single, until a medical emergency made her want family around to help. But she took an unconventional route: legally adopting her best friend.
Global stocks edge higher but oil sinks
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» LONDON - Asian and European stocks rose on Thursday after modest Wall Street gains as investors kept a wary eye on US bond yields, while oil sank further on stubborn demand fears.
Global stocks mixed as markets struggle to rebound
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Global stocks were mixed Wednesday as investors sought to rebound following the prior session's big drop as oil prices moved sharply lower.
Turkish inflation near 60% after policy U-turn
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkey's annual inflation rate held steady near 60 percent last month, official data showed Thursday, offering the first evidence that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's economic policy U-turn was working.
UK finance minister announces boost for lowest earners
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» MANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - The UK minimum wage will go up next year, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said Monday, as the ruling Conservative party positions itself to battle an expected general election.
Mysterious antimatter observed falling down for first time
AFP, Published on 28/09/2023
» PARIS - For the first time, scientists have observed antimatter particles -- the mysterious twins of the visible matter all around us -- falling downwards due to the effect of gravity, Europe's physics lab CERN announced on Wednesday.
Net-zero deadlines ‘must be moved up’
AFP, Published on 26/09/2023
» PARIS - Rich and developing nations alike must sharply improve their net-zero targets, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday, warning that a clean energy surge was the main reason the world's climate goals are still achievable.
Bank of England pauses interest-rate hikes
AFP, Published on 21/09/2023
» LONDON - The Bank of England on Thursday held interest rates steady, snapping 14 straight hikes following a surprising slowdown in UK inflation and one day after the US Federal Reserve also hit the pause button.
French far right says Russian loan repaid
AFP, Published on 21/09/2023
» PARIS - France's far-right National Rally (RN) party said it has repaid a loan originally from a Czech-Russian bank that political opponents argued demonstrated its ties to the Kremlin.