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Russian women decry plans to therapise them into having children
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» MOSCOW - Russian women say the idea of "therapising" them into having children is coercive, cruel and unworkable, and will do little to reverse declining birth rates -- currently at their lowest in 200 years.
At gas stations, Americans say they're 'paying the price' of Iran war
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» FALLS CHURCH (UNITED STATES) - At a gas station in the Washington suburbs, drivers confronted the harsh domestic repercussions of the war on Iran, as spiking fuel prices hit household budgets hard.
Iran threatens Middle East infrastructure after Trump ultimatum
AFP, Published on 22/03/2026
» TEHRAN - Iran threatened on Sunday to attack key infrastructure across the Middle East if US President Donald Trump follows through on his vow to "obliterate" the Islamic republic's power plants unless the Strait of Hormuz swiftly reopens.
War in the Middle East: latest developments
AFP, Published on 19/03/2026
» PARIS — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:
US Fed holds rates unchanged over 'uncertain' Iran war implications
AFP, Published on 19/03/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged as expected Wednesday, in defiance of President Donald Trump as the world's largest economy battles stubborn inflation, weak labor demand and an "uncertain" economic outlook due to the war in Iran.
Sao Paulo AI policing nabs criminals, and a few innocents
AFP, Published on 17/03/2026
» SAO PAULO - In the heart of Sao Paulo, a "prisonometer" keeps a live tally of people jailed due to Latin America's largest AI facial-recognition system, but its successes have been marred by mistaken arrests.
Sweden's prisons prepare to house young teens
AFP, Published on 17/03/2026
» SIGTUNA (SWEDEN) - North of Stockholm, the Rosersberg prison is making preparations to house children as young as 13 in response to a much-criticised juvenile judicial reform expected to take effect in July.
Germans head to Polish pumps as oil price bites
AFP, Published on 14/03/2026
» SłUBICE, Poland - Frugal Germans are crossing into Poland to buy petrol as pump prices rise as a result of Iran choking off global oil supplies in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.
Dollar surges as US-Iran war pushes oil past $100 a barrel
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2026
» SINGAPORE: The dollar took another leg higher on Monday, jumping to a three-month peak on the euro as oil surged past $100 a barrel, stocks slid and investors headed for safety as protracted war in the Middle East threatened to disrupt global energy supplies.
Young Chinese parents tighten belts as childcare costs rise
AFP, Published on 08/03/2026
» LANGFANG (CHINA) - New mother Zhang Xiaofei wanted to be financially secure before having a baby, wary of high childcare costs that have been softened only a little by Chinese government cash incentives to boost record-low births.