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Latina superstar Shakira in comeback mode
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» PARIS - The shapeshifting Colombian superstar Shakira is in comeback mode after a torrid, highly publicised split from her footballer ex, Gerard Pique.
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Argentines vote, seeking elixir for economic ills
AFP, Published on 22/10/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentines began voting Sunday in a presidential election dominated by fury over decades of economic decline and record inflation that has propelled political outsider Javier Milei to the front of a tight race.
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Trump fraud trial opens in New York, threatening business empire
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» NEW YORK - A combative Donald Trump lashed out at the judge and attorney general on Monday on the first day of a trial for civil fraud that could see the former president barred from doing business in New York state.
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Santander posts record profit despite special tax
AFP, Published on 26/07/2023
» MADRID: The Spanish lender Banco Santander reported Wednesday a record profit for the first half of the year despite a windfall tax imposed on banks, as rising interest rates lifted its earnings.
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Ruling UK Conservatives suffer vote routs but avoid wipeout
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» LONDON - Britain's ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other seats blown away as scandals and high inflation took their toll.
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Still 'open for negotiations' on judicial overhaul: Israel PM
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he is still "open for negotiations" on a key clause of his hard-right government's controversial judicial reforms, as protests intensified ahead of final votes on the bill.
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Six killed in banned Kenya protests
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» NAIROBI - Six people were killed on Wednesday in clashes between police and demonstrators who joined banned opposition protests against tax hikes, police officers told AFP.
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Kenyans tear-gassed in tax protest
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» NAIROBi: Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga's convoy on Friday as rights groups condemned "arbitrary arrests" during anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.
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German cabinet approves belt-tightening draft budget
AFP, Published on 05/07/2023
» BERLIN: Germany's coalition government approved a draft of next year's budget Wednesday after fractious negotiations, aiming to impose deep cuts after years of big spending while giving defence a boost.
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US debt crisis: Biden vows 'no default'
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden declared Thursday the United States would avoid a disastrous credit default even as lawmakers went on a 10-day break without a deal on raising the nation's borrowing limit to keep paying the bills.
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