Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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France holds off Spain as world’s tourist favourite
Paris (AFP) - Olympic host France retained its spot as the world's top tourist destination in 2024 with 100 million...
Pharrell kicks off Paris Fashion week with Louvre show
Paris (AFP) - Louis Vuitton artistic director Pharrell Williams kicked off Paris Men's Fashion Week on Tuesday with a VIP-studded...
Murdoch group lawyers say close to deal in Prince Harry lawsuit
London (AFP) - Lawyers for a UK tabloid publisher said Tuesday they were "very close" to settling a hotly-disputed lawsuit...
Blast kills one person at Barcelona port
Barcelona (AFP) - One person died and another was seriously injured in a blast on Tuesday at the port of...
Pharrell pursues Paris landmark takeovers with Louvre show
Paris (AFP) - Paris Men's Fashion Week kicks off Tuesday, headlined by Pharrell Williams' highly anticipated new show for Louis...
Job cuts report worries employees at Germany’s Commerzbank
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Suggestions that German lender Commerzbank was considering cutting thousands of jobs as it fights off an...
Syria phone shops free from Assad-linked monopoly
Damascus (AFP) - Syrian phone shop owner Abdel Razzaq Hamra was thrilled to finally be working in peace after years...
In US, teleworkers don’t want to turn back
San Francisco (AFP) - For Curtis Sparrer, a work-from-home evangelist, an office is nothing less than a "corporate jail. " Five...
Trump launches his own meme coin, value soars
Washington (AFP) - US President-elect Donald Trump has launched his own cryptocurrency, appropriately called $TRUMP, sparking feverish buying that sent...
Rome shoppers take pot luck in ‘blind sale’ of unclaimed packages
Rome (AFP) - Benedetta slid a manicured nail through the sellotape of a mystery package to unwrap a garden hoe...
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