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Deathtrap cable cars spook Turkey’s intrepid tea farmers
Rize (Turkey) (AFP) - You need to be part daredevil to live in the spectacularly steep hills overlooking the Black...
Ex-regulator confirmed as new chief of Brazil’s Petrobras
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Brazil's state-run oil company, Petrobras, confirmed former regulator Magda Chambriard as its new chief executive...
Paris Orly facing mass cancellations in more strike woe
Paris (AFP) - The French civil aviation authority has ordered airlines to cancel 70 percent of flights at Paris Orly...
Paris Orly air controller strike sparks mass cancellations
Paris (AFP) - The French civil aviation authority said Friday it had ordered airlines operating at Paris Orly airport to...
Falling UK energy bills grab election spotlight
London (AFP) - Britain's energy regulator on Friday announced a fall in household bills from July, catapulting a key cost-of-living...
Norway struggles to keep ultra-rich tempted by exile
Oslo (AFP) - You can check out -- but you still have to pay!Norway is looking for ways to hang...
Japan inflation slows to 2.2% in April
Tokyo (AFP) - The pace of Japanese inflation slowed in April to 2. 2 percent as gas bills fell, government...
Kenyan president warns debt clouds Africa climate potential
Washington (AFP) - Africa's vast potential in the global fight against climate change is at risk due to the heavy...
Yellen urges ‘more ambitious’ G7 plans for Russian assets
Stresa (Italy) (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday urged G7 ministers meeting in Italy to consider "more...
Boeing shares tumble as company lowers 2024 cash forecast
New York (AFP) - Boeing shares were hammered Thursday after a top company official predicted another quarter of meager plane...
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