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France probes TotalEnergies over 2021 Mozambique attack
Paris (AFP) - French prosecutors said Saturday they were investigating oil giant TotalEnergies for possible involuntary manslaughter in connection with...
Israel trade freeze aimed at forcing Gaza truce: Erdogan
Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Turkey's move to halt trade with Israel was designed to...
US hiring slows more than expected in sign of cooler market
Washington (AFP) - US job growth was markedly below analyst expectations in April while unemployment crept up, government data showed...
Turkey says suspending all trade with Israel
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey said Thursday it was suspending all trade with Israel until it allows aid to enter Gaza...
Record loss for Russia’s Gazprom as European market closed
Moscow (AFP) - Russian energy giant Gazprom said Thursday it suffered a record annual loss last year as the European...
US trade gap wider than anticipated in March
Washington (AFP) - The US trade deficit was wider than analysts anticipated in March -- hovering close to the biggest...
Shell logs ‘strong’ quarter as earnings fall but top expectations
London (AFP) - British oil and gas giant Shell announced Thursday that first-quarter earnings fell but beat expectations in a...
Maersk’s net profit sinks amid Red Sea attacks
Copenhagen (AFP) - Danish shipping giant Maersk posted a huge drop in net profit for the first quarter on Thursday...
Wind energy giant Vestas swings to loss, sees geopolitical headwinds
Copenhagen (AFP) - Vestas, the world's number one wind turbine maker, said Thursday it swung to a 75-million-euro ($80-million) loss...
Weight-loss drug maker Novo Nordisk’s profits soar further
Copenhagen (AFP) - Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk reported more soaring profits on Thursday thanks to the popularity of anti-diabetes...
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