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Economy
G7 ministers cite ‘progress’ but no done deal on Russian assets for Ukraine
Stresa (Italy) (AFP) - G7 finance ministers cited "progress" in finding ways to use profits from frozen Russian assets to...
Life in water and mud: Colombians fed up with constant flooding
La Mojana (Colombia) (AFP) - The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and...
Families of Texas school shooting victims sue gunmaker, Instagram
Houston (AFP) - Several families whose children were killed or wounded in a mass shooting at their Texas school two...
Over 170 arrested as climate protests target TotalEnergies and fund manager
La Défense (France) (AFP) - The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday that new oil fields had to be developed...
Eiffel Tower ticket prices to rise by 20 percent
Paris (AFP) - Paris city hall on Friday voted to increase the Eiffel Tower adult admission price by 20 percent...
Defying protests, TotalEnergies says seeking new oil fields
La Défense (France) (AFP) - The boss of TotalEnergies told shareholders Friday the French energy giant needed to develop new...
Celebrations as new biopiracy treaty agreed at UN
Geneva (AFP) - Representatives of Indigenous peoples celebrated Friday at the United Nations following the agreement of a treaty against...
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...
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