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X update allows app to bypass Brazil ban: internet providers
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Elon Musk's X social network carried out an automatic update on phone applications that allowed...
So where does the oceans’ plastic waste come from?
Paris (AFP) - In the form of bottles, tyres, packaging and piping, millions of tonnes of plastic waste are dumped...
Stock markets, dollar slip before US rate decision
London (AFP) - European markets and the dollar slipped, while US stocks barely budged Wednesday as traders avoided taking strong...
Two dead in botched armed raid on Russian retailer’s office
Moscow (AFP) - Two people were killed in a shooting at the Moscow office of Russian retailer Wildberries on Wednesday,...
EU court scraps 1.5-bn euro fine against Google
Brussels (AFP) - An EU court on Wednesday scrapped a 1. 49-billion euro ($1
Fashion’s Game of Thrones as creative heads play musical chairs
Milan (Italy) (AFP) - Who will take over at Chanel and where will Pierpaolo Piccioli go now that he has...
Women drive innovation, evolution of Chinese wine industry
Yinchuan (China) (AFP) - As the female winemaker who put Chinese vintages on the map for the first time, Zhang...
US Fed set to make first rate cut since 2020
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is all but certain to cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first...
Google faces another test in EU court over 1.5-bn euro fine
Brussels (AFP) - An EU court will rule on Wednesday on Google's appeal of a 1. 49-billion euro ($1
Asian markets fluctuate on uncertainty over Fed rate plan
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as traders tried to ascertain how big an expected Federal Reserve...
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