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Thierry Breton: France’s bulldozer at the EU crashes out
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - France's Thierry Breton became one of the European Union's most prominent faces in Brussels, gaining the...
Markets fluctuate ahead of Fed as China woes dent sentiment
Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity investors trod cautiously Monday as they struggled to build on recent equity gains, with debate...
Plastics: navigating the maze of dizzying acronyms
Paris (AFP) - Plastics are all around us -- from food packaging and drinking bottles to the insulation in our...
Environment takes centre stage as global summits loom
Paris (AFP) - Global warming. Disappearing plant and animal species
Mexico president enacts contested law to elect all judges
Mexico City (AFP) - President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday signed into law controversial judicial reforms making Mexico the...
TikTok’s US future hangs in balance at federal court
Washington (AFP) - TikTok will attempt to convince a federal court on Monday that a law requiring the video-sharing app...
Union says talks with Boeing to resume Tuesday
New York (AFP) - Talks between Boeing and striking US factory workers will resume Tuesday under a federal mediator, the...
Pennsylvania’s fracking industry plans to continue, whoever wins White House
Canonsburg (United States) (AFP) - Pennsylvanians working in the controversial fracking industry are confident that the sector will endure, whoever...
Tunisia fisherwomen battle inequality and climate change
Kerkennah (Tunisia) (AFP) - Off a quiet Tunisian island, Sara Souissi readies her small fishing boat. As a woman in...
Global stocks mostly rise as markets eye likely Fed rate cut
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks concluded a positive week with another upbeat session Friday, while European equities also...
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