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In drought-hit Sicily, rainwater is dumped in the sea
Campobello di Mazara (Italy) (AFP) - Sicilian lemon producer Rosario Cognata is furious: his fruit is withering due to the...
Stocks mostly rise at end of turbulent week
New York (AFP) - Stocks wobbled in trading Friday but largely closed higher at the end of a roller-coaster week...
Stocks choppy at end of turbulent week
London (AFP) - Stocks wobbled in trading Friday at the end of a roller-coaster week for markets on worries the...
Stock markets mostly advance on easing US recession fears
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets mostly rose Friday, the end of a roller-coaster week for equities, after...
Stocks track Wall St rally as US jobs data ease recession fears
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks rallied Friday as investors breathed a sigh of relief after US jobs data soothed...
US stocks bounce higher as jobs data reassures investors
New York (AFP) - US stocks snapped higher on Thursday as unemployment data eased recession concerns, while European and Asian...
Equity markets resume drops as volatility persists
London (AFP) - European and Asian stock markets mostly fell Thursday, with analysts warning that this week's volatility has some...
Harvest starts very early in Sicily’s drought-hit vineyards
Contessa Entellina (Italy) (AFP) - On the hills of the Contessa Entellina vineyard in western Sicily, the harvest is already...
Siemens profits soar on software demand, AI ‘boom’
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German industrial giant Siemens said Thursday its quarterly profits jumped sharply, driven by demand for production...
Jeweller’s eye-popping watch is love letter to Albania
Tirana (AFP) - Albanian jeweller Pirro Ruco laboured day and night for five years to capture the essence of his...
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