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Quincy Jones, peerless music giant, dies at 91
New York (AFP) - Quincy Jones, the polymath hitmaker who ruled the American music industry with a magic touch for...
Music mastermind Quincy Jones dies aged 91
New York (AFP) - Quincy Jones, the impresario who dominated American music for decades and shaped the careers of stars...
Stock markets hesitant before knife-edge US election
New York (AFP) - European and US stock markets dipped while the dollar slid Monday as investors steel themselves for a...
Ryanair profit falls, growth hit by Boeing delays
London (AFP) - Irish budget airline Ryanair reported falling net profit for the second quarter on Monday and revised down...
Climate finance billions at stake at COP29
Paris (AFP) - Rich nations will be under pressure at this month's UN COP29 conference to substantially increase the amount...
Fading literature: Delhi’s famed Urdu Bazaar on last legs
New Delhi (AFP) - In the bustling heart of Old Delhi, Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam sits forlorn in his...
UN talks on saving nature stumble on finance hurdle
Cali (Colombia) (AFP) - The world's biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no agreement on a...
US stocks rebound on Amazon results ahead of Fed, election finale
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks rebounded Friday from mixed tech earnings and investor jitters less than a week...
Wall Street bounces while oil prices climb on Middle East worries
London (AFP) - Wall Street stocks rebounded Friday from tame tech earnings and investor jitters less than a week before...
Global stocks diverge, oil prices gain on geopolitical fears
London (AFP) - Global stock markets diverged Friday after tame tech earnings and investor jitters less than a week before...
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