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US jury finds Meta, YouTube liable in social media addiction trial
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and YouTube liable for harming a...
Iran Hormuz ‘toll booth’: legally risky route for shippers
London (AFP) - Here are the latest facts about Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial trade waterway...
Oil prices slip, stocks rally on Mideast peace hopes
London (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled and stock markets rallied Wednesday on reports of a US plan to end the...
Mideast war sparks long queues at Kinshasa petrol stations
Kinshasa (AFP) - Long queues of cars and motorcycles have built up at petrol stations in DR Congo's sprawling capital...
Aviation, tourism, agriculture… the economic sectors hit by the war
Paris (France) (AFP) - The war in the Middle East is impacting numerous economic sectors and not only in the...
Hungary says will phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine
Budapest (AFP) - Hungary's prime minister said Wednesday that Budapest would phase out gas deliveries to Ukraine, the latest salvo...
IEA chief says ‘ready’ to release more oil reserves if needed
Tokyo (AFP) - The head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday that he was "ready" to approve the...
Crude tumbles, stocks rally on hopes for Iran war de-escalation
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled and stocks rose Wednesday after reports that Washington sent a peace plan to...
Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough
Shibushi (Japan) (AFP) - Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan -- more from...
Oil, stock trading spiked before Trump’s Iran remarks
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Thousands of oil contracts -- a far higher volume than normal -- were traded 15...
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