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EU chief unveils 150-bn-euro investment plan for A...
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday unveiled plans to muster investment of more than 150 billion euros for Africa, proclaimi...
Largest ever cut diamond at auction sells for £3.2...
The Enigma, the largest cut diamond ever to come to auction, went under the hammer in London on Wednesday for £3.16 million ($4.3...
YouTube woos creators to fend off competition
YouTube on Thursday laid out goals for the year that included making the lives of creators easier and boosting a popular format th...
Indonesia to buy French warplanes as Paris boosts...
Indonesia on Thursday ordered 42 Rafale fighter jets from France and may acquire two French submarines, as Paris and Jakarta seek...
TotalEnergies returns to profit after Covid crisis
French energy giant TotalEnergies on Thursday rebounded from the Covid crisis with a huge 2021 profit as oil and gas prices soared...
Honduras president stops eviction of indigenous co...
The eviction of a hundred Lenca indigenous families in Honduras was stopped Wednesday at the request of President Xiomara Castro a...
Nigeria Islamic police destroy nearly 4 mn beers
Religious police in northern Nigeria's city of Kano have destroyed nearly four milllion bottles of beer, on grounds that sale and...
Zeus and free bitcoin: Super Bowl ad frenzy is bac...
Big brands who in recent years have sat out the TV advertising frenzy around the biggest US sporting event -- the Super Bowl -- ar...
Saudi coffee legacy percolates through the generat...
For Farah al-Malki, growing coffee plants in Saudi Arabia's southwestern region of Jizan is more than just a profession. It is a f...
How thieves manage to steal cryptocurrency
US officials announced on Tuesday they had recovered $3.6 billion of bitcoin stolen in a 2016, throwing a light on the scams that...
Black diamond, largest ever cut, sells for £3.2 mi...
"The Enigma", the world's largest known cut diamond at 555 carats, went under the hammer in London on Wednesday for £3.16 million...
Climate hope as scientists in UK set fusion record
Scientists in Britain announced Wednesday they had smashed a previous record for generating fusion energy, hailing it as a "milest...
Stock markets rise on eve of US inflation data
Stock markets climbed Wednesday on the eve of highly anticipated US inflation data, with sentiment buoyed by easing geopolitical t...
UK MPs' report finds Brexit burdening businesses
Britain's trade with the European Union has been dented by Brexit, with businesses facing greater costs, paperwork and border dela...
Japan offers gas to Europe over Ukraine fears
Japan is offering Europe part of its liquified natural gas imports over fears supplies will be disrupted by tensions surrounding a...
Markets rally as traders brace for US inflation da...
Equity markets rose Wednesday following a positive performance on Wall Street as traders prepared for the release of highly antici...
High energy prices put more pressure on Turks
When temperatures plunged well below freezing in Ankara and energy prices soared, Dondu Isler had to make a tough choice to both s...
Asian markets rise again as traders brace for US i...
Asian markets rose Wednesday following a positive performance on Wall Street as traders prepared for the release of highly anticip...
Toyota overcomes chip shortage to beat Q3 net prof...
Toyota on Wednesday posted a forecast-beating net profit of $6.8 billion for the three months to December, even as a global chip c...
Citi exit sparks angst for Mexican cultural treasu...
Paintings by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are among the cultural jewels whose looming sale has sparked concerns about the future o...
Toyota quarterly net profit beats estimates despit...
Toyota on Wednesday logged a forecast-beating net profit of $6.8 billion for the three months to December, even as a global chip c...
Pandemic sets sales of microwavable popcorn a-ping...
While the closure of cinemas during the pandemic has eaten into popcorn sales, demand for the microwavable form of the popular sna...
Peru's president swears in new cabinet, his fourth...
Peru's leftist President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday appointed a new cabinet, the fourth since he came to power six months ago, incl...
Asian markets rise again as traders gird for US in...
Asian markets rose Wednesday following a positive performance on Wall Street as traders prepared for the release of highly anticip...
Biden finally mentions 'Tesla' after Elon Musk com...
US President Joe Biden, who has not publicly referred to Tesla when talking about electric vehicles since taking office, finally d...
Thousands protest Argentina's debt deal with IMF
Several thousand protesters marched in Buenos Aires on Tuesday to denounce the agreement reached between the government of centre-...
Oil prices fall as tensions ease, stocks mostly ad...
Oil prices fell Tuesday on easing geopolitical concerns surrounding major crude producers Iran and Russia while stock markets most...
NGO files complaint over dead fish deluge off Fren...
Environmental organisation Sea Shepherd on Tuesday filed a legal complaint against the owners of a large fishing vessel after tens...
Europe to cut funds for Poland over unpaid fine
The European Commission said Tuesday it would take the unprecedented step of tapping into EU funding earmarked for Poland to colle...
Pfizer sees Covid-19 drug sales topping $50 bn in...
Pfizer forecast more than $50 billion in 2022 sales for its Covid-19 vaccine and therapeutic on Tuesday as the pharmaceutical gian...
BP swings into profit, accelerates carbon reductio...
BP returned to profit in 2021 as oil and gas prices surged, rebounding from a huge loss the prior year when the pandemic struck, t...
iPhones to work as digital payment points in US
Apple announced Tuesday a new service that will allow US businesses later this year to accept payments on their iPhones from touch...
Oil prices fall as tensions ease, stocks advance
Oil prices fell Tuesday on easing geopolitical concerns surrounding major crude producers Iran and Russia while stock markets most...
Oil prices fall as tensions ease
Oil prices fell Tuesday on easing geopolitical concerns surrounding major crude producers Iran and Russia while stock markets trad...
Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over sex...
Ex-pope Benedict XVI asked for forgiveness Tuesday for clerical child sex abuse committed on his watch, but aides rejected allegat...
Macron sees path to calm Russia tensions after Ukr...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he saw a path forward on easing tensions with Russia over Ukraine, after conducting...
Formula One bosses scrap knee-taking ritual before...
Formula 1 boss Stefano Domenicali says drivers will no longer be given the formal opportunity to take a knee before races, stressi...
Pfizer's 2021 profits doubled to $22 bn on strong...
Pfizer said Tuesday it expects $32 billion in revenue from Covid-19 vaccines in 2022 as it reported annual profits had more than d...
Stock markets steady, oil prices fall
Stock markets largely steadied Tuesday while oil prices fell on easing geopolitical concerns surrounding major crude producers Ira...