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Chairman of Italy's state-controlled shipbuilder d...
The chairman of Italy's state-controlled shipbuilder Fincantieri, Claudio Graziano, a retired general who once headed the UN peace...
China says launches anti-dumping probe into EU por...
China said Monday it had launched an anti-dumping investigation into pork imports from the European Union, the latest step in a mo...
Blind footballer brings game to visually impaired...
When football fanatic Othman al-Kinani became blind in 2008, the loss of his sight hit him hard, not least because he thought he'd...
Low snow on the Himalayas threatens water security...
Millions of people dependent on Himalayan snowmelt for water face a "very serious" risk of shortages this year after one of the lo...
Asian stocks drop after tepid Wall St lead, euro d...
Asian markets fell Monday to extend last week's losses, with traders trying to assess the Federal Reserve's plans for interest rat...
Nuclear arms spending soars as global tensions swe...
Nuclear-armed countries hiked spending on atomic weapons arsenals by a third in the past five years as they modernised their stock...
Once fruitful, Libyan village suffers climate cris...
In the Libyan village of Kabaw in the Nafusa Mountains, M'hamed Maakaf waters an ailing fig tree as climate change pushes villager...
'Meaty rice'? South Korean professor aims to chang...
In a small laboratory in Seoul, a team of South Korean scientists are injecting cultured beef cells into individual grains of rice...
Shareholders OK with soaring executive pay in US
Executive salaries at major US corporations are soaring -- but shareholders happy with stock prices and greater transparency over...
Serbia could mine lithium as early as 2028: FT
President Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia could exploit lithium as early as 2028 following new guarantees from Australian mining gian...
Hundreds gather in Kyiv for war-shrouded Pride mar...
Under the pouring rain and overshadowed by war, Dina Ivanova joined the few hundred who gathered in Kyiv on Sunday for the Ukraini...
UK 'guinea pig' for election security before landm...
The UK general election is being watched closely after stark warnings that rapid advancements in cyber-tech, particularly AI, and...
Chinese Premier Li toasts warming trade ties in Au...
Chinese Premier Li Qiang mixed a dash of "panda diplomacy" with a visit to a historic vineyard on Sunday to celebrate a thaw in on...
Zelensky seeks internationally agreed peace plan t...
As world leaders lined up to offer their support at summit for peace in Ukraine Saturday, President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced hope...
I.Coast relies on livestock from crisis-hit Sahel...
At a muddy market in a city district in Ivory Coast, hundreds of animals are lined up to be sacrificed for this Sunday's Muslim fe...
Ukraine seeks path to just peace at Swiss summit
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he hoped to find paths to a "just peace" as soon as possible, as a first international summit on...
Ukraine summit to open in Switzerland, seeking pat...
World leaders were set to join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday for a summit on peace in his country. But withou...
Moschino unveils first men's collection by Appiola...
Luxury Italian fashion house Moschino kicked off the men's catwalk shows at Milan Fashion Week Friday with its first menswear coll...
South Africa's Ramaphosa re-elected after coalitio...
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected for a second term on Friday, after his humbled ANC cobbled together an unp...
Crew evacuated as ship hit by Yemen rebels drifts...
The crew of a ship that was holed in an attack by Yemen's Huthi rebels has been evacuated and the vessel is drifting in the Red Se...
Crews raze building that was scene of US school sh...
Crews started on Friday to tear down a building that was the scene of a US school shooting in 2018 that left 17 people dead.
French stocks drag down European markets on electi...
The Paris stock exchange slipped on Friday towards its worst week in more than two years and the euro fell, dragging down other Eu...
South African parties strike coalition deal
South Africa's newly elected parliament met Friday and was expected to re-elect President Cyril Ramaphosa to form an unprecedented...
Parents in 'emotional shock wave' after son freed...
When Andrey Kozlov saw his mother after being rescued from eight months of captivity in Gaza, the Russian-Israeli fell to his knee...
Yen drops and Nikkei rises as BoJ delays tightenin...
The yen fell and Tokyo stocks rose Friday after the Bank of Japan deferred a plan to cut back its bond purchases as it cautiously...
France makes 700-mn-euro offer for Atos security u...
Debt-laden tech group Atos said Friday the French state has made a 700-million-euro bid for its most sensitive businesses, includi...
Bank of Japan to scale down huge bond-buying progr...
The Bank of Japan on Friday said it would reduce its vast hoard of government bonds as it cautiously steps away from its long-runn...
G7 summit turns to simmering tensions with China
G7 leaders turn their attention to China on Friday on the second day of an Italy summit, with a focus on how to protect their indu...
IMF board approves Argentina payout of almost $800...
The IMF executive board voted Thursday to approve a payout of almost $800 million for Argentina as it continues a program of drast...
Microsoft faces heat from US Congress over cyberse...
Members of US Congress on Thursday pressed Microsoft to explain a "cascade of avoidable errors" that allowed a Chinese hacking gro...
Argentine monthly inflation lowest in 2.5 years
Monthly inflation in economically troubled Argentina came in at 4.2 percent in May, the lowest in two-and-a-half years, mainly due...
European bourses fall amid political unease; Nasda...
Stock markets mostly retreated on Thursday as traders reacted to political uncertainty in Europe and the US Federal Reserve's plan...