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Bitter row erupts over Anne Frank betrayal book
It was meant to put one of World War II's greatest mysteries to rest, but instead a new book about young diarist Anne Frank has st...
What's next for TikTok's music industry revolution...
With a billion users, TikTok has rapidly become one of the most important players in the music industry, and now has its sights se...
Telework in metaverse precursors already a reality
Depending on his mood, Jeff Weiser settles down to work in a Parisian cafe, a mysterious cave or high above the Earth, thanks to t...
Asian markets drop on Fed rate fears as US inflati...
Asian markets sank Friday after a sell-off on Wall Street in response to a forecast-busting jump in US inflation that fanned expec...
Trucker protest 'worse than Covid' for small busin...
The trucker protest over Covid restrictions has been worse than the pandemic itself for small businesses in Canada's capital, as t...
Worries over aggressive Fed shift send US stocks t...
Wall Street equities tumbled on Thursday as markets bet that the latest inflation report would compel the Federal Reserve to accel...
Masks in class -- how damaging to child developmen...
Two years into the pandemic, concerns around the effect of masks on the linguistic, emotional and social development of children a...
Macron calls for 14 new reactors in nuclear 'renai...
French President Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for a "renaissance" for the country's nuclear industry, saying he wanted up to 14...
Stocks slide as US inflation surges
US stock markets slid on Thursday as data showed inflation jumping to a four-decade high, raising concerns that the Federal Reserv...
Astra warns on falling Covid treatment sales after...
British Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca on Thursday warned that coronavirus product sales and profit margins would drop this year...
Detained Eritrean Orthodox ex-leader dies at 94
The former head of Eritrea's Orthodox church, who spent more than a decade under house arrest, has died aged 94, church officials...
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...