UK nearly doubles energy price cap in cost-of-living crisis
by Roland JACKSON / Véronique DUPONT Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain announced Friday a vast 80-percent hike…
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Deadly Russian strike shatters Ukraine rail hub
by Oleksandr KHOROCHOUN Agence France-Presse CHAPLYNE, Ukraine (AFP) -- "It's such a shame for this boy, such a shame," said…
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Lights out? Swiss brace for looming power shortages
by Agnès PEDRERO Agence France-Presse FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland (AFP) -- Switzerland is among the world's wealthiest countries, but its reliance on…
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Chinese volleyball team wear masks during Asian Cup clash
BEIJING, China (AFP) - China's volleyball association apologised on Friday for failing to tell its women's team to remove their…
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Christie’s to auction Microsoft co-founder Allen’s $1bn-plus art collection
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Christie's announced plans on Thursday to auction the art collection of late Microsoft co-founder…
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Global monkeypox cases dropped last week: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Monkeypox cases fell by a fifth last week as infections in Europe dropped but the outbreak…
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Unvaccinated Djokovic to miss US Open
PARIS, France (AFP) - Former men's world number one Novak Djokovic said he will not play in the US Open…
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In risky recyling venture, Gazans burn plastic for fuel
JABALIA, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - Living in one of the poorest parts of the Middle East and facing some of…
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Trump social media platform faces money woes, modest following
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - Signs are growing that Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social is in financial…
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North Korea says new fever cases were flu, not Covid
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea said Friday that the fever cases it detected earlier this week were found…
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