Canada ice fishing season gets off to late start due to warm weather
By Anne-Sophie THILL SAINTE-ANNE-DE-LA-PÉRADE, Canada, Feb 6, 2024 (AFP) - On a frozen river in Canada, a cluster of brightly…
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Business
US defies hiring slowdown expectations, adds 353,000 jobs in January: govt
By Beiyi SEOW WASHINGTON, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - The US labor market smashed expectations last month in a surprise…
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Japan’s Aozora Bank shares plunge over bad loans
TOKYO, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - Shares in Japan's Aozora Bank plunged for a second straight day Friday -- wiping…
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Russia has created 520,000 new defence jobs, Putin says
MOSCOW, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - Russia has created more than half a million new jobs in its defence sector…
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France offers cash and support to protesting farmers
By Myriam LEMETAYER, Tom BARFIELD PARIS, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - France's government offered a slew of new concessions Thursday…
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Japanese airliners ‘clip wings’, no injuries
TOKYO, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The wing tips of two passenger jets "scratched" each other at a Japanese airport…
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IMF authorizes $4.7 bn for Argentina after Milei’s ‘bold’ reforms
WASHINGTON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a fresh $4.7 billion for Argentina, praising…
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Universal Music warns it will pull songs from TikTok
Universal Music Group warned Tuesday that it would pull its songs from TikTok, after a breakdown in talks with the…
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US judge voids Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla compensation
NEW YORK, Jan 31, 2024 (AFP) - A judge in the US state of Delaware voided the $56 billion compensation…
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Toyota apologises for scandals as vehicle sales set new record
TOKYO, Jan 30, 2024 (AFP) - Toyota's chairman said Tuesday he was "ashamed" of recent scandals involving subsidiaries of the…
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