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Millennials overtake baby boomers as Canada’s top generation

Millennials have overtaken baby boomers as the dominant generation in Canada for the first time, thanks to an immigration surge,…

UK sanctions six officials at Russian prison where Navalny died

LONDON, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - UK Foreign minister David Cameron said Wednesday that London had imposed sanctions on six…

Tesla’s German factory expansion plans suffer setback

FRANKFURT, Germany, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - Tesla said Wednesday it will have to rethink expansion plans for its German…

Fresh farmers’ protests choke Europe

MADRID, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - Hundreds of tractors rolled into Madrid Wednesday for fresh protests by Spanish farmers angered…

Food watchdog lodges complaint over Nestle mineral water ‘fraud’

PARIS, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - Consumer watchdog Foodwatch said it was filing a legal complaint Wednesday against food giant…

A-Z of Ukraine war, two years on

By Clare BYRNE PARIS, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - From the town of Avdiivka, which fell to Russian forces in…

Russia vs the West: Is Putin winning?

By Stuart WILLIAMS PARIS, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - Former US President George W. Bush believed he had a "sense…

Toll of war in Ukraine high, but just how much unknown

The human cost of the war in Ukraine, two years after the Russian invasion, is in the hundreds of thousands,…

Founder of discount chain “Daiso” passes away at 80

TOKYO, Feb 20, 2024 (AFP) - Hirotake Yano, the Japanese 100-yen shop pioneer and founder of the Daiso chain, has…

X disrupted in Pakistan for third day

By Shrouq TARIQISLAMABAD, Feb 20, 2024 (AFP) - Social media platform X was disrupted across Pakistan for a third day…

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