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Global stocks fall amid worries over interest rate, US-China tensions
Stock markets slid and the dollar firmed Monday after the latest round of robust US economic data fanned expectations of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
US charges 'neo-Nazi' leader in plot to attack power stations
US authorities announced the arrests Monday of the co-founder of the notorious Atomwaffen neo-Nazi group and a woman he met online in the latest extremist plot to attack public electricity facilities.
Five Argentine rugby players sentenced to life for shocking murder
A court in Argentina on Monday sentenced five amateur rugby players from the same team to life imprisonment for beating a teenager to death in a crime with alleged racist undertones.
Renault chairman says projects will rebalance Nissan alliance
The refounding of the Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi alliance announced Monday will lead the rebalancing of their partnership via concrete projects, Renault's chairman Jean-Dominique Senard told AFP.
French parliament debates pension reform as new strike looms
A stormy debate kicked off in France's parliament on Monday over a highly contested pension reform championed by President Emmanuel Macron, a day ahead of new strikes and mass demonstrations against the plan.
Anglican head opens Church meeting with call for unity
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby urged unity among Anglicans on Monday as he opened a General Synod meeting set to be dominated by controversy over allowing priests to marry same-sex couples.
Medics walk out in UK's biggest health service strikes
Nurses and ambulance staff on Monday staged Britain's biggest round yet of health service strikes, stepping up their demands for better pay to combat a cost-of-living crisis.
West's new oil sanctions aim to tighten screws on Russia
The West's latest wave of sanctions on Russian energy exports seeks to hit Moscow harder than its previous moves over the Ukraine war.
Stock markets fall on US rate-hike fears
Stock markets slid and the dollar firmed Monday after a forecast-busting US jobs report fanned expectations of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes to cool sky-high inflation.
US tech giant Dell to cut 5% of its global workforce
American computer firm Dell said Monday that it will lay off some five percent of its global workforce, or around 6,650 employees, the latest casualties of a job-slashing wave hitting the US tech sector.
Stock markets mostly slide on US rate-hike fears
Stock markets mostly slid and the dollar firmed Monday after a forecast-busting US jobs report fanned expectations of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes to cool sky-high inflation.
Renault and Nissan hail 'rebalanced' alliance to bury tensions
French automaker Renault and Japanese partner Nissan said on Monday they were opening a "new chapter" in their tension-marred alliance as they signed a deal to reboot their 24-year relationship.
Hong Kong's trans activists score landmark ID card victory
Hong Kong's top court ruled on Monday that transgender people can change the sex marked on their identification cards without undergoing surgery, a landmark victory for LGBTQ equality.
UK faces biggest round of health service strikes
Nurses and ambulances staff stepped up their demands for better pay Monday to combat the UK's cost of living crisis with their biggest round of health service strikes.
'Upending the world': Swiss teachers take on ChatGPT
"It is dizzying," Eric Vanoncini acknowledged to the classroom full of anxious teachers as reams of text generated by the ChatGPT bot unfurled on the large screen behind him.
Markets take a hit as US jobs fan rate worries
Markets mostly fell Monday and the dollar held gains after a forecast-busting US jobs report fanned expectations of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
Renault, Nissan boards approve 'rebalanced' alliance
The boards of French automaker Renault and Japanese partner Nissan have approved a major overhaul of their rocky 24-year alliance following months of negotiations, the companies said on Monday.
New pensions showdown for Macron as reform hits parliament
French President Emmanuel Macron's government faces a crunch week of defending its contested pension reform, with fireworks expected in parliament and mass strikes and demonstrations planned on the streets.
Adani shares dive again as Indian opposition stages demos
Investors dumped more Adani stock on Monday as India's opposition staged protests calling for a full enquiry into allegations of major accounting fraud at the country's biggest conglomerate.
Key winners for the 2023 Grammy Awards
Here is a list of winners in key categories for the 65th annual Grammy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles.
Rushdie releases new novel, six months after knife attack
Six months after being stabbed, British author Salman Rushdie on Tuesday publishes his new novel "Victory City", an "epic tale" of a 14th-century woman who defies a patriarchal world to rule a city.
Most Asian markets drop as US jobs fan rate worries
Asian markets mostly fell Monday and the dollar extended gains after a forecast-busting US jobs report fanned expectations of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
Macron gives ground to allies in unpopular pension reform bid
President Emmanuel Macron's government on Sunday offered a concession on contested French pension reforms, seeking to shore up support from prospective right-wing allies ahead of the parliamentary debate.
Pervez Musharraf: Pakistan's last military ruler
Pervez Musharraf, the last military ruler of Pakistan, who served as a key ally to the US during its "war on terror" died in exile in Dubai on Sunday at the age of 79.
UK mega-lab generates weather to test homes of future
The thermometer sinks below zero as a blizzard of fine snow descends on two houses freshly built inside a massive laboratory in northern England.
Cuba puts state-owned car owners on commuter aid duty
Cuba has warned drivers of state-owned cars to pick up people at bus stops or face prosecution, as Havana faces painful shortages of diesel fuel, authorities said this week.
Europe in crossfire of US-China economic rivalry
The economic confrontation between the United States and China has put Europe in the crossfire, with Washington's plan to boost green industries threatening to cause collateral damage to a key ally.
US climate subsidies unsettle Europe's green industry plans
An empty field near Heide in a corner of Germany known more for its cabbage farming is the chosen site for a huge battery factory and potential pillar of the country's future green economy.
US jobs surge, tech concerns whiplash stocks and send dollar higher
A surge in hiring in the United States renewed worries about aggressive interest rate hikes on Friday, bolstering the dollar and whiplashing Wall Street stocks.
Despair and distrust: Andean communities 'forgotten' by Lima
With a bent back and bare feet in the black soil, Ruben Gutierrez Escobar, 63, uses a hoe to plow his fields in Bella Vista, a hamlet near Cusco in southern Peru at an altitude of 3,500 meters.
Hoggard withdraws from hearings into Rafiq racism allegations
Ex-England international bowler Matthew Hoggard has withdrawn from the disciplinary process involving allegations made by his former Yorkshire teammate Azeem Rafiq.
Long-delayed ExoMars mission still dreams of 2028 launch
War, budget cuts, a pandemic and a crash: For all its trials, Europe's ExoMars mission might be more deserving of the name Perseverance than NASA's Martian rover.