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China To Require EU Brandy Exporters To Raise Prices Or Face Tariffs
China will require major European brandy exporters to raise prices or risk anti-dumping taxes of up to 34.9 percent from Saturday, the latest salvo in its long-running trade spat...
Second Day Of Travel Chaos As French Air Traffic Controllers Strike
French air traffic controllers staged the second day of a two-day strike on Friday, prompting the cancellation of hundreds of flights not just to-and-from France but also overflying the...
Putin Hits Ukraine With Largest Barrage Of War After Trump Call
Russia launched its largest-ever drone and missile attack on Ukraine overnight on Friday just hours after a telephone call between US and Russian presidents ended without any breakthrough.AFP journalists...
Web Designer Jani Anderson on Making Civic Engagement Interesting Through Gamification
What if logging into a government portal felt less like filling out tax forms and more like leveling up in your favorite mobile game? What if civic responsibility sparked...
North Korean Detained After Crossing Land Border: Seoul Military
A North Korean civilian voluntarily crossed the heavily mined land border between the two countries, aided by the South's military in a delicate 20-hour operation, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of...
Making Connections In Myanmar’s Fractured State
In a riverine battleground in western Myanmar, an entrepreneur hunts for reception using a makeshift bamboo antenna, his payphone kiosk providing locals a lifeline to connect with their loved...
Where Do Trade Talks Stand In The Rush To Avert Higher US Tariffs?
As a Wednesday deadline approaches for steeper US tariffs to hit dozens of economies ranging from the EU to India, trade negotiations with President Donald Trump's administration are coming...
Oasis Fans Converge As Mega-tour Kicks Off In UK
Tens of thousands of ecstatic Oasis fans descend Friday on Cardiff as the legendary Britpop band kicks off a highly anticipated reunion tour nearly 16 years after last performing...
‘Hug Therapy’: How Pope Leo Is Trying To Unify Vatican
Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering tradition after his predecessor's unorthodox papacy."Prudent", "methodical"...
Inter-American Court Says States Must Protect People From Climate Change
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organization of American States (OAS) have an obligation to take "all necessary measures" to protect populations...
