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France rescues over 6,000 UK-bound Channel migrants in 2025
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UK schoolgirl game character Amelia co-opted by far-right
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Colombia's president embraces war of words with Trump
Donald Trump's decision to freeze millions in aid to Colombia and brand its president a drug trafficker has smashed long-standing ties and could yet shake up the country's 2026 presidential race.
Argentina's central bank intervenes to halt run on peso
Argentina's central bank said Tuesday it had sold $45.5 million dollars on the foreign exchange market to try and halt a run on the peso days ahead of midterm elections that have put pressure on the currency despite substantial US financial aid.
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JPMorgan Chase officially inaugurated its new Manhattan tower Tuesday, a 60-story skyscraper that also marks a kind of comeback of office working after the pandemic years.
Netflix shares sink as quarterly profit misses mark
Netflix shares sank on Tuesday after the streaming television powerhouse reported quarterly profit that fell short of market expectations.
Dodging Trump's tariffs, Brazil's Embraer lands record orders
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Tuesday reported a record order backlog in the third quarter of $31.3 billion after dodging the worst of US tariffs.
Stocks rise on China-US hopes, gold and silver slump
Most stock markets extended gains Tuesday on further signs that China-US trade tensions were easing and as investors looked to corporate earnings.
Oasis guitars among music memorabilia worth £3 mn at UK auction
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Stocks rise on China-US hopes, Japan's new PM lifts Tokyo
Most stock markets extended gains Tuesday on further signs that China-US trade tensions were easing and as investors looked to corporate earnings.
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Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk to shake up board
Denmark's Novo Nordisk said Tuesday it would replace more than half of its board, including the chair, as the Ozempic and Wegovy maker restructures in the face of rising competition for its anti-obesity treatments.
Hermes taps British designer to lead its menswear line
French luxury company Hermes on Tuesday announced that a British designer, Grace Wales Bonner, is taking over its men's pret-a-porter collection from a predecessor who held the position for nearly four decades.
Stocks up on China-US hopes, Japan's new PM lifts Tokyo
Most stock markets extended gains Tuesday on further signs that China-US trade tensions were easing and as investors looked to corporate earnings.
US tariffs take big bite out of Swiss exports
Stiff US tariffs on Switzerland badly hurt the Alpine country's exports in the third quarter, official figures showed Tuesday, with Swiss watchmakers suffering badly.
UK borrowing hits five-year high ahead of budget
UK government borrowing reached a five-year high in September, official data showed Tuesday, adding pressure to the government ahead of its annual budget.
Nigerian monarch takes on oil giant in search of environmental justice
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PM Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Iron Lady 2.0
Sanae Takaichi, a staunch conservative who admires Margaret Thatcher, became Japan's first woman prime minister on Tuesday, but analysts say her rise does not necessarily signal a feminist victory.
Paris verdict due in TotalEnergies 'greenwashing' case
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Equities rally on China-US hopes, new Japanese PM lifts Tokyo
Stocks extended gains Tuesday on further signs that China-US trade tensions were easing, with Tokyo hitting another record as Japan prepares to swear in a new prime minister and bring an end to a period of political uncertainty.
Canada crime bill and rap group fracas spark free-speech debate
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The outage that hit the world's leading cloud provider Amazon Web Services on Monday has highlighted global reliance on the technology, which offers businesses on-demand IT resources without heavy investment in expensive server farms.
Trump says Australia will get submarines as PM visits
US President Donald Trump said Australia would get coveted nuclear-powered attack submarines and signed a deal on rare earth minerals with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Monday.
Brazil greenlights oil drilling in sensitive Amazon region
Brazil's Petrobras said Monday it has permission to drill for oil near the mouth of the Amazon River, casting a shadow over the country's green ambitions as it prepares to host UN climate talks.
Stock markets climb as China-US trade fears ease
Stock markets rose Monday after conciliatory comments from US President Donald Trump at the weekend eased worries about China-US trade tensions.
US begins sending nuke workers home as shutdown drags
The agency responsible for safeguarding the US nuclear stockpile began placing most staff on enforced leave Monday, US media reported, as the government shutdown dragged into a fourth week.
Trial opens in Klarna's $8.3-bn lawsuit against Google
A Swedish court began hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit brought by Swedish price comparison site Pricerunner, owned by Klarna, against tech giant Google for over $8 billion for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results.
Stock markets rise as China-US trade fears ease
Stock markets mostly rose Monday after conciliatory comments from US President Donald Trump at the weekend eased worries about China-US trade tensions.
Amazon's cloud services hit by global outage
A global outage hit Amazon's cloud services on Monday, the subsidiary of the US tech giant said, disrupting many websites and services including Amazon Prime, Perplexity, Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat and Duolingo.
'People can breathe': hope for peace on Afghan-Pakistan border
After a week of violence, residents on the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan are hoping a new ceasefire deal will end the clashes and revive crucial cross-border trade.