France’s public and private sectors race to adapt as winter energy crisis looms
Both the French government and the private sector have been forced to find ways to adapt as gas and electricity prices have risen steadily for...
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Euro dips below the dollar, dropping to lowest level in 20 years
Issued on: 23/08/2022 – 16:16 The euro has fallen below parity with the dollar, diving to its lowest level in 20 years and ending a...
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Week of gang battles kills dozens, deepens fuel crisis in Haiti
Issued on: 14/07/2022 – 05:00 A week of gang violence in Haiti’s capital has left at least 89 people dead, a rights group said Wednesday,...
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All is forgiven? Saudi leader on first Turkey visit since Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Turkey, less than four years after dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered his consulate in Istanbul, never to reemerge. Does President...
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Why Turkey is normalising ties with Saudi Arabia after Jamal Kashoggi murder?
Issued on: 22/06/2022 – 14:51Modified: 22/06/2022 – 15:02 Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to arrive in Ankara on Wednesday, making his first...
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Soaring bread prices spark protests and shop fires in Iran
Issued on: 13/05/2022 – 18:07Modified: 13/05/2022 – 18:29 Soaring bread prices have triggered protests in Iran in which some shops were set on fire, prompting...
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Iran arrests at least 22 protesting staple food price hikes
Issued on: 13/05/2022 – 17:04Modified: 13/05/2022 – 17:23 Iranian authorities have arrested at least 22 demonstrators who had been protesting sudden price hikes of subsidised...
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Low growth and inflation increase risk of stagflation
Issued on: 01/05/2022 – 17:39 Income growth has stagnated as prices for essential goods and energy are on the rise. New figures from France’s National Institute...
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Russian pensioner explains support for Putin amid inflation, dubious reporting on Ukraine war
Issued on: 28/03/2022 – 09:48 Speaking to FRANCE 24 in his Moscow home, Aleksandr explained his support for President Vladimir Putin amid rising inflation and food prices alongside dubious...
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Turkish women want equal pay: Gender pay gap widens with financial crisis
Issued on: 23/03/2022 – 11:20Modified: 23/03/2022 – 11:31 A social movement is creating shockwaves in Turkey. People have been taking to the streets, demanding salary...
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Women in G7 countries feel less supported than men to deal with Covid-19’s impact
(CNN) — An average of more than 60% of women living in G7 countries whose lives were changed by the Covid-19 pandemic say their governments...
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Slamming ‘dictator’ Putin, Biden meets rare bipartisan approval in State of the Union speech
Issued on: 02/03/2022 – 05:46 President Joe Biden won standing ovation upon standing ovation Tuesday in a rousing State of the Union speech seeking to...