French PM expected to resign after no-confidence vote
President Emmanuel Macron was on Thursday seeking urgent ways to halt growing political and financial chaos after a no-confidence vote left France without a functioning government, a budget or an obvious path out of the quagmire.
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British regulator approves Vodafone UK, Three merger
Vodafone and Three, the UK division of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, are set to create Britain's biggest mobile phone operator after the country's competition regulator backed the deal Thursday.
Read moreBitcoin hits $100,000 for first time as traders cheer Trump pick
Bitcoin broke $100,000 for the first time Thursday as traders cheered Donald Trump's decision to pick a crypto fan to head the US securities regulator, reinforcing optimism the new president will push through measures to deregulate the sector.
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OPEC+ expected to extend oil supply cuts
The OPEC oil cartel and its allies are expected Thursday to extend their supply cuts to avoid a sharp drop in prices in a global market awash in crude.
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The troubled history of South Korean presidents
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is now facing impeachment after a shock bid to suspend civilian rule.
Read moreBitcoin breaks $100,000, Seoul retreats as traders eye S. Korea drama
Bitcoin burst past $100,000 for the first time Thursday, while Seoul stocks slipped as South Korea's president faced impeachment after his brief imposition of martial law this week.
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'Romania first': Far-right election front-runner echoes Trump
Romania's far-right presidential front-runner Calin Georgescu has put his most controversial statements aside as he goes for a single slogan echoing Donald Trump before Sunday's run-off vote -- "Romania first".
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Ukraine was their refuge. Then came war, and her husband's killer
The radio was playing and summer sun was streaming through the car windows when Natalya Sadykova and her husband Aydos pulled into their leafy courtyard in Kyiv where a gunman was waiting.
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Puppy love as Czech prison inmates train assistance dogs
Serving their last year in prison, David Hejny and Marek Kolar have their work cut out as they train puppies Zeus and Zirkon to be assistance dogs for the visually impaired.
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Chinese shopping app Temu suspended in Vietnam: state media
Chinese shopping app Temu has been forced to suspend its services in Vietnam after it failed to register with authorities, state media said on Thursday.
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