French unions defiant as court clears pensions overhaul
France's constitutional court on Friday approved President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age to 64 from 62, but unions vowed to oppose the controversial reforms as fresh protests erupted nationwide.
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Boeing shares dive on latest 737 MAX issue
Shares of Boeing tumbled Friday after the company disclosed a problem with a supplier part on the 737 MAX that is expected to slow deliveries of new jets.
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US targets El Chapo sons in crackdown on China-Mexico fentanyl networks
The US Justice Department took aim at the four sons of notorious Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and their Chinese chemical suppliers Friday in a new crackdown on deadly fentanyl.
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Family of detained US journalist in Russia breaks silence
The parents of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Friday said that they remained optimistic for a positive outcome to his detention insisting that their son "still loved Russia."
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Bolsonaro ordered to face questioning over Brazil riots
A Supreme Court judge in Brazil on Friday ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro to face questioning over riots in the seat of power by his supporters on January 8 -- the latest legal quagmire for the far-right leader.
Read moreUS Supreme Court temporarily preserves access to abortion pill
The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely-used abortion pill, in an 11th-hour ruling preventing lower court restrictions on the drug from coming into force.
Read moreRussian strike kills eight, including toddler, in eastern Ukraine
Russia shelled a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on Friday, killing eight people, including a toddler who was pulled out of the rubble but died in an ambulance on the way to hospital, authorities said.
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Kipchoge targeting Boston victory in marathon quest
Eliud Kipchoge will aim to move one step closer to his dream of winning all six world marathon majors on Monday when he makes his long-awaited debut amongst a star-studded field for the 127th Boston Marathon.
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Pakistan thump New Zealand in Babar Azam's 100th T20 international
Pakistan celebrated skipper Babar Azam's 100th international match in the shortest format with a clinical 88-run win in the first Twenty20 against New Zealand in Lahore on Friday.
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Unions defiant as French court approves Macron pension reform
The French constitutional court on Friday approved President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age to 64, but unions vowed to oppose the controversial reforms and new protests erupted nationwide.
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