Court reduces spying sentence for Ikea France ex-boss
A French appeals court on Friday cut the sentence of a former Ikea France chief convicted in 2021 of setting up an illegal system to spy on staff and job applicants.
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Rome's Appian Way eyes UNESCO status
All roads lead to Rome, as the saying goes, and the most prestigious is the Appian Way, the strategic highway for the Roman Empire now hoping to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Tearful tribute to Tanzanian student killed in Ukraine
Hundreds of Tanzanians attended an emotional memorial ceremony on Friday for a student who was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine after being recruited in jail.
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UK teen jailed for far-right videos linked to US killings
A British teenager was on Friday sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for videos promoting racist violence that have been linked to two mass killings in the United States.
Read moreStock markets fluctuate as US inflation eases
Stock markets seesawed Friday as data showed a key US inflation indicator easing in December, opening the door for the Federal Reserve to slow its rate-hike campaign.
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Top French university bans students from using ChatGPT
A top French university on Friday forbade students from using artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to complete assignments, in the first such ban at a college in the country.
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Greek government survives vote over wiretap scandal
Greece's government on Friday easily survived a no-confidence vote called by the opposition over a long-running wiretap scandal in which top officials were targeted by state intelligence for months.
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France to probe microplastic pellet pollution on Atlantic beaches
French prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate the appearance of vast quantities of tiny toxic plastic pellets along the Atlantic coast that endanger marine life and the human food chain.
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US on edge over video of fatal police beating
The southern US city of Memphis braced itself for unrest Friday as authorities prepared to release a video depicting the fatal assault of a Black man by five police officers who, the victim's mother said, "beat him to a pulp."
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Key US inflation gauge slows in December on easing goods and energy costs
A key indicator of US inflation eased again in December, according to government data released Friday, opening the door to smaller interest rate hikes as efforts to cool the economy ripple through sectors.
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