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Stockholm (AFP) - Americans Robert Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the Nobel economics prize Monday for their work on how monetary and fiscal policy can better stabilise disruptive economic...

Paris (France) (AFP) - An intensifying El Nino broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, in another sign...

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - NATO's top military commander is expected to deliver a warning to Russia on Monday over the alliance's ability to counter any attack, as worries grow over...

New York (AFP) - New York's notorious Rikers Island jail, long criticized for unsanitary and violent conditions, will miss a deadline for the vast complex to close down, prompting disappointment...

Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) (AFP) - Hurricane Simon strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm and was expected to make landfall or skirt the coast of west-central Mexico on Sunday, according...

North Jackson (United States) (AFP) - For Doug Rende, who runs an aluminum product manufacturer in the US state of Ohio, President Donald Trump's tariffs have meant millions of dollars...

New York (AFP) - New York's subway is known for being dirty, noisy and sometimes flooded, but that doesn't stop people from flocking to grab a seat, sign or other...

Pensacola (United States) (AFP) - Four people died in the southeastern United States as post-tropical cyclone Isaias threatened flooding and tornado risks Saturday as it moved northward after making landfall...

Pensacola (United States) (AFP) - The southeastern United States faced flooding and tornado risks on Saturday as Isaias, weakened from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone, advanced northward from its...

Pensacola (United States) (AFP) - Isaias weakened from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone early Saturday after it made landfall in northwestern Florida, where it lashed the US Gulf Coast...