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Moscow (AFP) – Girls with big white hair bows and boys in blazers held hands as they lined up for their first day back to school in Moscow, with parents...

London (AFP) – Stocks got only a modest and short-lived boost Friday despite the latest US jobs report helping solidify expectations of a pause in US interest rate hikes. An...

London (AFP) – Stock markets mostly rose and the dollar dipped Friday after a US jobs report helped solidify expectations of a pause in US interest rate hikes.  An increase...

London (AFP) – Stock markets mostly rose and the dollar dipped Friday before a US jobs report set to offer more clues on the outlook for interest rates. The labour...

Hong Kong (AFP) – Markets mostly rose Friday ahead of a crucial US jobs report later in the day and following data showing inflation in the world’s largest economy had...

Crystal River (United States) (AFP) – Miriam Butler looked out at a flooded street in Crystal River, northwest Florida, where an abandoned car stood semi-submerged in the murky waters.  The...

Crystal River (United States) (AFP) – Residents in the US state of Florida on Thursday cleaned up after rain and flooding caused by Hurricane Idalia wreaked havoc before the storm...

Washington (AFP) – A key US inflation measure used by the Federal Reserve to set interest rates rose in July, due largely to another jump in the cost of services,...

Zurich (AFP) – Newly-crowned sprint king Noah Lyles insisted Wednesday that he had received some support for his comments criticising NBA stars for declaring themselves “world champions” for winning the...

Perry (United States) (AFP) – Florida began assessing the damage Wednesday from Idalia’s flooding after the powerful storm inundated coastal communities and knocked out power to thousands, as the system...