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New York (AFP) - Shares of Pioneer Natural Resources surged more than 10 percent Friday following reports the shale producer is nearing a megadeal to be acquired by ExxonMobil. The...

Groza (Ukraine) (AFP) - Galina Yudina, from the tiny Ukrainian village of Groza, is still reeling from the shock of Russia's missile strike that killed more than 50 people just...

London (AFP) - Wall Street cooled Friday on hot US employment data for September amid fears the bullish jobs market showing may keep interest rates higher for longer. The latest...

Washington (AFP) - US employers stepped up their hiring pace unexpectedly in September while unemployment held steady, government data showed on Friday, adding pressure on policymakers seeking to cool the...

Abidjan (AFP) - Sub-Saharan Africa will have a "stronger voice" at the International Monetary Fund as it will get a third seat on the global lender's executive board, IMF chief...

York (United States) (AFP) - Parents of young children in the United States are finding that with day care centers in short supply, or too expensive, more and more of...

New York (AFP) - Six artworks stolen by the Nazis and returned recently to the heirs of the Austrian Jew who owned them will be auctioned in New York next...

Los Angeles (AFP) - A campus gynecologist for a top California university who had been charged with sexually abusing patients has been found dead at his home, his attorney said...

New York (AFP) - US stocks recovered lost ground to close down just slightly Thursday, while those in Europe finished lower, ahead of key US jobs data.  The Dow Jones...

New York (AFP) - A 64-year-old man who set off smoke bombs and fired shots on a crowded New York subway train in 2022 was sentenced Thursday to life in...