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Wayne (United States) (AFP) - Workers at the "Big Three" US auto manufacturers went on strike Friday in a first-ever coordinated action to demand pay raises, testing the resilience of...

London (AFP) - Stock markets rallied Friday as forecast-busting Chinese data boosted hopes the world's number-two economy may be stabilising after an extended slowdown. Investor sentiment was boosted on expectations...

Wayne (United States) (AFP) - The US auto workers' union launched a targeted strike at three factories just after midnight on Friday, ordering simultaneous stoppages at Detroit's "Big Three" for...

Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets rallied Friday as forecast-busting Chinese data boosted hopes the world's number-two economy may be stabilising after an extended slowdown. The news out of Beijing, which...

Detroit (AFP) - The US auto workers' union announced the start of a strike at three factories just after midnight on Friday, as a deadline expired to reach a deal...

Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico said Thursday that it expected to open dozens of new air routes to the United States after regulators in Washington restored its top aviation safety...

Washington (AFP) - US surgeons who transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a brain-dead patient announced Thursday they had ended their experiment after a record-breaking 61 days. The latest...

New York (AFP) - The fugitive murderer who was finally tracked down after a massive two-week manhunt across rural Pennsylvania survived on watermelon and planned to escape to Canada or Puerto...

London (AFP) - Eurozone stocks jumped and the euro slid on Thursday after the European Central Bank signalled its latest interest-rate hike might be its last. Wall Street rose as...

Detroit (AFP) - Detroit was on edge Thursday as the auto workers union stood poised for a historic strike of "Big Three" automakers as a midnight deadline approached. Negotiations continued...