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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...

Washington (AFP) - US warplanes on Thursday shot down a Turkish drone that was deemed a threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said -- an incident likely to...

Washington (AFP) - Drugs like Ozempic, which have become increasingly popular for losing weight, heighten the risk of certain severe gastrointestinal problems including stomach paralysis, according to a large study...

Washington (AFP) - The United States said Thursday it would resume limited food assistance in Ethiopia, delivering to some one million refugees, but will keep most operations suspended after concerns...

Washington (AFP) - An increase in exports helped to reduce the overall US trade deficit in August to the smallest since late 2020, according to government data released on Thursday....