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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...

The head of the US auto workers union announced plans on Wednesday to strike against the three major Detroit car manufacturers, saying the two sides remain far from a new...

Washington (AFP) - British chip designer Arm is targeting a valuation of more than $52 billion for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq exchange on Thursday, according to...

New York (AFP) - Starbucks said Wednesday its former chief executive Howard Schultz will step down from the coffee chain's board of directors "as part of a planned transition. "Schultz,...