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Kroenke to buy baseball's Los Angeles Angels: statement

US billionaire Stan Kroenke on Tuesday agreed terms to buy the Los Angeles Angels baseball team, adding to his sports franchise empire that already includes the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and the English Premier League's Arsenal.

Global bond sell-off, surging oil prices send markets into the red

A sell-off of bonds from key countries worldwide deepened on Tuesday, sending government borrowing costs soaring and equities lower as investors fretted that energy-driven inflation would force central bankers to hike interest rates.

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US growth slows in 2022 as downturn fears loom

The US economy grew at a slower pace in 2022, the Commerce Department said Thursday, as activity eased in the final months of the year and recession fears loomed.

Cyprus workers strike over stalled cost-of-living talks

A general strike Thursday paralysed Cyprus for three hours, affecting schools, hospitals, government services and the private sector, as labour unions demand wages be adjusted to decades-high inflation rates.

Israeli president urges EU to up fight against anti-Semitism

Israel's President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday urged Europe to fight anti-Semitism "at all costs", in the face of a worrying increase in hatred being spread notably online.

Markets mostly rise before key US GDP data

European stock markets chased Asia higher Thursday before key US data that could shed light on the Federal Reserve's outlook for interest rates.

Toyota to replace Akio Toyoda as president and CEO

Toyota named Koji Sato president and CEO on Thursday, in a surprise reshuffle that sees third-generation chief executive Akio Toyoda step aside to become board chairman of the world's top-selling automaker.

Hong Kong reopens to lead Asian rally

Most Asian markets rose Thursday as the majority returned from the Lunar New Year break on an optimistic note, with inflation slowing and central banks hinting at a lighter approach to tackling prices.

UK cost-of-living crisis pushes mothers to the brink

At an east London church on a bitterly cold winter's day, Beautine Wester-Okiya picks her way through boxes of donated baby clothes, toys and other assorted items destined for local people battered by the UK's cost-of-living crisis.

Toyota says replacing Akio Toyoda as president and CEO

Toyota named Koji Sato as its new president, CEO, and operating officer Thursday, replacing third-generation chief executive Akio Toyoda -- who will become board chairman.

US growth expected to slow in fourth quarter as downturn fears loom

The US economy is forecast to have grown but at a slower pace in the final months of 2022, helped by consumption and business investment although recession fears loom.

'Invasion Day' rallies mark divisive national holiday in Australia

Thousands protested Australia's increasingly divisive national day Thursday as the public debates whether the country's Indigenous population should be recognised in the constitution.

IBM to cut 3,900 jobs as it reorganizes business

IBM will slash some 3,900 jobs, slightly more than one percent of its workforce, related to businesses it has divested, a source close to the matter told AFP on Wednesday.

Peru faces food, fuel shortages as Boluarte defiant

Shortages in Peru of basic products, including increasingly expensive fuel and food, mount further Wednesday, as the president remained defiant in the face of relentless protests.

Hong Kong returns to lead most Asian markets higher

Migrants in Morocco limbo as they cling to Europe dreams

Oumar left home in Guinea five years ago in search of a better life in Europe, but today he inhabits a daily purgatory of hunger, cold and police violence in Morocco.

Meta says Trump to be allowed back on Facebook, Instagram

Social networking giant Meta announced Tuesday that it would soon reinstate former US president Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram with "new guardrails," two years after he was banned over the 2021 assault on the Capitol.

Stocks slip before US economic updates and on earnings worries

European and US stock markets slid on Wednesday as investors reacted to underwhelming company earnings and braced for economic growth data in the United States.

Elderly, Asian gunman outlier in US mass shootings

Mass shootings in the United States have become agonizingly common, but the two recent incidents in California stand out for their difference: the alleged attackers were men of Asian descent, both elderly.

Boeing reports Q4 loss but reaffirms 2023 targets

Persistent supply chain woes and staffing issues led to another quarterly loss at Boeing, but the company on Wednesday confirmed its 2023 outlook amid strong aviation demand.

Microsoft users kicked out of apps during global outage

US tech giant Microsoft said on Wednesday it had suffered a global outage that limited access to software including Outlook and Teams for several hours.

Former McDonald's reopen in Kazakhstan without logo

Several restaurants that used to work under the McDonald's brand in Kazakhstan reopened on Wednesday without the chain's logo, weeks after the fast-food giant exited the country over supply problems.

Canada central bank raises key interest rate to 4.5%

Canada's central bank on Wednesday raised its key lending rate for the eighth time in less than a year, this time by 25 basis points to 4.5 percent, as it tries to tame inflation.

Venice recruits next generation in flooding fight

As rising waters fuel fears that Venice may one day be entirely submerged, local children are being educated on how to protect the lagoon, a fragile ecosystem threatened by climate change.

Stocks slip before economic updates

European and US stock markets slid on Wednesday as investors braced for key company earnings and economic growth data in the United States.

Thousands protest South Africa's energy crisis

Several thousands of people took to the streets in South Africa on Wednesday to protest a prolonged energy crisis that has resulted in crippling power cuts for the continent's most industrialised economy.

Boeing reports Q4 loss of $634 mn, reaffirms 2023 targets

Boeing reported a fourth-quarter loss of $634 million on Wednesday as elevated operating and supply chain costs offset a December uptick in commercial plane deliveries.

German economy to avoid recession in 2023, says Berlin

Germany is set to narrowly escape a recession this year, the government said Wednesday, as Europe's biggest economy weathers the fallout from the Ukraine war better than expected.

ChatGPT bot passes US law school exam

A chatbot powered by reams of data from the internet has passed exams at a US law school after writing essays on topics ranging from constitutional law to taxation and torts.

Adani stocks fall in India on fraud, stock manipulation claims

Asia's richest man Gautam Adani saw his net worth drop six billion dollars on Wednesday after a US investment firm accused him of "brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud".

Hundreds protest S.Africa energy crisis

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Johannesburg on Wednesday to protest a prolonged energy crisis causing record power cuts in South Africa.

Microsoft scrambles to fix global outage

US tech giant Microsoft said on Wednesday it was working to fix a networking problem that had left users across the world struggling to access tools like Outlook and Teams.

EasyJet hikes profit forecast on demand boom

British airline EasyJet hiked Wednesday its annual profit guidance after record demand and falling quarterly losses, as customers prioritise holidays and shrug off the cost-of-living crisis.

Gold mines, trash and memories: Soweto's urban hikes

Soweto is full of gritty urban landscapes and alleys which evoke its history as one of apartheid's battlegrounds.

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