Canadian insurers face record costs from 2024 extreme weather
Montreal (AFP) - Damage from extreme weather in Canada last year pushed the bill facing insurers to an unprecedented CAN$8....
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Asian markets mixed as traders eye US inflation data, earnings
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets diverged Tuesday as bargain buying after recent losses played against ongoing worries about the...
Stock markets fall as traders trim US rate cut bets
London (AFP) - Asian and European markets slid Monday after traders trimmed bets on US Federal Reserve rate cuts and...
Russia says Ukraine targeted infrastructure of gas pipeline to Turkey
Moscow (AFP) - Russia accused Ukraine on Monday of launching a weekend drone attack on infrastructure of a major gas...
Billion-pound lawsuit against Apple over App Store opens in UK
London (AFP) - Did US tech giant Apple abuse the dominant position of its app store in the UK?A trial...
Markets track Wall St losses after blockbuster US jobs report
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian and European markets sank Monday after an outsized US jobs report dealt another blow to...
Los Angeles fires deliver latest blow to embattled Hollywood
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - As Los Angeles is gripped by wildfires that resemble a Hollywood disaster movie, the...
Tech sector’s energy transition draws attention at Vegas show
Las Vegas (AFP) - With its focus on innovative products and cutting-edge technology, the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has...
South Korea says Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash
Seoul (AFP) - The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight...
Strong US jobs report sends stocks sliding, dollar rising
New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks slumped and the dollar climbed on Friday as a robust US jobs report...
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