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Eurozone inflation edges up in January to 2.5%
Eurozone inflation ticked up slightly in January to 2.5 percent, edging higher for a fourth consecutive month driven by energy price increases, official data showed on Monday. The January rise in consumer prices was mainly down to energy costs, which were up 1.8 percent year-on-year, having increased only by 0.1 percent in December.
French PM set to force budget through parliament
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will Monday force through France's budget without a vote, a move set to prompt a no-confidence motion from the left that could topple his government after less than two months in office. Bayrou is Macron's sixth prime minister since taking office in 2017.
South Korea appeals court upholds Samsung chief's fraud acquittal
Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong was cleared again Monday of a raft of charges linked to a controversial 2015 merger which prosecutors claimed was designed to seal his control of the South Korean tech giant. Lee was orginally cleared of the charges in a trial last year, but prosecutors appealed against the verdict.
Two years on, construction jungle emerges from Antioch's quake-hit ruins
Whenever Sema Genc enters a room, the first place she looks is the ceiling: would it hold up in an earthquake, or would she be trapped under the rubble again? One of those was Genc, the NGO worker rescued from the rubble.
France's PM prepares to force budget through parliament
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will on Monday try to force through his government's budget without a vote using a controversial parliamentary mechanism, which might lead to a no-confidence motion from the left.
Tunisia sets sights on becoming world's top seawater therapy spot
With a Mediterranean coastline, natural thermal springs, clement weather and affordability, Tunisia has become the world's second-largest destination for seawater-based treatments known as thalassotherapy.
OpenAI announces new 'deep research' tool for ChatGPT
US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" ahead of high-level meetings in Tokyo, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the AI field. OpenAI chief Sam Altman is in Tokyo to meet Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba later Monday along with Masayoshi Son, head of Japanese tech investment behemoth SoftBank Group.
Asian stocks dive, dollar rallies as Year of the Snake starts with bite
Asian stocks tanked and the dollar surged Monday after Donald Trump signed off huge tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, and warned the European Union would be hit "pretty soon". Oil prices jumped as Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico include the commodity.
Mexican farmers, auto-parts makers urge dialogue with US
Mexican agricultural and auto-parts producers called Sunday for "dialogue" to head off the trade war prompted by US President Donald Trump's decision to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada.
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