AFP
20201 articles published since 08 Mar 2022
- All (20201)
- Economy (8420)
- Business and Economy (5267)
- World (4601)
- Africa (974)
- Technology (924)
- US (8)
- Asia (4)
- Nigeria (2)
- Europe (1)
Author's articles
UK police lift lid on largest ever counter-fraud operation
UK police on Thursday said their biggest ever counter-fraud operation had disrupted an international criminal network targeting hundreds of thousands of victims in millions of spam phone calls.
Favourites Brazil kick off World Cup bid as Ronaldo and Portugal enter fray
Favourites Brazil begin their bid to win a sixth World Cup on Thursday when they take on Serbia, while Cristiano Ronaldo will hope to put his acrimonious departure from Manchester United behind him as Portugal enter the fray against Ghana.
Venezuela's Maduro to resume talks with opposition Friday
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government will resume talks with the opposition Friday after more than a year in a bid to resolve a political crisis that has gripped the country since a contested 2018 election.
Two US surrogate babies 'rescued' from Russian orphanage, group says
Two American babies born to a surrogate mother from eastern Ukraine and evacuated to Russia after the start of the war have been returned to their US parents, the private group behind the operation, Project Dynamo, said Wednesday.
Gucci parts ways with star designer Michele
Italian designer Alessandro Michele on Wednesday left Gucci, where he has overseen a surge in sales at the fashion powerhouse since 2015 but seen his star fade in recent seasons. "Gucci today announces that Alessandro Michele is stepping down as creative director of Gucci," said French conglomerate Kering, which owns the Italian house.
Most Fed officials say slower rate hike pace appropriate 'soon'
A majority of US Federal Reserve policymakers found that a slower pace of interest rate hikes would "likely soon be appropriate," the central bank said Wednesday. Last week, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said signs of easing inflation pressures and a slowing US economy could allow the central bank to dial back its pace of rate hikes.
Serb women in Kosovo protest against 'ghettoisation'
Hundreds of Serbian women demonstrated in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, in protest against ethnic-Albanian authorities who they accused of seeking to "ghettoise" the Serb minority. The protest in the north of Mitrovica -- long a flashpoint between Serbs and ethnic Albanians -- took place as Serbian and Kosovar officials try to find a solution to a row over number plates.
Grinding inflation clouds 'Black Friday' shopping bonanza
The Black Friday kickoff of the holiday shopping season is expected to bring especially deep discounts in 2022, but one challenge will be finding consumers confident enough to spend. The big-box chain expects a "very promotional" holiday season, said Chief Executive Brian Cornell.
Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting
A 31-year-old overnight manager at Walmart shot and killed six people at a store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers before turning the pistol on himself, authorities said Wednesday, in America's second mass shooting in four days. Terri Brown, who was in the Walmart but left just before the shooting, said the store was packed with holiday shoppers.
AFP
Load more