European nations strive to cushion energy price hikes
(AFP) Price freezes, tax cuts, energy payments or credits, targeted aid… in the face of soaring energy prices European nations are deploying a variety of...
Author : Agence France-Presse
US budget deficit falls in 2021 to $2.8 tn as economy recovers
(AFP) The US budget deficit narrowed slightly in the past year as the economy recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic, falling $360 billion to $2.8 trillion,...
Discovery of ancient Peruvian burial tombs sheds new light on Wari culture
(AFP) A team of archeologists in northern Peru discovered the remains of 29 people, including three children, that could help experts rewrite the history of...
US scion Robert Durst charged with wife's 1982 murder
(AFP) US real estate mogul Robert Durst, already serving a life sentence for killing his best friend, has been charged with his wife’s 1982 murder,...
Pfizer says Covid vaccine 90% effective in younger children
(AFP) Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing symptomatic forms of the disease in children aged 5 to 11, the company...
Alec Baldwin fatally shoots cinematographer in on-set tragedy
(AFP) Hollywood star Alec Baldwin was the focus Friday of investigations into a shocking and deadly on-set tragedy, after the actor fired a prop gun...
Who let the dogs out? Mystery disappearance grips Spain volcano isle
(AFP) For days, Spain was gripped by the drama of four hungry dogs trapped by an erupting volcano as daring plans were made to rescue...
Pentagon chief sidesteps issue of US 'commitment' to defend Taiwan
(AFP) US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday the Pentagon would continue to support Taiwan’s military but declined to say if US troops would defend...
Climate activists rally to pressure post-Merkel government
(AFP) Thousands of young climate activists massed in Berlin on Friday to press the likely successors to outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to do more...
Fire kills 16 at Russian explosives factory
(AFP) Sixteen people were killed and one person was missing after a deadly fire broke out at a Russian explosives factory southeast of Moscow on...
