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US Oil Giants Pay More Taxes Abroad Than at Home Despite Domestic Production

US fossil fuel giants produce most of their oil and gas domestically but pay billions more in taxes overseas than they do at home because of subsidies...

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Lithuanian Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene Resigns Amid Military Spending Dispute

Lithuania's Defence Minister Dovile Sakaliene resigned Wednesday following a dispute with the prime minister over military spending in the key NATO...

26.10.2025 7

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Trump Pardons Binance Co-founder Changpeng Zhao

US President Donald Trump has pardoned the convicted Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the White House said Thursday, accusing Trump's...

26.10.2025 8

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Anthropic Announces Massive AI Chip Deal With Google

Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said Thursday it was expanding its use of Google cloud computing and specialized chips in a deal worth tens of...

26.10.2025 9

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China, US 'Can Find Ways To Resolve Concerns' As Negotiators Set To Meet

Beijing and Washington "can totally find ways to resolve each other's concerns", China's commerce minister said Friday, as officials from both sides...

26.10.2025 9

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Disney Drops Out In Latest Exodus From Paris Store Hosting Shein

The company behind bringing Asian e-commerce giant Shein to a landmark Parisian department store suffered another setback Thursday as Disneyland Paris...

25.10.2025 10

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Ouattara Favourite As Fourth Ivory Coast Term Looms

Incumbent Alassane Ouattara is the overwhelming favourite to secure a fourth term as Ivory Coast holds presidential polls Saturday, a task facilitated...

24.10.2025 10

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Inside India's RSS, The Legion Of Hindu Ultranationalists

Brandishing bamboo sticks and chanting patriotic hymns, thousands of uniformed men parade in central India, a striking show of strength by the...

24.10.2025 10

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SpaceX Cuts Service to 2,500 Starlink Devices at Myanmar Scam Centres

SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink internet devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after AFP revealed...

24.10.2025 10

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Gold Falls Again As Rally Comes To Halt, Stock Markets Mixed

Gold and silver sank for a second day Wednesday, bringing a rally in the precious metals to a juddering halt, while stocks were mixed after US...

23.10.2025 8

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Colombia's President Gustavo Petro Meets US Diplomat to Discuss Anti-Drug Efforts

Colombia's president met with the top US diplomat in his country and discussed anti-drug efforts, Bogota said Tuesday, after a renewed public feud...

23.10.2025 9

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Adidas Hikes Profit Forecast As Contains US Tariff Impact

German sportswear giant Adidas on Tuesday raised its 2025 earnings forecast after posting record third-quarter sales and saying it had limited the...

23.10.2025 8

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Dodging Trump's Tariffs, Brazil's Embraer Lands Record Orders

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Tuesday reported a record order backlog in the third quarter of $31.3 billion after dodging the worst of US...

23.10.2025 9

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Trial Opens In Klarna's $8.3-bn Lawsuit Against Google

A Swedish court began hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit brought by Swedish price comparison site Pricerunner, owned by Klarna, against tech giant...

21.10.2025 10

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Japanese Stocks Surge as Nikkei 225 Hits Record High Amid Trade Optimism

Stock markets mostly rose Monday after conciliatory comments from US President Donald Trump at the weekend eased worries about China-US trade...

21.10.2025 10

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Paris Louvre Heist Lays Bare Museum Security Complaints

A raid on France's top museum that saw thieves flee with royal jewels has raised awkward questions about how well the country's priceless cultural...

21.10.2025 10

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Asia Stocks Rise As Traders Weigh China-US Row, Rate Cut Hopes

Asian equities edged up Thursday as investors weighed the latest volleys in the China-US trade war and expectations that the Federal Reserve will...

17.10.2025 10

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Markets Rally, Dollar Weakens As Fed Cut Hopes Trump Trade War Fears

Stocks jumped and the dollar retreated Wednesday as trade war fears were overshadowed by comments from Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell that...

16.10.2025 9

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Myanmar Scam Centres Booming Despite Crackdown, Using Musk's Starlink: AFP Investigation

Scam centres in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast just months after a crackdown that was supposed...

15.10.2025 10

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North Korean Refugees Long For Family Behind Impenetrable Border

After taking a bow and making an offering of fruit and a dried fish, Ryh Jae-hong tosses a cup of alcohol towards the thick barbed-wire fence that...

15.10.2025 10

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Madagascar's Cornered President Ignores Calls To Resign

Madagascar's embattled President Andry Rajoelina said Monday he was sheltering in a "safe place" following an attempt on his life, ignoring calls to...

15.10.2025 10

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Asian Equity Markets Drop After Trump Reignites Tariff Row

Asian markets sank Monday after US President Donald Trump reignited his trade war with Beijing by threatening last week to impose 100 percent tariffs...

14.10.2025 10

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Latest Developments In The Gaza Ceasefire

A Red Cross convoy was on its way to pick up a first group of Israeli hostages to be freed by Hamas as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, the Israeli...

14.10.2025 10

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Myanmar Air Strikes Force Youth Into Bunker Schools

Before a Myanmar student descends into a classroom entombed in a concrete bunker, she prays for compassion and her community's safety, knowing her...

12.10.2025 9

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Asian Markets Limp Into Weekend As AI Bubble Fears Grow

Asian equities staggered into the weekend on Friday following a mixed week that saw an agreement on a Middle East ceasefire and huge new AI...

11.10.2025 10

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What We Know About The New Gaza Deal

Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed a ceasefire deal to free the living hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli...

10.10.2025 10

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Tokyo Stocks Hit New Record As Markets Extend Global Rally

Japanese stocks eked out another record Tuesday following the weekend election of a pro-stimulus advocate to lead the country's ruling party, while...

08.10.2025 9

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China Exiles In Thailand Lose Hope, Fearing Beijing's Long Reach

With tears rolling down his cheeks, detained Chinese political exile Zhou Junyi struggles to make his voice heard over dozens of families visiting...

08.10.2025 10

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Tokyo Soars, Yen Sinks After Takaichi Win On Mixed Day For Asia

Tokyo stocks surged more than four percent to a record high Monday and the yen sank on bets that the new leader of Japan's ruling party will embark on...

07.10.2025 10

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Protests Worldwide Condemn Israeli Interception Of Gaza Flotilla

Protesters around the world Thursday railed at Israel's interception of a flotilla carrying aid for Gaza's besieged Palestinians, urging greater...

04.10.2025 10

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Jane Goodall: Crusader For Chimpanzees And The Planet

British primatologist Jane Goodall imitated chimpanzees, sat with them in trees and shared their bananas during her trail-blazing research in Tanzania...

02.10.2025 10

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Gold Hits Record, Wall St Futures Drop As US Shutdown Begins

Gold hit a record high and Wall Street futures fell with the dollar Wednesday as the US government shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a funding...

02.10.2025 9

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Most Markets Track Wall St Gains After US Inflation Data

Most markets rose Monday and gold hit a record high following US inflation figures that met expectations and soothed concerns about Donald Trump's...

30.09.2025 8

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Russia Vows To Press Offensive, Rejects Idea Ukraine Can Retake Land

The Kremlin said Wednesday it would press on with its military offensive in Ukraine and rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Kyiv's army...

27.09.2025 7

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Jimmy Kimmel Show Off Air 'Indefinitely' After His Kirk Comments

Jimmy Kimmel's late-night television show has been taken off the air "indefinitely" after the host was criticized for comments about the motives...

21.09.2025 10

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Estonia And Allies Denounce 'Reckless' Russian Air Incursion

Three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland on Friday, Estonia said, triggering complaints of a dangerous new...

21.09.2025 10

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Robert Redford, Hollywood's Golden Boy With A Midas Touch

With his all-American good looks, Robert Redford, who died on Tuesday aged 89 was the eternal "Sundance Kid", a US screen legend both in front of and...

18.09.2025 10

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Kremlin Says Ukraine Peace Talks Frozen As Trump Warns Putin

Moscow said Friday that peace talks with Ukraine were on "pause" as US President Donald Trump again warned he was fast running out of patience with...

13.09.2025 10

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Allies Bolster Poland Air Defence After Drone Raid Blamed On Russia

France and Germany moved to bolster defence of Polish airspace Thursday as the UN Security Council called an emergency meeting to discuss Warsaw's...

12.09.2025 10

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Thaksin Termination? Prison Term Latest Chapter In Political Odyssey

Loved and loathed in almost equal measure, Thaksin Shinawatra transformed Thai politics in the early 2000s with populist policies that won him and his...

12.09.2025 10

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Super Spain Hit Six As Germany Get First World Cup Qualifying Win

Mikel Merino scored a hat-trick as a majestic Spain thumped Turkey 6-0 away in World Cup qualifying on Sunday, while a brilliant Florian Wirtz...

10.09.2025 10

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Trump's Alleged Birthday Note To Epstein Released By House Panel

A lewd birthday letter that Donald Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 -- which the US president claimed did not exist -- was published...

10.09.2025 10

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Israel Army Begins Targeting Gaza City High-rises

The Israeli military destroyed a high-rise in Gaza City on Friday, shortly after announcing it would target tall buildings identified as being used by...

08.09.2025 10

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Israel Flattens Gaza City High-rise As It Tells Residents To Flee

An Israeli strike flattened a high-rise in Gaza City on Saturday -- the second in as many days -- after the military warned people to flee south to a...

07.09.2025 10

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Protests Against Israeli Team Divide Vuelta And Scare Riders

The Israel-Premier Tech team insists it will ride on in the Vuelta a Espana, even though repeated roadside pro-Palestinian protests forced one stage...

07.09.2025 10

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French Women's Boxing Team Barred From World Champs Over Late Gender Test Results

The French women's team have been barred from the boxing world championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time in a...

06.09.2025 10

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Coffee And Cash: How Hamas Pays Its Civil Servants In Secret

One of thousands of public servants in Gaza's Hamas-run government, Karim, a public works ministry employee, received what seemed like an ordinary...

05.09.2025 5

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Days After Quake, Afghan Survivors Still Await Aid

Rescue teams struggled Wednesday to reach survivors as night approached days after a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as access to remote...

04.09.2025 10

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Sudan Army Strike Kills At Least 12 In Darfur: Monitors

A war monitoring group said Sunday that an army drone strike on a clinic in the city of Nyala, western Sudan, under paramilitary control, had killed...

03.09.2025 10

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Australian Police Say Fugitive Gunman Is Being Helped

A gunman on the run in the bush in Australia after being accused of killing two officers was being aided by locals, police said Monday, as the manhunt...

02.09.2025 10

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