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A Kenyan court on Tuesday ordered a man who police said has confessed to murdering and dismembering 42 women to be detained for 30 days while the investigation continues.
Retail sales in the United States slipped less than analysts anticipated in June on a weaker performance in the auto and gas segments, government data showed Tuesday.
A UK judge said Tuesday he will ask prosecutors to consider perjury and forgery charges against an Australian computer scientist who falsely claimed to be "Satoshi Nakamoto", the pseudonym used by the creator of the cryptocurrency bitcoin.
Stock markets fluctuated Tuesday as rising expectations that Donald Trump will return to the White House played up against expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut US interest rates at least once this year.
Markets fluctuated Tuesday as rising expectations that Donald Trump will return to the White House played up against fresh hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at least once this year.
Cartier-owner Richemont said Tuesday its quarterly sales in China tumbled by 27 percent as the deepening economic malaise in the world's second-largest economy lashes luxury firms.
Deforestation at one of Indonesia's largest nickel processing hubs is threatening an Indigenous group that is among the country's last uncontacted tribes, rights groups allege.
Asian markets fluctuated Tuesday as rising expectations that Donald Trump will return to the White House played up against fresh hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at least once this year.
Shopping online, skipping meals out and a general sense that decades of double-digit growth are very much a thing of the past -- Beijingers told AFP Monday they were feeling the pinch as the economy slowed.
The Dow finished at a record Monday as markets weighed the impact of the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump, while European bourses came under pressure from weakness in the luxury sector and disappointing Chinese economic data.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Monday that recent data lifts the central bank's confidence that inflation is coming down towards its two percent target -- a trend that signals interest rate cuts on the horizon.
Lawmakers in the West African nation of The Gambia have rejected a highly controversial push to try overturn a ban on female genital mutilation.
Equity markets and the dollar wavered Monday as investors mulled the impact of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, while the luxury goods sector was slammed by plunging profits at both British fashion label Burberry and Swiss watch group Swatch.
Swiss watch group Swatch saw its first half profits plunge due to the luxury market crisis in China and warned Monday the key market was likely to remain difficult throughout the rest of the year.
The sight of ducklings struggling to swim in Belgrade's stinking sewage-choked rivers is one residents hope a long-promised wastewater treatment plant will make a thing of the past.
Mountain bikers hurried on a summer day to catch the last gondola up the mountain at one of Austria's top Alpine resorts, loading their bikes onto racks usually reserved for skis.
After Greece's warmest winter and earliest heatwave on record, authorities are sounding the alarm over the risk of dire water shortages in the heat of the Mediterranean summer.
Asian markets were mixed Monday as investors weigh the impact of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump with data suggesting it has boosted his chances of being re-elected president.
Top Chinese officials gather in Beijing on Monday, with all eyes on how they might kickstart lacklustre growth at a key political meeting that has historically seen officials unveil big-picture economic policy changes.
British platform DAZN and Qatari channel beIN Sports have acquired the TV rights to French football's top-flight Ligue 1 for at least the next two seasons, a source close to the negotiations told AFP on Sunday.
Residents and volunteers were urging a lowering of tensions Sunday in Milwaukee as Republicans descend on the city for their national convention just a day after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally.
Teacher Snezana Djurickovic was bidding goodbye to students after their school trip when one child's parents mauled her in a ferocious attack that unions say is on the rise in Serbia.
The International Monetary Fund has agreed to loan Pakistan $7 billion to bolster its faltering economy, with Islamabad pledging Saturday it would be the last time it relied on relief from the Washington-based lender.
Meta said Friday it was lifting restrictions on US presidential candidate Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, ending measures put in place after his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol in 2021.
China on Saturday announced a new crackdown on its tightly controlled internet, taking aim at video apps and social media platforms to purge content deemed harmful to children.
In a sun-baked village north of Morocco's capital Rabat, Mustapha Loubaoui and other itinerant workers wait idly by the roadside for farm work made scarce by a six-year drought.
Global stock markets mostly powered ahead on Friday, lifting the Dow above 40,000 and near a fresh record despite disappointing US inflation data and a lackluster market reaction to American bank earnings.
US carrier Southwest Airlines plans to jointly develop a fleet of electric air taxis to serve the California market with transportation startup Archer Aviation, the companies announced Friday.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's X platform is deceiving users with its blue checkmarks for certified accounts, and is also violating EU content rules, Brussels said Friday, in a finding that could lead to hefty fines.
JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup reported increased second-quarter profits Friday despite somewhat higher costs to account for bad loans in light of greater stress on lower-income customers.
Global stock markets mostly advanced on Friday as traders increasingly expect the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
UK pubs packed with England football fans hoping their team beats Spain in Sunday's Euro 2024 final will toast a near £50-million ($65-million) sales boost, an industry body forecast.