French cognac workers protest China bottling plan amid tariff threat
Hundreds of employees of French cognac maker Hennessy on Thursday staged a protest over potential…
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World tennis No.2 Swiatek accepts one-month doping suspension
French Open champion Iga Swiatek escaped with a one-month suspension for a positive doping test…
Australia passes landmark social media ban for under 16s
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving…
Nigerian president woos French investment on state visit
President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday Nigeria is “open for business” as he embarked on…
Contentious COP29 deal casts doubt over climate plans
A bitterly-fought climate finance deal reached at COP29 risks weakening emissions-cutting plans from developing countries,…
Liberian ex-warlord Prince Johnson dies aged 72
Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the country’s back-to-back civil wars from…
French luxury mogul Arnault defiant at ex-spy chief trial
France’s richest man, LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, testified Thursday in the influence-peddling trial of the…
Liberian ex-warlord Prince Johnson dies aged 72
Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the country’s back-to-back civil wars from…
K-pop band NewJeans leaves label over ‘mistreatment’
Chart-topping K-pop group NewJeans announced Thursday their decision to leave their label ADOR, accusing the…
Putin says barrage ‘response’ to West-supplied missiles
A massive aerial bombardment of Ukraine’s energy facilities was in response to Kyiv striking Russian…