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France allows drug trafficker day release from supermax prison
Sudan's displaced and exhausted doctors treat fellow El-Fasher survivors
Sudan's displaced and exhausted doctors treat fellow El-Fasher survivors

Overwhelmed health workers rushed from patient to patient in makeshift tents in Sudan, trying to help even though they too had barely escaped the fall of El-Fasher to paramilitary forces.

November 24, 2025

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Stocks up as US rate hopes soothe nerves
Stocks up as US rate hopes soothe nerves

Global stock markets and the dollar mostly firmed Monday as fresh hopes for a US interest-rate cut provided calm after last week's rollercoaster ride fuelled by worries of an AI tech bubble.

November 24, 2025

Italian fashion titan Zegna to hand over power
Italian fashion titan Zegna to hand over power

Gildo Zegna, grandson of the eponymous fashion brand's founder Ermenegildo Zegna, will hand over the reins of the group to its finance director and the fourth generation of family leaders in January, the group announced Monday.

November 24, 2025

AI delay may affect Europe's future, says ECB chief
AI delay may affect Europe's future, says ECB chief

European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Monday that a delay in embracing artificial intelligence could "jeopardise" the continent's future, urging barriers to its adoption to be swiftly lifted.

November 24, 2025

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Two-year S.African sit-in for reparations says still ignored
Two-year S.African sit-in for reparations says still ignored

Dozens of elderly people who have camped outside South Africa's Constitutional Court for two years to demand reparations for their suffering under apartheid had hoped the just-ended G20 summit would bring attention to their plight.

November 24, 2025

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Reggae icon and 'cultural giant' Jimmy Cliff dead at 81
Reggae icon and 'cultural giant' Jimmy Cliff dead at 81

Jimmy Cliff, the iconic reggae star who helped transform the island's rhythmic music into a global cultural phenomenon, has died, his wife said Monday. He was 81.

November 24, 2025