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Mon, March 27, 2023 | 06:51

US says video shows Russian jet intercepted spy drone near Ukraine

US says video shows Russian jet intercepted spy drone near Ukraine

The Pentagon released a video on Thursday that it said provided evidence a Russian fighter jet clipped the propeller of a U.S. spy drone and caused it to crash into the Black Sea this week, despite Russia's denial.

World | 2023-03-17 11:11

France's Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

France's Macron risks his government to raise retirement age

French President Emmanuel Macron ordered his prime minister to wield a special constitutional power on Thursday that skirts parliament to force through a highly unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without a vote.

World | 2023-03-17 09:55

ECB sets the template for rates hikes in a time of instability

ECB sets the template for rates hikes in a time of instability

After a week of tension in financial markets the European Central Bank became the first mover in a global test of how concerns about a potential banking crisis may influence monetary policy - and kept its focus at least for now on fighting inflation with a half-point rate increase.

World | 2023-03-17 09:01

Stocks rally after battered First Republic gets lifeline

Stocks rally after battered First Republic gets lifeline

Stocks rallied Thursday after a group of big banks offered a lifeline to the bank that investors had zeroed in on in their hunt for the industry's next victim.

World | 2023-03-17 08:02

Big banks create $30 bil. rescue package for First Republic

Big banks create $30 bil. rescue package for First Republic

Big banks create $30 bil. rescue package for First Republic

Eleven of the biggest banks in the country announced a $30 billion rescue package for First Republic Bank on Thursday, in an effort to prevent the California-based bank from becoming the third bank to fail in less than a week and head off a broader crisis in the banking sector.

World | 2023-03-17 08:02

Strikes, protests and clashes over deadly Greek rail crash

Strikes, protests and clashes over deadly Greek rail crash

Clashes broke out in Athens Thursday during a general strike in Greece that was called in response to a rail disaster last month

World | 2023-03-16 21:19

Macron's pension plan advances despite strikes across France

Macron's pension plan advances despite strikes across France

Thousands of people angered over President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the retirement age joined a national strike on Wednesday as a committee of lawmakers advanced the proposal

World | 2023-03-16 20:19

Credit Suisse to borrow up to $53.7 bil. from central bank

Credit Suisse to borrow up to $53.7 bil. from central bank

Credit Suisse announced Thursday that it will borrow up to 50 million francs ($53.7 billion) from the Swiss central bank to "support" the group after its shares plunged.

World | 2023-03-16 11:05

Credit Suisse fiasco may cause ripple effect for local markets: analysts

Swiss central bank throws financial lifeline to Credit Suisse

China, Russia, Iran hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman

China, Russia, Iran hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman

Naval forces from China, Iran and Russia - countries at odds with the United States - are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman this week, China's Defense Ministry said Tuesday.

World | 2023-03-16 10:13

2.5 tons of uranium missing from Libyan site: IAEA

2.5 tons of uranium missing from Libyan site: IAEA

The UN nuclear agency said on Wednesday that approximately 2.5 tons of natural uranium had gone missing from a site in Libya.

World | 2023-03-16 09:52

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