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White House to make it harder for US federal workers to challenge firings
If the proposal is implemented, workers will not be able to seek remedy through an independent review board.
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Can Japan's Takaichi deliver on economic promises?
Japanese stocks soared to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's election triumph, but experts warned that the country's first woman leader could struggle to keep both voters and markets…
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Economy, foreign policy top Japan PM’s to do list after landslide election win
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's conservatives won a historic landslide with a projected two-thirds majority in the country's elections Sunday. If confirmed, the outcome puts Japan's first female…
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Business - Nikkei index breaks record after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's election victory
The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo, which tracks the performance of Japan’s largest companies, hit a new record on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party secured a two-thirds…
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Betting on catastrophe: the dizzying rise of prediction markets
Bets on the fall of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro have shed light on the spectacular rise of prediction markets: portals where people place bets on everything from sporting events, to Trump’s next strikes,…
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Understanding the value of gold: Prices, global reserves, and market trends
Gold prices have quadrupled in one decade, attracting investors amid economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions.
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Protests rock Milan over economic and environmental cost of Winter Olympics
Italian police fired tear gas and a water cannon at dozens of protesters who threw firecrackers and tried to access a highway near a Winter Olympics venue on Saturday. The brief confrontation came at…
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From blackouts to food shortages: How US blockade is crippling life in Cuba
US pressure pushes island nation's 11 million people to the brink as Cuba imposes emergency measures amid fuel crisis.
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'It's about getting the economy back up and running': Thailand votes in general election
As Thailand votes in a three-way race pitting progressives against populists and conservatives, FRANCE 24 correspondent Tommy Walker explains how the Southeast Asian nation's sluggish economic growth…
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Thailand votes in three-way race as country struggles with sluggish economic growth
Thai voters once again cast their ballots Sunday in a general election pitting the military-backed ruling conservatives against the poll-leading progressive People's Party and Thaksin Shinawatra's populist…
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Super Bowl drives economic boon in the US ahead of game
The football game will bring as much as $630m in local economic impact to the San Francisco Bay Area.
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In Japan’s election, voters hope for relief from rising prices
Japanese households are finding it harder than ever to make ends meet as wages fail to keep pace with rising prices.
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